My Cardboard Balcony

Whew! A lot of big things have happened in my life during the past week, so let's slam 'em out before I get too tired and crash on my bed! Okay, so first of all, my girlfriend is living with me. Like for reals living with me in my parents' place. Yes, we are searching high and low for apartments. It's tough, and we're being asked a lot of questions because I know landlords and apartment owners have been burned in the past. But we're still truckin' onward and trying to find a place. Because we really, really need to get out of my hometown. My girlfriend has started her new job as a receptionist at an optometry office, and it sounds like she really likes it! It's a 9-5 job that pays well, and it's a great step in the right direction for both of us in terms of income. I am still working my temporary scoring job (which has plenty of fun anecdotes if you're willing to have a cider/beer with me and listen to my ramblings), and I've received n

I refuse to believe I've run out of things for this segment! Here's an essay I wrote for a human rights class I took in junior year of college. Deal with it! DEAL WITH IT, I SAY! Same-Sex Marriage in the United States of America by Belinda Roddie Since 2003, the issue of same-sex marriage in the United States has grown increasingly prominent in politics and culture. However, even beforehand, in the 1990s, measures were being taken to prohibit same-sex marriage state-wide and federally. Where does same-sex marriage fall in terms of human rights categories? Is it really up to the states to decide, or is it truly a violation of human rights to prohibit homosexuals from marrying just as heterosexuals do? In order to look at the United States’ possible violations of homosexuals’ rights to marry, it is important to look at marriage as an institution and as a right, as well as recap the various constitutional measures that the country and its states have taken in either

"Where is he?" "There. By the lower deck. See?" "I don't see him." "I know. You gotta squint a little. See, there. He's wearing the red coat." Josie blinked. "That's not a he, Rocker." "...What?" "The Sergeant, the one in the red coat? That's a lady." "...No." "Yep." Rocker shook his head wildly, his long blonde hair flying everywhere. "Not possible." Josie smirked. "Guess you weren't squinting hard enough."