I am just...disgusted by the Utah Senate. Chris Buttars in specific. It is just amazing to me that this man can sleep at night. He can look himself in the mirror and not feel the need to drive himself off a cliff. The man is a fucking idiot. I wish that I could think more clearly so that I could come up with a better description of what he is, but I am just so disgusted that I can't even begin to articulate my thoughts adequately.
For anyone who isn't aware, I'm talking about Chris Buttars' comments on the Common Ground Initiative which simply asks that the LGBT community be granted the same civil and HUMAN rights as straight couples. Things like Expanding Health Care, Fair Housing and Employment (Right now it is legal in Utah for people to be fired from their jobs or evicted from their homes just because they’re gay or transgender.), and Removing existing barriers to inheritance and insurance (this bill was defeated in the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 4-2 vote).
All of these things seem like pretty basic allowances for ANYONE living in America...but that's not how it is. Freedom and Liberty and Civil Rights are available to any American, unless you live in some way that someone else doesn't understand or doesn't like. Then, you can go ahead and get fucked. Right?
Back to good ol' Buttars.
He called the gay-rights movement "probably the greatest threat to America", likened gay activists to Muslim radicals and dubbed same-sex relationships "abominations."
In the same interview with Reed Cowan on ABC he says "It's the beginning of the end. Oh it's worse than that, sure. Sodom and Gomorrah was localized. This is worldwide."
When talking about the Initiative brought before the Senate, which has since been stopped for 2009 with a House committee voting down the final bill Wednesday, he said "It lost 4-2, and I killed it. I've killed every one they've brought for eight years."
I can't help but remember when I was learning about our Nation's history in school. I remember learning about women fighting for the right to vote, African Americans fighting for the right to be in the same ROOM as white people. I was just so shocked that anyone could have ever thought it was alright to treat people like that. My how far we've come...that's what I thought. And here we are. Again.
I am so glad I won't be having children. I wouldn't want my kids or their kids learning about this some day. I don't want to be a part of the history we're making.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Change!
Well, over the weekend Whil and I moved into our new house! Three of his little brothers and our good friend Ben came out to help and we got the brunt of it done on Sunday afternoon. It seemed like there would be so much more work than there was...I guess that's because the boys did all the heavy lifting. I helped though, damn it! I was a packing MACHINE. And I carried a lot of boxes and Ikea bags and the like. Oh, a little tip to those who don't know, the big blue reusable Ikea bags are so usefull to have when you're moving. They can hold just about anything and they're much easier to lug around than boxes. Not to mention, they're much more eco-friendly than carboard boxes. We seriously only had like 4 real boxes full of stuff, and the rest was in Ikea bags. They're my new favorite thing.
The house is still awesome. There are a few things I wish I would have noticed before we moved in so they could have been taken care of before we started moving, but hindsight is 20/20 and they're taking care of it now, anyway...so no harm, no foul. (How many cliches did I use there? Whew.)
BoDee and Fern seem to love it. They don't know what to do with all the room! I keep finding them sprawled out in the oddest places. Seems like they're just trying out all their different options. So cute.
Whenever I had to move with JayDee, she would get really anxious and would wind up either having the runs or vomiting for a few days, so I was a little worried about how BoDee would take this move since it's our first with him. He seems to be doing pretty well! The only thing is that his behavior is leaving something to be desired. BoDee is a pretty damn good dog, he doesn't really get into trouble at all, but on Sunday Whil and I were out picking up some stuff from the apartment and when we came back, BoDee had torn through the trash (SO not his style), peed in the kitchen and taken a dump in the living room. We were pretty shocked! He got in pretty big trouble though, so I don't think we'll have to worry about anything like that happening again.
I hate disciplining him, he's SO sensitive. But it for sure had to happen, we would like to keep that good dog stuff going for as long as we can! :)
Other than the new house, things are moving along as usual. I'm feeling a little depressed as of late...but eh, what can you do? I'm working on some personal relationships, but I don't really see any gain yet, and that is pretty discouraging.
I'll post pictures of the new house soon...maybe some with BoDee in them since I STILL haven't posted any of him. HA!
The house is still awesome. There are a few things I wish I would have noticed before we moved in so they could have been taken care of before we started moving, but hindsight is 20/20 and they're taking care of it now, anyway...so no harm, no foul. (How many cliches did I use there? Whew.)
