kitty~ma

I had an unpleasant encounter in front of the gorcery this morning. A lady asked if I wanted to sign her petition. When I found out it was to define marriage as between a man and a woman I declined. She proceeded to try to sway me. I told her I believe in the freedom to marry regardless of orientation.

She said, "but they're in our schools teaching our children!"

"yes! and I'm one of them! Leave me alone!" I finally shouted before storming off. Sheesh

(this is the Albertson's in Lakewood at the corner of Clark and Del Amo if anyone's in the neighborhood and wants to go tell her to piss off)

I went to a college where the cheer was "Beat 'em up, tear 'em up, kill Quakers, kill!" (actually my college's brother school, but you get the idea ...

Earlham College? I went to a football game and they were the "hustling Quakers" on account of the whole non-violence thing.

MM--Yeah, I see what you mean, but on the other hand, some of the funniest conversations I have ever heard have been of the good-natured posturing variety. "All PCs suck and here's why you are an idiot for using one" or "Dude, how can you clain Rob Zombie is not a great songwriter?" or the endless teasing that goes on between me and my counterpart in our Minneapolis office. I have been known to answer a call from him by announcing the temperature, "72 and sunny. Oh, Hi, Shawn." but then he is quick to chime in when we have a wildfire or earthquake.

I went to a college where the cheer was "Beat 'em up, tear 'em up, kill Quakers, kill!" (actually my college's brother school, but you get the idea ... OUR cheer was in Greek).

Bryn Mawr?

I'm searching online furniture stores for a headboard. I just want a piece of some sort of material to attach to the head of my bed so my pillows will stop falling on the floor, since the corner of my apartment has a weird alcove thing that makes it impossible to get my bed right against the wall. The cheapest I can find is $170 for one that's got a bunch of shelves that I'm not sure will fit in the space I've got. Anybody got any suggestions?

t edit: Aha! Target!

Long before I left California, I stopped shopping at Albertson's becaus Patricia Heaton is their spokesperson and she is also a spokesperson for a pro-life group.

That sucks, Laga, I'm so sorry. I hate shit like that.

And my stomach turns when I think that people really feel that way--that "they are teaching our children." My dad had to be a closeted gay man for all his years of teaching because of this shit, and though I work in a very liberal school, I don't advertise my bisexuality. We're damn good teachers, both of us, and our sexual orientation HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. I (Ironically, I wouldn't hesitate to say I was a lesbian at this particular school, even though it is an all girls school, but somehow bisexuality seems to be viewed as being all about sex.)

Sorry. Buttons.

And Hil got it (sorry ... I wandered off for a bit). Brother school, Haverford.

I vented to a coworker who pointed out, "you have to wish those people well. Wish them well... away from you."

I HAVE BEER!!!

So much better than a manifesto.

So much better than a manifesto.

VERY much better. If the Unabomber had just had a beer instead of a manifesto, he'd have been a much happier guy.