Who changed my ringtone to this? I am going to kill them.
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch c. 1490 - 1510.
This is another of the proto-surrealist paintings that absolutely blows my mind every time I see it. This one is a massive tryptich which is now housed in Madrid. Clicking this link will bring up a 7793 x 4409 px image of the painting. WARNING: This is not for the feint of bandwidth. It’s a nearly 10 MB file, so click at your own peril. If you don’t mind the wait, the detail is so worth it.
In a painting like this, everyone has their favorite part. Here’s mine:
I can imagine the glee the moralist Bosch took when planting flowers in the butt of the sinners.
Polls Show Rise in Support for Gay Marriage
A new poll released by the University of Washington shows the state’s voters have progressed rapidly over the past few years when it comes to support LGBT equality.
According to the poll results, of the 1,252 registered voters asked, 41% said they believe that gay and lesbian couples should have the same right to marry as straight couples. Although that may not seem significant as the number is still below 50%, it’s noteworthy to compare this number to the 2006 results that showed only 30% of registered voters believed gay couples should be allowed to marry. That’s an 11% increase in only 4 years.
Anti-gay Democrat Suffers in New Jersey
New Jersey state senator John A. Girgenti, the leading Democratic opponent of marriage equality, lost almost 75% of his town committee members in Tuesday’s election. Gay advocates, stung by the defeat of the marriage equality bill this year, won the seats in the northern part of the state.
According to the Bergen Record, “In the Passaic County borough of Hawthorne, a major coup occurred. Democratic state Sen. John A. Girgenti was walloped in his home town. He was backing a 26-person slate for Hawthorne Democratic Committee; 19 of his people were defeated. The big winner was Jeff Gardner, a vice chairman of Garden State Equality. His slate won the 19 seats.”
Gardner attributed his win not to the marriage equality issue, but to the fact that voters view Girgenti as out of touch. Even so, the veteran politician’s loss could presage an election defeat in 2011, the year that marriage equality advocates pledged to target Girgenti, according to the Record.
Look what I’m having tonight.