BoDee and Fern seem to love it. They don't know what to do with all the room! I keep finding them sprawled out in the oddest places. Seems like they're just trying out all their different options. So cute.
Whenever I had to move with JayDee, she would get really anxious and would wind up either having the runs or vomiting for a few days, so I was a little worried about how BoDee would take this move since it's our first with him. He seems to be doing pretty well! The only thing is that his behavior is leaving something to be desired. BoDee is a pretty damn good dog, he doesn't really get into trouble at all, but on Sunday Whil and I were out picking up some stuff from the apartment and when we came back, BoDee had torn through the trash (SO not his style), peed in the kitchen and taken a dump in the living room. We were pretty shocked! He got in pretty big trouble though, so I don't think we'll have to worry about anything like that happening again.
I hate disciplining him, he's SO sensitive. But it for sure had to happen, we would like to keep that good dog stuff going for as long as we can! :)
Other than the new house, things are moving along as usual. I'm feeling a little depressed as of late...but eh, what can you do? I'm working on some personal relationships, but I don't really see any gain yet, and that is pretty discouraging.
I'll post pictures of the new house soon...maybe some with BoDee in them since I STILL haven't posted any of him. HA!
Friday, January 30, 2009
The tide could very well be turning...
Well first of all, I totally ate shit coming up the stairs to work today. I was carrying a massive DCOI (for those who aren't awesome, that's a Diet Coke on Ice which is basically the love of my life), trying to put my sunglasses in my purse, and juggling BoDee's blanky all at once. I was 3 stairs from the top and my shoe somehow came off. I have small feet and damn near every pair of shoes I own is too big. I fell forward and landed with all of my weight on one knee. Of course it was my bad knee. Of course. You know what though? I saved my DCOI. I could have been concerned about hurting myself, but that seems just slightly less important than preserving my morning pick me up. As I fell, I yelled "shit!" rather loudly. I don't know why, but I physically cannot fall without screaming some sort of obscenity. Luckily, I get here pretty early so there weren't too many people to witness my fall. There were a couple dudes at their desks, so I just looked up, sprawled out on the floor, smiled and said "Hello!". What else can you do? So that's my morning.
Moving on, yesterday I had my performance review. I was pretty nervous about it, I won't lie. I feel like I work pretty damn hard, and give this job everything I have to give it, but there are times when I feel like my best just isn't good enough. There are definitely nights when I'm crying to Whil, wondering if maybe this just isn't the place for me. That actually happened just last week after a manager candidly told me that he felt I was awesome at the adhering to and enforcing the process involved with my job, but just plain sucked at my actual job. So you can see why I was just a little concerned. I could not have been more wrong. I left that review feeling motivated and renewed. Everything I've been striving to accomplish in this role has been recognized, and appreciated. Who knew!? And beyond all the positive feedback, I got a raise! Go me! I can't tell you how grateful I am. I know there are people being laid off, or struggling to find work, and here I am getting a raise. It's just so nice to be secure, and even more than that, to love what I do. I'm a happy little lady right now.
Also, I don't know how I've forgotten to mention it up till now, but I am well on my way to becoming a non-smoker! At the moment, I only smoke when I drink, which I feel pretty damn good about. So really, that means that I only smoke occasionally on the weekends. Not bad! Soon enough, I won't even need to do that. As much as I bitched about it, I have to say...the thing that really helped was the laws changing about smoking in bars. Having to leave my drink unattended, lose my spot or table and go outside and freeze my ass off is just so not appealing. We'll see how I handle it in the summer. I'm hoping by then, I'm over smoking when I'm drinking. So keep thinking happy thoughts for me!
Moving on, yesterday I had my performance review. I was pretty nervous about it, I won't lie. I feel like I work pretty damn hard, and give this job everything I have to give it, but there are times when I feel like my best just isn't good enough. There are definitely nights when I'm crying to Whil, wondering if maybe this just isn't the place for me. That actually happened just last week after a manager candidly told me that he felt I was awesome at the adhering to and enforcing the process involved with my job, but just plain sucked at my actual job. So you can see why I was just a little concerned. I could not have been more wrong. I left that review feeling motivated and renewed. Everything I've been striving to accomplish in this role has been recognized, and appreciated. Who knew!? And beyond all the positive feedback, I got a raise! Go me! I can't tell you how grateful I am. I know there are people being laid off, or struggling to find work, and here I am getting a raise. It's just so nice to be secure, and even more than that, to love what I do. I'm a happy little lady right now.
