"Close Your Eyes and Do It For England" written by Jim on estrip.org

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10/19/08 09:51 - ID#46188

Close Your Eyes and Do It For England

I donated $40 last night to the campaign to defeat Proposition 8 in California (Prop 8 will remove the constitutional gender-indiscriminant right to marry, and nullify existing same sex marriages in CA). I'm hoping that James and I can go there next year and get married. Either there, or Connecticut.

We are upstanding citizens, we pay our taxes, don't hurt anyone, and just want to be able to rely on the legal system to acknowledge that we can make decisions for each other in times of crisis. We're not trying to undermine other families. I don't know how we could.

Someone linked to this on Twitter, and it convinced me to donate:

Yikes.

is the link, if you're interested in donating, too.

jim writes at 09:51:46 10/20/08 - Comment #40606: I want to get married in my own country. I don't want to feel like a fugitive.

drew writes at 01:10:49 10/20/08 - Comment #40566: Why not Canada? Some friends of mine went there to wed.

james writes at 10:38:15 10/20/08 - Comment #40559: I fucking hate people.

dragonlady7 writes at 12:12:35 10/19/08 - Comment #40511: So I was at a roller derby leaguemate's house last night and found out she was from Connecticut, and congratulated her on her state legalizing gay marriage. "Really!" she said. (She's lived in Cheektowaga for 13 years, so she doesn't exactly have her finger on the pulse of Hartford at this point.) "How funny. CT is odd because it's so liberal on some things, but Puritan on others." "Oh exactly," I said. "That's New England. Nobody ever gets to be drunk or naked ever ever, but equal rights for all!!!"

I sort of love New England and sort of hate it. (I grew up on the MA/VT/NY border, right where they all kinda intersect.)

jim writes at 11:53:35 10/19/08 - Comment #40509: Al-Gayda: Gay terrorists! With rainbow bombs!

paul writes at 11:52:26 10/19/08 - Comment #40508: That is so ridiculous. I hope terrorists show up at Qualcomm.

jim writes at 11:38:43 10/19/08 - Comment #40507: If you believe you have God on your side, then your own prejudices become God's prejudices. There is no compromise when you believe you speak on *behalf* of God.

tinypliny writes at 11:32:47 10/19/08 - Comment #40506: REALLY? Can rational people even see a reason to this madness? How in the world did this prop 8 whatever even get drafted? It represents the core of discrimination. It is as sickening as racism. How can people exhibit such intolerance in as diverse a country as US? It is bewildering to me that a country that is far far ahead in scientific accomplishment in the whole of the planet is so woefully and culturally nescient and steeped in dark-age double-standards.

tinypliny writes at 11:21:51 10/19/08 - Comment #40505: That video was so lunatic I couldn't watch it for more than 10 second. PUKE.

And really, this is why this country is in such major trouble - crszy, insular bigots whose effective brain is the size of a peanut. :/

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02/14/08 11:56 - ID#43324

e:strip Dinner Changes! Saturday 7pm

Instead of meeting at Casa di Pizza, please meet at 24 Linwood. We'll be ordering pizza and eating it there, I could not find anywhere to get reservations for 16 people on a Saturday.

This Saturday, 7pm, February 16th. 24 Linwood

Sorry for the late notice of the change!

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02/02/08 03:05 - ID#43146

E:Strip Dinner: Feb 16 at 7pm

Saturday February 16th at 7pm is the proposed date for the next (e:strip) dinner, to be held at Casa-di-Pizza. This is the last call for changes/scheduling conflicts.

Last time we had 20+ people and it was lots of fun. I think the cost was around $9/each not including alcoholic drinks?

