so, i'm invited to the inaugural ball for the new massachusetts governer, deval patrick. i'm not particularly special (as far as this occasion goes, anyway). he invited everyone, provided you bring 50 bucks and a pair of socks for impoverished children. if i didn't have plans i would wear the outfit i wore to torgo's wedding, which is the only thing i have that can classify as black tie, and is a smashing ensemble, if i do say so myself. if my plans fall through, however, i'm totally there. anyway, i think it's great he flung wide the doors. i can't help it, i like this guy already.
in other massachusetts news, it looks like the amendment to ban gay marraige will be on the ballot for 2008. i had to drive my mother downtown early this week, and i drove past the state house and right in between the two groups of protestors. by the anti-gay-marriage people was a big orange balloon that said "JESUS IS LORD." now, i'm down with the balloon. i believe it. i say it. i'm a few months away from officially being a pastor, for goodness sakes. my problem is connecting the balloon to that side of the argument, like attaching God's blessing to a pointless war. as far as i'm concerned the balloon should be floating up in the middle, covering both sides.
one of my seminary professors has a bumper sticker that says "God bless the whole world, no exceptions." that i can get behind.
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Wait, why a couple of months? I can't already call you "pastor" or "reverend" or "cool minister"????
you can, it just won't be official. i'm finishing my thesis, so i won't graduate till may, that's why.
Anti-gay protesters are fascinating to me. They're such open, frothing bigots. They have no idea that a big orange balloon with a slogan on it is, well, flamboyant at least.
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