1) I'm getting married next month.  Or, if you want to be snotty and technical, "civil union-ed".  (Actual legal marriage will follow this fall in NYC).
2) I'm getting married next month.
3) I'm getting married next month.
4) Also, going on a weeklong trip.
5) I'm getting married next month.
6) Holy shit, I'm getting married next month.
7) !!!

In a list, of course, because who wants to form transitions in their free time ( Read more... )

It almost seems silly to make New Year's resolutions.  Resolutions are supposed to spur you to make change, but this year is already going to be a year of enormous change.  Michelle is finally, finally, finally done with school and permanently in the same state as me, we're moving into an apartment with my sister next week, and she and I are ( Read more... )

Every once in awhile, my attention turns to Faith (yup, with the capital letter).  Do I have it, do I want it, and what does it matter anyway?

If I had to describe my perfect spiritual group, it would be as follows.  Every Saturday morning, a bunch of people of all ages would get together in a room rented from the local college/private school/ ( Read more... )

It's really, really easy to forget that I'm not equal sometimes.  And then I think about it, and about how slow change happens, and I just can't handle it.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/10/politics/senate-doma/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Fucking symbolic actions.

I really like elections.  I went last night to the Republican afterparty in my town (I usually do) for free drinks and food, and got into a conversation with an old family friend and neighbor.  "How are the plans going?" she asked.  "Which ones?" I replied ( Read more... )

1) Work! We just had our giant Book Festival on Saturday and I think we're still recovering. It was fantastic, though, and we have lots more stuff coming up. Middle school visits are on Friday, and I'm running the first gaming session of the season on Friday night.

2) Wedding! Michelle and I are looking at places, making up a guest list, and all ( Read more... )

So...to the surprise of almost no one today (my Catholic grandmother being a notable exception), Michelle and I got engaged today! I packed a picnic lunch and we went to Colonial Park. We wandered around the gardens for awhile and then sat on a dock by the water...and then I asked her to marry me. Wheee! Here's the ring I gave her: Read more... )

I had a pretty aggressively normal childhood. Nuclear family, a house in the suburbs, hamburger helper for dinner. My mother stayed home while I was very small and babysat kids out of our house, my father still works at the same small business buying and selling tools. I felt weird for lots of things growing up, but never for my family situation ( Read more... )

In the past two days at the library I have ( Read more... )