Gaming stuff, weekend stuff.

I had a very good weekend.

Ceremony at runnerwolf's place was just amazing. I've been to a couple Wiccan-type rituals, and Wicca's nominally the flavor of paganism I lean towards. But I get so much more out of the ceremonies runnerwolf does. There's very much a feeling that I'm connecting with Diety, by whatever name(s) we're calling it. I can feel the energy that goes into the prayer bundle the participants put together. I don't want to walk the path she's taking, I feel no calling to it. At the same time, I'm very glad to be a part of her aiyu (sp?), and welcomed by the forms she follows.

I already wrote about the date I had with K.

Sunday was time for gaming, and it was Vampire again this week. Yay! *grin* We found out more interesting stuff, and we ended just as two party members were talking about double-crossing another subsection of the party. Fortunately, this was greeted with laughter and the two of us being double-crossed going, um, oops, might've been an error to let the party split up like that.

Beyond that, we're discussing leaving D&D behind for a bit, and maybe starting a Mage game. J had some interesting ideas for how he wants to run that, even if I'm a bit sceptical about how the ideas he seems to have will work. I'll probably try and play a Euthanatos again. Though, I have no clue about a character concept as yet. Need to acquire a 3rd edition Mage book.

So far, today's been beautiful. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and the wind smells like summer without the dragging feeling of too much heat.

Sex education.

OK, another quick rant. I've been reading about how George W.'s pushing the abstinence only education. I've been reading about how kids who take a pledge to be virgins avoid sexual activity for 18 months longer than kids who do not. (But that's only if less than a third of kids at their school take such a pledge, y'see it seems to be dependent on a feeling of superiority.)

18 months, that's a year and a half, people. And at the end of that 18 month time period, they are *more* likely to have sex without using birth control or any other safer sex measures.

You know what I wish I'd been taught about sex? I wish my folks had spent more time telling me what a wonderful and powerful experience it can be, and less time harping about waiting until I got married. I wish they'd told me it can make me feel incredibly close to another human being, and not that boys only want one thing. I wish they'd told me about the joy and the pleasure, not that losing my virginity was a dreaded event if I did so outside the bonds of marriage. Yes, I'm glad they told me about condoms and STDs and unwanted pregnancy. I'm glad I was informed, but I wish they'd also told me that no, a boy's erection isn't my 'fault' and I'm not obligated to take care of something he's perfectly capable of assuaging on his own.

If I was going to have children, I'd tell the boy to respect women, to treat them like human beings with minds and hearts and souls just as rich and wonderful as his own, because that's what they deserve. I'd tell the girl that it is entirely her choice when she wants to begin being sexually active, and to do so when it is right for her. Not for her boyfriend/girlfriend, not for her peers, not even for her parents, for her alone. Yes, I'd educate them both about safer sex precautions, their choices in the event of an accidental pregnancy, and the growing closer and pleasure that can come from sexual activity. I'd love them and try to be open to both their need for privacy and listening when they come and talk with me.

*sigh* Too bad I've got zero interest in being a parent, huh?