I couldn't think of a post title so I went with the last thing I heard that made me laugh. Martin will forever be one of my favorite shows.
Anyway, things on my end are going pretty well. I'm still very happy with my life here while simultaneously missing my family and friends back in the 203. I really need you all to get your money game right and book tickets out here ASAP before I have to come home and knock heads!
I've become more domesticated than I ever imagined. I'm cooking, cleaning and the other day I even trimmed the massive bush outside our front window. The latter wasn't my idea; apparently our bush was "impeding the path of crippled people trying to walk by". Granted it was a huge bush but hand to God, there was still a mile of sidewalk. We had a neighbor tell us that other neighbors complained to him, a letter was sent and eventually people from the town hall showed up. I kid you not. I initially wanted to keep it as big as possible out of spite but I'll probably plant some beautiful flowers next week. I've gone completely soft.
Mic and I are also obsessed with The Wire. We watch it everyday after work and stay up later than is wise because it's more entertaining than Lindsay Lohan acting for her LIFE during her hearing, and that's hard to beat. It was our anniversary and his birthday this past weekend which was fun and sexy. We kept it relatively quiet, celebrating alone which we both enjoyed.
What else is there to discuss.. um, the World Cup is full of surprises. Everyone is expecting me to support Holland but I'm not into bandwagoning.. I haven't supported their team from the beginning and I won't start now. None of my favorites are in the final so I really don't care who wins but I just can't bring myself to cheer Holland.. I think Spain has worked harder for their victories and has impressed me with their skills and playing style in previous games. & on a more personal note, those rat bastards knocked out my beloved Brazil so fuck em.
I recently read an article about the US Justice Department suing Arizona over their immigration law and a few weeks ago, one on the backlash in Fremont, Nebraska over the passing of their controversial immigration law prohibiting employers from hiring illegal immigrants and stopping landlords from renting to them. Um, perhaps I'm missing something here but how are these laws unfair?! I can see how people can spin the Arizona law as racist and discriminatory but if you're legally in this country, what is the real harm? We carry ID everyday so we're able to identify ourselves when needed. We have to show ID to get into clubs, buy cigarettes and alcohol, we have to present a valid driver's license when pulled over and we're even issued school IDs. There are a lot of things we can't partake in without identifying ourselves, and essentially being citizens/legal so why should illegals be allowed to partake in American freedoms? Why should they be allowed to work tax free or rent property if illegal immigration is against the law? Extending these privileges makes absolutely no sense to me.
To be clear, I'm not against immigration. My parents are immigrants and I was not born a US citizen. My parents had to endure the process of naturalizing our family and the same can be said for many immigrants. What I am against is people not going through the proper channels. I know it will raise the argument of how "tough" it is to become a citizen but the rules should be the same for everyone; no special advantages because of proximities to the US border, purposely overstaying a visa, etc.
But back to me. The book is coming along very slowly on account of me coming up with another idea which I'm also slowly but surely working on. Mic is away this weekend so I've been trying to use the extra time to get some writing done but we bought some new wine and shot glasses I wanted to test out and well.. I'm more drunk right now than productive. Writing this entry has just brought back so many college memories because I wrote countless papers while getting my drink on in preparation for Nickel Night at Huskies. Good times man.. good times. Until next time, lovebugs and solve this if you like:
