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I am so tired. I left the bridge game at 11 last night. It took me until 11:25 to get ten miles on 29. There were no cars on the road at all, and yet every light is red for me. Anyway, once out of Charlottesville, it was only about 35 more minutes to get home. I was out like a light by 12:30. And then up at 6:15. I could've allowed myself to hit the snooze button once, I guess, but it wouldn't have helped. I am dragging. I am contemplating calling in sick...but Jer is working a double today anyway so I guess I should just suck it up. I'll have a nap this evening.

I hate going to work like this. :(

I hate going to work anyway. This just makes it worse.

/self pity

Peace.

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I think I'm about to be banned from youngweddings. I hate that community, and I always reply really aggressively. I think I may have crossed a certain line today, so I have a feeling it won't be long before the mods kick me out. I guess that's fine. The only reason I remain in that community is a morbid curiosity, but I am kind of borderline troll in there. It feels good to put those self-centered bridezillas in their place from time to time, though:)

In other news, work sucked. Nothing bad happened, but I was DEAD TIRED. I need to go sleep now. Peace.

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swingkitten9 ([info]swingkitten9) wrote in [info]youngweddings,
@ 2005-05-14 14:54:00
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Just a bit of a rant...
I have a gay friend who goes to Berekley. He's planning to get married to a girl in the dorm across from his to get better financial aid. Do you all think that such a thing is right--to marry someone to pay for college?

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[info]tiggy162004
2005-05-14 22:01 (link)
Honestly. Thats a big reason why Matt and I don't want to wait to get married. Our families are not helping and basically because our families do make decent money we get screwed in grants. I think you shouldn't do it just for the money but honestly its a plus.

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[info]swingkitten9
2005-05-14 22:09 (link)
Well, he's not even dating her--he's gay.

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[info]lnx_equals_1
2005-05-14 22:15 (link)
Given that you would marry the person anyway, no.

If you're gay and marrying someone you're not even remotely attracted to - no. This is a situation that can only lead to disaster and heartbreak. It's incredibly stupid.

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[info]lnx_equals_1
2005-05-14 22:15 (link)
Given that you would marry the person anyway, it's okay.

If you're gay and marrying someone you're not even remotely attracted to - no. This is a situation that can only lead to disaster and heartbreak. It's incredibly stupid.

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[info]jianantonic
2005-05-14 22:21 (link) Delete
It's hypocritical to call that wrong but then to refuse financial aid to someone who is in a homosexual marriage because it's not legally recognized.

Which cheapens marriage more, guys marrying guys, or people who are in love being denied the right to marry because of their sex?

If the girl goes willingly into this union, which she must, because it's hard to force someone to marry you, why do you need to rant about this? It doesn't affect you AT ALL.

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[info]lnx_equals_1
2005-05-14 22:26 (link)
FWIW, I would think it was just as ridiculous if both parties were heterosexual and were just getting married for monetary benefits. Sigh.

I think it's ridiculous to refuse financial aid to someone who is in a homosexual marriage, but that's another rant altogether.

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[info]jianantonic
2005-05-14 22:29 (link) Delete
If the gay part doesn't matter, you can leave out the gay part.

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[info]lnx_equals_1
2005-05-14 22:29 (link)
Not the OP. But yes, I agree.

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[info]jianantonic
2005-05-14 22:35 (link) Delete
If you're gay and marrying someone you're not even remotely attracted to - no

You said it.

Anyway, one thing people in this community hate is other people telling them that they don't have good reasons to get married. This whole community is supposed to be a haven of understanding for people in highly criticized relationships. I find this post and most of the comments herein hypocritical and infuriating.

You can be supportive of a 14-year-old pregnant bride to be, but not someone who IS of legal age and is going into the situation consensually? Seriously. And I don't mean you specifically, but everyone.

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So they didn't ban me. But I did quit. I am surrounded by enough closed-minded people in my everyday life. I don't need to invite more of it into my routine. The thing is, these girls are way more interested in weddings than marriages. Sigh.

Anyway.

I made some cool earrings tonight. I still haven't mastered it but I don't suck at it, either. I'm going to try some ebay selling, but I dunno...we'll see.

I'm bored...and I should be sleeping...but it doesn't look like I am, does it?

Peace.

wow, someone tagged me:)

Meme!

1. Total number of books owned: Probably somewhere in the 100's.

2. The last book I bought: The Florence King Reader (a collection of Florence King writings)

3. The last book I read: Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich (so funny!)

4. Five books that mean a lot to me (in no special order):

1. Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady by Florence King

2. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

3. Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch

4. Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran

5. My yearbook from my senior year of high school (yes, I'm a dork)

5. Tag 5 peeps and have them fill this out: Shelly, Jeremy, Elizabeth, Cady, Erin