semicolon

I was having a pretty good night until I saw a post from my cousin's daughter about the Semicolon Project. I guess they've been in the news the last few days. They are now calling themselves Project Semicolon.

I told her about my tattoo, and while I was looking for a link for her I looked at the project's new website. And now I'm depressed.

Right on the home page they are talking all about how the project is faith-based because you need Christ to make it through hard times. Blah, blah, blah.

I feel so let down and marginalized. Like, as an atheist, I don't matter to them. They could have made the whole project secular to include everyone with mental illness, but like many Christians, they chose to alienate a large segment of people with mental health disorders.

I'm feeling so many things right now... sadness, disappointment, anger, resentment, rejected, and others I can't even put my finger on. I don't feel good endorsing their non-inclusive project any more.

I know this shouldn't overshadow the meaning the symbol has for me, but now when I look at it, I feel a little icky inside--like if I show people, they'll assume I endorse the "faith-based" crap and that I'm religious. Hopefully the feeling will pass in a few days, and I'll be able to appreciate the symbol from my own perspective.

I sent the project an email stating my dissatisfaction and sadness that they chose to exclude atheists and other non-believers (other faiths were welcome, since they believe in a god). I doubt they do anything about it because they only care about their beliefs and views. Maybe someone will start up a secular branch of the project for the rest of us misfits that don't belong.

have to figure out what to make for dinner

I cooked up the last four hamburgers for a late lunch (for me, Owen and Nora).

We have salmon burgers, pollock burgers, frozen chicken breasts, and three pounds of frozen hamburger.
Also some tortillas, pita bread, some sliced colby jack, a little shredded cheese, a couple cups of milk, a loaf of bread, a bunch of rice, and lots of frozen vegetables. There are no fresh veggies like tomatoes, onion, etc--just frozen stuff. Also no charcoal for the grill so it has to be cooked inside. It's in the high-80s so I don't like the idea of turning the oven on.

I'm at a loss.