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Everything You Need To Know About The Marriage Equality Cases At The Supreme Court

37 Message To Young People Who Don't Believe In Marriage Equality

The Best Marriage Equality Signs at the Supreme Court

NBC's Jenna Wolfe Announces That She's Gay and Pregnant

45 Essential Tips For Your Next Anti-Gay Marriage Rally

24. Anticipate your competition. They will call you bigots. Make a sign that says you're not. That should make everyone believe you're not.

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"Love is patient, love is kind..."

Courtesy of a recommendation from the lady half of The Married Couple, I bring you some awesome progressive rap.

I recommend you watch the video, and also check out these pictures of New Year's Day same-sex weddings in Maryland.

Awww-some

Guys...I have nothing interesting to say today. I've been trying for two hours to come up with a topic to write about, started three posts that went nowhere, and I've just got nuttin'. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Bupkis. Nothing but an assortment of synonyms for NOTHING.

Bah.

For now, all I have to offer you is a variety of things to make you go "awwwwww". Because who doesn't enjoy a nice warm flutter of fuzzies in their heart? I know I do.

*First up, a classic film, designed to delight. KITTY SNUGGLES.

*Tree will not be ignored in favor of another cat.

*As you're well aware, I love me some Obama. Brilliant, charismatic, handsome...I'd hit that. (Is it inappropriate to fantasize about the leader of our country? Probably. Do I care? Not a whit.) And these pictures just made my affectionate heart grow three sizes. AW. MY UTERUS IS GLOWING.

Barack Obama Being Adorable With Adorable Children

*In the spirit of bipartisanship and holding hands and kumbaya and whatnot, I present some adorable babies from both political parties.

The 31 Cutest Baby Republicans and Democrats Ever

I may be a Democrat, but I'm pretty sure the baby elephants won this cute-off. 

*I'll wrap up this undeniably exciting post with a true gift from me to you. Andrew Garfield occupies a spot on my "To Be Banged" list, and he just seems like such a sweet and genuine guy. Plus, he's dating Emma Stone, which is adorbs. And he is a great sport about this silly little gimmick for charity. I couldn't stop smiling. LOVE HIM.

Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends

One of the most logical arguments to support gay marriage I've ever heard.

A MOTHERFUCKING QUICHE.

CollegeHumor's Favorite Funny Videos

White People Mourning Romney

So, the criticism out there in Internetspace is that us Democrats are being very sore winners after this whole election shenanigan.

And to that I say:

SUCK IT CONSERVATIVES HERE'S MY HAPPY DANCE.

I know I know, I'm such a bad winner. Being all excited about the reelection of President Barry Obama, finding joy in the defeat of the GOP. Joyfully squealing over the strides made for gay marriage. Recreational marijuana! Hippie ideals! A record number of women in the Senate, and our first gay senator! I'm just so happy.

I should be ashamed of myself.

After all, we all know if Romney had won, his supporters would have been nothing but polite. I mean, the level of discourse out there right now obviously confirms that.

Right.

If you're a bitch like me, and you take pleasure in the disappointment of those who voted for the other guy, you might get a little joy out of this.

White People Mourning Romney

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You should also check out this article on Jezebel about post-election depression. It is hilarity.

Just a little more political joy for you, then I'm done with my obnoxious liberal smugness. For now.

'Merika, FUCK YEAH!

PUSSIES FOR OBAMA!

I'm sorry.

There's really no excuse for what I'm about to inflict on you. Believe me, I feel the appropriate levels of shame.

But right now, I love this country, and I need to celebrate it, in a pure and honest fashion.

 

I adore you, America. 

Sleep well tonight.

Election Dysfunction

I'm nervous, guys.

I'm sitting here, refreshing results, and being nervous.

Oh so very nervous.

Sure, more Obama masks were sold for Halloween. And yeah, he won Vigo County. But the Redskins rule says it'll be Romney. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE?!

I'm actually like, butterflies situation right now.

Hello, pumpkin beers...my old friend.

See you on the other side.

I Voted!

I got my early ballot over a week ago...but I kept forgetting it at home, and then when I was at home I'd forget to put it in my purse, and yeah. I procrastinated. What else is new?

But today, I voted! YAY FOR AMERICA. Yay for social programs and gay rights and freedom of speech and the protection of my vagina and PUPPIES!

