Another candidate

Don't get me wrong, I can stand Joe Lieberman. One of the highlights of my political career (since when do i get to call my volunteering a career?) was meeting Joe and Hadassah with Al and Tipper back in 2000 when I worked at their visit to ORlando. And I did go to his formal withdrawl party in 2004 back in Arlington, where Matt and Jason and I pretended to be different people that night depending on which reporter was asking us questions. Apparently there weren't any people unrelated to the campaign there. But enough is enough Joe. You claim to be a Democrat but stab me in the back time after time. Your book whitewashed your real beliefs and the way you said gay and lesbian americans made me feel sick to my stomach. So I sent money to Ned Lamont today. Either i break my streak of supporting only losing candidates or I just helped you win. But he is a real democrat and I urge anyone who reads this to also support him of Emperor Palpitine.... errr I mean Joe Lieberman.

Taking Chances

I've never necessarily held the most conventional traits as the most important. I'm like the only one I know that believes ambition to be a needed trait in Mr. Right. Well I thought of another one while watching The Office tonight, the need to take chances. Granted I love The Office, one of the funniest shows on TV, but I realized there is a sad aspect to the characters tonight. None of them take chances and unless they do, they are doomed to being marginal individuals who will never have big success or big love or big life. My favorite commerical right now has a woman who pays for the guy in the car behind hers dry cleaning and then gives the dry cleaning lady her phone number to give to the guy. What I love is she took a chance. And it leaves us with the impression that the date, get married, or at least have a lot of great sex for a month or two.

And I realized that this is something I do tend to follow. I may fall flat on my face a million times, but I am willing to give something a chance no matter how its deemed for failure. I moved to DC not knowing anyone here after I graduated. I have crush after crush on unobtainable men and still have no qualms giving the next one my phone number, and I try for jobs that I may not be 100% ready for. It doesn't always work out, but one day it might and it could be incredible.

So for all those readers, go ahead and take a chance... you never know where the dry cleaning might lead to.

Countdown

7 days left until the last of my summer classes. I can't wait.

Missed Connection

Craigslist by happenstance reported this today:

"CVS on L.

345ish. You were looking at greeting cards then made your way to long long slow moving line.You were wearing proper summer attire including flip flops. I was wearing pink striped shirt and black pants, carrying a blue gym bag. As you passed we made eye contact and smiled. You had a phone conversation about going to class. As I was leaving CVS, I looked back and we made eye contact again.

How about we try the eye contact thing over dinner and drinks sometime?"

Now let's just hope I don't get responses like... "tell me more so i know if it was me." Ummm.. were you on the phone at that CVS talking about going to class? no? then its not you...

A Catch All

So the last few days/ weeks I've felt really out of it. When I saw Brian at the gay pride parade, he even mentioned I seemed a little out of it. That could be because I was sneaking to buy a chocolate chip cookie and got caught.. or it could be that I was out of it.

Work is ok, although I really feel that I've received no training on my responsibilities and even though I've been in the position for like a year and a half I'm still figuring out what I'm doing and I'm not a big fan of the flying by the seat of your pants thing.

School is ehhhhh... I am so burnt out from all the work I've done on my Quals test and then summer classes going on that I am so tired I can't wake up for my morning gym workout.I like my Quantitative class a lot and am feeling a lot more confident about statistics. But I am thoroughly hateful towards my Qualitative class. I've had to redo this damned assignment three times now and I'm just over it.I am thinking of skipping the last class... Turn in my papers and walk out... Only 3 weeks to go.

Pride: the silver lining right now was gay pride weekend last weekend. While I skipped the parade, Christian put it correctly: It needs more drag queens and more skin. But he and I went to JR's and then Cobalt that night. Had a great time with him. We met some guy named Jason who works for a GOP governor and had an interesting convo with him. A few quotes from the evening include (note: not from Jason). I need something to lean on. and my fav... I'm too drunk to stand in line. i bet you are...
After drinking Christian and I went to Annie's Steakhouse, which i haven't been to in years. Good time, good greasy food... but here's the clincher. We walk in to the restaurant and I see one of the waiters is a guy that I've caught many times having sex in my gym shower.... Can i request he not touch my food since I'm familiar with where his hands have been? In other news, I was feeling nice I texted a bunch of people a Happy Pride message...including the epidemeologist... How's bout he responded... WTF??????? But on the way to meet Christian that night I got the complete checkout by a hot latin thing... walked by me we smiled... he turned around three times as I looked back and kept walking to meet Christian.. I don't remember that ever happening before....

Gay Marriage

Another election year is upon us. How can you tell? Because Republicans start to bring out their venom and hatred. Latest case: Gay marriage. While Laura Bush may believe that this issue shouldn't be used as a political issue, we all know how effective she really is within the administration at being heard by her husband. I'm assuming it has to do with all those years of her being pregnant and barefoot in the kitchen. And while I expect the GOP to be truly evil on trying to pull families apart, I have begun to take umbrage at the Democrats who say that this isn't a real issue. Yes, I believe this is an issue to be done at the state level. But this is a real issue for gay and lesbian families across the country who are only a stone's throw from having their rights trampeled, their families outlawed, and being thrown into a camp for extermination. So when I get emails from the Democratic leadership telling me this isn't a real issue in America, I can't say I agree with that. Maybe its time to have real leadership that will unapologetically stand up for progressive and liberal issues. Until then, I will keep hanging up on whoever calls me from the DNC asking for this and that.

In other political news, I have made my first campaign donation of the year. (note: this usually dooms a candidate, as I have not sent money to a winning candidate yet in the 6 years I've been active in politics. But I recommend you take a look at Angie Paccione, who is taking on the hateful Marilyn Musgrave, who falls asleep during committee meetings as well. What a good woman she really is huh? So I encourage you to send Angie some amount of money. Every dollar helps and to get rid of the most hateful woman in college (she did start the Federal Marriage Amendment) would be a great tribute from gay America. If we can vote off Mandisa, why can't we vote off Marilyn?

Reallly?

Quote: "New York has no national monuments or icons." Original Source: A Homeland Security report justifying the cutting of New York City's anti-terrorism grants by 40% (as reported by www.politicalwire.com)

Hmmm is that so????

The end of a friend

I read this article today on the elliptical before work. I didn't realize how wholly appropriate it was at the beginning of the day. The April 2006 issue of Men's Health (yes, I read Men's Health... its not that funny... ok it is.... i'll wait for you to stop laughing). BUt the issues gave seven reasons to end a friendship and I was thinking of the appropriate people that would fall under a category of possibly friendship ending and they fit, but I will also try to be more cognizant of these issues. They are:

1. They don't help you move.
2. They call you only when they're down.
3. They rarely hang out.
4. Their jokes aren't funny anymore.
5. They lie about small things.
6. They talk about how much more you earn.
7. Your significant other thinks they are a dolt.

Interesting. very interesting.