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I've been very busy lately, as represented by my complete absence from LJ. Well that's not completly accurate, I visit LJ everyday as it is my main source for fanfiction...which is my crack. Postingwise I've been quite silent.
Where to start?
Well I'm engaged to be married. Yeah, that's not a fib. Jordan proposed and I said "Yes" which of course is usually how that goes. Most of my family and friends are supportive. Considering it's the South and I'm gay that's pretty good. We've been dating for six months and the engagement will be a reasonably long one as I do not plan to marry her until September of 2012. While I have no concrete plans for the ceremony yet, we do plan to get a legal licence from a state that permits such a thing. Constitutionally speaking that should make it legal as all state issued documents should be recognized in all states within the union. Presidental direction limiting this universal practice in the case of gay marriage is seemingly narrow legally speaking and obviously pandered to the right wing religious factions. As I live in Tennessee, a state that has already voted down gay marriage rights, it will be particuarly difficult to marry. Legal precautions will be taken and a safe venue chosen for our wedding but I feel that it is a sad fact that my happiness should be governed by other's opinions. Civil rights should never be a public forum issue.
Never the less Jordan and I are very happy and will start planning the wedding after we settle in to our new home in January.
In January I will also be returning to college to persue a Bachalors Degree in English with a Teaching Certificate and possibly later persual of a Masters in Education as well as a certification in ESL. I went to UTC and while I enjoyed my time on campus I feel that I need a fresh start so I looked to Knoxville's UT but between the very large size, the athletics focus and the attitude of some of the students and staff I do not know if it's the school for me. Jordan has decided not to go either, but you know me readers...I never let anything or anyone make my decisions for me. She's going to ETSU, which is a smaller school. I've been there once or twice and found the campus to be pretty, but had not given it serious thought. Now I am. They have the program I want and is significantly cheaper then UT and, of course I wouldn't be serperated from my fiancee. So tommorow I'm going to go to the campus to seriously look at it and it's programs. I will also be looking at the surrounding city as a possible place to move to.
So lots of changes afoot.
Not that changes will change me. I still plan to write (I know I've been terribly bad about that recently) and I plan to live my life as me and Jordan is okay with that. She is supportive even of my wierdest hobbies (comics....don't get me started on comics right now) and other issues in my life...I was diagnosed with Diabetes and that's something you can't ignore unfortunatly.
So at the end of the day I'm looking at a LOT of changes to my life. A little scary if I'm honest about it. I'm also the happiest I've ever been and know that through all these changes she's going to be there helping and supporting me...loving me.
Where to start?
Well I'm engaged to be married. Yeah, that's not a fib. Jordan proposed and I said "Yes" which of course is usually how that goes. Most of my family and friends are supportive. Considering it's the South and I'm gay that's pretty good. We've been dating for six months and the engagement will be a reasonably long one as I do not plan to marry her until September of 2012. While I have no concrete plans for the ceremony yet, we do plan to get a legal licence from a state that permits such a thing. Constitutionally speaking that should make it legal as all state issued documents should be recognized in all states within the union. Presidental direction limiting this universal practice in the case of gay marriage is seemingly narrow legally speaking and obviously pandered to the right wing religious factions. As I live in Tennessee, a state that has already voted down gay marriage rights, it will be particuarly difficult to marry. Legal precautions will be taken and a safe venue chosen for our wedding but I feel that it is a sad fact that my happiness should be governed by other's opinions. Civil rights should never be a public forum issue.
Never the less Jordan and I are very happy and will start planning the wedding after we settle in to our new home in January.
In January I will also be returning to college to persue a Bachalors Degree in English with a Teaching Certificate and possibly later persual of a Masters in Education as well as a certification in ESL. I went to UTC and while I enjoyed my time on campus I feel that I need a fresh start so I looked to Knoxville's UT but between the very large size, the athletics focus and the attitude of some of the students and staff I do not know if it's the school for me. Jordan has decided not to go either, but you know me readers...I never let anything or anyone make my decisions for me. She's going to ETSU, which is a smaller school. I've been there once or twice and found the campus to be pretty, but had not given it serious thought. Now I am. They have the program I want and is significantly cheaper then UT and, of course I wouldn't be serperated from my fiancee. So tommorow I'm going to go to the campus to seriously look at it and it's programs. I will also be looking at the surrounding city as a possible place to move to.
So lots of changes afoot.
Not that changes will change me. I still plan to write (I know I've been terribly bad about that recently) and I plan to live my life as me and Jordan is okay with that. She is supportive even of my wierdest hobbies (comics....don't get me started on comics right now) and other issues in my life...I was diagnosed with Diabetes and that's something you can't ignore unfortunatly.
So at the end of the day I'm looking at a LOT of changes to my life. A little scary if I'm honest about it. I'm also the happiest I've ever been and know that through all these changes she's going to be there helping and supporting me...loving me.