Gay Marraige Oped

Look, I know that gay is the new black, but maybe we can avoid a bloody battle and come to a solution on this issue. I see no argument for denying gay marriage. I have two points:

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The Ugly Truth

The ugly truth is this movie is a misogynistic piece of crap and even Gerard Butler’s fucking amazingly hott ass can’t save it. And Heigl said that Knocked Up was sexist? HA! I had issue then – she made these statements after the movie hit big, after DVD sales that were through the roof finally slowed – then and only then did she admit she thought it was sexist. (Which by the way – oversensitive feminista that I am- I do not agree).

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I forgot to tell you. Im trying that NaBloPoMo thing.  When Igoogled it I must have spelled it wrong becuase all I got were Nambla results.  Scary.

Welcome to the Fold

I love tattoos, which is probably a good thing because the Fiancee is working on a full sleeve.  I have a confession however, I have a number of tattoos as well.

Yestarday I went to my favorite artist, Chris Barnett over at Good Faith II in Brookline and added a new member to the collection.  I got it on my belly.  I forgot how damn much tattoos hurt on your stomach.  I was so light headed after he was done I could barely talk.  We were talking about price and I had no idea what was going on.  Which, in retrospect, is better than when I almost passed out from my first tattoo in a dirty bathroom in New Hampshire.

Wanna see my tattoo? I have only ever shown the world, via facebook 1 of my tattoos. So to see it you have to scroll through all my old tattoos to get there.

This is my blue and green butterfly I got in 2006.  I got this the year I got engaged.  I call it my engagement tattoo.  Chris and I have a connection over Jimmy Eat World. Specifically the song For Me This Is Heavan from the 1998  Clarity Album.

These are my forget-me-knots I got when we put my grandmother in a nursing home for Alzheimer's.  Forget-me-knots are the flower of Alzheimer's.

This is Tinkerbell.  I got her in 2007.  She takes up a rather large section of my back. Is it just me or does the pink pixie dust look a little like a rash?  When I was kid I couldn't sleep unless my mother set up a  mirror that reflected a light and looked like Tinkerbell in the Mary Martin version of Peter Pan, and of course, left the window open.  I got Tink as a reminder of who I was, as  reminder of m childhood.

Welcome to the fold.  I picked a rose because Rose is the flower of June.  My other grandmother's birthday was in June.

I got these pink flowers the same time I got the butterfly.  They don't exist in nature.  They are a combination of daisy and hybiscus.  They are mine.  I got them the year I moved out, got engaged and graduated from college.  They are me. They are my adulthood.

Put it all together and what do you get?

update.

I lost 1.4 pounds this week or the puppy pictured above.

Maybe this time I won't die

I hate waking up with a migraine. However, Prevention magazine, as well as the Mayo Clinic say that you should do a "neck check."  If your symptoms are above the neck then you can exercise.  I have also read, else where, that exercise can help cure headaches as a general rule, but I am not sure how well that will work specifically.  Maybe I can just work this minor migraine right out of my body.

I will be truing the Couch to 5k work out from Cool Running.  A special thank-you goes out to Heidi from Lipgloss & Law School for showing it out to me.

Week 1, Work out 1 is simply: "Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes."

I think even I can handle that - debilitating and dangerous asthma attacks.  Maybe If I can complete all 9 weeks (or 27 work outs) I will be able do the Prevention 2 Week Turn Around.

yikes

So here I am, almost 1/3 of the way through my wedding to do list challenge when I find this. Its got 103 items on it. It has 33 items more than the list I am working from, which is stressing me out. True, this list like most lists are full of nonesense but its also got important items that are not on the list I am working on.

CRAP.

And so, its time to see how my progress adds up with thier list. (My progress is in purple)

At Least One Year in Advance
First decide on the basics...
! Choose wedding date check!
! Decide type of wedding desired (traditional, big/small, etc.) check! (semi traditional and very big.)
! Determine what religion the service will be performed in, if any check! None. I would burst into flames entering a church. Spiritual and non-denominational.
! Decide time of wedding and reception check! 3pm ceremony, 4pm reception. Ends at 9. That way people can drive the 71 miles home.
! Choose desired location for wedding ceremony check!
! Choose desired location for reception check!
! Set wedding budget and decide how wedding will be financed check!

Then hire the individuals from whom you will need their services on the wedding day...
! Choose/hire individual who will perform your wedding check!
! Interview/Choose photographer and then book him/her check!
! Interview/Choose Florist and then book him/her check!
! Interview/Choose caterer and then book them check!

Next section ten to 12 months I should have complete because I am 7 montsh away. Here goes nothing...
Ten to Twelve Months in Advance
! Decide how large/small wedding party will be done
! Choose/order wedding dress and veil Dress done, veil not so much.
! Begin looking at invitations bought and recieved
! Set honeymoon budget uuuuhhhh. im broke.
! Announce engagement to friends and family yeah, ive been engaged for almost 4 years - they got the memo.
! Put engagement announcement in local paper ditto. plus i can't afford it.

I am doing ok, but a quick look at the 6 month section lets me know I might be behind. Crap - now I have to combine lists.

DAMN YOU MARTHA!

1000 Reasons Why Being A Grown Up Doesn't Blow

Having to throw a party because you threw a party. You just cant drink all those left overs  your self.
Yes, life is hard.

if you got long hair on your head, from your ear to your sleeve even if you got a weave

Its my littlest sisters 19th birthday so I drove to Amherst to go get her for a family dinner. Be Faithful came on the radio. CRAZINESS!!!!!! What a way to celebrate friday, so I thought I'd share.

Happy Birthday Amanda!

1000 Reasons Why Being A Grown Up Blows

Having to clean up after parties is just shitty as it was when you were a kid.

(not my house)