Wednesday, February 7, 2007

I Don't Know Karate but I Know Crazy...


Wow! From American Idol to Nasa, women are losing it over men. This is the second morning in a row that I've woken up to a story about Lisa Nowak, the astronaut that is suspected of attempting to murder her romantic rival. Then I arrive at work and read that one of the contestants on American Idol, Ashlyn Carr (the cute girl from San Antonio, Texas that made all those funny faces during her audition, all the while sounding like a relative of Gladys Knight) was arrested for putting sugar in her ex-boyfriend's gas tank. It left me wondering why these talented women would jeopardize their future for a man?

Lisa Nowak, astronaut and mother of three, drove 900 miles from her Houston, Texas home to Orlando, Florida to confront Colleen Shipman, someone Nowak considered to be a romantic rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut. She confronted her nemesis in a parking lot, and attacked her with pepper spray. The story grows more bizarre as authorities say Nowak was wearing a wig to disguise her appearance and a diaper to avoid bathroom breaks while driving. She also carried a compressed air pistol, a steel mallet, a knife, pepper spray, four feet of rubber tubing, latex gloves and garbage bags. When interviewed, Nowak said that she brought along the air pistol to entice her rival into talking. Hmmm... so much for small talk.

Authorities believe that the items Nowak brought with her would have caused serious injury or death to Colleen Shipman and consequently, they charged Nowak with attempted murder. She was arrested at Orlando International Airport following her attack on Colleen.

Ashlyn Carr's story is a bit more mild but the actions she took were extreme enough to land her in jail. On Nov. 1 a student reported that his car had sustained engine damage on campus as a result of sugar placed into his gas tank. The student provided police with a list of potential suspects. When called in for questioning, Ashlyn confessed to the deed and was charged with Criminal Mischief, a state jail felony because of the estimated property damage.

I am puzzled by the course of action these women chose following the dissolution of their relationships. I mean most of us can relate to an extent, the internal suffering women experience when their man does the dirty. How many of us have been lied to, cheated on, ignored, taken advantage of, abused, abandoned, manipulated, even exploited, by men? History tells the story time and time again. Yet, we're always surprised when we fall victim to the dirty and our actions following such betrayals can take some very strange twists and turns, that are completely out of our character.

It really has me thinking, does every woman have her breaking point? Is there a bit of crazy in all of us? And how do we keep that crazy in check?

Finally, does living in Texas have anything to do with the reaction of women scorned? Just think about how many women from the Lone Star state that have reacted in an usual manner when they are victims of the dirty.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Astronaut Chicky really needs to be put in a institution cause she needs to get off of that "Moon Dust" rofl!!!!!

I love Jennifer Hudson dress!!!!! Where can I get a knock off?