Hey everyone! I just wanted to do some shameless advertising for my boyfriend. He recently opened an account here and his photography is wonderful. Feel free to check it out here. ^___^

Heather

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According to CBS2.com, Yes On 8 has stooped to sending threatening letters to No On 8 supporters. Companies that have donated to the No On 8 campaign are actually receiving letters saying that if they don't make a donation to Yes On 8 that is greater than or equal to the one they made to No On 8 or they will have their information published in a letter to Prop 8 supporters. Seems a little bit of a low thing to do, doesn't it?

Well, this is basically a drive by posting as it is really late and I am on my way to bed. I just wanted to post about Prop 8 really quickly. If approved, Prop 8 would make gay marriage illegal. There is a huge campaign going on, which is funded by out of state interests to get it to pass and they are lying about what it is.

There are signs all over the place saying it about parental rights, but it's not. It seeks to take people's rights away, to make it so that gay people cannot get married, and so cannot adopt children.

There are other signs that say "Less Government." I fail to see how allowing the government to dictate who can marry and who can't creates LESS government.

There are signs that say "Freedom of Speech," but again, I fail to see how limiting people's rights to pursue happiness is justified by free speech. Don't get me wrong, I don't deny the rights of these people to say what they want, but I will spend every breath I have standing against them and exposing their lies. This isn't about free speech, it's about the pursuit of happiness. It's about whether or not we have the right to stand in anyone's way and tell them they cannot marry the person they love.

There are also signs that say "Freedom of Religion." Prop 8 doesn't stand in the way of their religion, in fact, it seeks to impose their religion on everyone else. I was raised a Christian and I still am a Christian, but I realize that not everyone is a Christian and I can't expect them to live by my core values or fit into my world view. This is a great big world with a lot of different religions and viewpoints. What gives me the right to shove my religion down everyone's throat and force them to obey my religious laws? Frankly, I know people say that marriage is a religious institution, but it's not just a religious institution, it's a civil institution as well and conveys a legal status to a couple. Many religions accept gay marriage and many priests and pastors do as well. It's not all Christians who are against it, just a vocal few. It is not right for them to make this an issue about religious freedoms when they seek to use their religion to shrink people's freedoms. They use doublespeak to twist everything until you can't tell which way is up or down or left or right anymore. The truth of the matter is that Prop 8 would prevent people who are in love from marrying and would nullify all the marriages that have taken place already.

Please. Don't discriminate, vote no on 8.

Well, won my tattoo design contest. Despite being the only entrant, I think she would have won anyway because her design was so delicate and extremely beautiful.

Congratulations Melissa!!!

Hey all!

I want to get a tattoo on my ankle but I've been having trouble designing it. I would like to get roses starting at my ankle and traveling up my leg, but I have a scar on my ankle and want to work it into the design. The artist doesn't want to tattoo directly on the scar since scars don't usually take the color too well.

With roses, the scar could be shading from the petals since the scar is pink, but that's just a thought. Basically, I'm open to different designs, I just want some ideas on how to cover it up. I want something that accentuates my leg and leaves some skin in regular color so there is contrast. I posted a picture of my ankle in my scraps so you can see where it is. Unfortunately, it was taken with my cell phone so it's a very small picture. Anyway, you can find it here: [link] Was nice enough to take a better picture.

Anyway, since I've been having a hard time working it in, I thought I could open it up as a contest. Like I said, I've been wanting roses, but other designs are welcome too. Contest will run through the end of July and the prize is a 3-month dA subscritpion.

~Heather