It's funny to hear myself agree with a very public conservative. Yesterday the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that according to its own constitution, the state cannot deny the benefits of civil union to same-sex couples. Personally, I don't want it to stop there. I want to see the legal term civil marriage extended to all consenting adult couples. But like Andrew Sullivan said, there's just no support for that nationally. So here I see a baby-step in the right direction. Sullivan says he is fine with the move - in the near future gay marriage won't even be a hot topic of discussion (except for some fringe churches maybe). It's good to see our society's understanding of the human capacity for love maturing like this. After all, what's love got to do, got to do with it?

My computer is a five-year-old (displays open hand, palm out. i'm this many) Sony laptop. If i win the lottery today, tomorrow I will buy a MacBook Pro and a very fast Dell pc. Anywho, my computer cannot upgrade to Internet Explorer 7. Sad, i know. It wasn't displaying Unicode fonts properly, and for a language fanatic like me, that's a problem. So a high-schooler re-introduced me to Firefox. The internet just works better through Firefox-tinted glasses. Thanks for being there for my laptop Mozilla, in its time of need before natural death. And thank you Joel, for your computer savvy.

I must confess; I love anime and Japanese pop music. Here is a beautiful synthesis of the two: "Brand New World" as the ending credits to InuYasha.

The lyrics (in Japanese and Romaji) as well as an English translation appear in the video. Sing along and enjoy!!

Something is not the same
Wicked, "Defying Gravity"

In the past I have claimed to be a prophet. It is kind of a joke, but in every joke there is the element of truth. I feel the energetic calling of the inner and outer universes. It's like a message is trying to break free and get heard. Stay tuned.

So i just discovered Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish and i really like it. Libertarians like him usually make a lot of sense to me - he's for gay marriage, legalizing marijuana and banning late-term abortion. Thing is tho, log cabin republicans are strange birds... At least Sullivan has separated himself from the main party with the monicker South Park Republican.

I'm still here. Tired of debating with evangelicals about the sinfulness of homosexuality. Drifting away from the Catholic Faith (again). Love working at ASMS - these kids surprise and amaze me every day. They actually get excited about competition between the four houses, not unlike the House Cup competition held every year at Hogwarts.
I just had a really good conversation the other night with one of my guys. I told him i had a hard time explaining to people what I believe in. He told me he felt the same way. We're on different paths spiritually (he's into Zen and i'm not), but it's nice to know there are other ppl out there like me.