I think I had a personal triumph today. Maybe even two.

I'll be honest, I'm not really out of the broom closet about being Pagan. I mention it in passing sometimes and can be seen reading different books and such, but I don't wear jewelry or funny paganesque shirts or blatantly advertise my spiritual being.

With that being said, today I mentioned my spiritual preference in my government class. We do this thing called "Weekend Update" (yes, modeled after the SNL sketch) and since Ostara was yesterday, I felt confident enough to mention it. I explained what it was and what my mediocre plans were and as soon as I used the word "ritual" (when explaining what most people tend to do on those holidays; I didn't do a ritual, I just stayed outside among the flowers and grass while reading some books) one of the smartasses in my class was like, "So, do your neighbours still have their cats and dogs? Are they alive and well and not splayed across your altar and their blood all over the walls of your house?"

This was the point at which I just turned to him and glared. Not the most witty of my retorts, but it did the trick. Then my best friend and the teacher told him off.

I think I'm going to count this as two personal triumphs. 1) Talking about my spiritual preference in a politically charged class. 2) Not crying at that student's attempt at an insult.