The revolution is now.

Whenever the traveling aborted fetuses display shows up on campus (ironically, this article IS about ASU, as is the video clip, and that's my friend Elisabeth saying it's terrible to shove this into the face of people who have gone through it) shit always goes down. And by "shit" I mean two groups of people yelling back and forth at one another when nobody's mind is going to be changed. Everybody else just looks on.

I had an hour before Japanese and was eating in the MU with Sarah and Andy before we had emerged. As much as I wanted to stay and watch the show, I was already running late by this point, and Japanese is one of the classes where the teacher does give a shit if I'm tardy.

I had woven through the crowd of Planned Parenthood supporters when a man approached me saying "Sister, wait."

I turned around and looked at him, admittedly curious but somewhat harried because time was ticking.

He said, "Are you a doctor?"

Let it be noted I was wearing my lab coat because I had ochem lab that afternoon, and it was brisk this morning. I shook my head and said that I was a scientist.

He said, "Ah, I just had a feeling, I just knew you were. Come here, sister."

He gathered me by the shoulder and asked me what my religious views are, and whether or not I believe in things I cannot see. I said something vague about all science being conjecture based on contextual evidence, knowing full well where this was going, but dammit, I was already five minutes late and it was oral performance day.

He led me a few feet to a woman and her daughter and said "Now, tell this young lady what you think about the lord Jesus Christ."

The woman and her daughter stared blankly at me, as if at a loss for words. I said, "I really have to go."

"No, no, girlfriend, I know you have to go, but just listen." He touched my shoulder again. "Jesus loves you, girlfriend, and he's going to come to you under your microscope and show you wonderful things. Now, you need to open your heart to him and ask for a revelation, and he'll come to you, sister, and show you things you never dreamed of. In that lab, he's revealing himself to you, sister."

All things I've heard before. I said, "Well, I'll be looking forward to it," and turned to leave.

"Wait!" he said, grabbing my shoulder again. "Sister, I just know you're going to lead the revolution. Jesus is going to come to you, and come into your heart, and you'll lead the scientists toward the Real Truth and enlightenment. I know it, girlfriend. They'll all flock to you and you'll lead them to eternal life."

This is the awesome part. I told you I'd fucking amount to something. I'm spearheading The Revolution.

Clearly he hasn't met scientists before. Getting them to flock around anybody is like herding cats. Cats that are blind, deaf, and hate you. It just doesn't happen.

"Awesome," I said. "I'll be looking forward to it."

I left, and he called after me, "See you at the Resurrection!"

I waved behind me non-committally and allowed myself to start laughing.

I hope the abortion display stays just so more shit like this will happen, 'cause it's awesome.

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In other news, I think I caught the plague from Mom and Rachel, because my throat feels like fire and I ache.