So folks I'm not quite sure what happened. I mean at times I've had stints where I felt I had very little to blog about but lately I just can't find any reason to blog about anything. Perhaps I'm tired of seeing myself write about myself. Maybe I'm not in the mood to quantify my experiences as I'm having them for blogging purposes.
What ever the reason, I'm just not feelin' it lately & I don't feel bad about my lack of desire to blog.
A couple years ago I used to aspire to have a popular weblog. I wanted to make money, be friends with Perez Hilton, & have thousands of hits per day & of course many adoring fans. Eventually a book deal would follow & I would be hobnobbing with the blogging elite & even get laid by hotties of various gender expressions.
Then one day I decided abandon blogging for fame. Then I quit blogging from a mostly political perspective. Then I changed my blog web address & name. And now, well, I just don't even know.
So fans, readers, friends, nay sayers, if I can come up with something I feel a need to blog about I will. But generally these days my main focus is getting my ass back to college, having a groovy marriage & staying true the woman I'm meant to be.
Peace out.
~F
Monday, April 6, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
A Cartoon of Me Compliments of John Callahan
It was an honor to have local but nationally syndicated cartoonist John Callahan spend an hour making cartoon sketches of my face. I'll admit it's hard to know how to pose for a cartoon but it was a pretty easy procedure in comparison of other artists I've posed for. Yes I'm very lucky to have been a muse for several artists & photographers but this time all my clothes stayed on! With out further ado...
xoxo!
~F
xoxo!
~F
Friday, March 13, 2009
1st Anniversary
Today is my spouses & my 1st anniversary of our domestic partnership. It's been a full year and we have learned much about marriage, unequal rights, compromise and truly being in love.
We have dealt with a few challenges this year and have gotten through it united & even closer. This does not mean we have not have an argument or two, pissed each other off or have needed moments of "me time." All couples do go though "stuff" & Chris Rock really nails some of the unsaid aspects to romance couples go through.
CSI aside I think what I really take away with me on our anniversary is how healing it is to have a solid, supportive lover in my life. Without my beloved this year would have been very different. She held my up at moments & hopefully I did the same for her. She showed me love when I felt broken and yet let me heal myself. That is some powerful stuff!
Only my mom & my partners ex remembered our anniversary. That's okay because we still have a spiritual ceremony coming up & perhaps that will be honored by our loved ones. It's hard that our partnership is not taken as seriously because we are not allowed marriage like our opposite sex peers. It won't break us though. It just makes our connection that much more intimate. We get to retain what Dan Savage calls our quiet dignity. But I want to personally thank my mom for sending a sweet card & honoring the seriousness of our commitment. Thanks!
Well here's a couple pics from this year. I love my girl. She loves me. I look forward to another year living & loving together!
~F
We have dealt with a few challenges this year and have gotten through it united & even closer. This does not mean we have not have an argument or two, pissed each other off or have needed moments of "me time." All couples do go though "stuff" & Chris Rock really nails some of the unsaid aspects to romance couples go through.
CSI aside I think what I really take away with me on our anniversary is how healing it is to have a solid, supportive lover in my life. Without my beloved this year would have been very different. She held my up at moments & hopefully I did the same for her. She showed me love when I felt broken and yet let me heal myself. That is some powerful stuff!
Only my mom & my partners ex remembered our anniversary. That's okay because we still have a spiritual ceremony coming up & perhaps that will be honored by our loved ones. It's hard that our partnership is not taken as seriously because we are not allowed marriage like our opposite sex peers. It won't break us though. It just makes our connection that much more intimate. We get to retain what Dan Savage calls our quiet dignity. But I want to personally thank my mom for sending a sweet card & honoring the seriousness of our commitment. Thanks!
Well here's a couple pics from this year. I love my girl. She loves me. I look forward to another year living & loving together!
~F
Monday, March 9, 2009
Crazy for "Reality" Television
I'm not sure how it happened. One day I'm a gal whose primary form of entertainment was reading and the next I'm checking my local newspaper to see when the next episode of For the Love of Ray J (and until the show I didn't know who the heck this Ray J person was either) will air. Because I know y'all really care here is a list of "reality" shows I'm digging on these days.
Donald Trump is a man I kinda love to hate. I've been a fan of his Apprentice themed shows from the beginning, so it is no surprise that I'm hooked on the current Celebrity Apprentice. With stars like Dennis Rodman, Tom Green, T-boz of TLC and Joan Rivers how can one not watch this train wreck? Seeing The Donald tell smarmy Andrew Dice Clay "you're fired" was pure television gold! And the best part is one does not even have to have cable to watch this crap!
Now cable may be the way to go if you love shows that combine timed challenges, food & bitchy critics. Chopped is a show on the Food Network and the best word to describe this show would be intense. Here 4 chefs compete for $10,000 and the challenge is to create dishes in 30 minutes with a basket of random ingredients. A chef is eliminated after each course until two are left to duel it out over a hot stove making some kind of awkward dessert. I seriously am on the edge of my seat nearly hyperventilating whilst watching this program. Highly recommended!
For the Love of Ray J is a big stinky pile of poop & I love it! Okay love is too strong but I enjoy it because it's just pure crap that makes you feel better than the folks you're watching & that is not a good reason to watch a show but really don't we all do that from time to time? I happened across this program while I was sick and that would sum this show up. A big ol' group of horny chicks vie for the heart or sausage of R&B singer Ray J who actually is most known for banging Paris Hilton's big booty-ed friend Kim Kardasian in a sex tape. I know, who cares. But there are some pretty ladies to see, some silly cat fights & one spoiled dude who needs to pull his pants up.
Speaking of hot ladies & cat fights the latest reality show to get your motor running is Candy Girls on E! Now I have not seen the show yet but what I know is that the cast of women are hot hot hot. The ladies depicted in the show are the sexy chicks who appear in music video's and in particular hip hop videos. It looks fun & fabulous, so we'll see if I get hooked or not.
Well enough about my garbage TV habits. Hope you all are doing well!
~F
Donald Trump is a man I kinda love to hate. I've been a fan of his Apprentice themed shows from the beginning, so it is no surprise that I'm hooked on the current Celebrity Apprentice. With stars like Dennis Rodman, Tom Green, T-boz of TLC and Joan Rivers how can one not watch this train wreck? Seeing The Donald tell smarmy Andrew Dice Clay "you're fired" was pure television gold! And the best part is one does not even have to have cable to watch this crap!
Now cable may be the way to go if you love shows that combine timed challenges, food & bitchy critics. Chopped is a show on the Food Network and the best word to describe this show would be intense. Here 4 chefs compete for $10,000 and the challenge is to create dishes in 30 minutes with a basket of random ingredients. A chef is eliminated after each course until two are left to duel it out over a hot stove making some kind of awkward dessert. I seriously am on the edge of my seat nearly hyperventilating whilst watching this program. Highly recommended!
For the Love of Ray J is a big stinky pile of poop & I love it! Okay love is too strong but I enjoy it because it's just pure crap that makes you feel better than the folks you're watching & that is not a good reason to watch a show but really don't we all do that from time to time? I happened across this program while I was sick and that would sum this show up. A big ol' group of horny chicks vie for the heart or sausage of R&B singer Ray J who actually is most known for banging Paris Hilton's big booty-ed friend Kim Kardasian in a sex tape. I know, who cares. But there are some pretty ladies to see, some silly cat fights & one spoiled dude who needs to pull his pants up.
Speaking of hot ladies & cat fights the latest reality show to get your motor running is Candy Girls on E! Now I have not seen the show yet but what I know is that the cast of women are hot hot hot. The ladies depicted in the show are the sexy chicks who appear in music video's and in particular hip hop videos. It looks fun & fabulous, so we'll see if I get hooked or not.
Well enough about my garbage TV habits. Hope you all are doing well!
