Writing

I forgot how much I loved it. I just spent more or less ten minutes thinking of an idea, writing it, editing it, and posting it. It's nothing long (by any means) or even spectacular, but it was fun. Which is kind of the point.


I spent about half an hour writing last night, different little snippets that make no sense together, and frankly... little apart either. But it was fun. And I definitely realized how obsessed I am with certain styles of writing.


*grins*


Anyway... if anyone's interested in seeing a bit of my... frankly, rather disturbing mind...


The story I just posted is a Harry Potter fan fic (what else?). It's completely harmless, there's just stuff... implied. If your mind works like that. ;) Link -- http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3888218/1/Pleading


And, because I'm in an odd mood in which I feel like sharing what my twisted mind creates... here are some of the little snippets I wrote while bored (keep in mind that I was bored) last night. I appreciate comments, unless they're pointless flames. :)

EDIT: Moved to new blog... yay!

And an insanely short one... I lost my train of thought in the middle of this one and I can't even remember where this was going:

EDIT: Moved to new blog... yay!

AND... new blog at: http://snippetsanddrabbles.blogspot.com/

Forever and Atlanta

Wow... it's been... a while. Though I doubt anyone actually reads this, so if you do, I'll bake you a dozen cookies. For real.

And my depressing fact for today... Atlanta's freshwater supply will run out within 90 days. Am I the only one terrified by this?

The Lion King

This has taken over my spot for "favorite" Broadway musical after the show tonight. Granted, I never put much thought into choosing a favorite, but this gave me goosebumps.

Young Simba was a tad disappointing, but the "grown-up" Simba surely wasn't. Costumes were fabulous, overall... excellent. (Even if one of the bird rigs did fall into the audience. Anyway, no one was hurt).

I would go on, but I don't really know how else to express it. Video clips and the soundtrack truly does not do it justice.

*wants to go see it again*

Sound clip of "Circle of Life": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf629MCIgKE&eurl=

*screams*

Somewhere, some little robot is laughing at me.

I just tried to buy a song from iTunes and got a neat little message saying that my account couldn't be found. Needless to say, I was not impressed. Thankfully, it only took about fifteen minutes of glaring at my computer screen (among other things), and it just started working again.

I have no idea what happened to it or why it works, not that I'm complaining.

*sigh*

Nothing like a bit of stress to end a summer day, right?

Equal Rights and Safety

Still about the Matthew Shepard Act (hate crimes). This is the letter that I sent into the newspaper. Even if it doesn't get published (highly unlikely that it will), at least I'm trying to do my part.

It is astonishing to read some of the debate regarding the Matthew Shepard Act. The amount of ignorance and sheer bigotry is, frankly, terrifying. Our government is being influenced by people who don't even understand what they are protesting.

A section of this Act reads: “Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this act, shall be construed to prohibit any expression conduct protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities protected by the free speech or free exercise clauses of, the First Amendment of the Constitution.”

Therefore, people "logically" arguing that this will take away their freedom of speech are wrong. People who say that this will make anti-gay thoughts illegal have not even glanced over this bill.

Of course, there's also have the religious aspect, that this is "against God's will." Did I miss the memo? Since when are we a theocracy? We are NOT a religious based government nor should our society be governed by religion. And doesn't another part of Leviticus (the main section of the bible used for anti-gay propaganda) state that it is acceptable to enslave peoples of neighboring countries? So does that mean I can go up to Canada and bring back a few of their citizens as my personal slaves?

This act just trying to protect all of our citizens, whatever race, gender, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. It's trying to ensure that NO American is targeted for violence, simply because of who they are. What's so wrong about that?

Update on House Bill 1366

It passed the third vote.

Woot!

This is now the farthest that a piece of pro-equality legislation has EVER passed in either part of the General Assembly of North Carolina!

NC Anti-Bullying Law

There is currently a bill in the House of NC titled "the School Violence Prevention Act." (House Bill 1366). It's currently up for one last vote in the House tomorrow...

Sadly (well, considering the state itself...), right after this bill was presented, Rep. Stam proposed an amendment to "strip out the protected categories," including gender identity and sexual orientation, from the bill. The first vote (regarding the amendment) resulted in a 58-58 tie.

After even more debate, the amendment was thankfully abandoned and the bill passed 72-45.

How is this bill especially important for this state? This is the first time in state history that a major piece of pro-equality legislation has passed a vote in either chamber.

Hopefully this bill will pass. And hopefully the anti-gay marriage amendment to the state's constitution (because apparently two laws just aren't enough) fails.