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[prof_pangaea]

my kitty is floppy. i think this is because wisconsin suddenly noticed that it's the middle of june and decided to start having some summer weather. yah i was wearing a sweater a few days ago.

good times were had last weekend at pridefest. i volunteered on saturday with FORGE and ended up offering free gay hugs to people who were upset/annoyed with the anti-gay protesters. i actually got to see their entire activity for the day -- they rolled up about quarter after 3 with a bunch of signs and leaflets and such. oh by the way i fucking love anyone and everyone involved in PFLAG. when i went to pride for the first time last year i was standing in line and a PFLAG counter-protester greeted me and i totally teared up a bit, cos she was there because she had a gay son and she wanted everyone to feel welcome and loved, and it was a really wonderful thing to feel that, especially cos of how rough things were for me at the time. if my mom was still alive i know she'd be one of those people. although she might have had a hard time not getting into a fight with the anti-gay protesters.

anyway! protesters rolled up, PFLAG peeps made sure to stand near them. i and my co-volunteer offered free gay hugs and it was good times. around an hour after the protesters showed up hand-painted signs started appearing in their midst, saying things like "SKORTS - SKIRTS OR SHORTS - DECIDE!", "RHUBARB - VEGETABLE OR FRUIT?" "SOCKS THEN SHOES!!", "EAT CHEERIOS - GOOD FOR CHOLESTEROL" "FISH SANDWICH - GIVE ME YOUR FISH!" after only about a half an hour of the ever-multiplying signs and slogans (everyone with the nonsense signs was VERY vociferous in yelling out their very important messages about breakfast cereal and socks and such) the anti-gay protesters finally just gave up and sort of confusedly retreated. i offered gay hugs to the protesters as they departed but only one person took me up on my awesome offer! she said i was funny. then she tried to tell me how jesus really loved me, to which i replied, "thanks, i know he does, that's why i'm here."

the other highlight was my friend jesse telling the mayor about how i'd been beat up earlier in the week. heh.

speaking of, my face is much better! bruising seems to be gone, and the swelling. still hurts a little when i open my mouth wide but that's it. don't seem to be getting the pain-induced headaches anymore either. hurrah! i got the compensationform from crime victim services a couple days ago as well. now i just need to actually, er, fill it out. yes.

btw, who is no one watching In Treatment? IT IS AMAZIN

*back to writing stuffs*

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[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

"around an hour after the protesters showed up hand-painted signs started appearing in their midst, saying things like "SKORTS - SKIRTS OR SHORTS - DECIDE!", "RHUBARB - VEGETABLE OR FRUIT?" "SOCKS THEN SHOES!!", "EAT CHEERIOS - GOOD FOR CHOLESTEROL" "FISH SANDWICH - GIVE ME YOUR FISH!" after only about a half an hour of the ever-multiplying signs and slogans (everyone with the nonsense signs was VERY vociferous in yelling out their very important messages about breakfast cereal and socks and such) the anti-gay protesters finally just gave up and sort of confusedly retreated."

*paints and holds up a sign reading AWESOME!* :-D

My mom who almost never watches television at all is completely addicted to In Treatment, but I haven't been watching 'cos I don't have HBO. I want to Netflix it, it sounds really good.

[kels.livejournal.com]

the nonsense slogans were cracking me up. :)

[nonelvis]

I love the nonsense signs! (Rhubarb is a rhizome, though, and its stalks are "petioles," according to Wikipedia. Awfully vegetonormative sign that person had ;)

And good for you for offering free gay hugs and telling that protester that Jesus does love you. I admit I know virtually nothing about the New Testament, but wasn't this Jesus guy all about treating others the way you would like to be treated? You'd think that more of his followers might have figured that out by now.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

That sounds fantastic. From floppy kitty to nonsense signs to your ongoing recovery. *hugz0rs*

[jigglykat.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, I could go for some Cheerios.

I AM SO GLAD YOUR FACE IS BETTER.

[infiniteviking]

Signs of the times. Heee. XD

And I'm also glad to hear your face is getting better! Non-hurty face = win.

[fannishnonsense]

I've never heard of In Treatment, but I'll make sure to check it out now. *adds to list*

And I'll just agree with everyone that those signs sound awesome.

[reasonabsurd.livejournal.com]

Aw. I would have loved a free gay hug!

[charcoaleyes78.livejournal.com]

yay free gay hhugs.
J is currently watching Dr. Who and it's super bizarre. They keep whispering Dr.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

the anti-gay protesters finally just gave up and sort of confusedly retreated

Oh, I love it when that happens! When good-natured insanity wins out over violence and hate.

don't seem to be getting the pain-induced headaches anymore either. hurrah!

Huzzah! \o/