I actually had several other things to discuss with you today -- most notably, the mind-numbingly stellar new Macintosh G5, Harry Potter, and the incomparable Mrs. Miller, a delightful songstress I discovered while searching Johnny-A-Go-Go for his opinion on Wing.
But something else has come up.
Now, regular readers might recognize the fact that for me to be more excited about something than I am about a Macintosh -- mush less a BRAND NEW, NEXT-GENERATION 64-bit-processor Macintosh G5 that can support up to 8 GB of RAM, sports an entirely new Jonathan Ive brushed-aluminum design, four discrete thermal zones, a Superdr...
Huh? Right. Sorry. Something more important than that.
I mean, this is, well, HUGE, particularly coming on the heels of the Let's-Get-Married-In-Canada bandwagon. When I first read about the decision, I started laughing and smiling and promptly sent the link off to everyone I know. I talked about it for a minute, bad-mouthed Scalia, and said YAAAAAAA and WOOOOOOO a lot.
And then all of a sudden I burst into tears.
I think it kind of hit me, that from a legal, governmental standpoint, I'm not wrong any more. Officially, my country does not look down its nose at me for who I love, nor does it have the power to punish me for the same.
I sent a link to the article to my wonderful amazing HR Lady. She replied,
"that's great! i read the whole thing just now. i have always thought it incredible in a bad way that anyone would presume to say who we can and cannot love. or kiss or hold hands with walking down the street or gaze lovingly at or make love with. i'm glad for the progress... : )"
Hearing things like that make me almost as happy as the decision itself does, you know?
Officially, I'm okay. And for all of my top-level posturing that it does not really matter, there has still been a little seed of anxiety, a little disappointment at being so disapproved of. Now, clearly this is not going to actually change anyone's mind as to whether or not I am right or wrong -- but at least now, wherever I go in the country...I have the law on my side.