Back again
Sorry I've been out of the limelight lately. I just haven't really felt the need to come online anymore. Plus my computer stinks. I hate slow ass computers and I can't stand waiting for pages to load. Anyhoo, life is going alright. Justin and I are still going strong and in love. I can't wait for our "wedding" next fall. I love him so much. He's really been my rock as of late. Work has been a bitch. I really wish that place would lighten up but oh well. I've been keeping to myself lately or should I say Justin and I have just been hanging out with each other alot. We've been going hanging with some friends but not many. I have been trying to reconnect with alot of my friends. Hopefully I can get around to all of them. It's been hard with work lately and I've been just mainly resting up.
This fall has been really shitty. It started out nice and then that damnable storm hit. Buffalo got socked with the snowstorm of the century. Of course it made headlines again and of course Buffalo lives up to everybody's preconceived notions...that we're always a snowed in town. But if you saw the devastation of the storm, you would be in frightful awe. There are alot of trees that are demolished or gone, limbs snapped. You can still see some higher branches dangling that haven't been taken down. I have strong connection to nature and it just saddens me to see all of the damage. Again my scientific mind is telling me that this is nature's way of brushing away the old and bringing in the new. Hopefully we will see the renewal of the natural splendor in our area.
Anyhow I've noticed my volunteerism has gone way down. I really want to get back into. I'm thinking about going back to the Pride center. They have gotten rid of Jim Versteeg and they have a new program coordinator. So I think I may go introduce myself and maybe sign myself back up as a volunteer again. I have been volunteering for Pride Buffalo and it was good for the last few events but again they are spaced far apart. I would like some more regular volunteering opportunities. I see on the calendar at the PCWNY website that they are actually doing some more fun event at the center. The center has always had AA and ALANON meetings and they've expanded on that too. But I always said that they should get more people involved in fun events so that people will want to come there and maybe with that they can get involved in the center or maybe see all of the other programs that they offer.
We shall see. The holiday season is approaching and I'm excited to finally shower Justin in gifts. I also have a whole new family to buy for as well. I love Justin's family. They're fun and kooky. They like to have fun.
Justin's family (esp his uncle) have these anti-govt views and rectoric. Sometimes it is annoying but other times it seems right. The government as it is today is tragically screwed up. There has to be some change and reform. Or perhaps there needs to be a revolution. I can't remember the exact line in National Treasure but I remember Nick Cage quoting a line from the Declaration of Independence. The basic jist was that it is our duty to change the government if said government becomes tyrannical or unjust. I think people should wake up to that. We have become so complacent and some apathetic that we don't want to. But I really do think that as Americans we should be brave enough to rise up against these corrupt and sometimes idiotic politicians and basically reboot the system. The current executive, legislative and judicial branch should be swept away and replaced with better, wiser, smarter, and common sensical men and women...straight or gay. I'll tell you I do have a fear that one day, I might be in a internment camp....bald....with a number burned into my forehead and branded because of who I am and what i believe in.
I frankly don't know why I got on that soapbox but I did. I'm usually not political but sometimes you got to be.
Anyhoo, I guess I'll end it here. I hope to hear from my LiveJournal friends and maybe I'll add some new ones which would be cool.
-Jim
This fall has been really shitty. It started out nice and then that damnable storm hit. Buffalo got socked with the snowstorm of the century. Of course it made headlines again and of course Buffalo lives up to everybody's preconceived notions...that we're always a snowed in town. But if you saw the devastation of the storm, you would be in frightful awe. There are alot of trees that are demolished or gone, limbs snapped. You can still see some higher branches dangling that haven't been taken down. I have strong connection to nature and it just saddens me to see all of the damage. Again my scientific mind is telling me that this is nature's way of brushing away the old and bringing in the new. Hopefully we will see the renewal of the natural splendor in our area.
Anyhow I've noticed my volunteerism has gone way down. I really want to get back into. I'm thinking about going back to the Pride center. They have gotten rid of Jim Versteeg and they have a new program coordinator. So I think I may go introduce myself and maybe sign myself back up as a volunteer again. I have been volunteering for Pride Buffalo and it was good for the last few events but again they are spaced far apart. I would like some more regular volunteering opportunities. I see on the calendar at the PCWNY website that they are actually doing some more fun event at the center. The center has always had AA and ALANON meetings and they've expanded on that too. But I always said that they should get more people involved in fun events so that people will want to come there and maybe with that they can get involved in the center or maybe see all of the other programs that they offer.
We shall see. The holiday season is approaching and I'm excited to finally shower Justin in gifts. I also have a whole new family to buy for as well. I love Justin's family. They're fun and kooky. They like to have fun.
Justin's family (esp his uncle) have these anti-govt views and rectoric. Sometimes it is annoying but other times it seems right. The government as it is today is tragically screwed up. There has to be some change and reform. Or perhaps there needs to be a revolution. I can't remember the exact line in National Treasure but I remember Nick Cage quoting a line from the Declaration of Independence. The basic jist was that it is our duty to change the government if said government becomes tyrannical or unjust. I think people should wake up to that. We have become so complacent and some apathetic that we don't want to. But I really do think that as Americans we should be brave enough to rise up against these corrupt and sometimes idiotic politicians and basically reboot the system. The current executive, legislative and judicial branch should be swept away and replaced with better, wiser, smarter, and common sensical men and women...straight or gay. I'll tell you I do have a fear that one day, I might be in a internment camp....bald....with a number burned into my forehead and branded because of who I am and what i believe in.
I frankly don't know why I got on that soapbox but I did. I'm usually not political but sometimes you got to be.
Anyhoo, I guess I'll end it here. I hope to hear from my LiveJournal friends and maybe I'll add some new ones which would be cool.
-Jim