The National Atheist Party Political Convention

On Saturday, March 9th at 9:00am the National Atheist Party hosted NAPcon2013 their first annual event consisting of a Convention, a Fundraising luncheon, and an After Party at the South San Francisco Convention center.

Darwin began formulating his theory of evolution by natural selection in 1837, but did not publish Origin of Species until 1859. He was determined to build a formidable mass of documentation supporting his theory and to solve major stumbling blocks. It's been slightly longer than a year of me actually referring to myself as an atheist, but I've decided to follow suit. I've dug my heels in and have been immersed in study, research, and contemplation while continuing to play Christian around my family. I'm deep in the closet and avoiding the ramifications of coming out to my parents and grandparents. Like Darwin, I know that I will not be satisfied with myself unless and until I can answer all questions that could be, might be, or have already been posed to me.



As such, while swimming in this mire of confusion, it was sure nice to finally get to a meet a few of prominent honored speakers and activists: Atheist video blogger and evolutionary activist Aron Ra, the victorious defender of Separation of Church and State Jessica Ahlquist, Keynote Speaker, journalist and radio personality Jamila Bey, and others.

Now, I am intimately familiar with the discussions over the last several months on the Internet about the name/idea of having an "atheist" political party, including this discussion about changing the name. Unsurprisingly, I heard this topic being bounced around at the convention as well, and in a future post, might add some additional thoughts. Until then…

Aslongasitstranslatedcorrectly,



~ SoACTing

Soft Pretzels and Blended White Mochas

This New Year's eve, I skiped a big, blow-out party, opted out of a frenzy, and started the year with my little brother! Okay - he's not that little! He's taller than I, but he's nearly a decade younger (and almost ready to get his drivers license - SCARY!).

With just hours to go before ushering in 2013, when many people began embarking on an annual tradition - making New Year's resolutions - my brother and I began making homemade soft pretzels and blended white mochas! While some were pondering what kind of changes they would be making in the new year, my brother and I were figuring out how many of our pretzels were going to be plain, with salt,or with cinnamon sugar. And don't forget the butter; lots and LOTS of butter!


Instead of planing ways to shed a few pounds, we waited for our yeast to activate and then added cup after cup of flour.

Instead of stressing about reducing stress, our dough balls began to take shape and we dumped them on the floured counter and began kneading wa - fold in half, push the dough into itself, give it a quarter turn, add more flour if needed; repeat - again, and again, and again!

Instead of savoring that supposed 'last drop of alcohol', we covered our kneaded dough and set it next to the fireplace to rise before racing to AM/PM to grab a bag of ice to mak a much-more-affordable blended white mocha to get addicted to for the year (so we could have a premeditated New Year's resolution at the endof 2013)!


And finally, while vowing to find a newer, better job or seeking higher education may or may not give us a leg up in the future, living in the here and now, spending precious time with family and friends, and making memories that will last a lifetime is too good to pass up - especially when it includes dough ball fights (!!!), warm, homemade pretzels, blended white mochas and sparkling apple cider in front of a crackling fireplace when it's 15 degrees outside under a full moon. I couldn't have asked for a better way to reign in the new year!


Aslongasitstranslatedcorrectly,

~ SoACTing posted from Bloggeroid

I Survived the Apocalypse and Holiday Hours

Hello Internet and SoACTing fans (which I'm sure at this point probably consists of two people, includng my Dear Lover)! But I digress...

I've survived the Mayan Apocalypse and braved the holiday hours. I'm still recovering from working the grueling hours of 4:30pm to 9:45am Monday through Saturday, which, now that I think about it, was probably easier then the prophesied polar shift, biological disaster, nuclear war, or zombie virus attack. And here I sit.....typing.....alive, as far as I can tell. Cheers to another year and the beginning of another trip 'round the sun on this ever-spinning blue marble of gas.

While I haven't been able to post, I haven't been doing nothing (double negative = I have been doing something), either. In fact, a few notable subjects have been plaguing my mind that I've been furiously writing blog posts about without being able to put some finishing touches on.

I can't wait to get back to a blogging routine and I'm looking forward to posting about:

- New Years

- Atheism

- Sexuality

- Gender

And as I hinted in my last post, I'll be continuing my series on My Conversion and My Fall From Grace.

Until then, see you in the Blogosphere!

Aslongasitstranslatedcorrectly,

~ SoACTing

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