Less Than 24hrs!!

Until I get to see my friends and family! WOOOOOOOO

I am so excited. What I am not excited for is the time from now to landing in Burbank... I get off work in two hours, then go home, finish some math homework, pack, pack, pack, go to math class, eat dinner and pass out.

Then wake up tomorrow morning at 230am to take a shower and get ready for the flight, drive to my work to pick up the 315am shuttle to the airport. When we arrive at the airport we get to sit and wait until our flight leaves at 7am.

Wow. That's only the beginning of our day!
Then my lovely cousin Jen will pick us up from Burbank. We're gonna see Grandma and have some lunch and pick up the Trooper. Then I have a hair appt at 1pm with my friend Anna Haines Quigley (She got married too... but her maiden name has such a great ring to it... I can't stop calling her Anna Haines).

After I get my hair did, we'll drive into SCV and check into the hotel and see all the family and friends... and hang out with them.

Well that's all for now, I have to go back to work.
See some of you all soon!

Move Sundance Film Festival...

I am so glad to see that the LGBT community hasn't given up the fight against THE MAN.

Well, now their fighting against the Mormons. Has anyone else heard about this? I guess since I don't live in LA, where there is a temple, and don't get any news on tv regarding California (damn Nevada news... it sucks soooo bad, and it's soooo cheesy) I wasn't very aware of all the protesting. I had to go onto myspace to see that my friend's had all posted bulletins about going down to the temple to protest this past Saturday. Otherwise I had seen some things about the $20 million dollars they gave for YES on Prop H8TE (during the election), and I think it's pretty ludacris. Especially since Mormons are 2% of the United States faith, and they all mainly live in Utah, not California... I don't understand why the entire Latter-Day Saints community would put forth SO MUCH F*CK**NG money!!!! (sorry Grandma -- I am just a very passionate person) :)

Ya know, when I was growing up I had a lot of Mormon friends. A lot, a lot. I still keep in contact with some... But when I was between 7 and 10yrs old , I would join some Mormon friends at their church, to do fun things with their meeting groups. However you could only join the fun times, if you attended church on Sunday. So every Sunday I would get dressed up and have one of the families pick me up, but sometimes I would not wear the right outfit and not be allowed to go (i.e. if i showed my shoulders). Eventually I got old enough to realize that they are somewhat of a cult. I wont get into it... because I don't really want to offend too many people. But in my opinion the LDS church is a cult... actually in my opinion most organized religon is a cult

I think they do a lot of discriminating... For instance, if you were to date a Mormon man, you were together for a long time and decided to get married, you would have to convert to Mormonism, aaaaannnnnddddd if you wanted to get married in the temple, all of your wedding guests would have to be Mormon, otherwise they can't enter. HOW LAME!! You're own family wouldn't be able to see you get married, because of the religon!?!? It just doesn't make sense. Jews are allowed to enter a Catholic church, no problem.

So -- to get to the point... Sundance Film festival is coming up. It has been held in Salt Lake City since 1978. However this year, with everything that happened, a lot of people and celebrities are trying to have it moved to New Mexico. New Mexico is an understanding state, that doesn't (and has never) allow(ed) predjudice into their state laws. I think that they should definetly move the Sundance festival. Especially since visiting I have found out that the host hotel is the Park City Marriott. The entire Marriott corporation is owned and operated by a very important Mormon, J. W. Marriott, Jr. Greeeaaatt. Oh and I actually just found out from a former employee of Marriott, not only do they have a bible in the room, but they have a book of mormon as well. I just don't feel like we should shine light on a place like Salt Lake City.

I feel terrible for the LGBT community. They fight and fight and fight and get nowhere. We have gay marriage, then we don't. Their voices aren't being heard, and people turn a deaf ear. It's sad to me that the government gave Mormon's the right to have 8 wifes, but a man can't have a husband, and a woman can't have a wife. Maybe moving Sundance will get the voices heard.

It's time for equality damnit!
I guess... that's all.




(Just so you all know, I wrote this on 11/20, slept on it and then did some more revisions and changes... slept on it again... made some more changes and actually posted it on 11/24... because I know its a sensitive subject -- I hope it doesn't come off as hateful...)

The Perezzies!

Hottest Hookup	Biggest Breakup
Lindsay Lohan and Sa...	Hugh Hefner and the ...
Favorite Jonas	Breakout Star of the Year
Nick	Lady Gaga
Baddest Bad Girl	Biggest Scandal
Amy Winehouse	Lindsay Lohan and sa...
Best Dressed	Worst Dressed
Anne Hathaway	Amy Winehouse
Hottest Hottie	Cutest Celebuspawn
Megan Fox	Violet Affleck
Most Improved	Worst Trainwreck
Lindsay Lohan	Amy Winehouse
Most DVR-worthy Series	Biggest Box Office Blowout
Gossip Girl	The Dark Knight
Celeb of the Year
Angelina Jolie

Who would you vote for?
Go to PerezHilton.com to vote!

And that is how obsessed I am with celebrities., and proof that I really have absolutley nothing to do at work.

These awards are called the Perezzies, and are off of Perezhilton.com, and he's a celebrity blogger. But he also blogs about anything else that is controversial or interesting (he was awesome during the election). I find him funny, most find him annoying or stupid. He always draws nasty things on the celebrities faces and makes fun of their pathetic lifestyles. I don't know why I am obsessed, but maybe it's because I used to see all of these people all the time when I lived 25mins from Hollyweird. Who knows.

Wordle...

So I was reading my friend Melissa Dell's (oh wow, the first time I have typed her married name!) blog and she had this collage called a Wordle on her page. I thought it was pretty cool. So I clicked on the link... and typed in my blog url, and this was what came up.

A bunch of words, all that I use on my blog. Clearly I use Ryan the most. Then get, just, people, animals.... blah blah blah.

Try it: www.wordle.net

I Guess You Can't Win Them All.

I am still in shock. I think it might take a while for it to really hit me that I am alive -- and the United States of America, just voted the first 1/2 black, 1/2 white President, Barack Hussein Obama. It is truly amazing. I am so proud to be an Obama supporter. And I am proud (for the first time in a while now) to be an American. I am so thankful that people got out there and voted in what they believed in. I was amazed to see the numbers just keep climbing and climbing.

I can't wait to see what the next four years have in store for us. I really think that Obama has the power to turn around this country. And I voted for him, because I believe he will make a change. When he was giving his speech on Tuesday night, I was in tears. I was so moved. For the first time in eight years, the president sounded competent. I believed what he was saying, not making fun of it. He is full of knowlege and strength, and I am just delighted.

However... Prop 8 passed. Which I think (Grandma , WARNING -- close your eyes), is utter bullshit. I think that marriage is for everyone. Love is love. I can't imagine how all of the gays & lesbians feel right now. I bet they feel stripped of their rights. I am straight, I have no problems with gays. They don't affect me. They do their thing, I do mine. I have quite a few friends who are gay and are just outraged. And there is nothing I can say to them except that I'm sorry so many people are so ignorant.

I have family members who are gay. My deceased aunt Mary-Ellen was a lesbian, with a partner and a son. I never met her because she did pass away before I was born. But I commend her for coming out during a time where it was against the norm to have such a relationship.

I truly thought that Californian's were over it. I hope that in two years we can overturn this terrible prop, and give everyone what I someday will have. A beautiful wedding, a beautiful family and a beautiful life.