Me: I was looking at art deco hearts. Except I don't know if they are actually art deco.
Carl: Hearts just don't feature in art deco.
Me: No but the swirls and dots seem to. And I like those.
Carl: That would be art nouveau. That came before deco.
Me: I like that you knew what I was on about even though I didn't
Carl: You like art nouveau. I already knew that.
Me: How could you know that when I didnt even know what it was?
Carl: Cause I'm AMAZING!
Things are remaining awesome, for anyone still keeping tabs. And I haven't gotten depressed yet this winter which is incredible.
Carl and I are talking about getting matching tattoos. He wont commit to a when but I'm hoping this summer. We can't get engaged because we can't afford for me to get divorced. But I like the idea of matching tattoos as tangible evidence of our promise.
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gabrielleabelle at Mississippi Personhood AmendmentOkay, so I don't usually do this, but this is an issue near and dear to me and this is getting very little no attention in the mainstream media.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
Mississippi is voting on November 8th on whether to pass Amendment 26, the "Personhood Amendment". This amendment would grant fertilized eggs and fetuses personhood status.
Putting aside the contentious issue of abortion, this would effectively outlaw birth control and criminalize women who have miscarriages. This is not a good thing.
Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only place women can get abortions in the entire state, and they are trying to launch a grassroots movement against this amendment. This doesn't just apply to Mississippi, though, as Personhood USA, the group that introduced this amendment, is trying to introduce identical amendments in all 50 states.
What's more, in Mississippi, this amendment is expected to pass. It even has Mississippi Democrats, including the Attorney General, Jim Hood, backing it.
The reason I'm posting this here is because I made a meager donation to the Jackson Women's Health Organization this morning, and I received a personal email back hours later - on a Sunday - thanking me and noting that I'm one of the first "outside" people to contribute.
So if you sometimes pass on political action because you figure that enough other people will do something to make a difference, make an exception on this one. My RSS reader is near silent on this amendment. I only found out about it through a feminist blog. The mainstream media is not reporting on it.
If there is ever a time to donate or send a letter in protest, this would be it.
What to do?
- Read up on it. Wake Up, Mississippi is the home of the grassroots effort to fight this amendment. Daily Kos also has a thorough story on it.
- If you can afford it, you can donate at the site's link.
- You can contact the Democratic National Committee to see why more of our representatives aren't speaking out against this.
- Like this Facebook page to help spread awareness.
They will be lucky if I ever set foot in america again.
My list is as follows:
1. Everyone tidy up after yourself, this includes all communal areas.
2. Things like toilet roll/washing liquid/sponges work on a communal basis. If you notice its getting low, go get some.
3. Guests are absolutely welcome, just be aware of noise levels if you're having a late party as some of us work weekends.
4. Please be considerate of the house if you're coming and going in the wee hours. We have very loud doors.
5. Don't leave the living room windows open when no one is downstairs, the house has been burgled in the past.
6. Everyone will be expected to pay council tax, including students. Everyone is expected to pay bills within a few days of them being posted up.
Anyone have suggestions?
House hunting is going nowhere fast but that's how it goes. We're still looking. A colleague asked me yesterday "Have you tried..?" and I interrupted her and said "Literally whatever you are going to ask, the answer is yes. We are trying everything and everywhere." I absolutely understand that people are trying to help and I definitely take it in the sense that it is offered but they are no help at all. People keep offering me listings that I've seen and dismissed already. Went to a viewing today which was totally unsuitable and one yesterday which was beautiful but too expensive and also was populated with Real Adults. I am not comfortable with Real Adults.
Also I have an appointment tonight at 5 to get my hair done. Getting a couple inches off and layers put in. Just a change. And I've got two more days off and I'm thinking of asking Carl to help me dye my hair. Maybe a funky colour. I haven't decided yet.
consider my lesson learned."
So, she's being as childish as ever. I'd hoped that a second marriage and second pregnancy might be teaching her to be an adult but that was obviously a stupid idea. So I decided to screw her if she's going to be that way. She has single-handedly shredded my family and she will have to square with that someday.
So in the meantime, since I can't afford to go home and by all accounts things back home suck anyway, I decided I'm going to spend more time with my adoptive family, carl's family. I'm over there tonight because one of my housemates is throwing a party tonight and i have to work in the morning.
Edit: Emailed my sister basically saying, what the hell, that is NEVER acceptable, you should be ashamed of yourself. Which has basically shattered any hope I had of a reconciliation but damnit, it seems like everyone is just too scared to tell her what they think. I'm not scared of her anymore. If kindness didn't work then maybe she needs to be told to grow up.
