A Few Good Writers

Lately, there have been a few changes around L2. L2 is welcoming two new writers to the team -- Xavier Brightside and Mad Dog 20/20.

Brightside is a soldier with the U.S. Army, OIF VII/VIII veteran and the friend of a friend.

Mad Dog 20/20 is a Conservative Christian, former U.S. soldier and Vietnam era veteran.

L2 is currently looking for more writers to add to the team, since some write more consistently than others and I would prefer to have new material on a fairly regular basis. We would prefer writers who:

• are fairly knowledgeable about current events and politics (depending on what you choose to write about).
• share Conservative values.
• have a decent grasp of the English language (I will proofread if you'd prefer).

[EDITED 8/29]

Welcome, Brian!

Brian, whom I've known since we were in Enrichment together in elementary school, has decided to join the team as a guest/part-time writer. Brian is currently at college in Florida, and his views are also right of me. Far right.

I'm really excited about having both Ike and Brian on the team. At the very least, I know things will never be dull.

Welcome Aboard, Isaac!

Lately, I've been searching for a few good men (or women) to add to the team. . . .

Devil Doc and I graduated in the same class and grew up about a mile from one another. He is currently serving in the US Navy as a corpsman, and when I sent out a request for help with Licentia Loquendi, Devil Doc was the first to respond. Devil Doc's views also tend to make me look like a bleeding heart liberal.

As of now, I am uncertain how often he will be able to post, but he will be a great help, nevertheless. I am very excited to have him on the team, and I know that he will definitely add a new perspective to Licentia Loquendi!

Happy Summer!

The semester ended almost a week ago, and fortunately I've yet to die of boredom -- mainly because my friends and I have spent time together almost every day in an effort to escape such a demise.
Unfortunately, that (and the tons of other things to do) has kept me from blogging, or even turning on my computer, so far this break. I will still try to blog, though I most likely will not be posting multiple times a day. Instead, posts may be brief or limited to links. However, I will still be going to coffee with my dad at 7:30 a.m. when time permits. I hope everyone has an enjoyable summer and had a pleasant Memorial Day!

N. Korea Warns of Strike Against S. Korea, U.S.

I'm Coming Out

Please vote for the new URL of the website!

I will be removing the ranking system soon, mainly because even I don't even know what people are ranking. Content? My opinion? Quality?

I created a graphics site, Amor Patriae, which is located at amorpatriae.tk. Current graphic categories include College & Profession, Christian, Military, Politics & Government, Nationality & Foreign Languages, Love and Quotes & Lyrics. Registration is required (it's simple) because I don't like it when people steal my graphics. :] In the future, graphics will be moved to a new, permanent host.

Lately, one of my friends has convinced herself that I'm a closet Democrat. It all started earlier this week when we were discussing the Laramie Project and Stand Up For Love demonstration last weekend (which I helped organize, and then skipped in favor of Glenn Beck). I told her that I didn't agree with the homosexual lifestyle, but I had many homosexual friends and "It's not like I point at them and scream, 'You're going to Hell!'" I love them regardless of their sexual orientation. She then proceeded to tell me that, "You are such a Democrat, Betsy. You just don't know it. There's a little Democrat inside of you, begging to come out."
And then, yesterday, we were discussing our majors, and I said that even though I want to have a political career and work as a foreign or war correspondent, I also love graphic design and I wouldn't mind being a graphic designer some day. She shook her head and started laughing and said, "Graphic design? I'm telling you, you're a Liberal!" I didn't bother telling her that my graphics say things like, "War has never solved anything, except communism, facism and slavery."

Earlier today I was on Facebook and took a quiz titled, "What 60's subculture would you belong to?" Since I agreed with various answers, I took the quiz three times. Here are my results, in the order that I received them.
You belong to the Establishment. You live in suburbia, middle-class neighborhoods or the South and your friends are your Governor and your neighbors. Your mottos is: America- Love it or Leave It. Your heroes are people like Gen. Barry Sadler and Richard Nixon.
Free Love! You belong to the Hippies. You likely hang out in the Haight and your friends are the Diggers and the Brotherhood of Eternal Love. Your motto is: Turn On, Tune In and Drop Out. Your heroes are people like Timothy Leary and Stephen Gaskin.
Revolution! You belong to the Rebels. You have a wide variety of hangouts, but usually "underground" or on the streets and your friends are Hell's Angels and other revolutionaries like the Weathermen. Your motto is: By Any Means Necessary. Your heroes are people like Malcolm X and Bernardine Dohrn.

What's in a Name?

Although the url to Licentia Loquendi has never been simple, it wasn't until recently that I decided a change may be in order. After a phone conversation which involved an attempt to relay the url of my blog (which failed the first few times), I've decided that I may need to change the url. I can simply change the Blogger address, which may be difficult due to availability issues, or I could purchase an entirely different url sans the ".blogspot" tag. Unfortunately, the latter option involves money, which I, as a poor college student, do not have. So, for the moment I'm simply contemplating changing the Blogspot address, and perhaps at a later point in the future I'll purchase a separate url. After great deliberation (meaning "a few minutes"), I've considered the following:

amorpatriae.blogspot.com (love of one's country)
exmeasententia.blogspot.com (in my opinion)
licentialoquendi.blogspot.com (free speech)
prodeoetpatria.blogspot.com (for God and country)
sivispacem.blogspot.com (if you want peace)*
sempervigilo.blogspot.com (always vigilant)

I don't know why I'm such a fan of Latin phrases. However, these are, for the most part, potential URL possibilities. I have an inkling, however, that these may be just as difficult as reciting "the dash blue dash state dash. . . ."

*The full quote is "Si vis pacem, para bellum," meaning "If you want peace, prepare for war."

Twitter

I created a Twitter account specifically for Licentia Loquendi (I also have a personal Twitter account), which you can find under amorpatriae. If you would like to follow my personal Twitter account, please e-mail me (and yes, I need to know you personally). All future happy news stories will be posted on Twitter and will be designated with either smiley faces or labels, and other news stories of interest will be linked to via Twitter. I will also be using Twitter to cover Saturday's Tea Party.

Updates: Layout

I installed a premade layout and a tweaked header. I realize that it's pink and girly and completely irrelevant, but I was bored with the plain white layout. However, if anyone has difficulty reading the text, let me know and I'll either find a new layout or possibly find the time to design my own ("possibly" being the operative word). I would have to learn Blogger coding and I have no idea how long that would take. Mid-terms are this week, so I'm rather busy. Or at least I will be. Maybe.

Also, I've considered adding bloggers, but I'm not sure if I want to yet or not. I can't decide whether I'd want this to be a Right blog or a multi-partisan blog.

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