Greg Gets to Live Forever

If I was god (and didn't exist) I would let Greg live forever. This is why.

Miss Piggy Fucks the Pain Away

Yes:

Same Sex Immigration and Obama

I've been reading a lot of Citizen Crain, which is a wonderful blog about LGBT issues and politics. But it also has a large slant towards same-sex immigration. This was a post by the contributor Andoni:

I attended the Obama VIP reception which entailed a photo with Barack and maybe the possibility of 10 seconds chat time while the photo was being taken. I consulted Rachel Tiven of Immigration Equality for her suggestion as to what the best 10 second bite would be. She suggested to be as emotional as possible and gave me, “I have to choose between the love of my life and my country because I am gay. Please support immigration rights for gay and lesbian families.”

I practiced this line over and over. However, when my moment came, I flubbed my lines. I don’t know exactly what I said, but I did manage to get out gay and immigration --- and then I choked up. It was a real emotional choke up, not an act, and not the script. However, I said enough for Obama to know what I was talking about. He put his arm around me and in a very comforting way said, “I know, I know.”

Reading this made me tear up a little. I can't imagine I would do any better and probably would turn into a sweating, weeping mess. This was slightly heartening though:

It was apparent that he [Obama] knew this issue well. He took some time to explain that same sex immigration is going to be a very difficult one because it combines two of the most controversial issues Congress faces, gay rights and immigration. (I heard this from Barney Frank two years ago as well.) Obama also said that to tackle it we were going to have to establish a vehicle to recognize gay couples. I think we both said “civil unions” simultaneously -- me as a question, he as a statement.

I hope Obama keeps up his support as November barrels forward for the LGBT community and then doesn't throw us under the bus the same way Clinton did once in office. Even despite what everyone sees as his move to [duh-duh-duuuuh!] the CENTER, he's been good about still supporting us.

It's a shame how hard this fight is going to be and how much time it will take. Some of us don't have a lot of it.

Oklahoma Travels

Well, here is a cute litte slideshow made by my bff's gf. Sigh. I miss bowling for under $20 already.

Deportation do us part...

Again, in case people thought California or Massachusetts made that big of a difference for us.

Recovery, Day 2

Uhhh... I have a headache. This has little to do with my chapstick recovery, but more to do with the fact that I left my sweet sweet cigarettes at home. Since I import my smokies from International Duty Free Zones, I refuse to buy another pack for 9 fucking dollars.

Anyway, I saw this today and it made me think of how glad I am that I've quit my chapstick addiction before my kids had to suffer through this kind of torment: