as the election nears, it’s important for us supporters of gay marriage and human rights to make our push for a “no” vote on proposition 8 (for non-california residents, prop 8 is a constiutional ban on gay marriage). a few friends and i made this effort today, by standing on the corner of ralston and el camino in belmont holding our “no on prop 8″ signs. overall, it went very well. there was definitely an overwhelming support for our efforts – lots of people honked, waves, gave us thumbs up, and danced in their cars for us. some even whipped out their own signs and waved them to us. we had a few thumbs down, head shakes, scowls, and people displaying “yes on 8″, but they are entitled to their opinion, so we usually just yelled to them that we still loved them anyway. i met up with denise and elana a little after noon, and then another of their friends showed up later, so between the four of us, we represented straight, gay, and bisexual people. later, two ladies showed up and asked if they could protest with us – they had been standing on street corners in redwood city. it’s always good to meet new people.
the amount of love throughout the afternoon made me feel so fuzzy inside, and restored my faith in the human race. there really are so many things screwed up in our world, but the amount of good people out there often gets overshadowed by all the negative. one car rolled down their window and handed us a bag of candy for us to enjoy while we stood in the rain. another car stopped and did this as well. we had one lady who honked her horn in rhythm and danced in her car for a couple of minutes, while we all danced on the corner. the award for kind lady definitely goes to the woman who parked her car, walked over to us, and gave us all starbucks cards ($5 each) so we could get coffee and warm up. how cool is that? she took time out of her day to go to starbucks (there’s one right across the street from where we were), buy the cards, and then come to us. so sweet. so after standing in the rain for three hours we got coffee and warmed up, and drenched starbucks’ floor (we pretty much got soacked through – the rain started with a drizzle at noon, and progressed to a much heavier amount as the afternoon went on).
more happy stories. i went to karaoke for the first time last night, and it was a blast! karaoke is such a good bonding moment. people really don’t care if you suck – we all just sing and have a good time rockin out. met lots of wonderful people, and i can’t wait to see them again. i brought down the house with “bohemian rhapsody” – the whole place was singing and/or dancing. so, this must become a regular pasttime for me.
those of you who have read my blog in the past will know that i wrote about my telephone calling phobia. well, i made a step in the right direction a few days ago. for my newswriting class, i have have to write an article about a proposition on the upcoming ballot. this involves calling people and interviewing them. i was so nervous about it, and this cloud of dread was hanging over me, but i called the yes on 1A office the other day, and it went really well. i immediately calmed down as soon as i heard the guy’s voice. such a friendly voice. he was really kind about the whole thing and had good anwers for all my questions. he seemed like a patient guy. one step closer to getting over my fear!
now i just want to sleep. got back at 2:30 this morning, and then talked to my boyfriend on the phone for an hour. in general, life is good. i have a recital coming up in a couple of weeks. i am so excited! lots of love to all of you.
*big hug*
a picture:
photo taken by sean pruitt.
