Alas...NOT a Laughing Matter...

So, I'm going to post something that isn't funny at all. A family member of mine posted some very anit-gay things. I am a straight, pro gay rights, Christian. I don't understand how ANY Christian can be against gay rights, considering the fact that it is not their place to judge, but to love. Before this relative deleted me from his friends and most likely either deleted my comment or the status that it was about, I made a screen capture. I had vented in my own status about it and people wanted to know what was going on, so I posted a photo of the conversation so people could just read it right away and not have to wait for a message reply.

And it doesn't seem to have helped. It is much bigger at 100% on my computer. *sigh*

Family Dinner

A little over a week ago, we were able to sit down to dinner as a family at our table. This was something my parents, siblings and I usually did when we all lived together, but since I have started my own family, this has not been the case. (There is an explanation for this in the post called "Grrrr....".)

We don't always get to sit down and eat together as a family. Tonight we got to, again, because M (my Fiancé) finished up working as I finished making dinner. I don't know how most people feel about sitting down and eating together at a table, but we thoroughly enjoy it. M and I were talking about how much we enjoyed eating at the table together and then he ripped one (meaning he farted for those who are not fart connoisseurs). He apologized and then said, "I should have excused myself. I'm not used to eating at the table". This was the way the rest of dinner went. If he wasn't passing gas, then he was saying sorry for saying something that was not table appropriate. Each time it ended with, "I'm not used to using table manners" or "I'm not used to eating at the table".

I'm sure he'll get the hang of it. :)

Grrrr....

My Fiancé, our 1 1/2 year old son, and I live in the home that my Fiancé’s Grandpa built in, I think, the 50s. There is still stuff from then around. For example, not long ago we had to clean out a desk that we are using as a tv stand because our son kept getting into it. That stuff has been in there since my Fiancé’s mom was little. Nearly every drawer in this house is a “junk” drawer. It drives me insane. I have been trying to organize it since I moved in. The task of organizing this house especially seems impossible when a certain Fiancé of mine keeps stacking his CDs, Magazines, and other junk everywhere. I am one of those nagging women because of it and I don’t want to be!

Anyway, I have been working especially hard today to make a dent, while my son lets me. I started to work on the table that sits in the entrance hall. It was stacked two feet taller with albums, CDs, mail, coupons, and other random things. I handed my Fiancé a battery to his drill that was sitting on the table for some reason. I handed it to him and asked him to put it with the tools that he needs to take down stairs (I have made a considerable pile for him to take down). Then I turned around to put something away and when I turned back around the battery was right back where it was before I handed it to him. I growled in frustration and, perhaps, rage.

Without missing a beat, our son growled the exact same way I did. In that instant, my frustration and rage completely vanished. We laughed and I said, “That’s right! You tell him!” I love that our son can diffuse any anger or frustration that we have with each other in a moment.

Book Review

I decided to do a book review on here so that I can make a pin of books that I've read and enjoyed.

This book is not for the faint of heart. It isn't extremely gory or anything, but one of the two societies described in Brave New World is a very Technocratic society and to a disturbing extreme. In London, people are made in test tubes and are divided into different classes. While the “Alpha” and “Beta” classes are put in decanting bottles and allowed to grow naturally, the growth of the rest is interfered with by use of different chemicals. They are then conditioned as children and work for the rest of their lives in their allotted classes. Drugs are used to enhance moods. Everything is very clean. Sex is recreational and encouraged to be so when they are very young children. I could go on and on and on.

The other society, the Savage Reservation, is the extreme opposite (which is forced on them by the Technocratic society). This society is very tribal and religious. They live in huts and general filth. They are considered “Savages”.

I am afraid to go too far into this book because I don’t want to ruin it for anyone who wants to read it. However, I will add this:

I believe that everyone should read this book when they are mature enough to deal with what is in it. Some of it disturbed me, but that is necessary.

I had a hard time putting this book down. It was very well written and it toys with you. When push comes to shove, characters turn out to be different from what you expect. There is only one character in this book who I truly liked and I believe that this is what Aldous Huxley intended. The lessons that we learn from this book are about extremes in society and how one or the other are unhealthy. There needs to be a medium. People are meant to love and feel and really live. We are meant to be empathetic and understanding of others.


Next time I will review Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire.

Debt

Yes, for my first post, I am going to talk about debt. Okay, I am somewhat talking about debt. Like many, I am a lover of The Office. My favorite character was Creed Bratton. I would like to share this screen capture I did of one of my favorite Creed Bratton moments.

As it turns out, William Charles Schneider was Creed Brattons real name. He changed it ages ago when he used to be in a band. So, there is a fun and funny little fact about Creed Bratton as a bonus! I hope you enjoyed my first post, though it is short.