Also, I don't know how I've forgotten to mention it up till now, but I am well on my way to becoming a non-smoker! At the moment, I only smoke when I drink, which I feel pretty damn good about. So really, that means that I only smoke occasionally on the weekends. Not bad! Soon enough, I won't even need to do that. As much as I bitched about it, I have to say...the thing that really helped was the laws changing about smoking in bars. Having to leave my drink unattended, lose my spot or table and go outside and freeze my ass off is just so not appealing. We'll see how I handle it in the summer. I'm hoping by then, I'm over smoking when I'm drinking. So keep thinking happy thoughts for me!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Things and stuff
So...there's still not a whole lot going on in my life. There are some personal things going on in my life that are a little saddening to me, but I choose not to publish them on my public blog. Call me old fashioned. Meh.
Whil and I are looking for a new place to live. We're month to month right now and our lease is officially up in May so really, we could stay till then...but it's a moral issue. See, we live at The Bridge Project which is income based housing. When we moved in, we may have omitted some important information...like ooooh, the fact that I would be living there too. Whil was making EXACTLY the max that he could make per year to be allowed to live there and I was making more than is allowed. So I couldn't live there on my own, much less with Whil. At the time, we really needed the break in rent, so I justified it. Just because the government doesn't think I need help doesn't mean I don't. But now, we're doing much better and I'm sure there are people who are in our position, so we feel like it's time to open it up for someone else.
We've been looking around and haven't really seen anything too promising. It's hard when you're paying so little for a 2 bedroom...you just feel like everything else out there is over priced! So we've just been keeping an eye out. Well...the other day, I found our dream house. The price is right and the house, well the house is just plain awesome. It was built in 1970 and totally looks like it. The layout is just plain ridiculous. it's a 1 bedroom plus office with 1 bathroom...but it's all spread out over 3 floors. Hilarious. The flooring is even funnier to me. Some places have this awesome red tile, others are hard wood...then there's random beige carpet. The kitchen counters are like a sea foam green with a yellow and black back splash. Like, seriously, this house screams Jonda and Whil. Some people may like the cookie cutter polished home look...we don't. We like personality and something unique. And man alive, this is IT.
Here's the only thing...they say no pets. So we're going to talk to them and explain BoDee's special situation. See, he's a dog yes, so that makes him a pet. BUT he comes to work with me every day. So really, he's never there if I'm not. What could he really do? AND we're willing to pay them $200 more than they're asking for the deposit and not ask for any of it back even if we leave the house in perfect condition. This means they would be making $1000 just to let us have a dog there. Beyond that, we're willing to sign a 2 year lease. I mean, COME ON! So I've decided this is our house. I've been sending all sorts of positive vibes out to the universe to let it know that's what I want, so it better deliver.
I'd post pics or a link or something, but until they tell me we have the house, I don't want anyone else to know about it! It's my hidden gem...and YOU can't have it!
That's it for now. OH! I have my yearly review at work today. There's a chance I could be getting a raise...think happy thoughts! Now that's really it. Love and kisses and some slobber from BoDee too.
Whil and I are looking for a new place to live. We're month to month right now and our lease is officially up in May so really, we could stay till then...but it's a moral issue. See, we live at The Bridge Project which is income based housing. When we moved in, we may have omitted some important information...like ooooh, the fact that I would be living there too. Whil was making EXACTLY the max that he could make per year to be allowed to live there and I was making more than is allowed. So I couldn't live there on my own, much less with Whil. At the time, we really needed the break in rent, so I justified it. Just because the government doesn't think I need help doesn't mean I don't. But now, we're doing much better and I'm sure there are people who are in our position, so we feel like it's time to open it up for someone else.
We've been looking around and haven't really seen anything too promising. It's hard when you're paying so little for a 2 bedroom...you just feel like everything else out there is over priced! So we've just been keeping an eye out. Well...the other day, I found our dream house. The price is right and the house, well the house is just plain awesome. It was built in 1970 and totally looks like it. The layout is just plain ridiculous. it's a 1 bedroom plus office with 1 bathroom...but it's all spread out over 3 floors. Hilarious. The flooring is even funnier to me. Some places have this awesome red tile, others are hard wood...then there's random beige carpet. The kitchen counters are like a sea foam green with a yellow and black back splash. Like, seriously, this house screams Jonda and Whil. Some people may like the cookie cutter polished home look...we don't. We like personality and something unique. And man alive, this is IT.
