I'm pretty open-minded, tell me more about your cult..

It involves pretty boys in eyeliner, loud guitars, chocolate, and an endless supply of Fluevogs.

Can I wear sandals when it is warm enough?

Because, yes.

Can I wear sandals when it is warm enough?

Oh sure.

Because, yes.

Yay! And you won't look at me and mutter "ETHICS".

pretty boys in eyeliner

In guilded cages?

The kids upstairs are screaming. Top of the lungs. Oy. And now they have stopped. Hair detangling? Yes, I'm trying to be optimistic. I also swear those kids aren't ever allowed to sit cause the stomping around goes on all. day. long.

My sister is in the beginning will-they-won't-they stages of a long distance courtship with a guy. She says his name with an eye roll, because he doesn't believe in marriage. Now, she's not cruising to the altar with any great speed, so at first I wondered why she even cared. So maybe he's not the guy you marry? So what? It's not like she's turning down proposals to spend time with him.

Then I thought "that's kinda weird...not believing in marriage." There are such material legal benefits to be realised in this society, that if you have the luxury, why not sign all those papers at once. Get power of attorney, etc. Know you'll always be able to visit them in hospital. Even if he's not the guy you're going to marry, why pooh pooh all that?

I wouldn't call it a full-fledged red flag, but it was orange, and at half mast. Maybe he'll turn out to be a tiger in the sack but not a cuddler or something that plays directly into short but not long term. I don't even know.

Why would a picture of my nephew from 7 years ago suddenly get 120+ hits on flickr in the last 2 days? All the hits are from flickr, so I don't see any search terms in the stats.

On hugs... I don't mind hugs, but I'm unlikely to hug people I see regularly. If it's been months or years, sure. It's lingering touching that doesn't freak me out, but I do notice as not-the-norm, like women who like to hang onto your arm, or men who always have their hand on your back.

There are such material legal benefits to be realised in this society, that if you have the luxury, why not sign all those papers at once.

My previous experience with not marriage but close enough, getting my legals/financials tied up with a guy, resulted in me being destitute, bankrupt, owing the IRS $10K, and losing my house, my car, and my job. (I got fired because he kept coming 'round work acting crazy.) It took me fifteen years to dig myself out of that hole and get back to where I was, never mind where I had planned to be in my mid-40s. I am very wary of ever doing that again. Marriage to me (personally, not how I feel about other peoples' marriages) is less a celebration of love than a potential bear trap. Also, as my sister discovered, divorce laws in Virginia don't exactly favor women, so I can't say, well, there's always divorce.

You worship at the feet of a torture victim, and then some guy tells you to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

One of the few times my UU congregation had something resembling Communion, they served raisin bread and apple juice. The latter made me think, "This is my plasma, donated for you . . . "

It involves pretty boys in eyeliner, loud guitars, chocolate, and an endless supply of Fluevogs.

I'd be up for everything but the loud guitars. What's your position on heresy?

I don't even live in Wisconsin, but I'm mad enough to spit.

That's bullshit. They're supposed to act like legislators, not kids saying "Psych!" Not that ours are any better. Sigh.