Friday, September 30, 2005
Casa de Faira
Rik, myself & a friend of ours on leave from the USAF, will be making the trek to Casa de Faira on October 9....a week from tomorrow.
Anyone going who wants to hook up? Gimme a ring. Hopefully my phone'll work better in Gilroy/Hollister than it did up at Lake Stafford Park.
707-567-9510
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Knowing it was going to happen doesn't make me less PISSED
Schwarzenegger Vetoes Gay Marriage Bill
Source: kcbs
Publication date: 2005-09-29
(KCBS/AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a landmark bill legalizing same-sex marriage in California.
"This bill simply adds confusion to a constitutional issue," the Republican governor said in a veto message. "If the ban of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional this bill is not necessary. If the ban is constitutional this bill is ineffective."
Schwarzenegger had promised to veto the bill, saying the issue should be decided by voters or the courts.
Earlier this month, the legislature became the first lawmaking body in the nation to legalize gay marriage without a court order when it passed AB849 by a razor-thin majority.
The law would have nullified a Prop. 22, a 2000 referendum which defined legal marriage as an institution between one man and one woman.
In March, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer issued a decision to overturn that law. The attorney general is now asking an appeals court to reinstate the law because California already has granted most of the rights and duties of marriage to same-sex couples registered with the state as domestic partners.
AB849's author, San Francisco Assemblyman Mark Leno, said Prop. 22 contradicts Article I of California's constitution.
"[It] very simply states that a citizen or class of citizens may not be granted privileges not granted on the same terms to all citizens," Leno told KCBs. "That is the foundation stone of our democracy and he cares to ignore it."
Leno called on the governor to join him in sponsoring another gay marriage bill during the next legislative session that would go before voters on a referendum ballot.
"The governor wants to duck and say we don't have a representative democracy in California. We have to go to the voters or the court. Of course, when we go to the courts and win the opposition says we have activist judges," said Leno.
The governor refused to meet with Leno and a lesbian family in the days prior to the veto.
"I in my heart believe that if we were to join hands, Republicans and Democrats together," said Leno, "then we could pass this at the ballot."
The governor's office refused two calls from KCBS seeking comment on Thursday afternoon.
(Copyright 2005 by KCBS. All rights reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
(updated 4:23pm, jro)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Color within the line
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Saturday, September 24, 2005
FOR CRITTER
These are the corsets on EBAY I was telling you about.
http://stores.ebay.com/ALTER-EGO-EROTICS_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
My Folsom Plans
Saturday morning - Go to Fairfield & drop my car off for the FINAL touches. I'm getting a protective coating put on (for free) that's supposed to help minimize damage from weather, dirt, birds & the like.
Saturday 2pm-7pm - Women's Party at the Citadel. Unless something changes w/ the Bay Bridge closures, Vicki & I will be BARTing for this.
After the party, it's BACK to Fairfield to get my car.
Sunday - FOLSOM FOLSOM FOLSOM!! Again, Vicki & I are BARTing in. Unless we both get too worn out, we're going from open to close.
Want to see me? Let me know and/or call my cell. :)
Sunday, September 18, 2005
OK, it's your turn now
Ask me 5 questions. I will answer them honestly.
In turn, post this to your journal and I shall do the same.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Icons to Snatch
Once I figure out how, I might grab a few of these.
Change 1 answer and I get this -
Friday, September 16, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Movies
Copy the list and mark the movies you've seen. According to BTJ, 70+ makes you a movie whore.