Here's the only thing...they say no pets. So we're going to talk to them and explain BoDee's special situation. See, he's a dog yes, so that makes him a pet. BUT he comes to work with me every day. So really, he's never there if I'm not. What could he really do? AND we're willing to pay them $200 more than they're asking for the deposit and not ask for any of it back even if we leave the house in perfect condition. This means they would be making $1000 just to let us have a dog there. Beyond that, we're willing to sign a 2 year lease. I mean, COME ON! So I've decided this is our house. I've been sending all sorts of positive vibes out to the universe to let it know that's what I want, so it better deliver.
I'd post pics or a link or something, but until they tell me we have the house, I don't want anyone else to know about it! It's my hidden gem...and YOU can't have it!
That's it for now. OH! I have my yearly review at work today. There's a chance I could be getting a raise...think happy thoughts! Now that's really it. Love and kisses and some slobber from BoDee too.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
it's been a while
I warned you when I started that this would fall to the wayside, didn't I? Well, it looks like I was right again. I'm always right. It's a curse, really.
Let's see...what's new? In my personal life, I'm not sure that anything has really changed. Um...I moved into my new office at work. It's INCREDIBLE. It's freaking huge! it's so nice to have enough space to think. My goal for work this year was to get organized and stay that way, but in my old office, it was just impossible. Now I have the new office and an awesome new desk, I'd have to try NOT be organized. BoDee seems to really like it too :) He has his own space now to run around a little and even has a couch to snuggle up on if I'm too busy to have him in my lap. I'm realizing now that BoDee may be a little spoiled. Hehe.
As for the world in general, today, we made history. I just watched Barack Obama's innauguration as President of the United States. The office had an innaugural breakfast and we all sat and watched it together. It was the first time since I've been old enough to know what was really going on that I've felt proud watching a president be sworn in. I'm so excited for the next 4 years, I can't even express it.
Well, that's really all I can think to write about at the moment. I'll work on getting back in the swing of things and update this damn thing more often...I mean, I have to...Kirie said her Mom is disappointed. I can't have that! :)
Let's see...what's new? In my personal life, I'm not sure that anything has really changed. Um...I moved into my new office at work. It's INCREDIBLE. It's freaking huge! it's so nice to have enough space to think. My goal for work this year was to get organized and stay that way, but in my old office, it was just impossible. Now I have the new office and an awesome new desk, I'd have to try NOT be organized. BoDee seems to really like it too :) He has his own space now to run around a little and even has a couch to snuggle up on if I'm too busy to have him in my lap. I'm realizing now that BoDee may be a little spoiled. Hehe.
As for the world in general, today, we made history. I just watched Barack Obama's innauguration as President of the United States. The office had an innaugural breakfast and we all sat and watched it together. It was the first time since I've been old enough to know what was really going on that I've felt proud watching a president be sworn in. I'm so excited for the next 4 years, I can't even express it.
Well, that's really all I can think to write about at the moment. I'll work on getting back in the swing of things and update this damn thing more often...I mean, I have to...Kirie said her Mom is disappointed. I can't have that! :)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I've been tagged....
My Lovely Kirie Dear tagged me, so I am now obligated...like I wouldn't have done it anyway?
8 TV shows I enjoy watching
8 TV shows I enjoy watching
1. Californication
2. True Blood
3. Dexter
4. Entourage
5. Rock of Love Charm School (judge if you like, I love me some trainwreck TV)
6. Girls Next Door
7. World Series of Poker
8. The Soup!
8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. Worky worky
2. BoDee pooped 5 times. That's a lot of poop for my little dog! You wanted to know...I know you did.
3. Guitar Hero World Tour - And it's getting returned today. The new guitar is crap.
4. Laundry. Joy.
5. Friggin cable and internet were shut off thanks to idiots handling the billing. I hate people.
6. My new favorite quote: (not for the kiddies, I'm warning you now) "You fucking cunt bitch, why are you driving like a whore?"
7. Bought the last couple items to complete mine and Whil's costumes.
8. Sleepy time.
8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. Halloween! I have the day off, so that alone makes it worth looking forward to.
