Seriously, this is a gorgeous dress. If I knew how to sew at all, I would try to make it for myself. I'm obsessed. I want to wear it with fake pearls and heels, go out to dinner and generally feel fancy. You just can't find dresses like this anymore (that cost under $100). Love it!
I usually take everything any politician says with a grain of salt, but once in a while I get surprised. Today, MN State Rep. Steve Simon made me proud to live in Minnesota.
A constitutional amendment was recently proposed in Minnesota to officially declare marriage as a union between a man and a woman. You've heard all the arguments about how gay people should be allowed to be as miserable as all the other married folks, how divorce is rampant and the institution of marriage is a sham nowadays anyway, but I have never heard someone so eloquently defend a person's right to love another. Right around the 1:00 mark is when he really got me. The gist of what Steve Simon said is as follows: if there's any chance that sexuality is innate, and not a product of environment...if it's even POSSIBLY TRUE, then ask yourself what that does to your moral argument against gay marriage? If there's even a remote chance, how does your argument hold up?
That's a powerful thought. As adamantly as you may be against it, if you even think there's a small possibility that sexuality is a gift from God, then consider the holes that puts in a religious argument. I've never heard a better, more concise argument for gay marriage, and I'm proud to repost this speech.
I have a bone to pick with Qdoba. I have tried, for the past 2 months, to unsubscribe from Qdoba's promotional emails. Tried UNSUCCESSFULLY, might I add. You can't trick people into receiving your emails. If I want to unsubscribe, you have to let me. That's how this works! Every single time I go to unsubscribe, I get an error message. I went so far as to contact their customer service department directly and have yet to get a response. Yeah, NOW you don't want to email me.
Come on, Qdoba. You have not only annoyed me to the point of moving to the ever-avoided spot on my email's "blocked" list, but you've also ensured that all my business will go to Chipotle.
you and your significant other go grocery shopping and you think it's a date. And it was one of the best dates you've had in a while.
Either that's too comfortable, or it's just easier to enjoy the simple things after a while. That's not such a bad thing after all.
I saw this interview between Ellen Degeneres and her wife, the gorgeous Portia de Rossi, this morning and had to post it. I didn't post it for all the talk about eating disorders, weight issues, self-esteem issues. The part that stuck with me was at the very end. I think Ellen does something that everyone wishes for in a partner, a friend, family member - she says the exact right thing at the exact right moment. I hope that one day I get the rare opportunity to say the exact right thing to my boyfriend, friend, brother, mom, or whoever it may be exactly when they need to hear it.
If you don't want to watch the whole thing, just scroll to the 5:40 mark
I love the passionate debates about politics. I love discussions that revolve around politics. These are the things that make America great - we can share our opinions openly, which should lead to people being more educated and in the know about what's going on in this country. It's so great to see that people care! What I don't like, are the personal attacks and the emotional digs at the expense of whoever it may be that you disagree with.
Now, I happen to have a lot of faith in human nature. Perhaps this is misplaced faith, I'm not sure, but I'll be damned if I'm not going to keep this faith. Without it, I would just go crazy with fear and skepticism. Knowing this, it's easy to see why I believe that politicians do not have an inherent desire to sabotage their respective city/state/country. I will never believe that a politician WANTS to completely screw the general public. None of them WANT to do the exact wrong thing. They're all trying to do what they feel is right. They could be dead wrong. Who's to say the other guy would've done better? We'll never know. The main idea is that politicians generally want to do the right thing, don't they? Isn't that the point?
Everyone has an opinion. I have plenty of opinions. I don't generally like politics because I think it's a shady business that I can't quite wrap my head around. But, I also think going into politics is either a very noble or very stupid career move. You're guaranteed to have at least some of the population dislike you. You're constantly defending your actions. You have anywhere from a few hundred to a few million supervisors - try answering to that many people at your job. Does not sound like fun. And, if you're not perfect, which is a guarantee for all of humankind, you have that many people to point their fingers at you and let you know how much you suck at your job. This is what a politician knows he's getting into when he starts his political career. It shouldn't come as a surprise and he should expect it. That doesn't make the job any easier.
So, please remember that even politicians want to be good at their jobs and do the right thing.