(X) Pirates of the Caribbean
() Boondock Saints
(X) The Mexican
(X) Fight Club
(X) Starsky and Hutch
(X) Neverending Story
(X) Blazing Saddles
()Garden State
(X)The Princess Bride
(X)Young Frankenstien
() AnchorMan
() Napoleon Dynamite
() Saw
() White noise
() White Oleander
(X) Anger Management
Total: 9
() 50 First Dates
() Jason X
(X) Scream
(X) Scream 2
(X) Scream 3
(X) Scary Movie
(X) Scary Movie 2
(X) Scary Movie 3
(X) American Pie
(X) American Pie 2
() American Wedding
(X) Harry Potter
(X) Harry Potter 2
(X) Harry Potter 3
(X) Resident Evil I
() Resident Evil 2
(X) The Wedding Singer
() Little Black Book
Total: 13
(X) The Village
() Donnie Darko
() Lilo & Stitch
() Finding Nemo
() Finding Neverland
() 13 Ghosts
(X) Signs
(X) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
() White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
() Thirteen going on 30
(X) I Robot
() Dodgeball
(X) Universal Soldier
() A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came A Spider
(x) Deep impact
Total: 6
(X) KingPin
(X) Never Been Kissed
(X) Meet The Parents
() Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() A Cinderella Story
() The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(X) Dumb & Dumber
() Dumb & Dumberer
(X) Final Destination
() Final Destination 2
(X) Halloween
(X) The Ring
() The Ring 2
() Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(X) Practical Magic
(X) Chicago
(X) Ghost Ship
() From Hell
(X) Hellboy
() Secret Window
() I Am Sam
(X) The Whole Nine Yards
() The Whole Ten Yards
(X) The Day After Tomorrow
(X) Child's Play
(X) Bride of Chucky
(X) Ten Things I Hate About You
(X) Just Married
() Gothika
(X) Nightmare on Elm Street
(X) Sixteen Candles
() Bad Boys
() Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Seven (SE7EN)
(X) Oceans Eleven
() Oceans Twelve
() Identity
Total: 20
() Lone Star
(X) Predator I
(X) Predator II
(X) Independence day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
(X) Christine
(X) ET
(X) Children of the Corn
() My Boss' Daughter
(X) Maid in Manhattan
() Frailty
() Best bet
() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(X) She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
(X) Mars Attacks
Total: 9
() Event Horizon
(X) Ever After
(X) Forrest Gump
(X) Big Trouble in Little China
(X) X-men 1
(X) X-men 2
() Catch Me If You Can
() The Others
() Freaky Friday [the original, not the newest one with Lindsay Lohan]
() Ring of Fire
() The Hot Chick
(X) Swimfan
() Miracle
(X) Old School
() Ray
() The Notebook
() K-Pax
Total: 7
(X) Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(X) Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(X) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
() A Walk to Remember
() Boogeyman
() Hitch
() Back Door Sluts 9
() Anal Acres 1
() Anal Acres 2
() B-Cup Divas
(X) The Fifth Element
(X) Star Wars episode I The Phantom Menace
(X) Star Wars episode II Attack of The Clones
(X) Star Wars episode III Revenge of The Sith
(X) Star Wars episode IV A New Hope
(X) Star Wars episode V The Empire Strikes Back
(X) Star Wars episode VI Return of The Jedi...
() Troop Beverly Hills
() Swimming with Sharks
(X) Air Force One
(X) For Richer or Poorer
() Trainspotting
() People under the stairs
() Blue Velvet
() Sound of music
() Parent Trap
() The Burbs
(X) The Terminator
() Empire Records
() SLC Punk
(X) Meet Joe Black
() Wild girls
(X) A Clockwork Orange
( ) The Order
(X) Spiderman
(X) Spiderman 2
() Amelie
Total: 17
() Mean Girls
(X) Shrek
(X) Shrek 2
() The Incredibles
() Collateral
(X) The Fast & The Furious
(X) 2 Fast 2 Furious
() Sky Captain Of The World Of Tomorrow
( ) Closer
Total: 4
(X) Titanic
() Saved
() Bowling For Columbine
() Farenheit 9/11
(X) The Sixth Sense
(X) Artificial intelligence (AI)
() Love actually
() Shutter
() Ella Enchanted
() Princess diaries 1
() Princess diaries 2
() Constantine
() Million Dollar Baby
() Envy
() Eurotrip
() Malibu's Most wanted
(X) Big Daddy
() Black Sheep
(X) The Breakfast Club
(X) West side story
Total: 6
(X) A Christmas Story
() Spanglish
(X) Pulp Fiction
() Sleepover
(X) The Evil Dead
(X) Killer Klowns From Outer Space
() The Seed of chucky
(X) Vanilla Sky
(X) Nightmare Before Christmas
(X) Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
(X) Interview With The Vampire
(X) The Crow
(X) Purple Rain
(X) Reservoir Dogs
(X) Wayne's World
Total: 12
(X) Wayne's World 2
() 21 Grams
(X) Blow
(X) Edward Scissorhands
(X) Clerks
(X) Beauty and the Beast
() Guess who
() Monster In-Law
(X) Elf
(X) Stuart Little
() Stuart Little 2
() Mall Rats
(X) Chasing Amy
(X) Dogma
(X) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Total: 10
(X) Beetlejuice
() The Last Samurai
(X) The Amityville Horror
() The Aviator
(X) Romeo and Juliet ( I have seen both versions.)
