My own Tribune Comment

Yep, I'm putting it up again... It seems VERY NECESSARY to help my peace of mind and my opinon on some people today.

I read an article today in the Tribune regarding the Task Force in fremont, that was created to research the situation of Illeagal immigrants, they made suggestions to the City Council (which is what they were created to do in the first place) Anyway, then I read the comments of the citizens of Fremont and how they felt about the task force and illegal immigrants... It made me feel physically ill. I wanted to write a comment, but I decided to voice my own opinion on my own blog instead, it seemed safer and more appropriate. Here is what I can't understand... why does a person have to be illegal anywhere they go? I think all people should abide by some obvious rules, don't steal, don't kill, work for your money, support your family, send your kids to school, etc.. again the obvious things that every person has to do every day, beyond that.. I don't exactly understand why it matters if you were born here, or if your skin is a different color, or even if your first language is not the same as mine, it seems irrelevant... I guess when people try to pull the "they are illegal immigrants, what can't we understand about the word illegal?" - I just think why are they illegal? If I went to Mexico and worked and paid taxes and supported my family, why do I need some stupid piece of paper that says "your a citizen" - why would I be an illegal american? Why does it matter? Why can't we just live globally, if you want to move somewhere then go there and follow their rules and live your life. I understand that everyone is documented so that the government can keep track of us, so that we pay the taxes, so that we are a registered person on the earth, and ultimately I think that is the only reason they are called "illegal" because if they aren't documented then there is opportunity to screw the government out of taxes. News flash- everyone has the opportunity to screw the government out of taxes, EVERYONE - Not just people with brown skin and an accent. It blows my mind that some people can hate another human being SO much, when they don't even know them, why would you want to fill your heart with hatred ? I know people are going to say, crime, drugs, murders, blablabla- Come on that is a type of person, that is someone who made bad decisions, that's not a race, that isn't a color, or a language, I'm not a tree hugging hippy who is saying we should love everyone, there are absolutlely bad people in the world, that's right THE WORLD - I think the United States sounds like a stuck up group of teenagers at the cool table over lunch and instead of just pulling up another table so more people can join the table, they scrutinize and judge and complain and don't want anyone else to come to the table.

The system is flawed not just the system to become "legal" but the entire system of the way people are treated... I have redneck friends, I have rich friends, I have Mexican friends, I have black friends, I have Jewish friends, I have gay friends, you get my point- I'll be friends with any individual who is a good person, on that note, I have redneck enemies, rich enemies, mexican enemies, black enemies, Jewish enemies, and by enemies I mean people I don't like or who don't like me, and that is because they make poor decisions and want to be mean. If my 92 year old Grandma can accept people for who they are and what they do, rather than their race then what are these assholes bitching about when they write comments on the tribune website?

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I think everyone needs to consider individual human beings in their opinions, and stop generalizing and criticizing things that are different than themselves.

Random

If that picture above doesn't make you smile, I don't know what will. That is my neice Kinley and I absolutely adore her, she is growing up so fast and I feel like I'm missing a lot of it, just because I'm trying to grow up and figure out my life too...

Here is my brother and my nephew at Halloween, he is a super cute batman, and I'm also amazed by him, he will be 3 at the end of November and he is soo smart and sooo Hyper!

Another one of my sweetie, she was a leopard for Halloween, I asked if her little pony tail, was supposed to be her leopard tail? haha, this picture just makes me laugh every single time.

Here are my "roomates" - well my roomate and her boyfriend, who spends most of his time at our place. I love them both, two of my very best friends!

And of course, last but not least.. my dearest Jarad, adorable at every single moment, even when he is scowling and acting like a speaker, because he caught on speaker wire.. hehe.. I love him.

Decision '08

I just got done voting, and I have to say it does actually give you a sense of 'civic duty' - You hear people say that and it always sounds so cheesy and rediculous but honestly, I felt really good casting my vote. I guess for me it was another way that I'm growing up, I took the responsibility to register in my district, to find the polling place, and to go and vote. I really just felt it was important to be a part of history, no matter how the election turns out and it is a change for our country, the first black president, the first female vice president, the first time in 40 years that we have changed presidents in the middle of a war, I just think when I'm 90 and my grandkids ask me if I remember when these changes started happening, I'd like to say that yes I voted in the election that changed the world. Ha- ok making world changing might be a bit of an exaggeration, or at least we want to hope and believe it is.

I also called and Thanked my Mom today, because I realized that I have voted in every presidential election, plus some other ones, since I turned 18, since she is an elected official and she gets to keep her job because of people voting, she has instilled an importance of voting in me, whether she intended to or not, I realize that many young people don't have that influence and many of them do not vote or do not see the importance in it. So just another shout out to say - THANKS MOM! and again, whenever I process another important lesson learned from my Madre, I think about all the Mom's and all the lessons we all receive, which always makes me extend my shout out to ALL MOM's - Kudos to all the lessons you teach us and the years you wait while we learn to appreciate them!

So, beyond the excitement of Election Day, work has been pretty slow, the morning has kind of dragged on and I'm hoping that the afternoon will pick up a bit when my boss returns from Lincoln, but so far.. it's not looking promising.

On a relationship note, things are fantastic, Jarad and I are back to doing projects in the basement, always one of our favorite past times, and it seems that the roomate drama is dissapearing, so Thank Goodness for that!!! Jarad is amazing, he makes me extremely happy, and I'm realizing that so much of our issues before were simply insecurities and the more we progress in our relationship, the more open we are with each other and the more comfortable I become in myself, the better things are, they basically just keep getting better. I'm in it for the long run, and if I've learned to interpret "boy" - I think Jarad is too :)

Soo I guess that is it for now, there are a lot of things brewing in my mind buuuttt, I'm not quite ready to devuldge all my hopes for the near future, and I suppose that is the other part keeping me from talking to much, it may not be near future, let's just say, I think the ball is rolling and I'm thrilled!

Go Vote!