I didn't think too much about the justice of the peace who wouldn't marry interracial couples. I did think "oh how American." He didn't want to marry interracial couples because he felt their children would suffer. Interesting. And presumptuous. I'm glad he resigned. People like him keep the world judgmental and segregated.

Interracial couples are just so common to me, but hey, that's because of where I live. I always thought it was really cool that my aunt married not one but two white men. I don't remember what my grandparents thought of her husbands. My mom did encourage me a couple of times to date Chinese men and so did my aunt. But that is as far as it got. For other families, it could have been a bigger deal.

I read a story today about this Chinese girl who used to pretend to play hide and seek at her (predominantly white) school so people wouldn't notice she didn't have any friends. It brought me back to my childhood. I never did that. I didn't have to. Skin colour was just not an issue.  I never felt like I was different from all the other kids. I think at the time, maybe 25% of my class was Asian. It just wasn't a big deal. How lucky I was to grow up in that kind of environment. Kids in my class got teased more for being fat. And well, for me, it was my last name.

*yawn* I had a pretty good workout today with my trainer. I wonder what a full hour with him would be like. He noticed I was looking lean today; such a difference when I'm not retaining water!! He keeps wanting me to do more cardio. EW. But I will do as much as I can. Next month, I can definitely do more workouts!! YEAH!!