So, Connor just pointed me to eightmaps, which is a mashup of Google maps and Prop 8 donors that posts the locations of all the folks in their database who contributed money to the Yes on 8 campaign which ultimately passed the California Constitutional Amendment stripping marriage rights from same-sex couples ( Read more... )

So last night, there was a town hall meeting/vigil/gathering at San Francisco City Hall for opponents of Proposition 8 to gather, mourn, regroup, re-energize, etc. Several hundred people wound up attending. I was having a quiet, listless day at home. My big achievement before 6pm was that I killed Dracula in the latest Castlevania game, securing ( Read more... )

I'm preaching to the choir, I know, but still I've got to do it--

GO VOTE. Took me 10 minutes, but that's because we have like 20 million ballot initiatives in California. For other folks, it's like 4 minutes.

Oh, and if you live in California, vote NO on 8 <3

I've been reflecting recently on what window into the human psyche the electoral season offers us. Namely, how the burning desire for security and reassurance in this time of unpredictability in the face of great stakes turns everyone -- even the most even-tempered of big-picturists -- into raving statistic whores ( Read more... )