If these don’t end up being the best gifs of the day, I can’t wait to see what tops them.
Click here to watch more with Stephen and little Hamlet on last night’s Colbert Report.
Soap boxes and candy equality
For a very long time, I’ve said that marriage equality is one of my ‘soapbox issues.’ Indeed, anyone who knows me well, knows that it’s one of the topics I’ll get angry and argue about. The Prop 8 battle a few years ago was the only time I’ve actually physically gone out and protested something. I’ve discussed this, with varying levels of passion, with friends, co-workers and family. And, to be honest, I’ve always been quite proud of myself for standing up for my beliefs on this issue.
This week, we’re surrounded by the discussion of marriage equality and gay rights. The SCOTUS could make huge decisions that could, potentially, change history. So, I should be really happy and excited because my soap box issue is getting so much focus and discussion.
Instead, I find myself somewhat deflated. Not because I think the issue is no longer relevant or valid; quite the opposite. But rather, it occurs to me how completely ridiculous it is that the fundamental concept that people should have the right to choose who they spend their lives with is actually something we have to argue and protest about.
Chocolate is one of my favorite things in the whole world. It helps cheer me up when I’m feeling sad, I share it with people socially and I have long, argumentative discussions about who makes the best chocolate and why.
One of my dearest friends in the world doesn’t like chocolate at all. If she never saw a piece of chocolate again, it would be too soon. And yet, she and I get along fine. I sometimes even eat chocolate in front of her and neither of us are bothered by it.
But what if other people were bothered by it? What if a huge proportion of the world believed that liking chocolate was natural and proper for humans and that anyone who didn’t like chocolate was a freak? And what if, when my friend decides to eat a chocolate dipped Dairy Queen cone, the world protested and pointed and used it as an example of how she acutally DOES like chocolate but she’s just faking dislike for the attention?
What if I had to attend protests and sign petitions just to allow my friend to choose vanilla instead of chocolate? If Facebook and Twitter were deluged in people changing their profile pictures to show their support for candy choices?
It occurs to me that the marriage equality issue is about as ridiculous as that. We are literally depriving people of rights based on choices they make about what makes them happy. Why does this matter? And why does it matter so much that I’m forced to make this one of the DEFINING ISSUES OF MY PERSONALITY AND BELIEF SYSTEM? Aren’t there enough other issues, actual real relevant problems in the world? Do we really need to fight over chocolate and vanilla? Wouldn’t our time be better spent elsewhere?
I hope that the events of this week and the cultural changes we’re seeing will eventually make this issue as irrelevant as what candy someone prefers. I look forward to telling the stories of my protests to kids and having them look at me like I was crazy because why would anyone think that’s even an issue. I hope those days are soon. And I hope I’ll be able to find a new soap box. This one is just silly.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THE CUTE?!
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IN THE FIFTH GIF HE PATS THE CUPS WITH HIS LITTLE PAWS TO MAKE SURE IT’S IN. BRB, DYING.
The way he gives it away when he’s done. Holy sweet baby Jesus, that’s adorable.
the second & third gifs, he looks up like ‘is this right?’
OMG I JUST CAN’Toh mY GOD THIS IS SO FUCKING ADORABLE I-
In the seventh one he holds it up like “take it away, peasant”
I like how he pats the cups once he’s got one in sO ADORABLE I CAN’T
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Happy Carl Sagan Day
This happens to me every day. Seriously.
Computer: Monitor, display this document, okay?
Monitor: No prob, boss.
Computer: Okay, now it looks like the mouse is moving around. Monitor, can you move the pointer icon accordingly?
Monitor: Anything you ask, boss.
Computer: Great, great, okay. Mouse, where are you going now?
Mouse: Over the icon panel, sir.
Computer: Hmm, let me know if he clicks anything, okay?
Mouse: Of course.
Keyboard: Sir, he's pressed Ctrl and P simultaneously.
Monitor: Oh god, here we go.
Computer: *sigh* Printer, are you there?
Printer: No.
Computer: Please, Printer, I know you're there.
Printer: No! I'm not here! Leave me alone!
Computer: Jesus. Okay, you really nee-
Mouse: Sir! He's clicked on the printer icon.
Computer: Printer, now you have to print it twice.
Printer: No! No! No! I don't want to! I hate you! I hate printing! I'm turning off!
Computer: Printer, you know you can't turn yourself off. Just print the document twice and we'll leave you alone.
Printer: No! That's what you always say! I hate you! I'm out of ink!
Computer: You are not out of in-
Printer: I'M OUT OF INK!
Computer: *sigh* Monitor, please show a low ink level alert.
Monitor: But sir, he has plen-
Computer: Just do it, damn it!
Monitor: Yes sir.
Keyboard: Ahhh! He's hitting me!
Computer: Stay calm. He'll stop soon. Stay calm, old friend.
Keyboard: He's pressing everything. Oh god, I don't know, he's just pressing everything!
Computer: PRINTER! Are you happy now? See what you've done!
Printer: Ha! That's what you get for trying to make me do work. Next time he- hey! HEY! He's trying to open me! HELP! HELP! Oh god, he's torn out my cartridge! PLEASE! Help! Error!
Monitor: Sir, maybe we should try to help him?
Computer: No. He did this to himself.
BABY GIRAFFE BABY GIRAFFE BABY GIRAFFE!!! http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/10/chester-zoo-celebrates-newest-addition-a-baby-rothschild-giraffe.html
