last monday i was on my way home....i was in bliss because it was the first day of summer hours, which means getting out of work an hour early...this was very exciting to me because i had errands to run one on the parkway and the other at the grocery store...getting out at 4 meant that i would still be home by 5 and have the whole night to do what i pleased....
as i drove down the parkway, i was in my own little world, not paying much attention to what was around me...when i noticed a red car pull along side me and slow down so they were driving side by side with me....this made me look at them...(i learned in soc 101 that you always look, it's just human nature)....anyway, the man driving the car starts yelling at me, "hey dyke, get the f**k out of here...we don't want your type around here, dyke....stupid homo." i was shocked...we came to a red light at that point where i hoped that the man wouldn't be directly across from me...i didn't know what he would do...i was in luck, because there was a car in front of him, none in front of me, so there was some distance between us...
once the light turned, the red car sped up and then cut me off....at this point i was very aware of my surroundings, so i saw what he was doing....otherwise, he would have side swiped me....he cut me off and then gave me two obscene gestures as he sped off....
i was in such shock and shaking...i couldn't believe that this happened in my little community...i haven't experienced this before and am still a little shocked that it happened....
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
one month to go....
in one month, i will be the president....it's hard to believe that it is fast approaching....i have spent the last few weeks putting a lot of pieces together....agonizing over decisions....and wondering what i got myself into...
my first big decision was about appointed board members....what to do about committee's who had no chair applications, what to do with committee's that had multiple, and who should be appointed....i have made tough decisions before, but these decisions really weighed on me....i spent a lot of my travel time between albany and bingo thinking about it...wondering who was best, what the organization needed, what i needed as the president....i had to tell some people i wasn't reappointing them....i had to ask others if they would consider being on the board....overall, i did what i hope is best....
i have been working on my goals for the year...the biggest being a self-study....getting that off the ground has already been an experience....and i can't wait to see what else it will bring....i'm excited about the chair i appointed and feel the other members of the task force are strong....my other goals are not as big of an under taking....those i will keep to myself until my big speech....
my speech is not written, though i again have spent a lot of albany to binghamton time thinking about it....i am already nervous about speaking in front of everyone....my parents and friends will be there, which is nice of them all....
i will be blogging during my presidency...if you would like to follow it, you can check it out on our website at neacuho.org or http://neacuhoprez1.blogspot.com/....i won't start writing on it until right before the annual next month....
my first big decision was about appointed board members....what to do about committee's who had no chair applications, what to do with committee's that had multiple, and who should be appointed....i have made tough decisions before, but these decisions really weighed on me....i spent a lot of my travel time between albany and bingo thinking about it...wondering who was best, what the organization needed, what i needed as the president....i had to tell some people i wasn't reappointing them....i had to ask others if they would consider being on the board....overall, i did what i hope is best....
i have been working on my goals for the year...the biggest being a self-study....getting that off the ground has already been an experience....and i can't wait to see what else it will bring....i'm excited about the chair i appointed and feel the other members of the task force are strong....my other goals are not as big of an under taking....those i will keep to myself until my big speech....
my speech is not written, though i again have spent a lot of albany to binghamton time thinking about it....i am already nervous about speaking in front of everyone....my parents and friends will be there, which is nice of them all....
i will be blogging during my presidency...if you would like to follow it, you can check it out on our website at neacuho.org or http://neacuhoprez1.blogspot.com/....i won't start writing on it until right before the annual next month....
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