Some photos from a previous dinner:

mrmike writes at 06:48:59 02/09/08 - Comment #31511: Probably won't be able to make the saturday version

metalpeter writes at 10:57:15 02/03/08 - Comment #31245: Wow how did I miss read that as 16 I thought it said 19th, that I could have made. I can't make it I'll be at a Bandits game but I hope all you have a great time. I figured I wouldn't be able to make it since I have 3 things in a row but I hope everyone else has a great time.

jim writes at 10:03:09 02/02/08 - Comment #31233: If we can't do it there I will find somewhere else I suppose.

mrmike writes at 09:28:45 02/02/08 - Comment #31232: Might be a little tough getting that room on a Saturday night, but what the hell....

lilho writes at 07:56:39 02/02/08 - Comment #31228: a ho is the only one who really knows how to get it done!

jim writes at 07:54:17 02/02/08 - Comment #31227: Thanks, Mike!

mrmike writes at 07:29:10 02/02/08 - Comment #31226: whatever

jim writes at 04:12:52 02/02/08 - Comment #31221: I'll change the date to the 16th, unless MrMike or metalpeter object?

drew writes at 04:05:17 02/02/08 - Comment #31220: Those are both better for me :)

jim writes at 04:04:32 02/02/08 - Comment #31219: The weekends are tougher, I'll have to see if I can reserve the side room, let me check it out and I'll post back here if we can switch it.

Is Sat 16th or Sun 17th good for everyone else?

lilho writes at 03:59:36 02/02/08 - Comment #31218: excuse me but, cant you have it like that weekend? i was one of the original members, and ill be in town the 15th-18th.

mrmike writes at 03:57:14 02/02/08 - Comment #31217: I'm in

jim writes at 03:25:20 02/02/08 - Comment #31216: Yeah, the 14th would have been kinda presumptuous of me :)

metalpeter writes at 03:16:15 02/02/08 - Comment #31215: It sounds Like I can make it and that it will be allot of fun. I think not having it on the actual day is a good idea. The reason is that some people might have something to do on "Vday".

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01/31/08 06:59 - ID#43117

Next: e:strip dinner, February Edition

I'm going to set up another (e:strip) dinner for the middle of February. Possibly anti-Valentine's Day themed!

Proposed dates and time are in the comments of this post.

Please post any scheduling conflicts or ideas for locations here, and I'll try to best select a date that is good for the most people and does not occur during a sporting event. Whew.

Chime in!

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01/19/08 12:16 - ID#42947

M and M Slogans

Help me pick out what to have written on the official (e:strip) M&M's that I plan to order in time for the next party.

Here was my first thought:

But, unfortunately they do not allow swearing.

Rules: we can have two different slogans, and each one can have two lines of 8 characters each, and they must be G-rated.

Another try:

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01/16/08 05:32 - ID#42916

e:strip iPhone icon

Shiny new icon for (e:strip) for iPhones :)

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01/01/08 11:10 - ID#42704

e:strip New Year's Party 2007/2008

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12/18/07 08:36 - ID#42573

The 300

In your face, 250+!

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12/11/07 10:45 - ID#42470

Holiday Dinner: in Two Days!

Don't forget that Thursday is the (e:strip) holiday dinner / pot luck, this Thursday at around 7pm! 24 Linwood right off North Street in Buffalo.

Don't sign up on this journal, sign up here, on the official news journal about the potluck. That journal's comments tell of what others have already signed up to bring. It's OK to come last minute, and if you don't know what to bring or if there is some problem with bringing something just send me a message and we'll work something out, don't worry.

Previous (e:strip) dinners have had 16 or more people show up, so it should be a great time. You can also sign up for the (e:strip) secret santa at the dinner, if you haven't already. I'll also have a box out to collect canned goods for the food bank, if you think to bring some to donate.

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11/26/07 10:31 - ID#42297

E:Strip Holiday Dinner

Welcome to this week's reminder post for the (E:Strip) Holiday Dinner, to be held on December 13th ( a Thursday), at 24 Linwood. Graciously hosted by (e:Matthew), (e:Paul), and (e:Terry).

If you can come, please bring a dish, leave a comment with what you'd like to volunteer to make or buy. There is still plenty of time to decide, I'll post every 4 or 5 days between now and the week of the party just to keep things moving.

Hope to see you all there!

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