Wednesday, July 09, 2008

I'm trying

I scold myself for being just as lazy as everyone else. Apparently I was too ambitious - a post every day - what was I thinking!? Still, July is going to be over soon and I'll be on vacation for 8 days or so, so I need to get some posts up now. Let's see...the store here is different. If you want more details (so my boss won't see it, cause now I'm paranoid) feel free to email me or call me, or send me a letter via snail mail. My apartment is a bit messy and I have the pet sitter coming tonight to meet the cats so I need to be cleaning up but instead am posting. I have been sleeping better - perhaps stress and anticipation mixing makes me sleepy - but I guess that's a good thing. I desperately wish it were Friday, cause then I'd be back in Iowa City checking out books at the public library and eating chicken and noodles in peanut sauce at Z'Marik's. If I could get an appointment, which I'm going to try of course, but it's probably impossible, I would get one at Zender's for a hot stone massage, cause after this week at work, and especially last night, I need one. My left shoulder feels like it's about an inch higher than my right, merely because of knots of stress in my muscles.
Also, I have a question: Can someone clue me in to the "homosexual lifestyle" I keep hearing all these close-minded conservatives talking about - cause I know some homosexuals and their lifestyles really don't seem all that different from mine, except perhaps they are actually a bit better in terms of salary, housing, school, etc. So what exactly do people mean when they talk about a "homosexual lifestyle?"
Is it just dating people of the same sex? Cause that seems so insane to me. I just wish someone could explain it to me in rational terms instead of fire and brimstone they're going to hell speak...they never seem to explain, they just assume you know. I hate that. I may be guilty of it from time to time, but I don't mean to be - so someone please, explain to me what they mean!
I have to do a presentation for an interview at Kaplan: a how-to in five minutes....any thoughts on subjects (let's keep it clean people!)

5 comments:

Mimi said...

Why the gays will lead us all down a road of debauchery and sin! Don't you know that? Seriously I wonder if these people see gay pride parades and assume that that is an accurate representation of the "homosexual lifestyle."

And good luck getting someone to explain it to you in a rational way, because I don't think it is a rational thing. It is a belief that what they do is a sin, because somewhere in the Old Testament (in a place that also forbids lots of other things like unnatural fabrics and shellfish) says so. Or is interpreted to say so. Or it's adultery because they aren't married (and can't get married in most places). It's wrong because they say so and we aren't supposed to question that.

Sara Bishop said...

From what I understand the so-called gay lifestyle is one of promiscuousness and general debachery. Which seems to me to be the average lifestyle of a fratboy. And does not accurately reflect the lifestyles of the gays I know of. Although I do have a friend who would like his life to be a little more promiscuous.

Kathleen said...

I think you're right - it's the supposed lifestyle of a frat boy (which apparently is just fine, cause "boys will be boys") but if homosexuals do it than it's bringing down society. That's basically what I don't get....how is it a "lifestyle?" To me, it's just how god made someone (if you believe that god made people) so how could it be wrong? Don't Catholics even say that being a homosexual isn't wrong and not to judge it's just their behavior that is wrong? But if gay marriage was allowed wouldn't that mean that they could then avoid premarital sex? Which is wrong for everyone (at least the Catholics are consistent!) I just get confused over the whole gay lifestyle thing I guess. Oh, Ramee, have you ever seen the West Wing episode where the president slams some ultra-right wing talk show host about that section of the bible...it's fantastic.

Mimi said...

No I haven't seen that episode. I will have to look for that clip on Youtube or somethin.

But really I wonder if all their talk of the "gay lifestyle" and quoting of Leviticus is just and excuse to continue their bigotry.

Sara B said...

its funny because brad and i were just talking about that clip the other day. why cant we have a nice, catholic, democrat I can vote for like president Bartlett?