() Barbershop
() Beauty Shop
(X) Legally Blonde
(X) Legally Blonde 2
() The Forgotten
(X) Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
() Grudge
Total: 6
GRAND TOTAL = 119
Monday, September 12, 2005
Following Along
Look at your LJ "interests" list. If you have less than 50 interests, pick every fifth one. If you have between fifty and seventy-five interests, pick every seventh one. If you have over seventy-five interests, pick every tenth one. If you have fewer than ten, pick all of 'em. List them on your LJ, and tell everyone exactly what it is about these things that interests you so much.
I wasn't sure whether your 1st interest listed should be where you start picking...
80's music - It's the musting I was a teen-ager with, and still prefer to listen to today. My main interest is in the heavy metal, glam-rock, big hair bands of the mid to late 80's.
bagpipes - What can I say, I like music that sounds like you're stomping on cat's tails. :)
celtic mythology - My ancestry is Irish/Celtic, and I've always liked reading the mythology. Not so much diety focused, as hero focused. It's also where I first started learning about fairies and other wee folk.
ecw - Hardcore pro-wrestling at it's best.
flirting - It's fun to do. It makes me feel more attractive & likeable when people respond in kind.
honesty - Cornerstone of my world. I try to be as honest as possible to myself, and in my dealings with others. I expect the same of the people that I call friend or lover.
latex - Makes for great fetish clothing. I don't have nearly enough of it.
modern rock - More great music, especially the late 80's through the 90's.
pain play - It's how I like my BDSM scenes. I like to inflict intense sensation on people (women mostly) who enjoy receiving said sensations.
sadism - See above. I identify as sadist much more than I do as dominant.
transgender studies - Something that I've always been interested in. I've always wanted to understand more about T-people and the realities of their lives.
wicca - I'm a practicing witch....but not necessarily a wiccan one. It's just 1 of the many catch-alls I use to describe myself.
Or if you started with your 10th interest 1st.
bagpipes - What can I say, I like music that sounds like you're stomping on cat's tails. :)
chocolate - I am firmly convinced that if I have a long stay in ICU, my IV will be Hershey's syrup.
erotic fiction - What's not to like about well-written sex stories?
friends - Everyone needs them.
horror novels - I wouldn't say that I like to be scared, but I do like the pychological terror in some books, as well as the well-written graphic scenes.
lesbianism - Well....I've always said that if I were single I would be a lesbian.....
mythology - I started reading Greek mythology when I was 10-12. It was how I first learned that there were other religious options out there besides God/Christ based western religions.
psychology - It's what I got my BA in. I like knowing what makes people tick.
submissive women - They are who I prefer to have romantic and/or BDSM based relationships with. I adore women who adore pain, and who can follow directives. However, I do also prefer the ones who are strong & independent & don't need me to be in control, they just want me to be.
vampires - Sexy, gothic, blood-sucking freaks. :)
wwf - The start of my 20+ year obsession with pro-wrestling.
Sunday, September 11, 2005
GASP! A meme
Rules: Bold the following that are true about you, italicize things you wish were true, and add one true thing about you.
* I've skydived solo.
* I miss somebody right now.
* I don’t watch much TV these days.
* I love olives.
* I own lots of books.
* I wear glasses or contact lenses.
* I love to play video games. (V - arcade stand up, not computer)
* I’ve tried marijuana.
* I’ve watched porn movies.
* I have been in a threesome.
* I have been the psycho-ex in a past relationship.
* I believe honesty is usually the best policy.
* I curse sometimes.
* I have changed a lot mentally over the last year.
* I carry my knife/razor everywhere with me.
* I’m TOTALLY smart.
* I’ve broken someone’s bones.
* I have a secret that I am ashamed to reveal.
* I hate the rain.
* I’m paranoid at times.
* I would get plastic surgery if it were 100% safe, free of cost, and scar-free.
* I need money right now.
* I love sushi.
* I talk really, really fast.
* I have fresh breath in the morning.
* I have long hair.
* I have lost money in Las Vegas.
* I have at least one sibling.
* I was born in a country outside of the U.S.
* I have worn fake hair/fingernails/eyelashes in the past.
