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D.C. Council Votes to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Performed in Other States

The D.C. Council has voted 13-0, without debate, to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. [courtesty of washingtonpost.com]

valentino - the last emporer

was excellent!! i highly recommend going to see it. the whole film is so beautiful - from the clothes to his homes to the scenery - just beautiful. i promise, it does not disappoint.

for those of you in dc area it's playing at the shirlington theater.

weekend of me

this weekend is a weekend of me! i haven't had a weekend in quite awhile that isn't jam packed with plans. erica came up last night and we did a little shopping in clarendon today. i got these earrings. they make me happy.

kyle is out of town - nicole is working - so i am really alone. with no prospect of someone raining on my parade - tonight i'm going to see the valentino documentary. mg raved about it so and i figure what a better night? i'll let you know how it is.

ms. adams

amy adams graces the cover of the most recent issue of W Magazine. i, personally, am a huge fan. it started with enchanted and miss pedigrew lives for a day. i think she's simply delightful and was really excited to read more about her (she grew up mormon).

the piece talks about her road to glory (did you know she's 34?) - having been nominated for two academy awards in the last 4 years. adams talks a lot in the piece about reflecting on the past. i think it is a great message. be proud of what you have accomplished here and now - but never forget where you come from and what makes you you at your core. i especially like this excerpt :

"I was just so reflective the whole evening on how I came to be sitting in that room . . . at one
point my fiance was like 'you feel distant'. And I said, 'I am! I can't even talk to you!' I was
there at the Oscars thinking, what if I never left the Gap?"

she's great. the article is great.

help here and now

a few weeks ago kyle and i went to see dave barnes, a musician we've been fans of for many years now. this is the second time we've seen him and both times he has talked about this thing called the mocha club. mocha club is this website where you give up $7 a month - the cost of 2 mochas - to support a project in africa. for example, $7 can provide clean water to 7 africans for one year. (they send people to africa to dig wells) i've chosen to give my money to fighting HIV/AIDS but there are other projects to choose from, all of which will do wonders for the people of africa. take a minute to visit mocha club and learn more about it. and if you should feel so inclined, donate! visit my mocha club url where you can join my team and make a contribution here.

warm weather and an ice cream cone.

what better way to spend a warm tuesday afternoon than with an ice cream cone?? if you have a ben and jerry's near you - take advantage! i know you want to jess moore.

NYC

this past weekend i went to new york to surprise MG for her birthday! she is a great friend and i was so happy to be able to do something a little extra for her birthday this year! we had such a good time and i was so sad when it ended.

my parents came into town as well friday evening and saturday we spent out and about. we went to carnegie deli and i had this ginormous chicken salad sandwich. aside from the rain, it was a perfect weekend and i can't wait to go back - only two months away...