ER

I watched ER tonight... remembering both why I love the show so much and why I stopped watching it. Not that my reasons for not watching have much to do with the content of the show- I adore all the characters and the plot lines are fabulous. And the newbies... LOL! And Romano- oh, it breaks my heart! And Abby... awww :-( It's like a soap opera with the characters and yet feels completely realistic. I just... can't deal with the throwing up. I had to leave the room for 5 minutes to calm down after that bit. LOL I'm pathetic, but I panic easily these days and I *really* didn't need that tonight.

Plus, my sister had a double strain of malaria and nearly died from it. So that particular story line hits home with me BIGTIME. I was only in the third grade, but I remember spending a few nights sleeping in waiting rooms and visiting after school. She was in the hospital for something like 2 months in all. Thank gods she was so young that she doesn't remember that now.

Anyhoo...
I simply melted when nurse chica felt Luka's forehead for fever, pushing/flipping his bangs like that. Oohhhh that always makes me melt bigtime. And with a guy that cute *dissolves into a happy puddle*

I'm glad Luka's feeling better, though. He looks sick, still, but he's alive, so that's certainly an improvement *G* CUTE pale, sick, feverish Luka. I'd be MORE than willing to fill in for his private nurse (on all levels)

Marriage Protection Week

I haven't bothered before to rant about this Marriage Protection Week absurdity... because it's just flat-out the stupidest thing I have heard in a LONG while and I wouldn't have the faintest idea where to start with it. I just sit open-mouthed at the stupidity and wrongness of it all. Not to mention it coinsiding with the 5-year anniversary of Matthew Shepherd's murder!!! *hits head against the wall*

But I was just checking the dates on the main MPW website and came across this Q&A about why letting gay people marry is "wrong" And... I just cannot find the words to speak about that kind of thing. It's insane that so many people in this day and age feel like this. I just.... ARG!!!!!!!! I'm so frustrated with all of this. I honestly don't understand why there is such need to deny loving people from doing something like getting married. All of this 'they can visit in hospitals and share property already' business is even more confusing. All right, if you don't have a problem with them having those rights, why is being considered a couple legally such a problem if they're going to act it anyway? ARG! Love is love, and this is doing NOTHING to keep marriage a "loving institution". It's just causing more friction and hate where it doesn't have to me (and shouldn't be, IMHO)

I just... AHHH!!!! The timing and Bush and AHHH! I'm SO beyond frustrated right now. I'm stunned and sickened. And I wish my neighbor would turn down his stereo. I am tired of banging on the wall. It's midnight. Come ON now. Does NO ONE have common sense nowadays? I don't even want to get into the California election *rolls eyes*