As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all ( Read more... )

Guys, I can't even handle this. Between the new puppy and Where the Wild Things Are...

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That's our president! That's our president!

This is the best run-down of last night's State of the Union I've seen yet.

"Hey, you know what would be funny? If you made it through this whole outlet mall without buying anything. I would be really impressed!" -indy_go this afternoon

Me: "Yeah, I don't really know what I'd cave for."

( Who should have known better? )

I still feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. Ohmygod. Ohmygod, it's real.

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Brb, guys, gotta go watch Barack Obama become President of the United States of America.

Shit, guys, I could cry. If you have no idea -- even if you do have an idea -- you have no idea.

\o/

I can't believe we've lived through this. Eight years in eight minutes.

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And on the flip side... this.

I think it's hard to overstate how incredibly wonderful and happymaking this book makes me. I just finished my second read, and I feel like it's become a desert island book for me. I sat on the bus going home today reading about their postwar careers, and those guys, oh man, those guys. I can't even put it into words. The way they banter and bounce ( Read more... )

BARACKLES!

Sorry, that's never not going to be awesome.

Speaking of awesome!

...Oh no. Custom-fitted leather boots for people with non-scrawny calves.

Oh no.

ETA: Okay, here are the ones I can't stop staring at. What do you think, friendslist? Avignon or Lyon?

ETA2 GAH. KEEP ME AWAY.