2. Getting my hair cut...seriously, I have put this shit off for WAY too long.
3. Seeing Erica!
4. Whil starting his new job.
5. Hopefully NIN in Vegas in December. Anyone wanna buy us two $600 pit tickets? I'll smile real pretty at you.
6. Is it bad to be looking forward to Summer when fall hasn't even really started yet?
7. Building and moving into my new office at work!
8. Successfully convincing Kirie not to start making babies.
8 Things I love about Fall:
1. Halloween
2.Thanksgiving
3. Having an excuse to buy new clothes.
4. Snuggling to keep warm.
5. CIDER!!!!
6. Having a reason to put clothes on BoDee. I'd put them on Fern too, but he gets REALLY mad.
7. Wedding season is over! Now people will quit asking me when I'm going to get married. Seriously, don't hold your breath. Or do...that might get you to shut up.
8. This year, not having a yard to rake.
8 Things on my wish list:
1. Lots and lots of money
2. Pit tickets for NIN in Vegas.
3. The cutest fucking jacket in the world that Whil showed me at Gateway last night. Must have it.
4. President Barack Obama.
5. Me, 40 pounds lighter.
6. Money.
7. More Money.
8. A Second QA Person.
8 people I am tagging:
1. Jillian
2. Kristen
3. I
4. Need
5. More
6. Blog
7. Friends.
8. Seriously, there's no one else to tag.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Stolen from Jillian...
I don't have anything really to post about, so here's this...
1. Ignore all my responsibilities
2. Make a damn fine mac and cheese from scratch
3. Dread lock upkeep (just because I CAN doesn't mean I DO)
4. Pin up hair - I have a natural talent for this, don't ask me how.
5. Procrastinate
6. Spend too much money on shit I don't need
7. Snuggle with the boys all day long
7 Things I Cannot Do...
1. Catch a softball thrown directly to me in a game (practice, sure...game, not so much)
2. Hit a softball thrown directly to me in a game
3. Say the P word commonly used as slang for Vagina (pu**y) without blushing and/or giggling wildly.
4. Tolerate ignorant people.
5. Nap
6. Type when someone is watching.
7. Stay mad at my pets.
7 Things That Attracted me to _____
1. Eye Balls. Prettiest green you ever did see.
2. Sense of humor. Funny fucker.
3. AWESOMELY HOT SHOULDERS/BACK. (seriously, be jealous)
4. He is the world's best pillow. You have no idea.
5. He loved my dog.
6. His character.
7. Everything else about him
7 Things I say Most Often...
1. You are!
2. Whiiiiiiiiil...!?
3. BoDee, come!
4. Fern, shut the hell up!
5. Your mom
6. Poo
7. I have to pee
7 Favorite Foods...
1. Pasta
2. Cheese
3. Fat
4. Fat
5. Fat
6. Fat
7. Fat
7 things
7 Things I Can Do...1. Ignore all my responsibilities
2. Make a damn fine mac and cheese from scratch
3. Dread lock upkeep (just because I CAN doesn't mean I DO)
4. Pin up hair - I have a natural talent for this, don't ask me how.
5. Procrastinate
6. Spend too much money on shit I don't need
7. Snuggle with the boys all day long
7 Things I Cannot Do...
1. Catch a softball thrown directly to me in a game (practice, sure...game, not so much)
2. Hit a softball thrown directly to me in a game
3. Say the P word commonly used as slang for Vagina (pu**y) without blushing and/or giggling wildly.
4. Tolerate ignorant people.
5. Nap
6. Type when someone is watching.
7. Stay mad at my pets.
7 Things That Attracted me to _____
1. Eye Balls. Prettiest green you ever did see.
2. Sense of humor. Funny fucker.
3. AWESOMELY HOT SHOULDERS/BACK. (seriously, be jealous)
4. He is the world's best pillow. You have no idea.
5. He loved my dog.
6. His character.
7. Everything else about him
7 Things I say Most Often...
1. You are!
2. Whiiiiiiiiil...!?
3. BoDee, come!
4. Fern, shut the hell up!
5. Your mom
6. Poo
7. I have to pee
7 Favorite Foods...
1. Pasta
2. Cheese
3. Fat
4. Fat
5. Fat
6. Fat
7. Fat
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