“I’m not in favor of gay marriage”. That was Senator Barack Obama’s response to a question on same-sex marriage, asked during a town-hall meeting in Columbus,IN on Friday. I reported Thursday that Senator Obama has declined all media request from the GLBT press since his Senate run in 2004. I was surprised by both the question and his answer.

The question came from the top of the rafters in the packed high school gym. Gage Watson, a 16 year old openly gay student from Brown County, IN posed the question to the presidential hopeful. “Senator Obama, Thanks for coming first of all. I’m very politically active, right now, and I’ve noticed that actually some issues important to many have kind of been pushed aside, such as Darfur but mainly gay marriage. What can you do with your power to insure that we all have equal rights to marry?” The crowd erupted with cheers and applause. I must admit, I almost leapt from my seat in the press-pin.

Sadly there were a few people who clapped for the beginning of Obama’s response, “I’m not in favor of gay marriage…” You could see people searching the crowd. Looking for the faces of the people that could publicly agree with such a sentiment. Attention quickly focussed back to the Senator as he finished his thought, “but I am in favor of a very strong civil union. Which allows same sex couples to transfer property, to share social security benefits, to be recognized legally by the state for their relationship. I think that is very important.”

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After getting back from another week long trip, Branson MO with mom, I have a ton of comments, forums and emails to answer. Stuff I never seem to get all the way caught up on. Not to forget all the crap going on in the rest of the world. Yes there is more than my lil world. Things like…. The break through on the male birth control pill, the end of the first fiscal quarter of ‘08, IU gets a new head b-ball coach, little kids from Waycross Georgia plotting to kill their teacher, McDonalds adds mochas and Lattes to their menu. So what do I do when I get home? Logon to UrbanDead to check on my Zombie and barg harmanz brahnz (Eat Human Brains). Then I sat in front of the TV for a BSG marathon. My life rocks! 10 hours a day of non-stop BSG for 5 days and Zombie fun. Yeah, I’m a geek!
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So, it’s been one crazy week for BadEvan. I’ve been visiting family, trapped with no internet connection, being a way from my dog, deleting old TXTs from Scotty (the EX), and hearing that my cousin Jodie was arrested for murder. I need a vacation from my vacation…

Starting at the beginning. I left Bloomington on the 6th. In the car for 4 hours with my mother and teen-aged sister. The car ride wasn’t that bad. It gave mother and I a chance to talk about all the bad that’s transpired over the past couple of months and the scary health things due to arrive. Sis just played with her new Ipod, most of the way. Instead of just heading straight for Highland, Il (Grandparents House) we opted to go a lil farther and take sis to see the St. Louis Arch. It was worth the extra miles, and mother freaking about directions. We went through the museum, Expansion Westward. I got yelled at by a 90 year old park ranger for touching a display. Well it wasn’t in glass or behind a rope. Continue reading →

I was just starting to get over him, Scotty. It had been a month since he ripped my heart out and poked it with a stick. He just didn’t love me the way I loved him. Scotty said, “It’s not fair to you.” What a load of steaming monkey shit. He just wanted to go party with younger boys. Now I’m left with the after math of his inability to commit or be truthful.

I had to returned the V-day gift I bought him Just before his birthday, Dec. 31st. A rose dipped in gold. Not an over the top gift, but from the heart. The girl at the jewelry store felt so bad. She remembered how hard it was for me to get the damn thing in the first place. Plus, come on, I’m a blogger. I don’t have any money, yet. I had to called Mike, an old chef buddy, to cancel the “special” reservations at his overly booked restaurant. “Well, you can still come. Maybe we could get something going on in the kitchen.” Nice idea, I’d like to slinging high dollar hash again. But not right now. Not on that day.
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