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samsomYou know, I love the Friday before a four day holiday, but what's even better is that I'm actually looking forward to going back to work on Wednesday. I enjoy my job. I spent eleven years and some odd months conditioning myself to hate Fridays because I knew I'd have to go back to the job from hell two short days after that. But now? I smile when I start the car on Monday morning. Even though I race to get me and two kids ready in one lousy hour five days a week, and even though I still loathe leaving them with other people, when I drive down the highway, cursing the slow drivers who hog the fast lane, I'm in a good mood.
So why do I feel like the other shoe's about to drop right on my head?
I'm eating Cobb Salad, I have four episodes of Ghost Hunters to indulge myself with later, aaannnnd I'm watching Unruhe, an awesomely scary X-Files. I'll always remember when Mulder is on the phone with Scully, telling her about the killer being elevated in some way, and we see the suspect behind Scully's shoulder, up on stilts.
Perfectly executed. I still shiver when I think about that shot.
Also, the actor playing the suspect was very good. Talk about the shifty eyes!
Another thing I love about this episode is as much as Mulder's unconventional investigation helps him to find Scully, and helps to profile the killer, it is Scully's conventional police work that leads her to the suspect to begin with. Very awesome validation of Scully.
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I'm happy my candidate won the presidential election, I feel hopeful about the future. But I'm deeply disappointed half the population of my state passed a proposition that discriminates against a minority. Whether it is personally against your beliefs or not, it is still wrong for one group of people to tell another group of people they cannot have the same rights everyone should enjoy. It's no different than passing a law that prevents black people from voting. Everyone is entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. There were no caveats to that statement, no "everyone but". The institution of marriage is not being protected, the family is not being protected, by preventing your family members, neighbors and co-workers from marrying the person they love. Whether gay people are allowed to get married and have kids or not, there will still be drive through wedding chapels in Vegas. Children will still continue to be abused and abandoned or thrown away by parents of both sexes. Prop 8 is nothing more than some people trying to buy their way into heaven on the tears and unhappiness of another group of people.
The only thing that gives me hope is that 8 passed by a very narrow margin and that in (I hope) a few short years, we'll have more supporters and will be able to repeal this unlawful and shameful ban.
So why do I feel like the other shoe's about to drop right on my head?
I'm eating Cobb Salad, I have four episodes of Ghost Hunters to indulge myself with later, aaannnnd I'm watching Unruhe, an awesomely scary X-Files. I'll always remember when Mulder is on the phone with Scully, telling her about the killer being elevated in some way, and we see the suspect behind Scully's shoulder, up on stilts.
Perfectly executed. I still shiver when I think about that shot.
Also, the actor playing the suspect was very good. Talk about the shifty eyes!
Another thing I love about this episode is as much as Mulder's unconventional investigation helps him to find Scully, and helps to profile the killer, it is Scully's conventional police work that leads her to the suspect to begin with. Very awesome validation of Scully.
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I'm happy my candidate won the presidential election, I feel hopeful about the future. But I'm deeply disappointed half the population of my state passed a proposition that discriminates against a minority. Whether it is personally against your beliefs or not, it is still wrong for one group of people to tell another group of people they cannot have the same rights everyone should enjoy. It's no different than passing a law that prevents black people from voting. Everyone is entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. There were no caveats to that statement, no "everyone but". The institution of marriage is not being protected, the family is not being protected, by preventing your family members, neighbors and co-workers from marrying the person they love. Whether gay people are allowed to get married and have kids or not, there will still be drive through wedding chapels in Vegas. Children will still continue to be abused and abandoned or thrown away by parents of both sexes. Prop 8 is nothing more than some people trying to buy their way into heaven on the tears and unhappiness of another group of people.
The only thing that gives me hope is that 8 passed by a very narrow margin and that in (I hope) a few short years, we'll have more supporters and will be able to repeal this unlawful and shameful ban.
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Date: 2008-11-11 05:33 am (UTC)Yes, and if we allow the gays to marry, it's also like allowing the terrorists to win, am I right? And why Wall Street imploded so spectacularly last month?
No wonder you didn't get an answer. There isn't actually one to be had.
many of us have also been recently disenfranchised after our statewide homeschooling association's BOD voted earlier this year to become 'Christian' in focus and purpose.
Do they even know how exclusionary they are being? I wonder if it occured to that BOD that there might be one or two people of a different faith, or if it did and they just didn't care?
Man, babe. The cynic in me is just having a field day these days. If Obama hadn't won, I'd be drowning in it. :D