february 24, 2000 Pigs Are Flying, Too

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I can’t believe they started a Buffy burb without me!  That’ll teach me to skip Beth’s weblog for three days.  Speaking of Buffy, next week’s episode should be hilarious.  I’m really looking forward to Faith’s portrayal of Buffy—tension and comedy all rolled into one.  Something strange is going on with buffy.net.  I’ve been writing my episode reviews, but I’ve been put essentially on hold because some “big changes” are coming to the site.  I’m considering just posting my episode reviews here for now, because right now they’re being wasted in a state of limbo.  And now that I’m a member of the Buffy burb, I should talk about Buffy more, right?   So stay tuned for some reviews, as soon as I get the chance to post them. A couple of journalers have commented on California Proposition 22 and on the off chance that their messages missed you: if you’re from California, please turn out to vote no on Prop 22.  For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s the “protect marriage” initiative that specifies only a man and a woman can get married.  (Thank you, Dr. Laura, and all your sheep, for this horrible proposition.  I fucking hate Dr. Laura.  She says things like, “if you condone homosexuality, you have to allow incest between consenting adults as well” and supports those disgusting movements to “cure” homosexuals.  The Advocate this month has the most unflattering picture of her on the cover, where she looks like the ugly old harpy hypocrite that she is.  Go, The Advocate.)  I heard a radio commercial for this wretched proposition that went something like this:   Two WOMEN are having tea.  There are GIGGLING KIDS in the background.  Everyone is happy and well adjusted. WOMAN  You know, Sally, I have been seeing those “Yes on 22, Protect Marriage” signs everywhere. OTHER WOMAN Yes, me too, Betty.  You know, I don’t know what the fuss is about.  Proposition 22 is very short.  It just states that marriage should be between only a man and a woman. WOMAN Oh. But doesn’t that take away the civil rights of gays and lesbians? (You see?  I’m still concerned about the civil rights of those deviant sinners.  Since they’re all going to hell, I figure we may as well make life on earth pleasant for them with civil rights.)  I am very concerned about their civil rights being taken away.   Is this proposition ANTI-gay?  OTHER WOMAN, laughing Why no, silly!  My sister is gay.  She and her partner visit each other in the hospital and everything.  (We love gay people.  Really!  We love them!  My sister is gay! Did you hear that? I’m so fucking tolerant of gays that it hurts.  So don’t get all up in my shit.  I LOVE GAYS.)  Actually, Prop 22 RESPECTS the rights of gays and lesbians to choose their own lifestyle.  WOMAN Sounds like it makes a lot of sense. (Next year, once this goes into effect, we can use it as a springboard and more easily pass the laws that explicitly take away all their rights one by one.)  I’m so glad they get to keep their rights, while we still stand up for the sacred institution of marriage. .  OTHER WOMAN Yes.  I want to send a positive message to my kids, that marriage should only be between a man and a woman.  {And that being gay is wrong and disgusting, and if any of my little angels turns into a faggot or a dyke, I’ll beat their little heads in   Of course it will have to be me, because their bastard alcoholic father ran off with that stripper six months ago.)  I love my kids and want them to grow up the right way. WOMAN Yes.  I agree.  (I already beat little Ashley with a belt for looking at Britney Spears’ cleavage the other day.  And I thought I saw Tyler checking out Ricky Martin’s package, and he got a fist to the head.)  Let’s vote yes! ADORABLE, EXPLOITED KIDS Yes on 22. (We just say what Mommy tells us to say, and then she gives us cookies.)  Paid for by the Californians to protect marriage. Yuck.  And what really worries me is that I’ve seen about a billion “Yes on 22” signs and hardly any countermeasures.  In front of my building at work they have two of those signs and I just want to drive right over them.  Danielle’s stepdad, who is also Charlotte’s brother, commented that he agreed with Proposition 22 because, “I don’t think a guy should be sucking another guy’s dick.”  Well, news flash: they’ll suck each other’s dicks whether you like it or not.  If you get your way, they’ll just be oppressed cock suckers instead of cock suckers with equal rights. Matt asked me an interesting question when we were driving home from Monterey.  He asked how I would define an intellectual.  After thinking about it for a moment, I said that an intellectual would be someone of above average intelligence, who didn’t just blindly accept what she or he was told by parents, the media, politicians, etc., but questioned the world around them.   I said that an intellectual would be interested in things like religion, politics, history, philosophy or current events.   Basically, an intellectual is someone who spends some time questioning and discussing the world in which they live. I am curious as to what all of you out there thing about my definition.  Is it totally biased towards the humanities?  Is there a better definition?  Damnit, I wish I had a forum.  Today, Candy has announced that  she is going to act as the new office manager.  She also made an announcement that convinces me that hell has, indeed, frozen over.  There is absolutely no dress code anymore: it has been completely abolished. Now, who knows if she’s going to stick with it or not.  It sounds like she’s just being bitter right now and throwing up her hands of the whole thing.  The theory is, she’s exchanging sartorial freedom for productivity.  She implied that anyone who dresses in a flagrant manner will have their ass watched 24/7.  Sounds like a trap to some people.  Anyway, if this insanity lasts, it will be heavenly to not have to panic about what I’m wearing every day.   I’m not going to show up in jeans and Bermuda shorts, but it would be great to wear a sweater every so often without being racked by Catholic guilt.

What I'm Reading: I just got another Entertainment Weekly. What I'm Writing: Today I didn't write much.  Mood Ring: Ice.  You know, in hell. Journal Quote of the Day: "Art and craft do not have to overlap. You can certainly have art without learning the related craft. But I happen to feel - and there are others who feel this too - that learning the craft vastly enriches the art."  ~ Columbine, who I mentally used as an example of an "intellectual" although she'd probably say "grr" to that. Love the journal.     Random Tidbit: No on 22.