I Feel Pretty...

You Are Blooming Flowers

You are an optimistic person by nature. In even the darkest times, you are hopeful about the future. You feel truly blessed in life and can sometimes be overwhelmed with emotions. You have an artist's eye. You are always looking for beauty in the mundane. You have a good sense of aesthetics, especially when it comes to shapes and color.

What Part of Spring Are You?

"Milk"

Milk is worth seeing. Sean Penn, who you may love or hate, is such an amazing actor. I've never really researched the legacy of Harvey Milk, but it is a story of courage and strength, and of a man who was unapologetic in who he was.

I was speaking with a fellow Democrat the other day about how it is good to be a member of a party that doesn't eliminate roughly ten percent of the population from its ranks (if you believe Kinsey) simply due to the way they are wired in sexual orientation. It is the party of Gerry Studds and Barney Frank, of homosexuals who were accepted and allowed to contribute to society because their sexual orientation wasn't the most important piece of their being.

But American society always gets its titillation from the Republicans getting caught in trysts because it is such a cornerstone of their affiliation that they are the pillars of society, paragons of virtue. I feel sorry for the Larry Craigs of the world, who have to resort to finding their satisfaction in airport bathrooms because admission of their true being is anathema to their political parties.

Back to the beauty of "Milk": seeing a young Tom Brokaw interviewing Anita Bryant (even as a ten-year-old boy growing up in Weld, Maine, I knew she was so evil that I had to boycott orange juice for a while), and news breaks with Walter Cronkite. This is a great movie, and I am happy to have a better understanding of Harvey Milk's place in American politics.

Kermit and Christian Bale: Separated at Birth?

This is where Twitter would make sense for me: not much to say here, except if you're a Kermit fan, trust me and check this out. If you're also a Christian Bale fan (can't say I am) this is a must. If you're a fan of neither, just marvel at the wonderful use of this person's spare time. I'll give you a little taste, but go see this: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/27350111.html?page=1