smoke-free texas.

I was driving home from a lunch date today and as I lit up my habitual post-meal cigarette, a commercial came on the radio about passing legislation to ban smoking. "Fight for everyone's right to breath clean air". Wait, what? What about my right to smoke? And besides that, breathing clean air is something that we don't have the luxury of anymore. If you really want to fight for clean air, how about you stop polluting it with your cars and factories. Cigarette smoke is the least of our worries.

And while I'm ranting, I'm going to move on to the fact that I'm going to have to quit smoking weed if I get my job at Sea World. That annoys me. I don't smoke a ton, but when I want to I want to be able to and not have to worry about my job being at risk. I am more than qualified for the job - I've interned at an aquarium before, I'm studying biology, I'm smart, and I'm hard working. The fact that I smoke weed doesn't change any of that. So why should my job be on the line because of it?

And why can't I wear my piercings at work? And why should I hide my tattoos? Are they offending you? Once again, why do the smallest features or characteristics of me determine how qualified or employable I am. I am who I am and I love my body art and I don't like feeling like it is going to be a deterrent in my employment.

Society is just bringing me down, man.