I've got behind on your questions!

Right, marriage. A good reason to get married would be... if you were fairly sure you would want to share your life with that person or people forever, and you were both happy to really damn well try to work at your relationship. But I'd only do it if I could marry as many people as I wanted. Otherwise... for me that's a reason to never get married.

My handwriting is quite small and neat. Reasonably so. It varies; it can slant forward or be upright. When I'm not leaning on anything or in a hurry it looks like my dad's awful handwriting.

I am most afraid of losing Marc or Martin.

Footprints? Hmmm. I'd say, out loud, to myself, "Oh shit! I'm in an episode of Lost! Where's Marc when you need him? I bet it's a sodding polar bear's footprint. Damn, I'm hungry."

What did I enjoy today? Singing and mopping at work

Heading backwards:

Today I enjoyed finishing filling out my health insurance renewal form and putting in its pretty envelope.

I question the footprint. I check out the surrounding scenery. I look for signs of anyone. I'm panicked and thrilled and excited. I stare at my own feet for many minutes. I don't want it to be one of mine, but it might be.
I look past the foot and to the rock that blocked the way of the high tide, which washed every other footprint away. I very carefully put my foot in the print. It is a little smaller than mine.
Finally, some more food....

I am terrified of failure. All kinds. I'm not used to it.

My handwriting depends on my purpose. It's not terribly rounded, regardless of speed. Sharp edges for me.
Some people think my handwriting is extraordinarily neat, but they haven't seen enough of what I do when I'm rushing.

Marriage, a perfect reason for a party.

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I really do believe that. You get to throw a party with your family and their family and your friends and their friends to celebrate love and new families. That's pretty cool.
But really, marriage changes the regard that much of society holds for your relationship. It even changes your legal rights and privileges towards each other. If you are looking to start a family with someone, it is a very good idea to be married. That's a very very good reason to get married.
Given the divorce rate these days, it's a great game for a compulsive gambler too.
Plus, it can make you feel like a real grown up. I don't think that's a good reason, but it can contribute.
But let's say you don't want kids, you're not worried about your tax bracket, you hate your family, you feel no religious compulsion and just want to love for love's sake. What then? (This is something I've been considering of late.)

In that case, consider what you want to build together. If you want a commitment to stick to (and a piece of paper to make it feel concrete and real) marriage is a great way to go. Marriage is for showing you are a family now. You can do so without it, but it can take a very long time. Marriage is the speedy way.

For me, a good reason to get married is to make marriage mean something new.

The greatest bit of wisdom? Here's the greatest one today:
Everyone is a little afraid.

No historic figure today, I'll get back to that one...

The box is the birthday present from my friend Joe. It's heavy, and the pieces inside are peculiarly wrapped. It's all Wiccan ritual tools.

I'd want to be Bugs, for fearlessness and heroics. Also, great tapping feet and open gender sense.

I'd be haunted by my grandmother. I wish I knew her better. I need her stories. Her life was simple, but she achieved some amazing things on a small scale. Also, I want her recipes.

Skills or talents? Woah, tough one.
Improvisation is the first instinct. I want to be a much better improviser, both on-stage and in real life.
But the real skill I need is DISCIPLINE.

My fantasy talent of the day would be the instant comprehension and retention of absolutely every piece of information I come into contact with. Call me the Brain.

I still owe you at least one!

Cute Claw video yesterday.

If I were alone on the island, the single footprint would most definitely drive me crazy if I could not find the owner or a logical reason for it.

This evening, my grampa was in the most pleasant and coherent mood he's had in at least the last few months. It's not truly enjoyable because it isn't a good situation for him, but I'm very thankful he was coherent enough to really enjoy my company, and sincerely expressed it, for the first time in a quite while.