vel's journaly thing

While the country takes a giant step forward, California takes an even bigger step back by allowing Prop 8 to pass. WHAT. THE. HELL. Clearly, equality under the law means nothing to a majority of people here in this supposedly "progressive" state.

How can in the same stroke people decide that the color of someone's skin is not a concern, but who they choose to love IS?! Do they not see discrimination is discrimination, no matter what the particular target is?? Saying gays can't marry is the SAME THING as saying whites and blacks can't marry! No progress has been made in civil rights! What's really being said is that gays are less than human, and that's sick.

Anyone who voted for Prop 8 has no right to consider themselves to have any human decency remaining. Gay marriage DOES NOT and WOULD NOT affect you WHATSOEVER. Did your life suddenly become a living hell because somewhere, some gay couples attained the same legal rights as you? Was your church suddenly forced to marry gay people in droves? Did they make you to go to their weddings and watch them kiss and be blissfully happy? Happy people, what a horrible thing! We can't allow that now can we?? We must keep marriage all to ourselves, only people just like us can be happy together! Does stripping others of their rights make you feel superior to them? Are you somehow better off knowing that gay couple down the street can't have the same legal protections you do? Do you really think that not letting them marry will make them any less of a couple or in love with each other?? Preventing gay marriage does nothing to prevent people living their (gay) lives! Homosexuality has been a fact of life all throughout nature and all throughout human history, and not giving people a piece of paper isn't going to change that. You'd best wake up to reality.

All you homophobes are in all likelihood in contact with or are a neighbor to or know and love a gay person and don't even realize it. And now you've told them that they don't deserve to have the same governmental rights as you because they were born different from you. Wow. Way to be compassionate. Hmm, isn't being compassionate toward your fellow man a main teaching in Christian religions? I guess not, since they're the ones promoting the hate toward gay people and anyone else who doesn't believe the same things they do.

I'm so mad right now I can't even articulate it. I was so happy last night when I still had hope left, and even had it strengthened with the election of Barack Obama. But NOW...today was supposed to be a joyous occasion, and now it's just fucked up. Thanks so much, my fellow Californians. I hope someday something you really care about it thrown under a bus. Sorry this got so long, but I need to rant. People suck. I sincerely hope this can be reversed somehow.

I just finished watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for the first time. I have to say I definitely like the original movie better. Admittedly segments of this one are quite funny, but for the most part it's one giant WTF? And the songs SUCK. Dear god, they're awful. I suppose they're supposed to be kooky or something, but the original ones are just a million times better.

What's with the Oompa Loompas?? Did they go out and find the ugliest Indian guy they possibly could and clone him a few thousand times? The kids didn't live up to my expectations, either. Veruca Salt was not nearly repulsive enough, whereas Violet was way over the top. The tv kid did a good job of being a little punk, though. Oh, and what's with all the parents in this movie? None of them seem nearly as disturbed as they ought to be when their precious little angels are on the verge of certain doom.

My favorite thing about this movie was definitely the squirrels, which are infinitely cuter and better than geese. The glass elevator is pretty cool, too, and I liked that they threw out the fizzy lifting drink scene. I also liked how you actually see how the other kids come out at the end. Overall I'd say this movie was passable, but I doubt I would watch it again.

Off to return the movie now (apparently my mom won more free rentals, which is why this movie was here to begin with).

I just drove home behind a low rider CHEVY TAHOE SUV with spinning rims and a flip-down DVD player. WTF??

WTF??? I just got a call on my cell phone (it's after 2 am here) from some number I didn't recognize, so I ignored it. I looked up the area code, and it's the country code for HONG KONG. Why the hell is Hong Kong calling my cell number?

WTF it's ringing again...

And there's a voice message with nothing on it but some clicking sounds...

GET THE HELL OFF MY PHONE!!!

I was at work today, getting ready to take out my trail ride, when the most disgusting thing happened. I was standing by the water trough when Raja, one of the horses, slipped in the puddle over the clogged drain and sent a TIDAL WAVE OF HORSE PISS flying straight into my face! UGH!!!!! I couldn't react in time to do anything except close my eyes and yell for someone to bring me paper towels. I wasn't about to open my eyes and get them full of pee, so I just stood there frozen and blind until one of the instructors brought me some towels. >_< SO. FREAKING. GROSS. And I had to go out on two rides after that smelling like piss.

UUUGGGGGHHHH!!!!

I just bit into a huge piece of WOOD with PAINT on it in my TACO!!!!

Well that tears it, I'm never eating at Taco Bell again!

*so totally grossed out* *feels like her mouth is full of splinters now*

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THIS is the kind of shit you should sue over. UGH!!! Taco Bell is ruined for me.

It's HAILING outside right now. In May. In California. WHA...?? @_@

At this rate we'll never get to summer. I guess that could be okay, summer's way too hot around here anyway.

Why are people setting off fireworks outside? Is this some holiday I don't know about?? SHUT THE HELL UP!!! Some people have work to do and need peace and quiet! *snarl*

WTF is going on?? Tonight at class I found out one of the professors in my department had a heart attack today; he was one of my teachers last semester. He's in the hospital but it sounds like he'll be okay.

Oma is still in critical condition. In addition to the injuries I mentioned earlier she also has bleeding in the brain and a cut liver. She was touch and go for a while, but now at least she's stable. She'd better be fine...if I ever meet the person who did this to her I'll fucking kill em.

I'm soooo tiiiired...these phrase structure rules have really been kicking my ass. I just spent another five hours or so working on them. The good news is the hardest part is finished. Now we just have to condense all the rules we came up with. "Just" I say, ha. That's another stressful piece of work. Oh and I haven't even done the reading for this class yet; gotta find time to do that before Monday. I really don't feel like I have the energy for work tomorrow, especially since I'm still getting over my cold. Gotta do it though. At least it'll be a nice change of pace from schoolwork.

Oh today on my way to my project partner's house I came across some whack job on the road. I don't know if the driver was asleep or passed out or what, but this truck was going about 10 mph down the street just rolling on his merry way. Red light? Pssh, he just moseyed on through. Luckily he was going so slowly that the other cars could easily spot him and wait for him to get the hell out of the intersection. I called 911 when I got to my friend's house to report him, but since I was in an area I didn't know, I couldn't remember the street he was on. I hope they found him before he ran into someone, though.