For proof, please accept awkward excited dead eyed self-shot taken on a busy street in the middle of rush hour.

Mmm, tasty ballot.

Have YOU voted? Go on! Do your civic duty. Remember, you can't complain if you don't vote. And who doesn't love complaining?

Liberal Ladeeda

Yeah, yeah, I know I told you I was bored of politics, but this isn't a real politics post. I mean, I'm not having to think or anything. No, I just have a little hilarity to share with you all.

Let's start with this article, where my idol, my inspiration, the ever-so-lovely Tami Taylor (or you know, the actress who played her), confirms what we all know to be true: the ladies of Dillon, Texas and "Friday Night Lights" would not vote for Mittens Romney. Also, his appropriation of "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose" is OFFENSIVE, His eyes are cloudy and his heart is empty. Yeah. I really want to be Tami Taylor when I grow up, with her luscious hair and her hot husband and her sassy self.

Moving on.

I am such a Whedon fangirl, it is bordering on ridiculous. I love his brain. This video was released this weekend and it simply tickles me.

One more Whedon offering:

And I'll wrap this up with some pure, unbridled lady awesomeness. Your heart will swell. Your mind will open. Your ovaries will giggle (if you don't have ovaries, maybe you'll grow some). Come, now. Sing to the bespectacled gray-haired Republicans who think the federal government should leave you alone...unless you possess a vagina, then it should be all up in your bidness.

Sundayness Sunset

Laundry done. Pancakes for dinner. Big screen TV + cable. Puppy playtime. Sunset glass of wine.

I do enjoy my mini-vacays to Casa de Parentals.

Random thoughts:

*Got a second date with LawyerToBe scheduled for next week. He is cute, Date#1 was a success. And he earns extra bonus points for being the only guy in the history of time (I did a study) to text sooner than the requisite "three days". Either he doesn't play games or he's so advanced at the game playing he's making up his own rules. Baller.

*After a dog-crazy few days, I found myself trolling Petfinder instead of OkCupid. Who wants a boyfriend? What I really need is a puppy. My canine maternal instincts were kicking in last night as I snuggled that little fluff nugget. Of course, today the baby buddy inhaled a fox tail on his morning stroll and cost his loving mother hundreds of dollars in vet bills...so I'm back to being glad the only child I have is the extraordinarily self sufficient Mr. Tree.

*I learned a little lesson today that no matter how anonymous I'd like my ramblings to be, the people I thoughtlessly talk shit about just might read it. Whoopsies? I totally deserved a venom tantrum for what I wrote, no foul called. I appreciate my first hate mail. I'm mostly curious as to how my blog crossed this individual's path, since I thought it wasn't tied to any identifying information...save the pictures of my face I plaster all over it...and I didn't imagine they'd be stalking me so thoroughly. Honestly, I wouldn't have written it if I thought they'd see it, which is the lesson here. Hmm. Curiouser and curiouser.

*So very, very ready for this election nonsense to be over, for Obama to win and for everyone to just shut up about it, myself included. I can definitely get obnoxious when talking politics, I get entirely overwhelmed with the force of my bleeding heart hippie liberalism and I tend to frame things in a very black and white way. I'm sorry guys, I guess my vagina and my womanly hormones are just SO HYSTERICAL, I can't keep my mouth shut when stupid conservative shit pisses me off.

*Guys, I will end with a shameful confession. I...kind of like the new Taylor Swift song. No, not the "We Are Never Ever Ever Never EVER Getting Back Together EVER", that one makes my soul die a little. I'm talking about "I Knew You Were Trouble". It's definitely techno and maybe faintly dubsteppy in parts, barely country and suuuper catchy. Basically I wouldn't know it was Swifty from first listen, and I kind of love it. I'm sorry to expose your ears to this if you loathe her like I do*, but...I can't help it.

*Um, y'all, she's dating a high school junior. Yes, he's a Kennedy, but come on. Woman got issues.

Lucille and Mitt

This link deserved its own post.

If you're a fan of "Arrested Development" and a reasonable person who recognizes the inherent uselessness of Mitt Romney, I promise this will be the best part of your day.

Lucille and Mitt

Lost in the Internet

I felt down the rabbit hole of the Internet this morning.

