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Mass. Sues Over Definition of Marriage

By DENISE LAVOIE

 

BOSTON (July 8) – Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

The federal Defense of Marriage Act interferes with the right of Massachusetts to define and regulate marriage as it sees fit, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said. The 1996 law denies federal recognition of gay marriage and gives states the right to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Boston, argues the act "constitutes an overreaching and discriminatory federal law." It says the approximately 16,000 same-sex couples who have married in Massachusetts since the state began performing gay marriages in 2004 are being unfairly denied federal benefits given to heterosexual couples.

"They are entitled to equal treatment under the laws regardless of whether they are gay or straight," Coakley said at a news conference to discuss the lawsuit.

( Full article )

I went to see The Proposal today. It was great. I adore Sandra Bullock but I must say Betty White made that movie.  Why can't they make more movies like this?  I also took a trip with my friend V to the Louisville Mega Cavern. It was so cool. They take you through the cavern and show you all kinds of neat stuff. The whole tour is by tram which was cool for me cause walking in a dimly lit cavern is not my idea of fun.  The tour was over an hour long. The place is huge!  I'd highly recommand it if you're ever in Louisville.

So that's pretty much what I did this weekend.  How about you?

Note to self: Deleting the history WILL also delete all your saved passwords. 

My nephew is coming to spend the night tonight and he might want to get on my computer. So I cleared my history so he wouldn't stumble across anything slashy (paranoid much?). Then I got on lj and I thought what the hell, this looks different. *headdesk* I had lost my saved password so I wasn't signed in.  Of course, there was that panic moment when I wondered what my password was. Luckily I had wrote it down.

The dvds for Stargate Atlantis and Eurika were released today. I'm trying to convince myself I don't need them. Ice Blues is also supposed to be released today but the only place seems to have it is Amazon.ca and it doesn't say what region it is. 

I got an email today about the LJ Advisory Board Election and decided to check out the folks running. The first one I read made me decide to vote (something I'd been remiss in doing before). 

im daphny drucilla delight david and im totally nominating myself as a CANIDATE FOR THE LIVEJOURNAL ADVISORY BOARD ELECTIONS
you should pick me because livejournal isnt entirely capslock furry fan fiction
its not all people whining about their made up mental disorders or complaining about skinny girls giving women a bad rep

THERE ARE REAL PEOPLE
WHO ARENT INSUFFERABLE

im DAPHNY and i will fight for CUSTOM WORD FILTERS and against PASTING SONG LYRICS
who wants to be represented by someone who offers their BLAND INTERNET NON PERSONALITY as a selling point
NOT ME
NOT YOU

Is it just me or does it look like a disaster for lj if this candidate wins?  The whole thing pretty much offends me but I've got to say the worst has to be the comment about "made up mental disorders".    *sighs*

Maybe it was meant to be a joke? I doubt it but one can always hope.

OMG! Can lj make making a poll any harder? Okay, it probably isn't that hard, I just made it hard. I had to delete the thing 2 or 3 times before I got it right. Even then I noticed I wrote th instead of the. *headdesk* There was no way in hell I was going to edit it again. 

Guess I'll go watch some Craig Fergusion now. That will make it all better.

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This is my last entry for the tim_don_a_thon


Title: Seeing Is Believing
Pairing: Donald/Timmy
Rating: PG
Summary: Timmy catches Donald in a lie.
Warning/Spoilers: none
Word Count: 1272
Disclaimer: Don't own. Wish I did. BTW, the Rat's Nest came from the Strachey book, Death Trick.

Seeing Is Believing

Title: After The Beep
Pairing: Donald/Timmy
Rating: G
Summary: Timmy leaves messages for Donald
Warning/Spoilers: none
Word Count: 165
Author's Notes: I have no idea where this came from. I think I'm losing it. lol  Anyway, hope you enjoy it.  Comments feed my muse. Written for the tim_don_a_thon 
Disclaimer: Don't own. Wish I did.

After The Beep

This is my day over at tim_don_a_thonHere is my first entry.

Title: The Shirt
Author: csi_niteowl
Pairing: Donald/Timmy
Rating: G
Summary: Five years of living together and he still couldn’t quite break the man from throwing his clothes everywhere.
Warning/Spoilers: none
Word Count: 304
Author's Notes: I know the title's lame but I couldn't think of a better one. Hope you enjoy the story. Comments feed my muse.
Disclaimer: Don't own. Wish I did.


The Shirt

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Happy birthday Lady!

kerry_louise


Hope it was great!

I went to Penny's this afternoon and tried on jeans. Not usually a big deal, I know, but this was the first time I've tried on jeans in years.  I usually just get the next size up if I "outgrow" the jeans I have. I wear  the  kind with the elastic in the waist, very stylish. *rolls eyes* Anyway today I got 2 pairs and they don't have elastic in them. They are the same size but they fit better and no elastic! Oh I said that already.

