Our Possible Future President is Sexier than Your Possible Future President

You are not a proper New Yorker if you cannot say "stand clear of the closing doors" in less than five syllables. Listen for it if you ever happen to be in the city on one of the trains where the stops are announced by a human being instead of a machine. I have no idea how they do it.

Today I bought a corner bookcase from a Housing Works thrift store. Which would have been a pretty decent deal if I didn't have to drop $45 on getting it delivered. But housing works helps homeless people with AIDS, so at least it was for a good cause. And there's no assembly required.

After I left the aforementioned Upper West Side thrift store, I went to a cupcake bakery down the street. Awhile back, cupcakes became trendy, which I think is the fault of the Times style section. They even have a cupcake bakery in Eau Claire. The concept makes sense though when you think about it. Cupcakes are a lot like donuts, only cuter and more festive. Plus, they are kind of a pain in the ass to make compared to, say, cookies or cake or dessert bars, so why not get them from the bakery?

I also decided that I'm going to help out with Harlem Live, which is an online newspaper run by high schoolers. They had an ad up for people to help edit their stories and maybe come in and mentor kids. So I'm going in on Friday to talk to them more about that.

But to change the subject completely, Barack Obama recently was interviewed for Us Weekly:

US:
So, boxers or briefs? Bill Clinton said he wore boxers in a 1992 interview with MTV.

OBAMA:
I don't answer those humiliating questions. But whichever one it is, I look good in 'em!