Practicing the Nurse's Duty to Advocate:
There are many things in this world that I can not stand but one that tops my list as particularly heinous is infringment of civil rights! In order to support the freedom fighters, Christian and I went to the Defeat Prop 8 Rally in DC on 11/15 during a tornado watch. It was awesome- there were protests in all 50 states that day against the proposition that overturned an entire demographic's right to happiness.
The whole thing started off with hugging and group cheers and laughter and an especially raucous group from American university pictured above

Later it got seriously gnarly, the wind began to switch the house to pitch, and suddenly the hinges started to unhitch.
The sky opened up and unleashed some serious fury. That didn't stop the protesters- oh no, they were dedicated and angry. Chris and I ran away like little pansies, though, wrists a-flapping to the shelter of Hirshorn. And then we ate some tacos.

Recently we went to see Milk- a movie directed by and starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official (Board of Supervisors- San Fran). He and Mayor George Moscone were assasinated in 1978, just one year after Milk was elected.
If the subject matter isn't enough to entice you- the delicious James Franco, playing Milk's lover is worth sitting through the 2 hours and 8 minutes. . . . I promise.