Ways in which we’ll always be different May 28, 2008
a man will never know what it’s like to get on an elevator with 3 men and realize you’re surrounded with no escape, should something horrible happen. a man will never know what it’s like to start planning your fight, determining which is the weakest, all while trying to maintain a pleasant look that won’t draw unneeded attention. a man will never know the relief as the last man gets off the elevator, leaving you alone, nor the disappointment as you involuntarily start when another man greets you coming in the elevator as you exit on your floor. a man will never know what it’s like to simply be a woman, particularly a small woman, in a world that rewards those qualities with oppression and abuse.
“I don’t understand your problem, Mrs Parks – you’re still going to the same place, no matter where on the bus you sit…” May 22, 2008
John McCain went on Ellen the other day. This is the man who endorses “contracts” for us lower beings and the woman who proudly announced her engagement to her girlfriend the day after California’s Supreme Court declared a ban on gay marriage unconstitutional.
Not surprisingly, they didn’t agree. He was outwardly respectful at least, but I think she really made it clear why civil unions aren’t the same and will never be the same as fully recognized marriage.
There’s not a video up yet (at least not that I can find), so here’s the story with some good quotes from the AP.
Degeneres Needles McCain on Gay Marriage
h/t to Phoenician in the Time of Romans for the post title
Update: here’s the video
i rock! May 15, 2008
seriously, this is the best day of my life since i met catherine cuellar (local former public radio star). and you all know how f-ing AWESOME that was! so awesome i hurt myself! (also, confidentially, she still tells that story to people).
ridonkulous May 13, 2008
for reasons i won’t even bother to explain, “SOON” has become the funniest word in the entire world.
SOON!!!
top searches? May 12, 2008
why is this one of the top searches that leads to my blog?
“taste like rape”
why is someone even googling that?!
just in case you’d forgotten how cool i am May 2, 2008
so, i went out on our balcony a minute ago and there were 2 guys sitting and talking on the balcony directly across from ours. there’s a HUGE tree between us, though, so i really couldn’t see anything except their feet and their ADORABLE dog. seriously. it’s a big dog, but still a puppy, with those big ol’ eyes. but i digress. anyways, the dog was totally watching me, so i smiled at it and made some funny faces. then, because it seemed inspired at the time, i gave it this HUGE grin and one of those super-hyper “ohmigodyou’remybestfriendandihaven’tseenyouinthreeyears!!!” waves. then i hear,
“hey. how ya doin’?”
yup. they saw me. i laughed (’cause what else can you do?) and quickly said (in a voice that sounded like i’d sucked on helium, btw),
“i’m good! i was just waving at your dog!”
at which point i high-tailed it back inside in hopes of letting them forget i existed.
i ROCK.
