Oh accepted students, I'm sure you'll love it here. I just don't like you here now.
Today blows for multiple reasons:
1. It's accepted students day. They are EVERYWHERE. And my campus is tiny!
2. I meant to get up at 9 to work on my thesis. Clearly I woke up at 12. Not cool. Granted I went to bed at 3 and didn't get much sleep the day before, so I guess I was due to sleep in. But I don't have time!
3. I will be spending my waking hours (minus a play, softball, work and law school open house) working on this thesis until Tuesday. Shoot me in the face. For serious.
But I'm seeing Ali in her play today, so that will be exciting!
I read in the NY Times yesterday that the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, which is super exciting. Granted, my excitement could just be part of my upbringing and where I live (I mean, MA is not liberal at all or anything). I mean, just reading some of those hateful comments after articles which granted gay the same constitutional rights as everyone else makes me so angry. All I can think is: how, EXACTLY, is it hurting you? Going against your religion shouldn't count. Separation of church and state. Not everyone is the same religion and you can't force yours upon someone else, thanks to the First Amendment. Plus, not all churches have to sanction gay marriage, and many don't. The majority can't dictate who is covered by the Constitution and who isn't. All Americans are covered whether you like it or not. You can't make someone less of a human just because of who they love.
And sorry if I offended anyone reading this, though not many people do. That wasn't my intention. It's just a rant, because hateful comments anger me beyond words.
1. It's accepted students day. They are EVERYWHERE. And my campus is tiny!
2. I meant to get up at 9 to work on my thesis. Clearly I woke up at 12. Not cool. Granted I went to bed at 3 and didn't get much sleep the day before, so I guess I was due to sleep in. But I don't have time!
3. I will be spending my waking hours (minus a play, softball, work and law school open house) working on this thesis until Tuesday. Shoot me in the face. For serious.
But I'm seeing Ali in her play today, so that will be exciting!
I read in the NY Times yesterday that the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the state's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional, which is super exciting. Granted, my excitement could just be part of my upbringing and where I live (I mean, MA is not liberal at all or anything). I mean, just reading some of those hateful comments after articles which granted gay the same constitutional rights as everyone else makes me so angry. All I can think is: how, EXACTLY, is it hurting you? Going against your religion shouldn't count. Separation of church and state. Not everyone is the same religion and you can't force yours upon someone else, thanks to the First Amendment. Plus, not all churches have to sanction gay marriage, and many don't. The majority can't dictate who is covered by the Constitution and who isn't. All Americans are covered whether you like it or not. You can't make someone less of a human just because of who they love.
And sorry if I offended anyone reading this, though not many people do. That wasn't my intention. It's just a rant, because hateful comments anger me beyond words.