A concern I have

Ok, as an aside, some of you may note that I'm not blogging as often or as interestingly as I have in the past. Well. Too f-ing bad, right? Seriously, though, people, seriously, work is very crazy and I just don't have much time to thin deep thoughts.

Instead, I leave you with this thought. Don't you ever get a leeeeetle worried about what all those Japanese and Chinese character tattoos say.

Unhealthy fascination with troubled fictional dudes.

First, I had a naughty dream about Spider Jerusalem. Last night, I had a naughty dream about House. I trust the similarities are obvious. I think there is something wrong with my brain.

Better than Festivus!

To all of you out there searching for an alternative winter holiday, may I recommend Cephalopodmas? It's on December 22 this year, and comes complete with Chthulu-referencing carols!

So that's pretty much all that's new around here. Oh, wait, wasn't there...oh, some kind of election or something?

(squee!)

Ballot Question #1 -- Virginia

For my Virginian readers (you know who you are...), I wanted to point out this article in Slate regarding the ballot initiative on "gay marraige." Let's be clear -- gay marraige and civil unions are already outlawed in Virginia, but this will take it one step further, including "refuse[ing] to recognize any legal arrangement between "unmarried individuals"—gay or straight—that confers marriagelike benefits."

This includes "doing away with adoption laws, custody arrangements, medical directives, or domestic-violence statutes ..." for heterosexual AND homosexual unmarried people (emphasis mine).

Of course the people pushing for this law don't understand or refuse to consider the legal consequences of it, and claim that it somehow insures that conventional marraige won't be endangered by "activist "unanticipated" extended legal consequences are summarized here, if you're interested. But a brief example from another state with a similar law should suffice.

From the Slate article:

Next month, the Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether Michael Carswell—who allegedly choked his girlfriend and threw her on the floor—is immune from these domestic-abuse laws. ... Just for the record, the same advocacy group that pushed for the gay marriage ban in Ohio is backing Carswell in claiming that the domestic-violence laws don't apply to him. Evidently, keeping unmarried heterosexual couples safe from abuse is less urgent to them than keeping marriage pure.

So duh, vote no on Ballot Question #1 in Virginia. Although, I think we all know what will happen. Virginia aparently isn't really for lovers as we were told, just for married people.

Hurray -- Crazy creationist dummy gets his comeuppance!

Check it out -- Kent Hovind, crazy-ass creationist weirdo, is found GUILTY of tax evasion!

In case you missed the salient points of the case, here's a lil clip from the article:

Hovind also believes that as workers of God, he and all employees of the theme park and his ministry are exempt from paying taxes.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Heldmyer said the case was not about religion but about paying taxes.

In her closing argument, she said that Kent Hovind was advised and told numerous times by the court, an attorney and even a member of the Pensacola Christian College that he must pay taxes.

Ha. Hahahah. BWAhahahah. BWAHAHAHAHAahahahaha.....

Stay focused!

As election time draws near, me and Molly Ivins would like to remind everyone to keep your eye on the ball! Don't get distracted by fake "issues" like John Kerry (who, we are reminded, isn't even running for anything)! The repubs are trying to get you distracted so you forget about what really matters! Don't let em!

And while we're at it, with the upcoming computerized voting fiasco, it wouldn't hurt to remind everyone to check and make sure you are registered to vote, check up on your polling place and polling hours, and PAY ATTENTION to the new voting machines. According to the folks constantly on NPR preaching doom and gloom about the upcoming elections, many of the new machines do have voter-confirmed paper trails. Keep an eye out, and if you even suspect your vote may have been cast incorrectly, let the election officials know immediately. It is nothing to be embarassed about -- voting for the wrong candidate could be a lot worse!