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Life continues for us. We started a project working on the back room, putting in stairs in there, and setting it up to be my office/guest space.It's times like this that I really wish the downstairs roommate's iguana, Herb, would go away so we can have his room back, but that won't happen for a good long while. Either way, we had to temporarily ( Read more... ) -
More From the Bookbag
One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding - Rebecca Mead - This may be the best book I've read all year. It's all about the commercialism of the wedding industry, and how it gives birth to the bridezilla culture. While keeping half an eye on the role and nature of weddings in American history, she analyzes the causes of the consumerist ( Read more... ) -
Quiz nonsense stolen from Gyntsela
Tired of those same old 55 questions about me surveys? Well here are 55 I guarantee you've never answered.
1. Is your second toe longer than your first?
Wait, gotta kick my shoe off... looks about the same length, to me.
2. Do you have a favorite type of pen?
The kind that write. Right now, I'm favoring a fountain pen, but that's because it's the one ( Read more... ) -
Gay Marriage; 1,138 Rights Denied
Okay, so back in 2003-2005, I frequently went around point out to people that there are 1,138 federal rights and responsibilities afforded to heterosexual civil marriages, that were denied to gay couples, and not included in "civil unions" (because "civil unions" aren't federal, and are to marriage what pyrite is to gold). When I mentioned it to my ( Read more... ) -
New Year's Resolution
1. Get another part time job, so I can start paying back loans.
2. Floss.
3. Start donating blood again.
I don't know if I ever posted my New Year's resolutions last year. I can't find them, so I guess not. I remember writing them down in my print journal, even though I can't find them in there either. One of them was to graduate. Mission -
Ellie's Bookbag
I'm still reading stuff. Here's what I've been up to lately:
The Tragedy of Today's Gays by Larry Kramer - The transcript of a speech Kramer gave in 2004. Powerful and moving, and I can see why so many people hate Kramer. You just can't be that vocal without making a fair number of enemies. For those who don't know, Kramer is the author of Faggots ( Read more... ) -
Bookbag, and assorted other topics
I've been actively avoiding livejournal for the last year or so. I just got disillusioned with the format. But I've graduated now, and I want to get back into the habit of writing, especially writing for an audience. So, in a paragraph, here's what I've been up to:
I've graduated with a Masters degree in Library Science, and now I'm working at the ( Read more... ) -
We built a barn.
A couple of weekends ago, Randy and I undertook a construction project to build a barn. Well, more of a shed. It was bloody humid, but we got the wood cut, got a frame up, and then do you know what happened? It fell down? Rabid monkeys ate the nails? No, though these are all good guesses. Instead, someone stole my cell phone.
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This summer
For our 4 month anniversary, we picked Randy's mother up from the airport and spent the weekend with her. She's been posted in Italy, doing her medical thing, but she had training back in the US, and took her leave while here. This is the earliest I've been able to meet her, and she was a very pleasant woman. We went out to eat a couple of times, ( Read more... ) -
Stolen from Jenny
Your Score: Bi/Slightly Straight
You scored 1 (-52 being completely gay, 0 being bisexual, and 52 being completely straight)
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