* I couldn’t survive without Caller I.D.
* I like the way that I look.
* I have lied to a good friend in the last 6 months.
* I know how to cornrow.
* I am usually pessimistic.
* I have a lot of mood swings.
* I think prostitution should be legalized.
* I think Britney Spears is pretty.
* I slept with a Suitemate.
* I have a hidden talent.
* I’m always hyper no matter how much sugar I have.
* I have a lot of friends. (V - or acquaintances at least)
* I am currently single.
* I have pecked someone of the same sex.
* I enjoy talking on the phone.
* I practically live in sweatpants or PJ pants.
* I love to shop.
* I enjoy window shopping.
* I would rather shop than eat.
* I would classify myself as ghetto.
* I’m bourgie and have worn a sweater tied around my shoulders.
* I’m obsessed with my Xanga or Livejournal.
* I don’t hate anyone. I dislike them.
* I’m a pretty good dancer.
* I’m completely embarrassed to be seen with my mother.
* I have a cell phone.
* I believe in a god(s).
* I have passed out drunk in the past 6 months.
* I’ve rejected someone before.
* I currently like someone. (V - several)
* I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.
* I want to have children in the future.
* I have changed a diaper before.
* I’ve called the cops on a friend before. (V - boyfried actually, suicide watch)
* I am a member of the Tom Green fan club.
* I’m not allergic to anything.
* I have a lot to learn.
* I have been with someone at least 10 years older or younger.
* I am shy around the opposite sex.
* I’m online 24/7, even as an away message.
* I have at least 5 away messages saved.
* I have tried alcohol or drugs before.
* I have made a move on a friend’s significant other or crush in the past.
* I own the "South Park" movie.
* I have avoided assignments at work/school to be on Xanga or Livejournal.
* When I was a kid I played "the birds and the bees" with a neighbor or chum.
* I enjoy some country music.
* I would die for my best friends.
* I think that Pizza Hut has the best pizza.
* I watch soap operas whenever I can.
* I’m obsessive, and often a perfectionist.
* I have used my sexuality to advance my career.
* I love Michael Jackson, scandals and all.
* I know all the words to Slick Rick’s "Children’s Story".
* Halloween is awesome because you get free candy. (V - acutally, it's just awesome, period)
* I watch Spongebob Squarepants and I like it.
* I have dated a close friend’s ex.
* I like surveys/memes.
* I am happy at this moment. (V - relatively anyway)
* I’m obsessed with guys.
* Democrat.
* Conservative Republican.
* Registered independent voter
* I am punk rockish.
* I am preppy.
* I go for older guys/girls, not younger.
* I study for tests most of the time.
* I tie my shoelaces differently from anyone I’ve ever met.
* I can work on a car.
* I love my job. (V - I love what I do, not who I do it for)
* I am comfortable with who I am right now.
* I have more than just my ears pierced.
* I walk barefoot wherever I can.
* I have jumped off a bridge.
* I love sea turtles.
* I spend ridiculous amounts of money on makeup.
* I believe in prophetic dreams
* I plan on achieving a major goal/dream.
* I am proficient on a musical instrument.
* I worked at McDonald’s restaurant.
* I hate office jobs.
* I like sci-fi movies.
* I think water rules.
* I went to college out of state.
* I am adopted.
* I like sausage.
* I am a pyro. (V - I love watching fire, but I wouldn't be an arsonist)
* I love the Red Sox.
* I have thrown up from crying too much.
* I have been intentionally hurt by people that I loved.
* I love kisses.
* I fall for the worst people and have been hurt every time.
* I adore bright colors.
* I love Dear Abby.
* I can’t live without black eyeliner.
* I think school is awesome.
* I think pigtails serve a purpose.
* I don’t know why the hell I just did this stupid thing.
* I usually like covers better than originals.
* I don’t like multi-textured ice cream.
* I think John Cusack is adorable.
* I fucking hate chain theme restaurants like Applebees and TGIFridays
* I watch Food Network way too much.
* I love coaching youth sports.
* I can pick up things with my toes.
* I can’t whistle. (V - not often anyways)
* I can move my tongue in waves, much like a snakes’ slither.
* I have ridden/owned a horse. (V - ridden)
* I still have every journal I’ve ever written in. (V - all 2 of them)
* I can’t stick to a diet.
* I talk in my sleep.
