Butch Walker secret show.
Ahhmazing.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Crista, your band's songs are stuck in my head again...
Am I really justified in wanting to move out of Nassau County, Long Island so badly?
Or is this just one of those "The grass is always greener" situations?
I would stick around a bit longer, wait it out, not get so wrapped up in the idea of the whole thing...but to be quite honest, this place isn't really doing wonders for my brain.
In other (more cheerful) news, my grandmother's old organ just got moved into our house. It's down in the basement...so if you need me, I'll be down there for the next three, four, maybe five days.
Or is this just one of those "The grass is always greener" situations?
I would stick around a bit longer, wait it out, not get so wrapped up in the idea of the whole thing...but to be quite honest, this place isn't really doing wonders for my brain.
In other (more cheerful) news, my grandmother's old organ just got moved into our house. It's down in the basement...so if you need me, I'll be down there for the next three, four, maybe five days.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Proposition "Str8"
Below is an excerpt from the October 13th issue of the Sacramento Bee.
Reading it made me feel very sad...the article is a dispiriting reminder that there are actually people in this world willing to put forth such a strong effort to eradicate the human rights of those who have a sexual preference different from their own. I'm still scratching my head, trying to figure out where the "Separation of Church and State" ran off to.
Unfortunately, the abhorrence goes beyond the walls of the church. The discomfort and hatred doesn't always come from those who believe in their hearts that it is against their faith to condone (let alone approve of) same-sex relations. All religious beliefs aside, people just simply don't like the idea of homosexuality, and they want it out of sight and out of mind.
I'm not asking the rest of the world to share my feelings...if you disapprove of same-sex marriage, that is your choice, and you are entitled to that. I am, however, extremely against and saddened by this movement to take away the rights of anyone who wishes to marry somebody of the same sex. Marriage is a right that should never be taken away from anybody, no matter who they are, no matter what they believe in. I always believed that America was a country that stood for equal oppurtunity. True equality is all-encompassing, not selective.
I'm gonna stop now, I'm afraid of crossing that fine line between opinionated and downright preachy.
I can only hope that this is just a rough patch that we are hitting on an uphill climb to a more accepting society.
Mormons lead the way in financing Yes on Prop. 8 efforts
By Jennifer Garza jgarza@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 Page 1A
Pam and Rick Patterson have always followed teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and tried to live within their means.
He drives a 10-year-old Honda Civic to his job at Intel. She is a stay-at home mom who makes most of the family meals and bakes her own bread. The couple, who have five sons between the ages of 3 and 12, live in a comfortable but modest three-bedroom home in Folsom.
It's a traditional lifestyle they believe is now at risk. That's why the Pattersons recently made a huge financial sacrifice – they withdrew $50,000 from their savings and donated it to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign, the ballot measure that seeks to ban same-sex marriage.
"It was a decision we made very prayerfully and carefully," said Pam Patterson, 48. "Was it an easy decision? No. But it was a clear decision, one that had so much potential to benefit our children and their children."
Reading it made me feel very sad...the article is a dispiriting reminder that there are actually people in this world willing to put forth such a strong effort to eradicate the human rights of those who have a sexual preference different from their own. I'm still scratching my head, trying to figure out where the "Separation of Church and State" ran off to.
Unfortunately, the abhorrence goes beyond the walls of the church. The discomfort and hatred doesn't always come from those who believe in their hearts that it is against their faith to condone (let alone approve of) same-sex relations. All religious beliefs aside, people just simply don't like the idea of homosexuality, and they want it out of sight and out of mind.
I'm not asking the rest of the world to share my feelings...if you disapprove of same-sex marriage, that is your choice, and you are entitled to that. I am, however, extremely against and saddened by this movement to take away the rights of anyone who wishes to marry somebody of the same sex. Marriage is a right that should never be taken away from anybody, no matter who they are, no matter what they believe in. I always believed that America was a country that stood for equal oppurtunity. True equality is all-encompassing, not selective.
I'm gonna stop now, I'm afraid of crossing that fine line between opinionated and downright preachy.
I can only hope that this is just a rough patch that we are hitting on an uphill climb to a more accepting society.
Mormons lead the way in financing Yes on Prop. 8 efforts
By Jennifer Garza jgarza@sacbee.com
Published: Monday, Oct. 13, 2008 Page 1A
Pam and Rick Patterson have always followed teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and tried to live within their means.
