motion sickness in a still world
Today we had a field trip to the state Capitol to go to a historical Lewis and Clark movie and to visit the California Museum of History, Women, and the Arts. Well, the movie was nice, the museum was tedious, and lunch was quite delicious (caesar salad, blackberry italian soda, and a lemon bar, if you must know). When we came back to the bus area, there was a sign and a group of people directly in front of the Capitol steps. A very small group, mind you.
"1 Man + 1 Woman = Marriage" the sign said, and the people (all women) standing below it looked quite solemn. Before we went over, all I really understood was that it was anti-gay, so Marie, Amy, and I all held hands. Marie and I stood by the presenter holding hands, and the cameramen shifted around so they'd get a picture of us. Ashley kissed me when her boyfriend wasn't looking; I'm not sure anyone else saw, though. The women gave us odd, withdrawn looks.
When asked to comment about the presentation, Vittorio, our resident Italian import, looked angry and a bit confused. "Why? What's wrong with it?"
Back at the bus, Ben looked grumpy and a bit annoyed, and he had his hands shoved into his rather tight pants. "I asked the guy a completely valid question, and he completely ignored me. Just, totally." Mr. Robinson shook his head; what a shame.
They're going to try to put a bill on the ballot next year to get a California constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. I don't think they realized their audience was a group of liberal seventeen year olds.
"1 Man + 1 Woman = Marriage" the sign said, and the people (all women) standing below it looked quite solemn. Before we went over, all I really understood was that it was anti-gay, so Marie, Amy, and I all held hands. Marie and I stood by the presenter holding hands, and the cameramen shifted around so they'd get a picture of us. Ashley kissed me when her boyfriend wasn't looking; I'm not sure anyone else saw, though. The women gave us odd, withdrawn looks.
When asked to comment about the presentation, Vittorio, our resident Italian import, looked angry and a bit confused. "Why? What's wrong with it?"
Back at the bus, Ben looked grumpy and a bit annoyed, and he had his hands shoved into his rather tight pants. "I asked the guy a completely valid question, and he completely ignored me. Just, totally." Mr. Robinson shook his head; what a shame.
They're going to try to put a bill on the ballot next year to get a California constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. I don't think they realized their audience was a group of liberal seventeen year olds.