* I’ve often thought that I was born in the wrong century.
* I try to forget things by drowning them out with loads of distractions.
* Climbing trees is a brilliant past-time.
* I have jazz in my blood.
* I would not be friends if they weren’t family.
* I wear a toe ring.
* I have a tattoo. (V - 5 right now)
* I can't stand at LEAST one person that I work with.
* I am a caffeine junkie.
* I know who Santos L. Halper is.
* I read trashy romance novels and I am ashamed. (V - 1/2 true, not ashamed of it)
* I love wrestling.
* I am completely tree-huggy spiritual, and I'm not ashamed at all.
* If I knew I would get away with it, I would commit at least one murder.
* I cosplayed or know what cosplaying is.
* I have been to over 15 conventions.
* I will collect anything, and the more nonsensical, the better.
* I enjoy a nice glass of wine with dinner.
* I'm an artist.
* I have a goal to collect every Johnny Depp movie ever made.
* I am ambidexterous.
* I sleep with so many stuffed animals, I can hardly fit on my bed.
* My computer has a name.
* If it weren't for having to see other people naked, I'd live in a nudist colony.
* I have terrible teeth.
* I hate my toes.
* I did this Meme even though I wasn't tagged by the person who took it before me.
* I have more friends on the internet than in real life.
* I have lived in either three different states or countries.
* I am extremely flexible.
* I love hugs more than kisses.
* I want to own my own business.
* I smoke or tried cigarettes.
* I have met a star from ABC's LOST.
* I spend way too much time on the computer than on anything else.
* Nobody has ever said I'm normal.
* Sad movies, games, fics and the like can cause a trickle of tear every now and then.
* I am proficient in the use of many types firearms and combat weapons.
* I like the way women look in stylized men's suits.
* I don't like it when people are unpleased or seem unpleased with me.
* I have been described as a dreamer or likely to have my head up in the clouds.
* I have played tennis with my non dominant hand before.
* I have played strip poker with someone else before.
* I read the labels on food, shampoo, and other things just because.
* I have emotional problems for which I have sought professional help.
* I believe I am in love with a Japanese rock star.
* I prefer cold and dry climates.
* I'm in love with someone right now.
* I don't plan to stay in my present city for more than two years more
* I feel that I know what my true calling is.
* I'm still looking to the stars for that ride back home.
* I'm not ashamed to be blunt.
* My boobs hurt right now.
* I have never experienced the runner's high and believe it is a myth.
* I can recite The Rime of the Ancient Mariner with resonable accuracy.
* I'm afraid of birds.
* I have been sexually intimate with more than 5 people of my same biological gender.
Friday, September 9, 2005
From Carmen
I'm not sure if Carmen is the author, or if she found this list elsewhere. I'm not sure if it's meant tongue in cheek or if it's a reaction to something personal, but I think it could be useable.
1. What are you looking for?
- a play date
- a sex partner for a roll in the hay
- someone special
- a long-term relationship
- my soul mate
- a spouse
2. What is the length of a long-term relationship?
- Let's have one tonight!
- six months
- as long as it's fun and there are no conflicts
- until something distracts me
- as long as the sex is good
- the rest of my life
3. What is safe sex? Check all that apply:
- condoms for intercourse
- condoms for fellatio
- dental dams for cunnnilingus
- latex gloves for manual contact with genitals
- only having sex with people I've known for at least a week
- only having sex with people who are not the V.D. kind of people
4. What does it mean to be fluid-bonded with a partner? Check all that apply:
- I could go for that right here and now!
- No barriers needed for any sexual activity with that partner
- Condoms used for vaginal or anal intercourse with everyone else
- Condoms used for fellatio with anyone else
- Dental dams used for cunnilingus with anyone else
- get tested, use protection for six months, then get tested again
5. What is a relationship breaker? Check all that apply:
- requiring me to use condoms
- refusing to have anal sex
- insisting on seeing my STD test results before having unprotected sex
- refusing to give me a latex-free blow job within two weeks of beginning the relationship
- lying about one's sexual history
- nonconsensual violence
- telling my spouse about our relationship
6. What activities present an acceptable risk with multiple partners? Check all that apply:
- kissing
- holding hands
- cuddling
- unprotected cunnilingus
- unprotected fellatio
- unprotected rimming
- unprotected vaginal intercourse
- unprotected anal intercourse
7. What does it mean to be single?
- not currently legally married
- not currently having sex with my spouse
- not living in the same residence with my spouse
- not currently having sex with anyone
- not currently having unprotected sex with anyone
8. If someone says, "You may not touch this part of my body until and unless it is explicitly negotiated", when may you touch that body part? Check all that apply:
- on the second date
- when I judge that the person won't object
- when the person is in subspace
- when the person is sexually aroused
- after we've discussed it fully clothed and both people agree
9. When is it okay to push a stated limit?
- Right away!
