... Wow... Lame.

My morning so far has been a mix of distinctly unpleasant and some what pleasant. I won't share the unpleasant bits of waking up this morning because it really doesn't need to be shared. Just note that it was not fun at all.

That was tempered by looking at the LJ of a friend's friend. Her mother had just died and as unpleasant as my morning had been, that was a little needed perspective for me. That kind of terrifies me, actually. I don't know how I'm going to deal with the death of my grandparents, let alone my parents. Today is a bad day to really think about such things since I'm a hormonal mess.

Then I got a ride to the bus stop with the lovely Kris-lady. Reading is good. I would much rather be at home reading today. I am reading a lovely book that makes me happy. No, I need to be here at work today. I have things to do tomorrow that won't be pleasant and I need to use today to prepare for them. Ah, the joys of manager-ness.

That and there is something about me that is perverse and feels like taunting the universe, asking how bad can it make my day? We shall see. I'm wearing my Batman shirt today. He can protect me.

And while it would satisfy my curiosity to pay the $4 to see who has a crush on me, I think it would ruin something. I like mysteries. Even though they drive me batty.

All I'm going to say on it...

I believe marriage should be a beautiful thing that lasts between until you both die.

It should be an ideal.

It seems to have become a formality. Something you do to change your legal status and the way you are taxed. It feels to me that it had become another victim of the throw away culture that seems to be fostered in America right now, one where if it doesn't work, you just get a new one, not taking responsiblity for your actions or feeling any need to try to fix something before just getting rid of it.

Talking about the sanctity of marriage in a culture which has shows like "Who Wants to Marry a Millionare" is absurd. It is obvious that any respect we had for the institution is already gone when we can put something so disrespectful on TV and have millions of Americans watch it.

I do not believe that marriage is for everyone nor to I think it should be. It is something you should decide with your partner and enter into with your eyes wide open, regardless of race, gender, religion or anything else like that. I have been to more than one wedding that could not be legally recognized and am proud to have done so.

Can I please vote for someone else now?

Proposed Endangered Species Act changes.

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Pirates people

Well, apparently almsot everyone decided to stop showing Pirates on Friday.

There are theaters showing it still but they are in places like Ballard and Renton.

Those of you who wanted to go, let me know what you think, since transportation begins to become an issue.