Mixed reactions

[jay]

Today usually provokes a mixed response... I'm happy to see the expressions of pride and community and love and the free expression of these. While at the same time, at a personal level reminding me that I'm marginal, an outsider. Too mundane to be at a Pride parade, too weird to be welcomed enthusiastically in parent groups or at church... not fitting well anywhere, really.

I hope that my many participating friends have a beautiful day marching or watching, as well as those up at the Loving More conference at Harbin. For me, I'll be at home working on rewiring electrical circuits and fixtures...

Comments

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

I guess never having been or wanting to be involved in a church that I really don't understand this one. If its a community you don't feel welcomed by, then why aspire to continued membership? From all I've read here, they don't really want you because you make them face up to questions they'd rather not ask about themselves and society in general. And if they don't want you, why should you want them? Make your own community - don't rely on something pregerated for you!

And I suspect Canada would be better for you as well...

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I have good friends there... even if the church leadership rankles me. And Canada... the problem with going abroad is the lack of comparable work in my fields.

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

You might be impressed with some of the plans that ESA and its contractors have for in situ work on Mars, including drills etc.. This is something that is going to grow a lot over the next decade in Europe (being an extragalactic astronomer I'm not sure I support this, but its likely to happen). You're as adept as me at finding out the details of these things on the web.

And Holland is that bad a place to live, if you end up at ESTEC in Noordwijk...

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

ESTEC has a very good facility, arguably newer and better maintained than ours at Ames. Even if it always seems to be overcast there...

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Means there's less chance of skin cancer!