Quiet.

[truepenny]

Haven't had much to say for myself this past week. Of course, after me going on ad nauseum about my dissertation for weeks on end, y'all are probably grateful for a rest.

I keep hoping that I'll come up with something to say about a book--my book, someone else's book, any book--but so far no joy.

Dreams have been all anxiety-related and weird, and I'm playing too much mahjongg.

And I haven't been commenting in other people's journals when I ought. So, redbird, good luck on the job front. elisem, I'm glad you're home safe. scarcrest, I feel your Cub-pain. (Stupid Cubs.) pegkerr, go you with the word count! Any words are better than no words at all.

And I'm with matociquala: I don't want Shrub approving of my life. The reasons Mirrorthaw and I legalized and formalized our marriage have nothing to do with morality and everything to do with commitment. And making a commitment to another person because you love them is something that should be honored regardless of sex, gender, race, class, or any other variable I can think of, including the number of people involved.

Have you heard, the word is Love?

Comments

[oracne.livejournal.com]

I keep hoping that I'll come up with something to say about a book--my book, someone else's book, any book--but so far no joy.

Ah, but you did bring joy, with your comment to me this morning.

Re: Cubs

[scarcrest.livejournal.com]

Thanks ... If I were Mr. Bartman, I'd be moving to Miami right about now.

Agreed with your thoughts on marriage. I highly doubt I'll ever get married, but if I did, it would be to show my commitment to the woman in question, not to appease God or people's conventional sense of morality.

I'm reminded of, I think, Thomas Jefferson's comment about religion: How it didn't matter to him whether another person believed in 100 gods or none, because it didn't break his back or steal his land either way. A person's sexual preference doesn't harm anyone, unless the person is a predator. As long as everyone's consenting, the Religious Reich should shut the fuck up.

If we wanted to really "protect marriage," we'd change our culture so that you didn't have 16-year-old girls marrying their 18-year-old boyfriends so they could have sex without fear of hellfire. We'd have real sex education so the shotgun wedding would be an anachronism.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

I wonder if we shold all file for divorce on the first day of the week if he does this crap again next year.

I mean, not like we'd have to follow through. But that would be a great protest.....