Rest In Peace, Del Martin. You made the world a better place while you were in it, and we are poorer for the loss of this woman.

I think that anyone who can read this quote from the article and not nearly cry is inhuman:

"I also never imagined there would be a day that we would actually be able to get married," Lyon said. "I am devastated, but I take some solace in knowing we were able to enjoy the ultimate rite of love and commitment before she passed."

Anyone who opposes same-sex marriage should have to look Phyllis Lyon, and thousands of others like her, in the eye and try to convince them why it's wrong, why they are considered less worthy of personal rights as straight people, and why a love that lasted 55 years is less sacred than a heterosexual couple getting hitched in Vegas on a whim.

I submit that no one could come up with an adequate, reasoned, humane argument for such a thing, because in the end, marriage is about love.

And no matter what the courts may say, now or in the future, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon were wed, and *that* my friends, no government can legislate.

#1 -> McCain (or his staffers) Genious. The race is on, and it's anyones. (It's funny he went with an Alaskan, because the nerds who listen to NPR will note that yesterdays "All Things Considered" will note they were talking about how Stevens, even with his recent legal troubles, will prolly breeze back into the senate. However, the other seat is up for grabs, and the Dems think they have a chance. Maybe not so much, now...

Okay, 1.5 I had to read about Governor Palin on Wikipedia... I take the wiki with a grain of salt, but this looks soooooooooooooooo intriguiging:
Her husband, Todd, is a Native Yup'ik Eskimo.[4] Outside the fishing season, Todd works for BP at an oil field on Alaska's North Slope[51] and is a champion snowmobiler, winning the 2000-mile "Iron Dog" race four times.[4] The two eloped shortly after Palin graduated from college; when they learned they needed witnesses for the civil ceremony, they recruited two residents from the old-age home down the street.[4] The Palin family lives in Wasilla, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Anchorage.[52]

On September 11, 2007, the Palins' eighteen-year-old son Track, eldest of five, joined the Army.[52] He now serves in an infantry brigade and will be deployed to Iraq in September 2008. She also has three daughters: Bristol, 17; Willow, 13; and Piper, 7.[6] On April 18, 2008, Palin gave birth to her second son, Trig Paxson Van Palin, who has Down syndrome.[53] She returned to the office three days after giving birth.[10] Palin refused to let the results of prenatal genetic testing change her decision to have the baby. "I'm looking at him right now, and I see perfection," Palin said. "Yeah, he has an extra chromosome. I keep thinking, in our world, what is normal and what is perfect?"[10]

Details of Palin's personal life have contributed to her political image. She hunts, eats moose hamburger, ice fishes, rides snowmobiles, and owns a float plane.[12][54] Palin holds a lifetime membership with the National Rifle Association. She admits that she used marijuana when it was legal in Alaska, but says that she did not like it.[9]

Now I have to wonder if McCain would serve 1 term, which would pave the way for a Rice/Palin catfight in '12!? Rewr PS: I'll take the above at face value except for the part where she didn't like the weed... c'mon. I also like the "What is normal, what is perfect" line.

#2 -> Next week, I'm gonna buy this chick flick for two scenes:

After the speech, I'm still kinda-sorta leaning towards the big O... but he made a lotta promises last night, and I'm not quite sure how he plans to follow through... unless he really makes some radical sweeping changes... and boy howdy to Americans love to embrace change...

I guess we'll see who McCain picks for the veep spot and go from there....

Still, from the perspective of wanting to see some hot, political rhetoric this fall, I really wish McCain would stfu about bringing back the draft, not knowing how many houses he owns, and repealing roe vs. wade. Accordingly, I would like to see Obama stfu about "messages of hope and change" and start talking about nitty gritty points such as "how."

More people need to start playing D&D Tiny Adventures, the new Wizards Facebook app. Inviting people doesn't get you more XP or anything, mind you, but when friends join, they can "buff" you (making you more likely to roll successfully) or heal you if you're between adventures -- both of which they can do for free.

It is a nice little advertising ploy and a cute little timewaster. If you're on an adventure, you don't HAVE to sit and watch the clock. You can come back later and you'll get multiple updates on the same adventure.

The downfall is, it's still a bit buggy now, but it's newly released; they're resolving that slowly.

