Ray Needs to Ban Physical Duress Posting

So, my post this morning was made having had no sleep at all for over 24 hours. I got no sleep whatsoever last night. I have an incredibly sensitive physiology, as I have found over the years. All kinds of OTC drugs affect me in ways they shouldn't, alcohol apparently hits me hard (I had dry heaves this AM after posting, and that was from three drinks spread out over like 6 hours), and not sleeping is the quickest way to weaken my normally strong emotional controls.

I'm aware of the fact that my emotions are incredibly powerful and that I normally have to curtail them. I think their potency comes from years of stifling them, so while a certain emotional reaction that I do have comes across as a baseline for me, for other people, it can be very intense. Curtailing normally works for me quite well...but not when the basic physical conditions that I need (sleep, sobriety, and clear-headedness) are gone.

But yes, today was spent on banal activities, since I had little cerebral function and wasn't confident enough in the well-being of my digestive system to go anywhere. I read all of my Mexico readings for this week and got a really good head start on next week's readings already. If I work on it more tomorrow and Tuesday, I should be one week ahead of the curve in that class. This is particularly important, because looking at how the semester is going to pan out, I'm going to need to take advantage of ANY lull in my daily activities to advocate getting ahead in my classes.

I noticed today that Hawaii's state senate passed by an overwhelming margin a civil unions law. Frankly, I was kind of surprised that it happened...but, looking at where things are in the US, Latin America, and Europe, I think 2010 is going to be much like 2009, only with fewer staggering setbacks, such as those we had in New York, New Jersey, and Maine. My guess is that civil union legislation will be successful in several states, including Colorado, where a ballot initiative looks certain to come to vote this November. With respect to marriage rights, I can only anticipate one or two states joining the fold, because of the overwhelming state constitutional barriers to legislative movements. The first one will be Rhode Island, which polls with strong support for equal rights. My second state, should there be another, would probably be a DC area state like Delaware, where the Catholic church is not too powerful and where people tend to be a little more liberal. Globally, the situation looks ripe for change, as Portugal, Nepal, and Slovenia are all certain to enact marriage laws, and it looks promising in Argentina, Uruguay, Iceland, and several other European states.

I paid off my car insurance for the next six months today (thankfully), and payday comes in just five more days!

I'm excited for Irish dance tomorrow. I've decided to go ahead and do St Patrick's day performances. I need to get over the whole "I don't look very good doing this" thing and just enjoy it. Besides, I've seen too many other people performing things in their lives, and it's time I start being an actor too (good God, how philosophical is THAT?).

well, my lavender tea is starting to kick in on my brain and I have 7 pages of reading left before I finish this chapter I'm on. TO BED FOOL!