It's a strange place.

Follow me.

New Mexico Town Down To Just One Officer: A Dog Named Nikka
Nikka don't fuck around. Nikka gonna protect this town like it was her doghouse, yo. Nikka ain't scared of you.

Enslaved Worker Ants Fight Back Through Acts of Sabotage
I KNEW I KNEW I FUCKING TOLD YOU ANTS ARE EVIL THEY HAVE MINDS AND THEY HAVE PLOTS. I fucking hate ants.

Tom Hiddleston speaks Spanish, French, Italian & Greek: would you hit it?
Yes. Yes I would. Hard. And he's a ginger...might just be reviving my love. Mmm. French.

Romney Doesn't Know Why Airplane Windows Don't Open, Calls The Closed Window Policy 'A Real Problem'
Hahahahahahaha...*sobs*

Woman Shoots Husband in the Stomach After He Threatens to Harm Her Cat
I'm sorry, this seems perfectly reasonable to me. JUSTIFIABLE ASSAULT.

Republicans and Democrats Are Less Tolerant of Interparty Marriage 
What do I always say? Don't fuck a Republican.

SHOUTY FEMINIST HIPPIE

For the most part, I have kept it pretty light on this blog. Or, the less light stuff, comes from my own pathetic emotional fuckery. I figure, there are dozens of people better qualified than myself out there on the Internet, writing about all the important shit, so I'll just talk about kitties and shoes and pretty boys.

But in the last week or so, I have been overwhelmed with so many stories from the news that literally make me sick to my stomach.

A candidate for Senate spouting bullshit theories about legitimate rape and pregnancy, then insisting he was just misunderstood. A teenager sexually assaulted then publicly blamed for ruining her attacker's life. Paul Ryan's very existence.

But it's not just the US---in the Dominican Republic, a sixteen year old girl discovered she had leukemia while she was nine weeks pregnant. The chemotherapy she needed would kill the fetus, however, violating the country's anti-abortion law---so she was denied treatment for 20 days before the courts made up their minds. And then she died.

What is WRONG with this world!?!?

I just I can't even start. The SEXISM. The VICTIM-BLAMING. THE STUPIDITY. I just try to form a good logical response and I can't...LOUD NOISES.

You're telling me my body is SO DAMN ADVANCED that I can physically SHOOT RAPIST SPERM away from my eggs? And if I get pregnant, that's MY OWN DAMN FAULT. I gotta birth that damn baby, oh and also, you probably won't have programs to help me raise it. OH, AND ALSO MY FAULT? Getting RAPED. 'Cause I was just drunk and slutty, and you know, FEMALE, and maybe I should keep my mouth shut so I don't make my poor attackers FACE ANY PUNISHMENT? 'Cause you know, boys will be boys and all. Not like they should be held ACCOUNTABLE OR ANYTHING. I SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING A VAGINA.

OH AND ALSO. MAYBE A FERTILIZED EGG IS LESS OF A PERSON THAN A FULLY FORMED TEENAGER? MAYBE?

I JUST CAN'T RESIST CAPS.

FLAMES. ON THE SIDE OF MY FACE.

I wouldn't say that I'm incredibly well educated when it comes to politics. Fiscal issues, debt ceiling, tax rates, blahdiddlyblah. The only issues I tend to debate and focus on are social ones. Gay marriage. Birth control. What the hell I'm allowed to do with my own vagina. Etc. You know, relevant stuff.

I'm going to make a pretty controversial statement here:

 At this point, I honestly do not understand a moral defense for voting Republican in the upcoming election. I cannot speak to every individual candidate or supporter, but the party as a whole has tied itself to so much sexism, racism, and general bigotry that I cannot comprehend a reason you would want them in power. Is your money really more important to you than the rights of your fellow citizens? And if you're voting with your hateful social and religious beliefs in mind, do you understand the concept of separation of church and state? Do you realize the general platform of oppression championed by your party is designed to drag me by my hair, kicking and screaming, back into the 1950s?

It makes me sad that elephants, my favorite animal, have been appropriated by this tragic, antiquated party.

Okay, deep breaths.

I think I'm done.

For now.

EDITED TO ADD:

Well, I just found this article, which basically is my point exactly, except WAY BETTER WRITTEN.