taking a few days off. will anyone notice? no one comments.

Oh there was difficulty waking up this morning. Just felt so comfortable in bed, radio snooze alarm kept going off every ten minutes as it’s supposed to, but I just could not wake up. But wake up I did, later than usual and lacking in any hustle. Bill spent the night at his parent’s apartment so there was no bumping into him this morning. It was cold out today though. Woke up and it was 37 degrees out. Ay caramba! Definitely chilly willy. After the coffee, the checking of emails, showering and getting bundled up I headed out into the day.

Usual zombie scene on the train, me standing next to the door reading the New Yorker, most everyone else was reading AM New York or the Metro, two free newspapers they usually give out at most subways and the Path. A fast ride in and I was out at Ninth Street, getting some bagels and heading down Sixth Avenue. Terry was in the office before I was and I settled down into the groove, routine, or rut depending on what was scheduled for the day. But it doesn’t matter since things are always changing. Terry was offered a position at McMann and Tate and she’s going to take it.

I’m not so sure that she’ll continue to be my co-pilot though it would be nice. Felicia said she was hoping that would be the case but she might have been thwarted by her supervisor Mark. Such office drama! Such tedium! I am concerned, since this will actually affect me. I hope it works out in my favor obviously, if only to have someone to talk to through out the day. I was the one who suggested they give her a free pass so that she can work when she can since she’s an actor going out on auditions as well as studying to be a massage therapist.

New Jersey is being used by the Republican Party because of the same sex marriage ruling by the State Supreme Court, mobilizing the evangelicals and that ilk. Bush trotted out the term ‘activist judges’ and several members of the state senate have actually stated their disdain for the courts ruling. Massachusetts didn’t exactly fall apart when their legislative body passed the same sex ruling. These people are so fucked up it’s scary, promoting the idea that homosexuality is wrong. It’s not wrong.

I got into an argument earlier online with an acquaintance from gay.com. This closeted Republican, married and probably has kids goes off about referendums and how this will get the undecideds out to vote. Because of the court’s ruling. Activist judges, dispensing basic rights to all, not just some. How wrong can that be? I do hope that the people of New Jersey can see through this charade and I hope various friends can see how difficult it is to be gay in this world. And it doesn’t have to be. If more people came out of the closet and show themselves, the more people will see that we are your brothers and sisters, your sons and daughters and sometimes your fathers and mothers.