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Westboro Baptist Church in Aurora

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There will be no update today.  I wanted to give you guys at least a memory update.  But I woke up and the Universe gave me other plans.  The bastards at the Westboro Baptist Church are coming out to Aurora, Colorado to protest the memorial services of the 12 people who died in the Dark Knight Rises theater shooting.  Reddit is organizing a human wall to put a barrier between the protesters and the mourners.

My friends and I are heading down there here in the next couple hours.  We will not let them bring further pain to this community.  I expect to see hundreds of people here for this event.  Please, if you live within driving distance, please join us.  The memorial service is planned for 6:30 this evening at Aurora City Hall.

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An Emotional Day

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What a strange day this was.  I woke up with a start to the news that gripped the nation.  My good friend–Jordan–and I spent the morning sifting through the news to try to understand what was happening.  After getting our fill and debating endlessly about Gun Control and Human Nature, we decided to see The Dark Knight Rises.  We were both slightly afraid of going…but felt a need to tell the shooter to go fuck himself.  Much like getting on a plane after 9/11.  It was a great movie, by the way.

The day only became more emotional when I realized a family member’s long roller coaster with her employers is about to meet its fruition.  I cried for awhile as the emotions of the day flooded in.  I ended up spending the evening moving furniture.  Physical activity is a great way to get out pent up emotion.  So is writing.  After helping my friend’s move, I came back to my coffee shop and wrote, wrote, wrote.  Nothing takes care of pent up emotion better than writing.  My extended writing about gun control is below.

Please Take My Guns