Well well well, if it isn’t… me. I feel like your first question is and rightly should be, “Where the hell have you been?” And that is such a fair question. But it’s the pressure behind trying to answer that’s the problem and makes the keyboard freeze. It’s just been too log now and I’m no good at the linear stuff. All of this blank-blog-page time is totally my doing, but it’s just been too much time now to try and figure out how to answer that. Prompted questions in general always make me stuck. So, if we can somehow get around the obvious questions and I can start wherever, well, usually, at some point, I somehow fill in the blanks anyway. Cool?
So, anyway, I got married last weekend. Don’t worry, Violet knows. She was there.
And all that bull poo about how your wedding day can be “the best day of your life”? Yuck. And let me just tell you this: Totally true.
I know, I know. So gross, right? And I won’t go on and on about it for too long but my wedding day was seriously one of the very best days I’ve ever had. It really truly might be the best day I’ve ever had- but I’ve had so many days, and so many incredible ones at that, that I’m not ready to give it that title until I’ve taken a much closer inventory.
Regardless of titles, it was simply beautiful and full of so much love and fun and magic, including a late night lightening storm with no rain that lit up the sky with fireworks for hours. All the while, most of the most important people in my entire world were all in the same place at the same time, laughing, hugging, talking, dancing with each other for hours and hours and hours. It was simply incredible.
And in case any of you are wondering, yes, of course we ended our ceremony with a Cher song. I mean, of course we did.
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Political interlude: Hey! Speaking of marriage! Earlier this year Washington’s Governor legalized marriage equality. It was awesome! And then a half a hot minute later a bunch of assholes collected a ton of signatures to get a referendum (referendum 74) on the ballot to keep marriage equality illegal (booooo! hiss!).
If this has you angry, inspired or so inclined, there is a very brave, incredible, tireless organization, Washington United for Marriage, that is working it’s butt off to help us and could use any support you have. The campaign to keep homophobia alive and well has raised over 7 million dollars to keep marriage discrimination legal here (seven million freaking dollars!). So, I encourage you to donate (if you can), volunteer, post about them, tell your friends, anything you can do to get the word out that The Good Fight needs a lot of financial help to keep up with the hate groups’ bank accounts. You could consider it your wedding gift to all the queers out there, to yourself even.
Also, a super fun fact: If YES ON REFERENDUM 74 wins the vote this November, Washington state will be THE VERY FIRST state to vote in marriage equality by the people, for the people. This is a BIG deal. So, no matter where you live, your help with this will count big time and could make history.
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So, this random return to the blogosphere is short(ish) and sweet(ish), but it’s something and it’s the best of what I have for now. And if you want credit for the push that has me hitting “publish” it was the recent random tweets and the few, almost simultaneous, emails that finally did it. So, thanks for that. I’ve been thinking about you too.
And now, the Cher song that Violet and I kissed the bride to. For the full effect start the video at minute 1:48. That’s exactly where the song came in when our officiant (a.k.a my bestie, Rene) said, “By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you wife and wife!”
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September 19, 2012 at 1:30 pm
femmeismygenderf
All the happiness in the world to you both! fimg x
September 19, 2012 at 1:32 pm
jesse james
fimg, you lovely woman. Thank you.
September 19, 2012 at 1:47 pm
blazerwest
Congratulations to you and Violet!!! You have been missed are these here parts!
September 19, 2012 at 2:05 pm
jesse james
Blazer! My main blogreaderman! Thanks, buddy. And thanks for the push to get back here.
September 19, 2012 at 3:33 pm
leo
Congrats you guys!! How wonderful. Wishing you both years and years of happiness together.
September 19, 2012 at 6:01 pm
jesse james
Leo McCoolio! Ah, I love this. Thanks, buddy!
September 19, 2012 at 4:59 pm
e
So very happy for you both! Big, sweet congratulations!
September 19, 2012 at 6:03 pm
jesse james
Aw, thanks, e!
September 20, 2012 at 10:52 am
ladybrettashley
woohoo! congratulations, dears! and just look at the seal; she’s so lovely (and possibly hanging out with a metal chicken?).
September 26, 2012 at 12:42 pm
jesse james
A metal chicken indeed. The Seal is a little socially awkward and takes her animal friends where she can find them. Thanks, Lady Brett!
September 25, 2012 at 4:44 am
gregory
WOW! Holy hot dogs! Congratulations to you both!! There is nothing more perfect than true love. I would wish you all the best but you already have that. ❤
September 26, 2012 at 12:44 pm
jesse james
GREGORY!!! Well hello there, dear, lovely, sweet, sweet friend. And thank you oh so 🙂
September 26, 2012 at 12:53 pm
jesse james
Wow. I was so excited to see you here I just used three exclamation points and an emoticon. Not only is this a compliment in it’s own mildly ridiculous way, it is undeniable anymore that I am in fact losing the “Jesse James vs. Turning into Her Mother” fight.
September 27, 2012 at 5:28 am
gregory
JJ, marriage has somehow made you even more adorable and funny. Please tell us some stories! xoxo
September 27, 2012 at 11:16 am
ash-a-frash
congrats jesse and violet! so happy for you both! wishing you the very, very best!
(also, your presence has been missed here in blog-world, so i’m glad you posted about your wonderful day)
December 18, 2012 at 7:42 pm
saintchick10
Hi I’m so late to this party.
Congrats and may all the happiness that life has to offer, is offered to you and your’s
September 16, 2013 at 4:55 pm
rivermoose
Happy anniversary Jesse (and Violet)! I hope you’ve been well in the past year. I miss reading your stories and anecdotes, but I’m sure you guys are having some pretty great adventures. Cheers!