Walking home with no one left
Speak softly underneath my breath
Hey world you ain’t seen nothing yet
Great, now it’s raining.
Whiskey, whiskey, whiskey
Water, water, water, sleep.
Dreamed somebody missed me
Wake up, shake it off, and repeat.
Excellent job, John. I’m enjoying growing up with you.
I’m like,
always more wine. but especially after this question.
—Liz Lemon, 30 Rock
I’ve kept my mouth decidedly shut when it comes to popular social issues lately. Mostly due to the fact that I’m 100% sure no one knows all the facts related to the more famous cases (Casey Anthony, Trayvon Martin, etc), I’m a mute when it comes to political issues. I’m confident I could never become a game changer for anyone when expressing my opinion so I choose to listen and hear the opinions of others and gather the facts before I make any sort of decision about anything.
If you know me, you already know how I feel about the proposed Amendment One in North Carolina. I don’t need to explain my feelings on the issue because at this point it’s like beating a dead horse. 99.9% of the people who read this blog/follow me on twitter/remain my friend on facebook feel the same way I do. The other .01% are keeping their mouths shut. Personally, I think they’re keeping quiet because they have some doubts about the legality and necessity of the amendment and they’re afraid to defend themselves. In that case, I say vote against purely on the basis of reasonable doubt. At the very least, don’t vote until you know what you need to know to make your decision.
I’m not suggesting that all people who are for Amendment One shouldn’t vote at all. I think anyone, for or against, with doubt in his or her mind should do some research before making this type of decision.
On a related note (and the reason for this post), I came across an interesting chart on Facebook this evening.
It does a decent job of showing the major points involved with Amendment One, the most obvious and politically/religiously charged being the issue of gay marriage.
SN: Interestingly enough, gay marriage is already illegal in North Carolina so the point is moot, but the lawmakers thought it was necessary to toss in. Hit ‘em with a one-two punch I suppose.
The square that bothers me the most is the top-center square that says if you answered “No” to all of the previous questions, you should not be allowed to vote. Since when did that sentiment become okay? I was under the impression that this type of close-mindedness is exactly what I’m supposed to be fighting against. I certainly wouldn’t want someone telling me I’m shouldn’t be able to vote because I don’t agree with his or her beliefs. This is like telling a child not to hit and then smacking them when they do it anyway. How are we supposed to teach someone to open their mind and at least tolerate other opinions when we’re not willing to do the same?
As I listen and watch people form their opinions what I’m finding is that there’s not a whole lot of reformation of opinion. I’ll be the first to admit I’m stubborn when I think I’m right. But what I’m loving most about adulthood is the constant exposure to different people with different ideas and their individual expressions of those thoughts. I’m learning new things every day and not in the way I thought I would. I learn from people and their experiences as well as my own. This makes me question what I originally believed and truly see things in a new light. Sometimes this strengthens my already-formed opinion. More often than not, the opinions of others give me more to consider before finding my own. Now, this does not mean my goal is to always have an unstable opinion, but I do want to keep my mind open for new things that may change my outlook. Isn’t that the point of an opinion anyway? To have a large and varied base of reasoning behind your choice?
I’m rambling at this point, but I want to wrap up by saying this: Have your opinion. Believe in it 100%. Keep fighting your fight and don’t step down when someone challenges you. But don’t be so stubborn and unwilling to accept any other opinion that you become your own enemy. You can’t battle hard-headedness with a hard head. Intolerance is intolerance and everyone’s vote counts the same.
Turns out I know next to nothing about recreational drug use and that is making my latest read more difficult than normal (Requiem For a Dream). I know someone out there can read my Google searches and knows how much time I’m spending on the “Heroin” Wikipedia page, so I’d like to explain.
Real drug users don’t need Wikipedia. Their friends/dealers/parents explain it to them. It’s obvious by the amount of time I’m devoting to reading the methods of drug use that I have absolutely no experience in this field. Furthermore, whoever wrote the articles did an excellent job of scaring the shit out of me and preventing me from even thinking about knowing someone who knew someone who smoked crack. Or freebased? Or something?
Current open tabs include:
Heroin, Drug Injection, Akathisia, Priapism, Lazarus Sign, Crack cocaine, Delusional parasitosis, Formication (not to be confused with Fornication).
Weight loss goal #1: 50 lbs COMPLETE
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Forgot how much I love this song.
My quota for “dealing with other people’s bullshit” has been filled for today. Try again tomorrow.
A short series of things I’m learning as I pretend to grow up.
Not only is it impossible to please everybody, it’s impossible to please just one person.
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