The Friday Five - Childhood Pastimes

This week's entry for thefridayfive wants to know all about our childhood pastimes.


1. What is something that you loved doing as a kid that you hate doing now? Getting dirty. Seriously, when I was 7 or 8, I was the dirtiest little kid you could imagine. Covered in dust and grime in the summertime, I used to play in the garden, I used to actually garden. Hate doing that now – the thought of getting dirty really grosses me out. When I was older, I used to love going to the mall – that was the absolutely height of excitement. Now, I can't think of a place I less enjoy shopping.

2. What is something that you hated doing as a kid that you love doing now? Getting up early, especially on the weekends. I never got up early – for many years when I lived on my own, my dad (who was still working at the time, and a seriously early riser), would call and make sure I got up to go to work. Even until I moved into House Wonderful, I was a late sleeper, generally not getting up on the weekends until noon. Now, a late morning for me is 8 AM, even on a Sunday.

3. Do you still play (in the childhood sense of the word)? No. I create, but I don't "play". My sense of whimsy is expressed in my creativity.

4. If not, what is stopping you? I'm not sure.

5. If so, what do you like to play? Again, since I don't "play" – I don't know what I'd do.


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<B>1. What is something that you loved doing as a kid that you hate doing now? </b> <B>2. What is something that you hated doing as a kid that you love doing now? </b> <B>3. Do you still play (in the childhood sense of the word)? </b> <B>4. If not, what is stopping you? </b> <B>5. If so, what do you like to play? </b>

SCOTUS Decision - Equal Marriage is a Right

Marriage equality is now the law of the land!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Justice Kennedy's decision:

No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.

It should be noted with great joy that this decision comes forty-six years, less two days, after the Stonewall Riots started the Gay Rights Movement.


"Stonewall Inn 1969" by Diana Davies, copyright owned by New York Public Library
Wikipedia:Contact us/Photo submission. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Photo, circa September, 1969: The sign in the window reads: The sign in the window reads: "We homosexuals plead with our people to please help maintain peaceful and quiet conduct on the streets of the Village.

From the New York Times

In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage.

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White Collar Picspam - Wonder(ful) Years - Let's Get Married

Title: Let's Get Married – A Wonder(ful) Years Picspam Comic
Author: elrhiarhodan
Fandom: White Collar
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Peter Burke, Neal Caffrey, Peter/Neal
Spoilers: None
Warnings/Enticements/Triggers: None
Word Count: 16 Panels (8 Pages)
Beta Credit: None
Summary: Peter and Neal talk about today's SCOTUS decision, which affirmed that marriage is a profound right and should not be denied to anyone.

A/N: My dearest theatregirl7299 suggested that Peter and Neal need to celebrate today's Supreme Court decision, Obergefell v. Hodges. Today's image for the daily_neal was one from of my all-time favorite walk and talk scenes, and so, the first Wonder(ful) Years picspam comic just happened.

Many, many thanks to the lovely, talented and so-generous kanarek13 for the screencaps.

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(  “We should go celebrate tonight…”  )