Anticipation is a killer XD

Okay, well, I sent in a sniplet of a story I've been working on for a while now to Calyx, the school's literary magazine. I wish I hadn't sent it in so early, the wait to know if it's getting in is kill me. The story was very dear to me, so I hope they take it. It's kind of a taboo subject to some people, but suicide is a huge issue to teenagers. It isn't about killing yourself, it's how it effects other people. God x.x I actually liked how it came out after my teacher helped me do a little editting and trimming. I just hope they take it, fingers crossed

A Sad Day In New Jersey

Recently, gay marriage was put up for vote in New Jersey and was voted down by the NJ Senate. I'm very saddened by this event. I know so many people who are gay, and I know how a vote of yes would have effected their lives for the better. I don't know how we can continue to be so prejuidice to our fellow man. What are we teaching our children by telling people that they cannot have right that everyone else has? We can say, "yes, gay people are okay", but then, we decide that we have the right to tell them that they aren't allowed to get married and have all the rights a straight couple could have. I never understand people's problems with gay marriage. We all feel the same love when we look at our partner. Some will say, "well they already have civil unions, so what else do they want?". The truth is, civil union isn't the same as marriage. It may be a ceremony, but it doesn't give the same rights. Some hospitals won't let people see their partners if they're in the ICU when a married straight couple would have been able to, or some adoption agencies won't let them adopt a child even though they wouldn't be able to have their own through natural means. How can we take away the right to happiness? Everyone deserves to be with the one they love and be able to show the world that they will be with them forever. In church a few months ago, when gay marriage was first going up for vote, the bishop sent out a letter saying that we should pressure our legislators into voting no. Then, they gave flimsy reasons that made little to no sense, like economic problems [how? 1 gay couple +1 lesbian couple= 2 straight couples], family problems, confusion, against basic church ethics, and some other bullshit. It makes no sense. I love this, I heard someone preaching in high school against gay marriage saying it was against religion and the bible and such, but when I asked them why THEY were against it, they had no answer. Many people have no reason, and I don't understand why they have a problem with it. I say, live and let live.

We WILL try again, and we WILL win.

Because... all you need is love, love is all you need

Insomnia, Writing, and Hazelnut Coffee

I don't know if anyone is still reading my blog, but what the hell, I'll post. I've had such a hard time going to bed at night recently. I wake up at like 7.15 and go to bed at 12.45 to 1.00 AM. God, it's horrible because as soon as it's midnight, I feel like writing. I've had a bit of writer's block, but more so, a lack of ambition to write. I sit and stare at microsoft word processor for an hour and write more than a sentence though I know what I want to say. Has anyone else had this problem? I wish I could trick myself into thinking that it's 12 at 9 that way I can actually get some writing done. I'm going to use the piece I sent in to Caldwell's literary magazine as the first chapter of the story. I already started chapter 3, but I haven't done chapter 2 yet XD Oh well, it'll come together. Below are some writing quotes I liked for whatever reason.

"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
-Toni Morrison
"Writing is easy: All you need to do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead."
-Gene Fowler

This one takes the cake XD: "If you want to get rich from writing, write the sort of thing that's read by person's who move their lips when they're reading to themselves." -Don Marquis (I think Stephanie Meyer must have read this... If you don't know, I loathe what Twilight has done to this generation's taste in literature... if you can call it that x.x)