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Kjersti but you can call me Captain | 250 comments Wow that really sucks. Way to go Lauren. It's very interesting. I think I like your husband a lot, he seems like a cool guy. I think that even though it isn't that kind of relationship, it's very important to be friends with your partner, and be strong that way. More power to you both.

Oh, by the way, this reminded me of an awesome quote I saw on fb the other day:

"Proposition 8: Brought to you by the people who fear Harry Potter and don't let their children trick-or-treat."

Or something like that. I thought it was an awesome statement.


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments I concur that's a great quote. The other thing about our relationship is that we have known each other for 15 years so its not like I picked up some random Homo off the street he even stayed at my parents house when his mom kicked him out for being gay.


message 53: by Paul (new)

Paul Well, I've got no problem with it. Sounds eminently logical, not to mention supportive.


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Renee (rjmiller) Many people can't wrap their brain around the domestic partnership issue. Frankly I don't see what the big deal is. If it's not hurting anyone, and people are happy then it's not wrong. Too many times religion and 'morality' spill over where they don't belong. Religion is personal and should stay that way. I don't like that a lot of our government policies and laws are so wrapped up in religion. That's just a personal thing for me, when I hear certain partnerships or unions have to go through hoops just to be recognized, I get irritated.

Anyway enough serious stuff. Are you going on holiday anytime soon? we could look after this place for you. You'll have to watch my brain when I leave for a few days in August. Wendy and Paul will help I'm sure. Now UM will want to have a hand in that too. Where is Wendy? Haven't heard from her in a bit. Probably crazy busy with farming and growing kids.


message 55: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments I am going gambling on Saturday night with my family for my birthday on Sunday I guess that counts as a holiday


message 56: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) Gambling? I can't spend enough money to gamble. Grocery shopping makes me nauseaus. the only time I can do it is when I'm shopping for the kids. Then it's not painful. Why is that?




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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments Self sacrifice over depriving your kids. I generally make money when I gamble we'll see


message 58: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) I suppose, win lots!!


message 59: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments I'll try


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments Ok so I have been somewhere between lazy and unfocused I still don't have my computer and all I want to do right now is finished editing population control I am still working on zombie Jesus I have taken a lot more liberties with this one namely he's not a zombie he's a vampire I just keep calling him that because of Easter.


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments Ok, so I am at my day job for the first time in a week, I was working my other jobs last week, and I can't tell you how much I hate it here. i need a new job or an agent that works for me, i am using this as my own personal vent right now, because seriously i can't imagine doing this for another day, let alone a week, or a month or a year. driving three hours to work for four is one of the most degrading feelings, knowing that you are wasting that much time, and coming to work to do nothing, is just the worst shot to your self worth. i think that's it. i'm just tired of doing this, and the economy is so crappy that i can't quit because its like impossible to find another job right now. ok must stop complaining and must start writing, the fact that i am behind on that too does not make me a happier person. i feel like i am being lazy and letting myself down, and the fact that my computer is in the land of best buy tech services and its been there for a week and a half also doesn't raise my spirits.


Kjersti but you can call me Captain | 250 comments Poor Lauren. Chin up, love. *gives a very rare Captain hug* Go to Best Buy and raise hell. ^_^ It should raise your spirits.


message 63: by Paul (new)

Paul If you drive for three hours to get to work, why not get one of these memoscribe things - you know, a voice recorder. Then you can dictate stories to yourself as you drive.

Other than that, there are bills to pay, so just bite the bullet and stick with it :)

It's only temporary until Spielberg calls, and think of the experience. When you want to write about the office from hell, the material is available to you!


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments yeah, i'd rather be a happy woman who doesn't drive her gay husband crazy because she is unsatisfied with her life. plus how am i ever going to meet a nice straight boy working at the gay and lesbian center, there are only so many times a day i can say sorry lady, i just work here.


message 65: by Wendy (new)

Wendy (wendyswore) Lauren, so what would you do if you met the man of your dreams who sweeps you off your feet and says he wants to be with you for the rest of his mortal life? Would you divorce your current hubby or just tell him to make room in the closet for your new flame?


message 66: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments um depends on if it would be fiscally advantageous for us to get divorced. otherwise they would just become a part of the team.


message 67: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) Interesting. I've never thought of that. Kurt always wants to branch out, but he's not gay. I'm not either. So that's kind of not really going to work. I refuse to share my house with another woman. Like I tell my girls, there's only room for one bitch in this house, and you're looking at her.


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments but don't you have dogs?


message 69: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) They're male. They hump each other, but they are both male. Gay, it's how they came to us. We accept them, we just don't like it in the living room.


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments its more of a backdoor event?


message 71: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) They seem to prefer the other end. The wrong end. So it's more like a - never mind. I can't go there. Inappropriate.


message 72: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments its ok they are just trying to establish dominance. like prison.


message 73: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) I think the ugly one is winning.


message 74: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments well he must have had a harder life, i mean come on with the impossible standards of beauty pressed upon gay dogs, he has probably had to fight for every relationship he has ever had.


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Renee (rjmiller) yeah, and now he's not giving Bear any options. Poor Bear, he's so docile, just let's Harley do as he pleases. Probably letting the kids paint their nails was a bad idea.


