In the past month or so I have: 

• Graduated - officially an undergrad now!
• Gone to Sanya for a senior trip that was more or less memorable in that now I know how pasty white I used to be and I have a tan that will never go away (also, I learned that the state of being drunk out of your mind is not a pretty thing to look at ... :) and alcohol tastes ( Read more... )

Whether you agree with allowing gay marriage or not, I doubt anyone would be unaffected by Zach Wahl's speech to Iowan legislators regarding gay marriage. As the son of lesbians, Wahl's speech urged the legislators to not "pass a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriages and civil unions," reports ABC news.

From the source:

"My family ( Read more... )

 When I was young, I participated in a pen pal program with the Boise Senior Activities Center. My pen pal's name was Dee Koch, and she was amazing. We wrote multiple times to each other, and met once to go to a bookstore. She bought me two Nancy Drew books, and gave me a blanket that she had made herself. That blanket is in my closet right now, ( Read more... )