~F
Friday, March 6, 2009
Do Not Fear Marriage Equality
"A guarantee of equality that is subject to exceptions by the majority is no guarantee at all."
-Therese Stewart
Most of you won't remember the America that used to be steeped in such prejudice that people of color & whites couldn't each other. 1967 is when laws in the United States finally changed "allowing" interracial marriages. People used the bible among other arguments to justify why some folks were not qualified to marry other folks. Here's more history of miscegenation laws.
What finally changed the racist laws of yore was a vote by the supreme court. What was asked for back in '67 (only 7 years before my interracial parents had me) is being asked for again 42 years later. A great piece by Peggy Pascoe compares current marriage inequality laws to mixed marriage laws. What we all have to ask ourselves is why are we now okay with interracial marriage & not same sex marriage. If the bible was not considered a valid reason to stop citizens from full equality then why should it be used now? Regardless of the validity (or not) of biblical arguments or anything else, what the heck is the main point, purpose & threat to North Americans if all citizens are able to marry?
Will equal marriage make the economy any worse? No. Will equal marriage contribute to the housing crisis? No. Will equal marriage actually do anything to anyone else's family? Again no. Interracial marriage didn't seem to create any chaos among the general population. Did it save mixed race couples from having to deal with prejudice, divorce or in-laws? No. But we all have to deal with that stuff. Thus making interracial couples just like everyone else, completely & thoroughly human.
So let me take this moment to address you Mr. or Ms. or Mrs, anti-gay marriage proponent. Let's stop being so damn afraid. Try believing in a God that will protect you from the oh-so-scary homos and leave them alone! Go out & be of service to the many straight single mothers & fathers out there who need your time and money far more than your whining & fighting to stop adults from just trying to have security for their families. Help the children being abused day after day by their heterosexual parents. Help the non-gays who are lonely & suffering. Do something better for your fellow man than trying to stop Betty & Sue from the Poconos from getting married. There are many heterosexuals that need help. Go find them & do something good!
~F
-Therese Stewart
Most of you won't remember the America that used to be steeped in such prejudice that people of color & whites couldn't each other. 1967 is when laws in the United States finally changed "allowing" interracial marriages. People used the bible among other arguments to justify why some folks were not qualified to marry other folks. Here's more history of miscegenation laws.
What finally changed the racist laws of yore was a vote by the supreme court. What was asked for back in '67 (only 7 years before my interracial parents had me) is being asked for again 42 years later. A great piece by Peggy Pascoe compares current marriage inequality laws to mixed marriage laws. What we all have to ask ourselves is why are we now okay with interracial marriage & not same sex marriage. If the bible was not considered a valid reason to stop citizens from full equality then why should it be used now? Regardless of the validity (or not) of biblical arguments or anything else, what the heck is the main point, purpose & threat to North Americans if all citizens are able to marry?
Will equal marriage make the economy any worse? No. Will equal marriage contribute to the housing crisis? No. Will equal marriage actually do anything to anyone else's family? Again no. Interracial marriage didn't seem to create any chaos among the general population. Did it save mixed race couples from having to deal with prejudice, divorce or in-laws? No. But we all have to deal with that stuff. Thus making interracial couples just like everyone else, completely & thoroughly human.
So let me take this moment to address you Mr. or Ms. or Mrs, anti-gay marriage proponent. Let's stop being so damn afraid. Try believing in a God that will protect you from the oh-so-scary homos and leave them alone! Go out & be of service to the many straight single mothers & fathers out there who need your time and money far more than your whining & fighting to stop adults from just trying to have security for their families. Help the children being abused day after day by their heterosexual parents. Help the non-gays who are lonely & suffering. Do something better for your fellow man than trying to stop Betty & Sue from the Poconos from getting married. There are many heterosexuals that need help. Go find them & do something good!
~F
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Because I am Mean & Watched Way Too Much South Park While Sick with the Flu
I have had this damn song in my head for days. Perhaps you can join me in the misery!
~F
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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