I am losing weight but can't seem to lose my stomach which is why I need the same size jeans. I have went down in shirt sizes though. I suppose if I watched what I eat more I might lose the tummy.

Happy Easter to all that celebrate it! We had about 15 people over today. One of my sister couldn't make it because she had to work so after everybody left we drove down to her house and visited. It was a pretty good day in all. Oh, I found out that the father of my niece's boyfriend is a guy I had a huge crush on when I was in high school.  Talk about a small world!

When did people stop putting spoiler alerts for their fic?! I'm so behind in some of my shows so I have ended up skipping many fics cause I just don't know if it has any.  Another thing I've notice is less and less people write a summary for their fics.

Speaking of fics, I found another prompt community I think I might join. Yes, I'm crazy! 



 

Wow, Feb 17^th was my last post? Doesn’t seem that long.  Stuffs been pretty crazy around here lately. We had unexpected company, well, we had about a week's notice so thre was major speed cleaning going on. I’ve also had family members in the hospital and a bunch of other crap. I’ve tried to check lj everyday but just haven’t had time to really comment or anything.

I cleaned out my hall closet earlier and now my face is itching like crazy. Actually I didn’t start out to clean it. I was just looking for something, which I didn’t find. So now I have no idea where it is. *sigh*

 

So how are you all doing?

Here is a part of the article that was in the Courier Journal this morning. This is just so wrong on so many levels. I can't even begin to tell you how disappointed in my state this makes me.


Gay-rights supporters are mobilizing to fight a bill that would ban unmarried couples from becoming foster parents or adopting children in Kentucky.

Senate Bill 68, which is nearly identical to a law Arkansas voters approved in November, would ban anyone "cohabitating with a sexual partner outside of marriage" from becoming a foster or adoptive parent.

That would include relatives of children removed from homes because of abuse or neglect.

"It would be an irresponsible bill because of the potential foster and adoptive parents it categorically eliminates," said Chris Hartman, director of the Fairness Campaign, a Louisville gay-rights group that opposes the measure.

Though SB 68 would apply to heterosexual unmarried couples as well as same-sex couples, Hartman's group characterized it as "an anti-gay political attack."

The bill's sponsor, Sen. Gary Tapp, R-Shelbyville, could not be reached yesterday. The bill is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose chairman, Sen. Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, also couldn't be reached.

Kentucky has about 7,100 children in foster care and is working to recruit more foster parents, state officials said.

The state is seeking adoptive homes for about 2,000 of those children, according to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.



 

 

Snagged from pabzi 


Answer if you want, and put it in your journal too :)

1. What do you want people (read: me) to call you?
2. How old are you?
3. Where do you live?
4. What do you do for a living?
5. Where were you born?
6. What colour are your eyes?
7. What accent do you have?
8. What was your childhood dream?
9. Do you have brothers & sisters?
10. What's your dream job?
11. Where you would you love to live?
12. Do you have/want children?
13. What's your biggest fear?
14. Who do you live with?
15. What fandom are you most involved in?
16. What other fandoms do you delve into?
17. What're your biggest ships?
18. And favourite characters?
19. What are you famous for on the interweb?
20. Anything you want to know about me?

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY ic789 !!!!!!!

Title: Who The Hell Invented Dancing
Author:csi_niteowl
Fandom: The Donald Strachey Mysteries
Pairing/Characters: Donald/Timmy
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Shock To The System
Summary: Donald hates slow dancing.
Notes: Written for smallfandomfest  My prompt was dancing. Thanks to the electrical workers for getting power back on so I could finish this before the deadline.

 

( Who the hell invented dancing )

 

 

Hope you had a great day!

Snatched from lady529 

Your main fandom of the year?

The Donald Strachey Mysteries

Your favorite film watched this year?

Shelter or Ice Blues

Your favorite book read this year?

On The Other Hand, Death by Richard Stevenson

 Your favorite album or song to listen to this year?

 

CD: Stand Still – Look Pretty/The Wreckers

Songs: Love Don’t Live Here/Lady Antebellum & Just A Dream/Carrie Underwood

 

 Your favorite LJ community of the year?

 donaldtimmy  shelter_diner  tim_don_a_thon

Your best new fandom discovery of the year?

 

 

 Shelter

 Your biggest fandom disappointment of the year?

 

The canceling of Stargate Atlantis

 Your TV boyfriend of the year?

Timmy Callahan, Danny Messer, Don Flack, Donald Strachey, Derek Morgan and Spencer Reed

Your TV girlfriend of the year?

 

J.J (Criminal Minds), Stella (CSI:NY),Calleigh (CSI:Miami) and Carly Jax (General Hospital)

 Your biggest squee moment of the year?

Watching Ice Blues

The most missed of your old fandoms?

 Hodges fic

The fandom you haven't tried yet, but want to?

 

Hmm, can’t think of one.

 
Your biggest fan anticipations for the New Year?

Save Me & the two latest Strachey movies coming out on dvd.