All Things Woompty

Why yes, I AM an unrepentant bleeding heart liberal

Last night I stood on a busy street in San Diego, shoulder to shoulder with people I don't know, holding candles and signs and chanting.

When I say 8, you say NO!

November 4th cannot get here fast enough. I don't think I can take the suspense much longer, I don't think I can handle the insane rage that rises in my throat every time I see a "Yes on 8" bumper sticker or sign, I don't think I can handle seeing the McCain/Palin Smears R Us commercials anymore.

I was tearing up last night on my way home from the No On 8 headquarters. 11,000 same sex couples have gotten marriage license since June 17th, and the world has not ended and yet people still want to change the California constitution and write discrimination back into our lives.

Before this year, I had never donated to a campaign or put political bumper stickers on my car or volunteered to help out. But this year, there is SO MUCH at stake. This year, there are people out there trying to take away the rights of my friends and family. This year, there are politcal candidates running who think a woman's health is worthy of air quotes and who haven't got a fucking clue about the world. (Seriously, when I have been to more foreign countries than a Vice Presidential candidate, there is a Major Problem here.)

So this year I've done it all. I've donated to the Obama/Biden campaign, I've got my Obama/Biden magnet on my car, I've been working the phone banks for the No on 8 campaign and putting signs in my window at home, dumbass destructive neighbors be damned.

I told Kevin that I won't know what to do with myself if we manage to both elect a black president AND secure the rights of gays and lesbians to marry. My heart may very well explode from the sheer joy. But I'm so scared of either of those things not happening that I'm stocking up on wine to make sure I have a way to dull the pain on November 5th.

Get involved. Vote. If you believe in any of this, make yourself heard. Together, we're awfully noisy.

posted by Melinda @ 3:22 PM 0 Comments

Tuesday roller coaster

Morning: Find out car repairs will cost $1,021.78. Beg Amex to let us charge it to our card despite current high balance due to speeding ticket and vet bills. Sigh in relief when Amex proves to be awesome as usual.

Afternoon: Find out one of my friends is more awesome than I even knew she was, and I knew she was pretty damn awesome. Kind of want to cry.

Late afternoon: Find out car needs one more tiny $150 fix before it's ready to go. Convince mechanic we deserve a discount since we just dropped $1K to them. Go home and discover that the plumbers who were in doing repairs today LEFT MY APARTMENT TOTALLY UNLOCKED. Fuckers.

Evening: Cure my horrible, terrible no good, very bad day with an Earl Grey tea au lait, knitting, and a warm chocolate chip cookie shared with a friend.

Tomorrow's going to be better. Tomorrow HAS to be better.

posted by Melinda @ 9:14 PM 0 Comments