I am ashamed (again) of the leader of my country. Doesn’t it make you sad? That he would push for such discrimination?
Too angry and saddened to write more about it.
Thanks to a neat little Typepad feature, I wrote this yesterday before the DSL shut off and I’m probably unpacking as you read it. I did so much! I’m almost done! I want a maid to clean the place!
Really, I had no idea so much dirt was in my house. I have NO idea where it came from, I’m sure it wasn’t from me or the cats, it was carried in by dirt gremlins, and I don’t want to clean it. But after checking a maid service, I now know that I HAVE to clean it. So I’ll do it next week. After I’ve unpacked in my new home.
Oh, and god bless Craigslist. It’s worked for me again. I had a thought, while packing detritus into bags – I knew I wanted to donate my usable crap to a good cause, but I was getting mighty tired of lugging stuff around. I also had about seven (seven!) trash bags full of garbage. Straight up unsalvageable stuff. And that wasn’t even counting the recyclables. So I posted a note on CL saying “You can have my stuff if you take the garbage, too.” I had run out of garbage cans outside, y’see. As soon as I posted, I started getting the calls. Everyone sounded okay, but one stood out – just something about his voice. So I told him to come on over. He took ALL my crap, cheerfully, and will sort it out later. He supports his family this way, selling other people’s leftovers, and he seemed decent and kind and sweet. He reminded me somehow of my dad, excited to dive into bags of unknown junk, sure the treasure is right underneath the next layer.
And listen: My crap filled the back of his utility pick-up truck. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? I live(d) in a 300 sq foot apartment with NO space. I am a wonder, something to behold. Now I have to go over to the new place and pull the same kind of Hide The Shit magic.
Can I tell ya? I just want to knit. Cromarty misses me, is singing to me, even now…..
He’s a criminal and should be dealt with accordingly. So wrong that it is unspeakable.
Things are a wee bit better here–move to Canada! We have that snow you like too.
Seriously, I was gaping when I saw it on the news last night. At the very least I hope his ass gets trounced in the next election.
I hope for all kinds of other bad stuff for him too, but I’ll leave it at that for now.
Ashamed doesn’t even begin to touch it. Fury comes a little closer. It makes me feel sick. Amending the Constitution to enforce one vision of what constitutes family. So very wrong.
As ashamed as I am over our so-called “fearless” leader, I am that much more distressed about the people who actually put him in office, and may well do it again.
Ooh, if he wins again….grr. This whole debate is so ridiculous, and here in GA, they wanna do it on a state level! It makes me so mad.
The Constitution is about freedoms and rights…not taking them away. Grr.
I hope unpacking is going well. Thanks for leaving us a post while you’re Moving!
Ah yes, I know that phenomenon well. My brother says I have a gift for fitting ten pounds of shit into a two-pound bag. You should have seen what came out of MY 300-sq foot apt. when I moved out!
Hey, I really appreciate hearing the story, can I blog that on cnewmark.com?
thanks!
Craig
There you are! See, I knew you could do it. Looking forward to seeing you all settled in. Oh, and Bush, don’t get me started. Let’s just all be damned sure to get him outta there before he manages to mess with the Constitution. On a happier note, my pal Tim IM’d from London that he & Ned may pop over for a quick SF marriage!
I thought you had been washed over by a tsunami, and that’s why you disappeared! Good for you for getting that big moving push and DOING it! I know moving is traumatic for you. I love Craig’s List! And I hate the guy who pretends he’s the president (I can’t call him “our” or “my” president, because, well, he’s NOT). Stay dry.
Let us hope that our children will look back on this day and be aghast at the prejudice shown in our nation of people who are both so blessed but so ignorant. I can hardly believe the prejudice for people of color my parents’ generation had. I pray the next generation will rid the world of all prejudices!
Congrats on the big move. Take a moment to knit a row or two, it will rejuvenate you!
Wow, you write about how great craigs list is, and the craig himself comes and takes note of it. I’ve looked before, and I don’t think there is one anywhere close to my area. Too bad. I really like the idea of it.
Happy unpacking. I look foreward to you being back on line.
I don’t consider him my president. It was a stolen election, and the Supreme Court didn’t have to guts to stand up for what was right. And did you hear Gov. Schwarnegrrrr (can’t spell it) claim that there were “riots and protests” about gay marriage here in SF. Pul-leeze. Get the damn facts right.
He’s already been playing around with the Constitution. Clearly, someone feels he’s omnipotent. And let’s not forget : he won over Al Gore by not a very large percentage. Heck, it was small. But I fear he may have gained a lot of supporters with his “intervention” [har] in Iraq.
And have you heard the governor of California lately? Not only is he opposing gay marriages, that guy is using the state like it’s a token in a game. In so many words he made it clear to Bush : “Give us more financial help and I’ll give you California in the elections.” It makes me weep.
what makes me even sick, violently sick, is the idea that when it comes down to it, I don’t think B*sh really cares at all about this issue. he’s just doing it for the religious right, so they’ll get off his back and vote for him. the millions of people whose lives this affects are worthless to him, but that’s pretty much SOP for him.
After what I’ve been reading lately, I cannot BELIEVE he hasn’t been impeached. I guess that’s what you get when you give one party all the f*cking power. I want my country back.
I’m ashamed of old shrub and pissed off.
More importantly I hadn’t stopped by in a couple of weeks so I’m just finding out that you’re moving. Holy crap! :o)
On the taking a week to move — I personally think you’re doing well if you can do it in a week. Your friend who could do it in a day must be way more organized than I will ever be!
Hope you are settling in well! Congrats! :o)
Rachel dear…it will be a blink of an eye and you will have everything put away and be sitting and knitting to your dear heart’s content.
You know what makes me feel better? Every time I see him on tv, or read something he said, I say, very loudly… “ASSHOLE”. It makes me feel a little better.