There are some days that I forget to be thankful for the fact that I am able to listen to headphones at work if I choose to do so. It is one little perk that can help me get through some days. I’m loving it today. :D
Dance!!!!!
My godfather is a wonderful man. We’ve always considered him our uncle because he and my mom were so close. They’ve known each other and been friends for almost fifty years. That is amazing. When we were growing up, he was always so good to us. We have a lot of fond memories of playing kick-the-can in his backyard, his Christmas Eve parties, and probably the most famous memory of going to the beach and picking up a giant jar full of beetles (later released). When I got married, it was my godfather who walked me down the aisle, and I couldn’t have been more honored when he did.
Today I am going to cast my vote, in his honor, and vote to approve Ref. 71, which will maintain gay rights in our state. It is ridiculous that we even have to vote on something so simple as equality and human rights in this day and age, but unfortunately we do, so I will. There are people who don’t agree with the gay lifestyle. That is their right. But they shouldn’t have the opportunity to try to unjustly keep others from living their lives in freedom. If you aren’t gay, you don’t have to be gay. It is that simple. No one is going to force their lifestyle on you. Gay rights are not “special” right… they are human rights.
This same battle has been going on for over thirty years. Society hasn’t progressed very far. The same arguments against gay rights have resurfaced, and the level of intolerance has reared its ugly head again.
It scares me that the people who are supposedly “for the family” are acting like they are the moral dictators who get to decide what is right and who is wrong. What if they suddenly decide that single hetero couples shouldn’t have rights? Or what about divorced people? What if they decided that mixed-race couples shouldn’t be allowed to marry (still happens in some places in our country)? What about people who’ve had affairs? What about the rights of single people with kids? What about couples who get married and decide they don’t want to have kids? Will they be next? When will the craziness end?
It will end when people decide that they aren’t going to live in fear of a lifestyle different from their own. It will end when people use common sense and realize that who someone else chooses to love really has no impact on their way of life. It will end when people vote. Vote for human rights. Do it now. Do it today. Do it before it is too late. Vote.
Yesterday, I mentioned that Lucian came by to trick-or-treat and that he wasn’t in the best mood. Well, I did manage to get a picture of him smiling. It isn’t the best picture because you don’t get the full view of his little orange shirt with a jack-o-lantern face, or the cute hat with the green stem, but it was the only one with him smiling, so I used it. I might have to go back, when I have time, and scrap a cranky picture of him just for posterity’s sake, but for now, this is it.
I used paper and elements from Jen Wilson (Complete Boy 02 accessories, History 08 paper), glitter from Gypsy Couture, and Funktified Swirls from Lauren Grier.
It is Halloween, and only hours away from setting the clocks back for the winter. Yay! An extra hour of sleep. Tim has already jump-started on the extra hour of sleep by falling asleep shortly after 9 pm. He is snoring up a storm, and the dogs are sleeping along side him. Bobby had the nerve to look upset over the fact that Tim’s snoring woke him up. He went right back to sleep though.
I’m hoping that I will sleep better tonight. Last night, crazy Piper got up and tried to suffocate me in my sleep. She finally took over most of my pillow. Ugh.
Today we went over and did some furniture moving for Tim’s parents. Gladys is just so sweet. I feel bad that I haven’t been over to see them in the past couple of weeks. After visiting with them, we ran to the mall and picked up some shoes and then rounded out our trip with a stop at Target to get some odds/ends and candy.
Good thing we did. We actually had quite a few trick-or-treaters this year. It was surprising because we usually don’t get any. So we handed out candy and then took turns with the phantom ringing (our doorbell magically rings on its own). We had a visit from my mom, Liz and Lucian. They didn’t stay long because Lucian wasn’t in a happy mood. I was able to get a picture or two of him, and make him happy with a cookie.
Since Tim was sleeping, I decided to try a scrapbook layout. I haven’t done one in ages. I used Mindy Terasawa’s Moss Scape kit (Designer Digitals), and elements from Gypsy Couture (The Digichick). It is an homage to Crazy Piper.
It is Friday, and I’m totally in the mood for some Michael Jackson music. I was never what you’d call a huge fan, but I liked the hits. I have some good memories tied to a couple of the albums (the one that had Remember the Time). Mostly, I always felt sorry for the sideshow his life had become. This morning, on the radio, they were talking about “This Is It” and recommending it to anyone who liked his music because it is an interesting look at the behind-the-scenes production efforts. I know I am not going to go and see it in the theater, but might look it up once it graces the time slots on HBO. Tim really doesn’t like movies to begin with, and he isn’t a big fan of most music, so it would be a double whammy and he would just laugh if I asked him to watch it.
It makes me wonder though, how someone can *not* like music. I mean, he doesn’t hate music, but he’d probably rather have silence than music. If I’m working on a project or cleaning the house, I’d much rather have some good music on. To me, it just helps things move along when you are singing along or dancing around to a favorite tune.
I’ve been thinking about doing a scrapbook layout to highlight my favorite playlist of songs at the moment. I’ve never done one, and I think it would be fun to look back upon in the future.
Weekend forecast: blustery? rainy? artsy? I’m going to crank up the tunes and create something this weekend. Whether it will be a poem, an annotation, a craft project or a piece of art of some sort, I’m totally in the mood to get something started!
I missed work today. All week, I’ve been feeling a little off, but I just couldn’t make it in today. My stomach was not happy. This morning, it was so nice to be able to sleep in and get rested. I woke up a couple of times: when Tim got up and before he left. But I couldn’t stay awake, so I slept until 9:30 when Jessica brought me a bagel that I didn’t eat and a Mt. Dew that I loved. She also brought me an adorable get-well-soon card. What a sweet girl.
There is something so comforting about staying in PJs all day. :) We watched most of Dead Poet’s Society and sorted through some craft supplies. This afternoon, I had a little lunch and felt a bit better. Since I was bundled up in the office, I flipped through some Paper Crafts magazines I hadn’t had time to look through in the past few months. I was inspired to make a card. I was supposed to make a card for Shannon, but I didn’t have the energy to find the paper/stamp I was supposed to use, so I just stuck with what was handy.
I’m not excited about how the bow turned out, but I’ll live with it. When I’m feeling better, I’m going to head over to Michael’s or Borders to get the latest card magazine to be further inspired. I should get some Christmas cards ready for this year since I haven’t done any in quite some time.
Jessica has been creating some fabulous cards lately. I’m envying her creative spurt! I guess I’ll have to kick it up a notch to try to keep up with her.
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