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Again, due to my busy schedule, I haven’t had time to hear McCain’s speech until this morning. I was impressed. Very nice. He’s a class act!

Palin on the other hand…

Andrew and I decided to have a small get together to celebrate Obama’s victory. It was definitely a time to celebrate! And what a gorgeous day it was.

I have to admit that I had mixed feelings Wednesday morning. Part of me was happy about Obama’s win but a bigger part was deeply saddened by the outcome of Proposition 8 in California. It never entered my mind that the people of California would vote for Prop 8. It made me feel so badly about myself to be sneeringly told that no matter how far we have come as a community, we are still not wanted by the people of this country…my country…my people. California was the big “White” hope for this country and they screwed it up. Dang, I felt everything; shame, disappointment, anger, and sadness. I gave a huge “F-you, America!” that morning.

It has been a busy week for me and it wasn’t until tonight that I was finally able to see Obama’s acceptance speech to this country. While I sat listening to his speech…his amazing, up-lifting, truly patriotic, spectacular speech, I felt my shame, disappointment, anger, and sadness melt away, and be replaced by pride, optimism, and joy. It made me realize that Andrew and I are living and experiencing a monumental time in history, a time that has been hundreds of years in the making, a time that many, including myself said would never happen. And I thank our current administration for helping make this wonderful moment possible. If it wasn’t for their eight years of venal disregard for the American spirit and ideal, this country may not have been able to wake up and experience this moment. And I say “thank you, America!” THANK YOU!

I am proud I am alive to be part of this, and I am proud that our child will be born during this challenging but wonderful time.

Now I am hopeful that we, as gays and lesbians, can make it. Yes, We Can!

This is truely a monumental day in our history.

I just got back from visiting my father in Louisiana. He was hospitalized last week with stomach pains and he had high liver enzymes and a whole bunch of other problems. By the time I arrived he had been operated on and was in recovery in ICU. His biggest problem now is getting back to physical health so he can walk again, but he is resisting eating which only makes him weaker. When I left him he was able to walk a few steps with the help of physical therapy. I don’t know how much better he will get from this point. Andrew and I will be flying up to see him again in a few weeks.

We had the great opportunity of meeting Paul Dawson, star of the movie Shortbus (excellent movie). He is an actor, writer, and activist and he divides his time in NY City and St Petersburg. I show Shortbus to my Human Sexuality class every semester and he was kind enough to speak to them. It was a great experience. See images and movie clip below:

Shortbus Movie Trailor: Click Here

Today is my 37th birthday! Yeah, and I’m feeling good.

Andrew woke me up this morning with a big smile and, most importantly, with my presents. This was the moment of truth, would Andrew succeed with my presents? Well, I have to say that he did. He got me two autobiographies that I wanted for some time that could only be found in Europe. And he got me an mp3 player for my workouts at the gym. My other presents haven’t come in, yet. He ordered a side table from Restoration Hardware and curtains for his office (It’s more for me than for him. I can’t stand a naked window). Oh, yeah, he also got me some plants for our front yard.

I’m a happy camper.

Congratulations to Connecticut for joining Massachussetts and California in legalized same-sex marriage. Read here:

Hurray for Connecticut

A couple of months ago we had friends of family visit us from Kentucky so we took them to Lido Key beach and happen to stumble upon a wedding. We were lucky enough to be able to watch from a distance and when they were finished our friends asked us when we were going to get married…yeah, like that will ever happen in Florida. So we decided to have a quasi-wedding right there on the spot. It was fun.