Uggggh. I didn't get nearly as much work as I'd intended to do yesterday done. I now have 7 more pages to write-- 2 by tonight, the other 5 by tomorrow morning. I think that at 9pm, after my program in the pub, I'll be coming back to the lab, where hopefully it'll be quieter and less crowded. I can't concentrate with all this clackety-clack.
People who watch Lost, I'm going to start taping starting with next week. Are there any good summary sites out there so I can catch up, or did anyone tape the first handful of episodes?
(And Jess, one of my first college friends, just walked up and asked if we could do dinner next week. Odd. Odd. Weird. We haven't talked since my second semester here.)
Re: the debate. Trifecta!! Kerry won my heart when talking about homosexuality and a woman's right to choose. So, he could have said that he believes homosexuality is a choice, or not. Either way, people in the GBLT community could say he's making generalizations. But really, when it comes down to it, Kerry will fight for more equal rights than Bush. Bush is already trying to discriminate. We need to stop this erosion of basic, constitutionally-guaranteed rights, not enable a bigot by giving him votes. Bush clearly, unequivocally stated last night that he thinks that gays are a threat to the institution of marriage. So-- because two gay people want to commit to one another, they're endangering hetero marriages? WTF? And on the concept of "marriage" vs. "civil unions," I'll echo TBQ. Let's guarantee civil rights, and then we'll argue semantics. I personally think every pairing should be a civil union, and it should be up to the couple's religious institution wether or not it will be called a marriage.
So, in short, on the topic of homosexuality, Bush < Kerry. And then Kerry talked about the separation of personal article of faith and legislation. Imagine that, a politician who gets the concept of separation of church and state! That's novel!
Sadly, Scout is doing worse again. When I woke up this morning, he was a bit fuzzy again. I cannot make this fungus die. I can only try another round of medication and keep being vigilant. Poor boy is not happy, but there's not much I can do while I still hope for recovery.
ETA:: Transcript of the third debate.
People who watch Lost, I'm going to start taping starting with next week. Are there any good summary sites out there so I can catch up, or did anyone tape the first handful of episodes?
(And Jess, one of my first college friends, just walked up and asked if we could do dinner next week. Odd. Odd. Weird. We haven't talked since my second semester here.)
Re: the debate. Trifecta!! Kerry won my heart when talking about homosexuality and a woman's right to choose. So, he could have said that he believes homosexuality is a choice, or not. Either way, people in the GBLT community could say he's making generalizations. But really, when it comes down to it, Kerry will fight for more equal rights than Bush. Bush is already trying to discriminate. We need to stop this erosion of basic, constitutionally-guaranteed rights, not enable a bigot by giving him votes. Bush clearly, unequivocally stated last night that he thinks that gays are a threat to the institution of marriage. So-- because two gay people want to commit to one another, they're endangering hetero marriages? WTF? And on the concept of "marriage" vs. "civil unions," I'll echo TBQ. Let's guarantee civil rights, and then we'll argue semantics. I personally think every pairing should be a civil union, and it should be up to the couple's religious institution wether or not it will be called a marriage.
So, in short, on the topic of homosexuality, Bush < Kerry. And then Kerry talked about the separation of personal article of faith and legislation. Imagine that, a politician who gets the concept of separation of church and state! That's novel!
Sadly, Scout is doing worse again. When I woke up this morning, he was a bit fuzzy again. I cannot make this fungus die. I can only try another round of medication and keep being vigilant. Poor boy is not happy, but there's not much I can do while I still hope for recovery.
ETA:: Transcript of the third debate.
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