Friday, October 27, 2006

I've been wanting to say for over a month now, that I've gotten a job with the EAS department at the U working on the foodscapes team as the undergrad research assistant. It's a really big deal, because I get to work on a funded research project and learn about how it all works. What we're researching is people's accessibility to healthy vs. fast food based on socioeconomic status. I get to represent the university at open houses in the community and work on a variety of things. I'll write more later as I learn more about it!

Thursday, October 12, 2006

If you believe in love

I saw this on the 'net the other day and thought it was great. Rips apart all the close minded bible thumpers. Oh and if you are a close minded bible thumper....I don't apologize. Nothing gives you the right to tell other people how to live.

10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong

01) Being gay is not natural. Real Canadians (or Americans) always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in Canada (or America).

09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.