*thumbs nose at California*

Same-sex discrimination end closer: "The Senate agreed to amend superannuation laws to allow same-sex couples to leave entitlements to their partner or child upon death. It also debated a bill to extend the meaning of de facto partner, child and parent to include same-sex relationships to 68 commonwealth laws. The legislation will bring long-awaited equality to same sex-couples in areas including tax, social security, health, aged care and employment." Specifically: "The Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws Superannuation) Bill 2008 passed the Senate with government and opposition amendments and will now return to the lower house. Debate on the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws General Law Reform) Bill 2008 was adjourned. A series of Greens amendments on both bills were defeated, including one to allow same-sex marriage."

In other news, I may yet buy that coffee at SFO, as the Bay Area staunchly opposed Prop 8. However, we're flying back thru Los Angeles, which can BITE ME.

Packing

Clothes and shit: a doddle.
Medications: always stressful, but better organised than usual this year.
Books: A NIGHTMARE. Two books or three? How much can I really read on the plane? Should I take both fiction and non-fiction? Oliver Sacks or Bill Bryson? etc etc etc