Today is Thursday

Maddie woke up scratching at around 6:00am. Actually, she wasn't scratching, she was licking. Licking sounds disgusting, though, so I censored it as if somehow, you would think I had anything to do with the licking. It is one of my least favorite noises....dogs licking. Ugh. I also woke up to the sound of Molly rearranging my laundry basket contents so that she could have a cute little bed to lie in. I suppose hopping up on mine like she usually does wasn't an option for some reason. Actually, I changed the story again. She doesn't hop up on my bed as much as she sits beside it and whines at me to lift her up and set her on it. You know why? Maddie blows a gasket if Molly jumps up. Maddie thinks she has to protect me from her on account of Molly always yelling at Maddie.

Maybe that weirdness, plus odd dreams, plus my evening last night contributed to me waking up uneasy. I have a gross feeling. There is nothing I can do about it, but I feel doomed. This happens sometimes. Someone, somewhere in my life will have a rotten day. Or I will. Or I have caused some situation that adversely affects someone I care about. I'm off balance. Maybe I need to take a walk.

In other news, perhaps you have read about this. The WBC has said they will protest Gunderson's production of The Laramie Project. Do I believe they will show up? No. However, I have seen declarations of retaliation pop up on facebook, and I wonder.....what is there to do that hasn't already been done? I am not one to say, "Give it up, kids. Pack it in and forget about it," but let's be reasonable. Showing them signs of your own isn't going to do much... I've seen groups against the WBC pick an organization that they protest, then set up donation buckets so that people can walk up and drop a twenty in to support what the WBC is trying to tear down, while they watch and yell hateful things. I don't think there is a solution, I'm just talking. Maybe someone else will have a better idea. In the meantime, I'll be wondering why we don't drag ourselves out to support that high school we love so much more often. How many of us go see a basketball or football game, ever? How many of us were raring to go see The Laramie Project at GHS before we read about the protest that may or may not occur? What I'm getting at, is if you are one of the people heading out to support Gunderson on the opening night of their play, maybe set something up that has nothing to do with the WBC. Something that you can stand outside and put your heart into even if they don't show up (and I don't think they will). I dunno. I'm on a break at work. This won't be proofread. Hope you all still love me.