First, a grass-roots effort called Join the Impact created a nationwide protest on Saturday of the passing of Proposition 8 in California.  It was a way for the GLBT community to come together across the country to show we will not stop until we have legalized gay marriage in the U.S.  I actually marched on Washington while in college, and really enjoyed exercising this freedom once again over the weekend.  And the organizers were generous enough to ask me to speak during Atlanta's protest at the Capitol. 

Then Jeff Dauler celebrated his 35th birthday in style Saturday night.  We gathered at Velvet Underground for food, drink, friends, and great music.  But the most surprising and humbling part for me was that Jeff and Jessica were kind enough to have the Melissa Carter Transplant Fund a beneficiary of the event.  Thank you, guys.

And I bought my passes months ago, and Sunday was finally able to see China's Terracotta Soldiers at the High Museum.  I'm a geek of history, and to see these ancient figures in person was truly awesome to me.  And the fact that the burial place of China's first Emperor is still not fully excavated made me realize that this exhibit will expand in years to come.  How exciting.

Maybe the theme of the weekend was making a difference.  Even if you have no idea of the impact you will make, just continuing to spin your energy toward making a difference in your world is what it is all about.  At least being part of the effort to do that, whether it is the GLBT community, those gathered in birthday celebration for a good cause, or witnessing the immense creativity that came from one man's insatiable need for power, all these things have made a difference to someone.  And I find I enjoy myself more when that's the case.