He drives a 10-year-old Honda Civic to his job at Intel. She is a stay-at home mom who makes most of the family meals and bakes her own bread. The couple, who have five sons between the ages of 3 and 12, live in a comfortable but modest three-bedroom home in Folsom.
It's a traditional lifestyle they believe is now at risk. That's why the Pattersons recently made a huge financial sacrifice – they withdrew $50,000 from their savings and donated it to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign, the ballot measure that seeks to ban same-sex marriage.
"It was a decision we made very prayerfully and carefully," said Pam Patterson, 48. "Was it an easy decision? No. But it was a clear decision, one that had so much potential to benefit our children and their children."
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
11/4/08
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
- President-elect Barack Obama
- President-elect Barack Obama
Monday, November 3, 2008
Our kitchen is getting revamped, therefore...
I can't find anything because everything is everywhere, and nothing is anywhere.
I can't find my tea.
The peanut butter is where the towels used to be stored.
The wine is where the microwave once was.
Our microwave is on the floor next to my mom's chair in the living room, but she's psyched about that.
I can't find my tea.
The peanut butter is where the towels used to be stored.
The wine is where the microwave once was.
Our microwave is on the floor next to my mom's chair in the living room, but she's psyched about that.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
I need to be elsewhere right now
I am sitting at my desk at work.
Butch Walker is playing a free set at Angels & Kings.
Why am I HERE
Butch Walker is playing a free set at Angels & Kings.
Why am I HERE
I need something new to complain about besides being cold...
It's that time of year where I go on my annual baking craze. I need to be invited to more dinner parties. Please. My kitchen table is about to cave beneath the weight of a quarter-eaten pumpkin chocolate chip iced halloween cake, the remains of a batch of peanut butter cookies, butterscotch caramel apples, and a bowl of reeses pieces left over from some peanut butter chocolate cookies. The salt and pepper shakers were evicted from their usual space and had to move over to the window ledge along with the napkin holder, there's just no room for them at the table anymore.
I need somewhere to put all this stuff, besides my stomach at three in the morning (which is just not working out for me)
Natoliween's coming up soon. I have to come up with something good.
Nothing else is new.
I'm applying to FIT this week.
That's good.
I need somewhere to put all this stuff, besides my stomach at three in the morning (which is just not working out for me)
Natoliween's coming up soon. I have to come up with something good.
Nothing else is new.
I'm applying to FIT this week.
That's good.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Jess Katz, word.
Last night was all about cake, tea, Scattergories, a Martin Luther King Jr. Day love song, and the anticipated eradication of a maladroit Alaskan.
I went to bed happy.
I went to bed happy.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
heavy eyelids
Wow, I wonder why I'm so tired today? I think I got at least 7 hours of sleep last night...I seem to require more and more Zz's lately.
That last statement was originally followed by a post about oatmeal and fire alarms and cranberry juice and cigarettes and a studio apartment and a Joan Didion book I just finished...but I deleted it all because I'm tired and cranky and I didn't like how any of it looked on the computer screen.
That last statement was originally followed by a post about oatmeal and fire alarms and cranberry juice and cigarettes and a studio apartment and a Joan Didion book I just finished...but I deleted it all because I'm tired and cranky and I didn't like how any of it looked on the computer screen.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
It's a bit chilly in my office...
I want to get back into collaging. I haven't done it in what seems like foreverish. I used to get a kick out of that.
and FYI...
If you eat a York peppermint pattie, then chase it with a swig of Dairy Barn coffee, the aftertaste will make your mouth think it just experienced a toasted marshmallow.
No joke.
and FYI...
If you eat a York peppermint pattie, then chase it with a swig of Dairy Barn coffee, the aftertaste will make your mouth think it just experienced a toasted marshmallow.
No joke.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Ode To My Lunchbreak...
'Twas a stressful day
I must say,
Until the Grand Luxe Cafe
Gave me a free crème brûlée.
I must say,
Until the Grand Luxe Cafe
Gave me a free crème brûlée.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
To-Do (Wish)list
I had a whole list, but really, I kinda just need to spend more time doing things that make me happy, and less time doing things I feel obligated to do.
And write more.
And drink more water.
And write more.
And drink more water.
The End Of An Era
After a lifetime of adamantly refusing to lick an envelope shut, I finally made tongue-to-adhesive contact today at work.
It wasn't so bad.
It wasn't so bad.
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