I saw a documentary about Harvey Milk today in my anthropology class. It was fascinating. I have not seen "Milk" yet, but the documentary filled in parts of the story that I did not know, including the story behind the Twinky defense.
My grandparents, who had lived in San Francisco since WWII, would always joke about Twinkies when I misbehaved or forgot something. They would ask, "Did you have too many Twinkies today?" For a long time, I thought that they had made up that story of the defense. Of course, they did not tell me the specifics, only that a man had shot someone because he had eaten too much junk food. I figured there was some absurd lesson to be learned there, but I still loved those Twinkies.
I have digressed. The man really used that as a defense and it kind of worked. Amazing. That is a one time only excuse if there ever was one, second only to Mary's claim of immaculate conception.
I really appreciated the footage of Supervisor Milk. He had a lively personality, a great sense of humor, and a passion for equality for all. I wonder where the state of California would be, politically and culturally, had he lived and carried out his excellent work. We certainly would not have that appalling Proposition 8 threatening to enter our law books.

I am looking forward to spring break. I did not realize how soon it is. I was able to get an incredible price on a round trip plane ticket to New York to visit my best friend. She moved there about a year and a half ago. I have not seen her since I visited two Thanksgivings ago when tickets were more affordable. She is one of those fantastically inspirational people who you have a conversation with, and you suddenly feel like you can do anything you aspire to do. Additionally, she tolerates my immature sense of humor. I miss her, and can't wait to see her.

The Weather

I am currently enjoying the lovely weather outside. I am a big fan of rain. My sister loves the rain as well and I suspect she will not return from Oregon, where she graduates college this spring, for that very reason. Hopefully we will have enough rain this year to hold off any mandatory water rationing this summer. I remember the drought we had here in the late 80's and the unpleasantness of it all.

Despite the sunny weather, I had a very dull weekend. I watched an embarrassing amount of television, followed by a rented movie in the evenings. The movie titles included "Swing Vote" and "Vicki Christina Barcelona". "Swing Vote" was a depressant. If that's your thing, I recommend it. I loved "Vicki Christina Barcelona." Penelope Cruz's character was fantastically crazy! It was a great, quirky little movie. I hope the rest of the class had a more interesting weekend than I did.