some things i hate to admit i like

some things i hate to admit i like:ben affleck, dave matthews band, gwen stefani,macdonalds fries, christina aguilera, blink 182, sheryl crow, that really cute kid from the OC. Things i often have to defend my fondness for:friends (the show), buffy the vampire slayer, pabst, certain people on my friends list (they know who they are, and if they don't, Lynn does),soda pop, the hut. Things i hate and can't understand why anyone else likes them:professional wrestling, lite beer, doritos, the gap, downtown danceclubs, overpriced waterfront festivals ie. the bite, rose festival, brewfest, etc.defense of marriage ideals, men who go tanning, and the OC. Just an insight into my twisted psyche. the end

A fairy too?

Okay, i promise i'm almost done with that metaphor. So you know how everyone always says bad things happen in threes? Well i don't know if that's true but the third GOOD thing in a row just happened, and this one is way better than i ever could have dreamed. So most of you know that i have been my sisters life preserver for the last year and a half, and it was really starting to deflate me (!?). I have been holding out for something (though i didn't know what) to change, presumably for the worse, which would push me to finally ditch her and get on with my own life. She has been very irresponsible with the money she had while she was working and she was miserable there, then she got fired. After that we got her in to school. She was really irresponsible with that money too, and it appears as if she may have flunked out anyway. Plus she's had sticky fingers a little bit, and on top of that she's been a huge bitch. Well i can finally relax because SHE GOT INTO THE UNION!!!!!!! She was in a pre-apprentice electrical program in job corp, and she has been waiting to join the IBEW's apprentice program which includes classroom and paid otb training. She did very well on the test and she has been 16th in line for like a year and a half, and then a year before that she was 256. She starts monday.

another unicorn

so it seems so long ago, but just a week ago i was in school. I was moaning on and on about how hard my math classes were and how i was afraid i wasn't getting it. I even went so far as to cry in the bathroom one class period where i was particularly confused. Well i did two things after that. I buckled down and worked extra hard before class with some classmates everyday, and i had a talk with my instructor. I discussed the current status of my grade and how i was concerned that i wouldn't pass because of my scores. He said that he is not a numbers teacher. He makes an overall decision based on how you know the material by the end of the quarter. I told him i could live with a C and if that was still possible i would continue and not drop the class. I guess I proved myself because he gave me an A- !!!!!!!!!!! My ecstasy right now is beyond belief, and i want to give him a lapdance. This is vector calc btw. I got a B- in differential equations. Not an A- i know, but i'll take it.

Work

Really sorry i missed the soap box, i was working. I worked a lesbian wedding (catering) and it was really a very interesting event. The ladies were very wealthy; an engineer and a graphic designer. They had three adopted children, an older girl and twins. A boy and a girl, about 8 months, they were blonde and they were sooooo cute. If you know me you know i'm obsessed with blonde children, i won't marry anyone unless they can give me little aryan offspring (i didn't mean that in an sort of neo-nazi way). I really enjoyed being a towhead and i want that experience for any puppies i pop out. but i digress. these children were adopted by this same sex couple, and because of the nature of same sex laws in this state and many others the adoption is complicated. Two women cannot adopt a child, but a single woman can. Now if the state is your only enemy that can be remedied by making the other parent a guardian in case of death or whatever. One parent is still the primary guardian. The problem is in the case of an ugly breakup where the primary tries to block the rights of the other. Imagine if Julie Cypher suddenly told Melissa she couldn't see the kids anymore. That would be well within her rights under the law as it is. Along with other survivorship rights, such as debt and estate and living trust decisions, these issues are what really make up the gay marriage/civil union issue. That is the problem with this issue, many people aren't aware what is really at stake. The right has done a good job of convincing people that this is strictly about godliness, and ignored the fact that people are suffering in ways that their lifestyle alone wouldn't earn such a heavy price. As far as civil unions are concerned, i support the equality of marriage, but couldn't object to a civil union clause were it to defer the necessary rights on the concerned parties. The problem with that is that rather than acquiring those rights by one simple action, a long and drawn out fight where every step is a struggle is probably gonna be required. I read a blog in the merc where someone suggested what i had thought all along. The idea is not that gays should be added to the legal scope of marriage, but that the law shouldn't govern any of it. All marriages should be called civil unions under the law, and any religion can confer this status through it's ordained representatives to any parties they think worthy (within the law). It's the only way. Wohoa, tangent anyone... anyway, i have a shitload of projects in my house, not to mention drinking to do whilst i'm on vacation. Btw, maybe there are unicorns.

dreams don't come true

there are no happy endings. the horse does not come in at the last minute on that million to one ticket to save the farm. there are no fairies, wizards, and there most certainly are no unicorns. And there absolutely positively is no true love. the dread pirate roberts is not really your sweet wesley back from the dead. When all is said and done things ends up more like old yeller. so don't bother trying, don't reach for the stars, and save us all some time and heartache and love the one you're with.

i guess it's been that kind of week

So as of right now i am comfortable with my level of alcohol consumption, since we are all getting existential about that right now. Especially since my birthday, i just haven't felt the juice in quite the same way. I'm lucky to be in school because that's been a forced moderator. Since we are all sharing stories of kicking habits i thought i'd share my current one. I have kicked my soda habit. I am not one to force myself outta somethin i like, so as long as i like it i'll drink it. It has been in the back of my mind that i wanted to quit for a long time. Well, recently i have started drinking water first thing when i eat. Since then i crave the taste of that with my meals, and soda tastes too sweet for me. I still drink it with lunch, but dinner is a strictly water meal. That means I have effectively cut a rather large consumption in half. Martin left yesterday. It's funny, my sister misses him more than i do. If i think about it i get choked up a little, but thats it. I'll miss him too, but it's kinda nice havin my room back. We weren't doin it or anything, in fact nothing physical was going on. We did spend alot of time together, especially cooking. I'm kinda bummed. I am looking forward to having sex again. Hopefully soon.Finals tomorrow. One more day of school!!! hope i can find work next week.