SHE'S HERE!

C-section, at 11:45 on Aug. 28.

Janie's recovering right now. Doc said it all looked good.

She's in the nursery chilling under the french fry lamp. I'm getting us moved to the postpartum room for recovery.

Current Mood: ecstatic

Three Things I Wish People On LJ Would Stop Doing:


1. Posting "tweets" or anything from Twitter. I love you dearly, but I do *not* need a blow-by-blow narrative of the minutae of your day. I certainly don't need it spammed across my f-list. If you must Twitter, then put it behind a cut.

2. Changing the fonts and font colors when they post on a community, particularly for fan fiction. Especially when that font is obnoxiously big and bright. 15 point Comic Sans font in neon blue is not going to make me like you. I automatically assume anyone who does this is really stupid, and that their post is not worth my time. So far, I have not been wrong. None of the fan writers I respect and read often do this sort of thing. If your story is not impressive, changing the fonts and adding - gods forfend - blinky things is going to be like spray painting a turd. It still stinks. It's just *colorful* and stinky.

3. Posting IM and chatroom transcripts with conversations between themselves and their friend(s). 9.9 times out of 10, you and your friends aren't as funny and amusing to others as you think you are. I have no desire to read through all your little in jokes and attempts to out-clever each other and discussions of things I don't really care about. Unless you or your friend(s) managed to hash out the Secret of Life Itself in a chatroom, save your f-list. Keep it to yourself.

LOL!

I've been to Corbin... this could have conceivably happened
Because I am a huge fan of basil, and possibly gaybicur, I decided to landscape the pool in Basil, Rosemary, and Thyme. Prolly about 20B, 4R, and 4T, to be exact. There's s'more basil in the vegetable garden for filler... and some more in my immediate herb patch by the kitchen door, along with some Thyme, Lemon Basil, and Catnip... All in all, and where I'm going with this, is on a muggy August night, my back yard smells so much more exotic and intoxicating than it has any right to, especially for being on top of a hill and by a major thoroughfare.

But damn if it isn't gorgeous to the nose!
( One more... kinda dirty / NSFW )
Kid Rock - All Summer Long vs. Was Not Was - Walk The Dinosaur = Summer Dino Man... this is really great... I haven't heard Walk The Dinosaur since 1663!

Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity vs. Black Eyed Peas - Pump It = Pump Bill Totally Pimp... nearly seamless fusion... Mashup Heaven

Current Mood: Basilly

I've been watching the Democratic Party convention this week. Everyone on TV seems really motivated and full of hope. I don't see how anyone watching the convention could still want to vote for McCain afterward. But then, I'm left wondering how many people are actually watching the convention. And those who aren't tend to think in ways that are surprising and different from the logic I'm used to.

Case in point:


And out of the videos in the "Why I'm a Republican" YouTube competition, that's the most intelligent one I've seen so far. Well, besides one by a young and very religious woman who looked and sounded a lot like Angela on The Office. But her video had audio problems so I could barely make out what she was saying. Something about banning abortion and putting "Under God" back in the pledge in schools.

location my old kentucky home
Current Mood: listless
Current Music: that annoying ear worm of a theme song in Godzilla: Final Battle

I'm a fan of the "wrong" kinda comedies... dark, sardonic, and especially the absurd. For whatever reason I am especially drawn to the taboo subjects of the forbidden comedies... swipes at racism/gaybicur/sexist... I love them all, if framed properly... not for the face value, which I generally quite distasteful, but for the "shock value" or the "oh-no-he-di'int" factor. Think "Chappelle Show." And don't get me wrong, I loved the Chapelle show, but it's flaunting use of the word "nigga" in so many of it quipy catch phrases coulda easily gotten my cracka ass whipped up and down lexingtons streets... but in my head, I was just quoting something that was funny, because it was so wrong/absurd/rediculous.

The Daily Show, Family Guy, oh... and the DELICIOUS It's Always Sunny In Philidelphia!! The guys in Sunny!! Those characters are psychotic... but I can't get enough of them!
( So, I explain myself for the following picture I am about to post. )
Muzak: Jimmy Eat World - The Middle vs. Jordin Sparks - Tattoo = Middle Tattoo Pretty damn good!

Current Mood: GayBiCur