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ZOMG!! It's REAL!

A very quick trip to City Hall at lunch netted me this. It's the
certified copy of vital records, proving that Paul and I are married!
For REAL!

Now, if the Constitution means anything these days (and with the Bush
administration still in power, I'm not sure it does, but I digress),
this record SHOULD be recognized and accepted by all states in the
Union. See, there's that "full faith and credit" clause on the
Constitution, which states:

"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public
Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings of every other State."

Right there in the US Constitution. And right here in my hand is a
public record of a public act.

Only an idiot would try to wrangle out of requiring this public record
to be recognized by every State.

But, then, there are a lot of idiots out there.

Nonetheless, it's amazing to me how happy getting this piece of paper
has made me!

Those of you reading in California, don't forget to vote in November
to take down Prop 8 that would, if passed, rescind the legal right of
two individuals to marry, if they happen to be of the same gender. It
must fail!

And those of you reading in other states, if you are facing a similar
proposition or amendment, vote against it. They all must fail!

Even if you don't vote typically, register and vote. It's important.

iPhone Software Review

So, the Apple Application Store has been out for a week and a half,
and while I certainly haven't tried everything that's out there, I
thought I'd take a minute or two to tap a review out on some of my
favorites.

(This is being written ON an iPhone, by the way, and I'll do my best
to catch any "corrections" that may creep in, but some may slip
through.)

Anyway, as my husband will confirm, I've kind of become addicted to
checking the App store daily for new fun bits. (Bad Apple for posting
nothing new last night!). I've picked up a bunch of the free apps
(cheap bastard that I am), and a few paid ones, and have had some time
to form opinions about most of them. Here are some of those opinions,
in no particular order:

BEST APP TO MAKE MY GEEKY COWORKERS WANT TO SWITCH TO IPHONE: iSaber.
This app puts a tiny light saber on your screen, which is cool enough,
but what makes it worthy of jealousy is the fact that it makes the
light saber sounds when you swing the phone around. Perfect for
dorky, imaginary duels around the house or office.

BEST APP TO KILL A FEW MINUTES WITH: CubeRunner.
A sweet flying or driving Game that uses the accelerometer to steer.
You tip the phone left and right to steer, and it feels right. The
graphics are super simple, but they work. Not something I'll spend
hours playing, but a fun little diversion.

BEST APP TO KILL A LOT OF TIME: tie between Super Monkey Ball and
Comic Touch.
Super Monkey Ball. You control a little monkey in a hampster ball,
rolling around on platforms that most certainly don't meet office
safety standards. Awesome graphics, cool music, slightly frustrating
controls (same as the Wii version), and a crazy concept. How can you
go wrong?
Comic Touch. I have way too much fun with this app. It's from the
same folks who make Comic Life (www.plasq.com), and is a near-perfect
down-scale of the desktop version. Start with a photo, add word
balloons, captions, etc, and do some simple effects, too. It's made
me look at my photo library with new eyes, thinking about what I can
do with the pictures. I'll work on a single panel comic for a long
time, having a creative ball all the while.

MOST USEFUL APP FOR AFTER-HOURS WHILE ON THE ROAD FOR WORK: Urban Spoon.
Give the phone a shake and it randomly selects, rates, and maps a
restaurant nearby. How cool is that?!?

There are lots more, but for now, I'll stop. Look for more reviews --
and some goofy comics -- coming soon.

MARRIED!

So, I keep learning that there are people who do read this blog. What
does that have to do with getting married? Well, as it turns out, my
now LEGALLY RECOGNIZED brother-in-law was concerned because neither
Paul nor I had posted at our blogs recently. And that was because we
were busy getting married.

Yes, it became legal for us to get married in mid-June. We went to
city hall to get the license on June 26, thinking that we would get
married sometime within 90 days.

Next thing you know, we're in tuxes, getting married at the little
chapel that opened in the Castro shortly before the ruling went into
effect. They did a fabulous job at the chapel.

Now that the deed is done, I'll be posting more often. I'll also post
some more pictures when I get the chance.

Meanwhile, this is a pic from the wedding that I've comicified using
the new iPhone application, Comic Touch. Same old iPhone, but with
the new software, it feels like a brand new device.

Enjoy! More to come!