Laura Ann and I went to dinner with Candle and Lori tonight. Good seeing them both again; I'd always wished I'd known them better the first time I lived here.

So, last night I met a new friend. We've been talking online for about two weeks, and this was our first face-to-face meeting. Everything went quite well, and she's highly awesome. I hope to see her again this weekend, so more updates may be pending ( Read more... )

I haven't read this guy's book, and frankly I know very little about him, but I already like his message:

Love wins. I'm not religious, but I do believe that. I'm not Christian, but I do believe in the ideals I was raised to see as the fundamentals of Christianity. Temporal power isn't real power. Compassion is power. Love is power. Caring for ( Read more... )

Nuthinhappenistan is actually not too bad a place to be, actually. I spent February mostly settling in and getting accustomed to the new status quo. And status quo is good, very good, after a long spell of confusion and chaos ( Read more... )

Ugh. I know I promised a status update, but I'm a filthy liar, and also feeling fairly gloomy, so this will be short ( Read more... )

First week in a new job and a new home in an old familiar city went well. Woohoo!

Random thought: The insipid Randroids who bored me in college with sermons from The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged have apparently become a serious political force in the last few years. How the heck did that happen ( Read more... )

Breaking news: The military ban on gay servicemembers has been ruled unconstitutional.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ca_gays_in_military

Jealousy is a slow-acting spiritual poison. Just say no to long-term psychological toxins.

I'm burnt beet red after helping my girlfriend's mothers load a bunch of furniture for South Carolina. Curse you, Daystar! CURSE YOU!

Laura is totally double rainbow. All the way.