- When your partner is naked and tied up
- It's never okay; any stated limit should be scrupulously respected.
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
Answer, don't answer....doesn't matter. I just wanted to put pen to paper & get this out of my head.
1. If there was a rumor going around about you....
a. Would you want to know?
b. Would you want to know what was being said?
c. Would you want to know who started it?
d. Would you want to know why they started it?
2. If you heard a rumor about a friend....would you let your friend know about it?
a. Say the rumor was about someone you knew, but weren't necessarily friends with, would you tell them?
b. Say the rumor was about someone you knew & didn't really like, would you tell them?
3. If you chose to give any information, what would you tell them?
a. Just that I 'heard something bad', but you'd refuse to give them any details.
b. You'd tell them exactly what you heard, but not from who.
c. You'd tell them everything that you knew.
(man I sound like I'm in junior high)
Monday, September 5, 2005
Things I've Learned
As I've Matured...
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.
I've learned that one good turn gets most of the blankets.
I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just jackasses.
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.
I've learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.
I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.
I've learned that depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
I've learned that it is not what you wear; it is how you take it off.
I've learned that you can keep vomiting long after you think you're finished.
I've learned to not sweat the petty things, and not pet the sweaty things.
I've learned that ex's are like fungus, and keep coming back.
I've learned age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it.
I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities.
I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
I've learned that 99% of the time when something isn't working in your house, one of your kids did it.
I've learned that there is a fine line between genius and insanity.
I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon, all the less important ones just never go away, and the real pains in the ass are permanent.
Sunday, September 4, 2005
When work gets in the way of life....
In case anyone cares...
I might not be at the monthly 2nd Saturday party this month.
My company is having a picnic on the same day. Back in May, when the picnic was 1st announced, the 2 main planners were asking for a volunteer from each department to be a part of the Planning Committee.
So....since I am the only non-exempt employee in Admin/HR....guess who gets 'volunteered' to be on the committee?
Anyways....one of the requirements of being a 'volunteer' is that you must be at the picnic site in Martinez at 8:30 AM, to help set-up. So...since Martinez is about a hour drive from me....that means Rik & I (yes he gets dragged to Company Stuff to do the spousal thing) will be waking up around 6:30 on a fucking Saturday morning.
I probably won't be home until 4:30, at the earliest....so I honestly can't say whether or not I'll be up for another long drive & partying into the wee hours of the night. I'm just going to play it by ear. If you see me...well then, I guess I decided to go. :)
Friday, September 2, 2005
The realization of 'Kill them all & let God sort them out"
Perhaps they are hoping for a reprize of 40 days & 40 nights & Noah?
Repent America issued a press release Wednesday. In it, they implied that Hurricane Katrina was a judgement from God on New Orleans, particularly on Southern Decadence, New Orleans' annual queer end-of-summer bash.
Eh, they're just some tiny fringe group, right?
Well, Agape Press, the American Family Association's news service (and nobody can claim that the AFA isn't right in the heart of Christian activism) posted an article misleadingly titled New Orleans Residents: God's Mercy Evident in Katrina's Wake. They don't just imply.
The pastor explains that for years he has warned people that unless Christians in New Orleans took a strong stand against such things as local abortion clinics, the yearly Mardi Gras celebrations, and the annual event known as "Southern Decadence" -- an annual six-day "gay pride" event scheduled to be hosted by the city this week -- God's judgment would be felt.
“New Orleans now is abortion free. New Orleans now is Mardi Gras free. New Orleans now is free of Southern Decadence and the sodomites, the witchcraft workers, false religion -- it's free of all of those things now," Shanks says. "God simply, I believe, in His mercy purged all of that stuff out of there -- and now we're going to start over again."
Last I checked, this isn't what Christianity is about. I thought Christianity wasn't about exploiting human suffering.
Show me that it's not. Take a stand.
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