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments Depends on what kind of paint you use and where you're using it


message 77: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) Nail polish, on their nails. Black dogs look good in hot pink. The tiaras and tutus were probably over the top too. Then there was the bikini.


message 78: by Paul (last edited Jul 09, 2009 03:05PM) (new)

Paul It's a good job that dogs can't sue their owners. Otherwise, one or both of yours could take you for every cent you're ever likely to have.

So non-PC it's not true.


message 79: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) They let the kids do it. Bear likes to have his nails done. Harley, well one sat on him while the other did it. The tutus were cute. They tried to put dress-up shoes on them but it didn't work. Bear ate them and Kennedy cried.


message 80: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments awe sad face. um... by the way Bear is a big ol' bottom, or a tranny or a twink. it's official you have a gay dog.


message 81: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) a tranny, that's funny. yes, he is. But he is so sweet.


message 82: by Paul (last edited Jul 09, 2009 04:59PM) (new)

Paul I'm reminded of the lines from Gladiator.

Oliver Reed (while squeezing, very hard, the balls of his regular dealer): "Those giraffes you sold me - they were queer. They would not mate."

Explains why he could get Russell Crowe so cheap!


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Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments awesome

can i just point out, that we have multiple conversations at the same time on different threads.

and i find it strangely appropriate that we are talking about boobs on Paul's, and homo's on mine.


message 84: by Paul (new)

Paul Sorrry Lauren. Not deliberate, honest!


message 85: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments i just think its where our stream of consciousness goes. when in your house its titties and in mine it's homo's.

she writes as she is on her work computer and the LA gay and lesbian center. the largest gay and lesbian center in the world. mwaa haa haa.


message 86: by Paul (new)

Paul Wow. And I think in Worcester, we have an annual week of LGBS events - for who? One or two?

Mind you, I guess the place you work is quite fitting.


message 87: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments there was actually a couple of people from england here a couple of months ago training on how to make their center more productive, we have a foreign homo exchange program where people come and train at the center so they can go back to their countries and get similar institutions set up. it started with this group in china.


message 88: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) Fascinating. China? I like how you call it a homo exchange program. My uncle is gay and that's how he talks. it's totally sarcastic, but funny as hell. He's my favorite, i have lots of uncles so that's saying a lot. That's who I'm staying in Toronto with in August. I had to have a little chat with the girls because he lives with his partner, has for years. The girls know him, but they always thought he was his friend. Kennedy it was a basic explanation, Courtney, well she would have noticed a few things so it was the entire explanation.
I have to say I have a pretty cool kid. Took it all in and said. "Oh, that's different. Why should I care who he loves? That's his business." She's great.


message 89: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments yeah. there is totally a difference between they love each other like me and daddy love each other, and oh yeah honey, they're what we like to call butt pirates.
sorry spill over from the top ten peeves convo. it took me like an hour and a half to catch up.


message 90: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) yeah, it was a long battle, but I'm not caving. Butt pirates. I'm sure he knows that one, but i'm still going to ask him. It was kind of awkward at first, I thought she'd be horrified, but she wasn't. She was just kind of intrigued. she did ask if they were going to kiss and cuddle and beat each other up like Kurt and I do, and I said, "god, I hope not."


message 91: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments nice... i think kids are generally really accepting, we are the ones who teach them prejudice.


message 92: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) You're right. my stepson's mom and her family are really redneck. I'm not saying that to be mean, she'll tell you the same. They don't have tolerance for very much in the way of 'diversity'. He has come to our house with some interesting views. It makes me proud to hear Court tear him a new one when she hears it. She's a big believer in letting people be what they want to be and not judging for any reason. I like to think it was all because of me, but much of that is just her nature.

I'll toughen her up when it comes to standing up for herself, she'll do it for others but kind of cowers when it's her, but I'd never take that accepting and generous soul out of her. I wish I could be as forgiving as her. But sadly, that's not how i roll.


message 93: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments Ok so its 415 am here and I haven't gone to bed yet that would be acceptable if I was up writing but I still don't have my computer back from best buy the bastards. So I must bid you all goodbye until later today oh sadface.


message 94: by Paul (new)

Paul OK, talk later. Bye Lauren.


message 95: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) Bye Lauren.


message 96: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments I'm awake now kind of I get to go to beat buy and get my baby back my baby that has a new motherboard and hard drive


message 97: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) Yay Lauren! It's like a piece of you is gone isn't it?


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I've never heard of Butt Pirates, that a good un:D I've heard the phrase Sausage Jockeys, which amused me. It's funny, cause my 2 cousins are lesbians, and I never here then saying anything apart from Dyke now and again.


message 99: by Renee (new)

Renee (rjmiller) I hear a lot from guys around here. What can I say? I keep some quality friends. I can't repeat much of it because its just too bad. too wrong.


message 100: by Lauren (new)

Lauren Stone (laurenreads) | 502 comments I finally got my computer back, now if only i could get onto an unsecure wireless network, so i can reinstall microsoft office. arggh technology, i'm on my work computer and wishing i could just hard line my laptop.


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