full circle.

i'm not sure what to say. i'm reminded of my dad-in-law's story of nixon's resignation in 1974. i believe he was in ghana working for the peace corps when he heard the news. after six years of protesting tricky dick's evil ways, what got charles at the news of the resignation was that he had no reaction after all. i guess that's the best way to explain how i feel right now. life really does go on.

i'll leave the rest to destiny.

as far as prop. 8 goes, i find its passing ridiculously ironic. the irony really being this marriage bullshit. the traditional (read: religious) institution of marriage is in dire need of a makeover. yes, its restriction to being only between a man & a woman, but especially the vows aspect. while its poetry remains beautiful & absolutely significant, the traditional route is just unrealistic; the terms too broad. the very things that make us human: evolution; our ability to think abstractly; limits... the institution does not address the human element at all. this is where the real debate lies.

come to think of it, how is nobody talking about this? what the fuck, is there some sort of wedding-planner lobby on the Hill or what? i wouldn't be surprised. family law wouldn't exist without it. but for real though. enough about gays. think about all the closet wives/husbands-who-aren't-happy-but-are-staying-in-the-marriage-for-the-sake-of-tradition (religion). "until death do us part?" great idea. but then again, it doesn't apply to anything human. not to mention, it's a bit stalker too, no?

and the idea of fidelity? who's kidding who here. the tradition of marriage basically pits us against ourselves on this one. de nuevo, the institution takes everything that's basic human instinct and tells us, no we can't be human after all. (oh wait, when men do it, they're human. when women do it, we're sluts.)

that, or mackenzie & i are really going to burn in hell.

anyway, i'd like to consider myself an optimistic realist. california has some of the best lawyers around, and i don't doubt that prop. 8 will be repealed. suckas!

for some reason, the one person that keeps coming to mind today is hunter s. thompson. surprisingly i'm getting choked up over his death only now, almost four years later.

"our trip was different. it was to be a classic affirmation of everything right and true in the national character. a gross physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country. but only for those with true grit." (fear and loathing in las vegas, 1972)