Now they’re saying that we can’t have gay marriage because it would confuse the kids. But you know what else confuses kids? Everything: Time zones. Books without pictures. Cargo pants. Certain hair colors. Jello molds. The magic trick with the quarter behind the ear. Mirrors. Mentadent toothpaste dispensers. Everything confuses kids, because they’re kids. So “Will it confuse kids?” is probably not the best litmus test for, well, anything besides toys and Spongebob plotlines (and even then, there’s a lot of leeway).
spent the last three days in the middle of no where wisconsin and feel totally refreshed and ready to take on the world, aka SENIOR YEAR IN CHAMPAIGN. therefore i have made up a list:
GOALS FOR SENIOR YEAR
- set up blow-up ball pit equipped with the 100 balls we already purchased and then steal more from mcdonald’s, burger king or wendy’s. this will ensure people always donate to the keg fund at parties. (admission to a ball pit to people over the age of 20 free? you don’t even have late night points…)
- find freshman bff’s who will use their dining hall credits to win my affection and feed me. in return, free access to the ball pit.
- stop make out slutting and actually land a boyfriend. i think i want my boyfriend to be totally in love with illinois. you know the type - illini t-shirt wearing, athletic shorts, maybe in a frat (but probably not, hello closet cases) and all around just loving champaign urbana. i figure i only have like one year of that being at all acceptable. banging body is a plus…naturally.
- not breaking my cell phone until i graduate and can afford to buy a blackberry with my AwEsOmE media studies major. (this is a lofty goal, one which i am already expecting not to accomplish. i mean, who has a chocolate anymore anyways…..it’s practically the color purple, too. what am i, gay? and NO tumblr, i don’t want people to answer that question.)
- make lots of money at urban outfitters (aka don’t spend it all on brightly colored socks just because people in copenhagen are wearing them) and plan lots of sweet vaycays around the US to visit study abroad friends
- HAVE THE BEST TIME EVER
oh and did i forget to mention actually graduating? i suppose this list can be amended in the future to include that……maybe
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sexartandpolitics:
I honestly have no idea why I remember a Slate article from 2002, but What’s Wrong With Marrying Your Cousin? is fascinating.
Now a study by the National Society of Genetic Counselors says that having a child with your first cousin raises the risk of a significant birth defect from about 3-to-4 percent to about 4-to-7 percent. According to the authors, that difference isn’t big enough to justify genetic testing of cousin couples, much less bans on cousin marriage. […] “I tell almost ALL my correspondents who are considering expressing a more than casual affection for their cousin to remember a few important things,” [Aunt Kate’s advice column at cousincouples.com] writes. “The first one is that you already have a guaranteed, life long relationship that you will live with for a very long time. Don’t mess it up.”
Also, it’s legal in Canada.
chart via notthatkindagay:daysinboston:dreamsonfire:ewokgia
Yay, America.
i might just move to mexico city. warmer weather and the right to marry someone i love? i don’t hate it..](http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv507qbhIr1qatnm4o1_500.jpg)
