i may be naive, but...

i'm quite offended by this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LnIDwx9M_s

look, i appreciate sarcasm as much as the next person. no, i probably appreciate it more than most people. and i'm not particularly traditional, but there are some conservative family values i strongly believe in, and marriage is one of them. i know divorce rates are high and these days, and it seems that there's little reason to believe that marriage even has a chance anymore. but it really pains me to see such a cynical view -- such a perspective that sacrifice and commitment means a surrender to lifelong unhappiness.

doesn't anybody believe in the duty behind marriage anymore? doesn't anybody see their spouse as a partner rather than as something that simply weighs them down and holds them back?

hell? a snotty tissue? spousal abuse?
disgusting.

the last 40 days or so.

despite being incredibly busy lately, some interesting changes have transpired in my life. i could name some courses or some students or my new living situation and companions or the departure of the a-team or some new friends or even a short but significant holiday to describe a few ways in which things happen fast, but the truth is, i'm not referring to these things at all.

change is good, and i'm thinking it might be time to share the most important development in my life.
i won't name names, but...



AND he speaks french. but that would be because he is.


i know, right?