Gay Partnership Measure Approved By Voters

Washington state's people have spoken, approving their 'everything but marriage' law! Domestic partners now get every right afforded to married couples. They just can't call if 'marriage'.

I, for one, do not give a damn about semantics. While we lost Maine, we got Washington! Gay, sparkly vampires rejoice!

This is great news for the equality fight. We lost Maine by such a minute margin. The scales are starting to tip.

And, in other good news, I'm goin' home for the weekend! Yay family, free food, and laundry! Yay!

Congress Takes FINAL Vote on Hate Crimes Bill; On to President’s Desk

You guys.

This is a federal law that protects the GLBT community from hate crimes. A FEDERAL law. No finicky, good-ol'-boys police force can hush it up. There will be funding for investigation and prevention. People will not be able to skate by on Twinkie Defenses or minimum sentences with a wink and a nudge.
And President Obama has promised to sign the bill. Promised. He used those words.

I recommend clicking the link to send a thank you letter to the families of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, who have been working towards this bill being passed since day one.

But while there are things like this, I don't even care.

New York Times Special Edition Video News Release - Nov. 12, 2008 from H Schweppes on Vimeo.

The reaction of the New York Times is the best part of that video.

Fandom Is..., by hesychasm.

Fanfic blurb: Jensen is an intergalactic space hooker and Jared is an art student, and their laundry gets mixed up. NO, REALLY.


I don't care if I get to burn in hell for eternity and then some, that will NEVER stop being awesome.

Because he beats the HELL outta Edward Cullen.

And also this:

Read somewhere during my travels through LJ:

rionaleonhart: PERHAPS CASTIEL IS SECRETLY A VELOCIRAPTOR
wanttobeatree: I WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH
rionaleonhart: PERHAPS A VELOCIRAPTOR IS CASTIEL'S TRUE FORM
wanttobeatree: omg he has the eyes for it
wanttobeatree: that unnerving stare
wanttobeatree: that's very velociraptory
rionaleonhart: Man, we've totally spoiled ourselves for the end of the season, haven't we?
wanttobeatree: YES
rionaleonhart: DAMN OUR VELOCIRAPTOR-DETECTING ABILITIES.
wanttobeatree: I wonder what this discovery would make demons
wanttobeatree: I guess the natural enemy of the velociraptor is probably the manatee
rionaleonhart: …if you felt like explaining the line of reasoning behind this, I would be interested.
wanttobeatree: ISN'T IT OBVIOUS
wanttobeatree: also, manatees are essentially the exact opposite of velociraptors
wanttobeatree: only without being so small that they wouldn't be able to put up a fight
wanttobeatree: I also considered cows, before deciding they'd have to be something aquatic/avian
wanttobeatree: thus- manatee
wanttobeatree: I see you have been stunned into silence by my sheer brilliance
rionaleonhart: I was going to say that perhaps demons are birds, given the suspected dinosaur-bird evolutionary path, but then I remembered that demons are changed humans in Supernatural canon, not changed angels.
rionaleonhart: Apart from Lucifer.
rionaleonhart: Lucifer's a bird.
wanttobeatree: I think Lucifer is probably a turkey
wanttobeatree: they're very velociraptory
wanttobeatree: and also. evil.
rionaleonhart: It makes a lot of sense!
rionaleonhart: I - I think.
wanttobeatree: so if angels are velociraptors and demons are manatees and humans are something in between the two...
wanttobeatree: (velociraptor + manatee)/2 = human
sazzlette: I AM ENJOYING THIS REASONING
wanttobeatree: maybe humans are cows
sazzlette: aslkdlf
wanttobeatree: that would make a lot of sense.


Its both AWESOME and TERRIFYING to contemplate meeting these people in real life. Not everyone would survive, this much is clear.

If you have not seen this guy, then I highly suggest you watch it. In hi-def if at all possible. Its amazing, and an inspiration to a girl who only has the stomach for one country at a time.