There's nothing to be said about the joyousness of Barack Hussein Obama's resounding thwomp of John McCain that has not already been said by every journalist and pundit and blogger on earth (yes, on earth, not just in America. Foreigners are ecstatic that we finally pulled our heads out of our collective ass and voted for the smart guy for once.) But a few things come to mind:
1. Every time something goes wrong, I think of the fact that Barack Obama will soon be president and my mood gets a little better.
2. I think it's time for me to take a little siesta from politics. At least until Inauguration Day.
3. That point aside, I have a very important question for you all. When you think of the fact that after eight long, dark years, Obama made it to the White House, and you think of the future, what song comes to mind? I'm making a CD chronicling the Bush presidency, and I need something really good to end it with. I know you guys are not big commenters, but please enlighten me if you have a suggestion. Thoughts on other songs that bring to mind other key moments in the Bush presidency are welcome as well.
4. Obama represents a lot of things to a lot of people. He comes into the presidency after several months of promising everything up to the receding of the of the oceans, and is about to step up to govern a giant clusterfuck. I hope he doesn't disappoint us too much.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Happy Thoughts from the McCain Campaign
"Crystal meth. Me, personally, that’s how I’m going to do it.”
McCain adviser, speechwriter and biographer Mark Salter, on how he was going to cope with the last day of the campaign.
(Via Gawker.)
McCain adviser, speechwriter and biographer Mark Salter, on how he was going to cope with the last day of the campaign.
(Via Gawker.)
Election Day Buzz ... Buzz ... Buzzzzzzz
Babeland is giving out free vibrators to people who vote.
But if you're not into the kinds of things that are illegal in Alabama, you can also get a scoop of ben & Jerry's ice cream or a cup of Starbucks coffee for voting (or even just saying you voted.)
But if you're not into the kinds of things that are illegal in Alabama, you can also get a scoop of ben & Jerry's ice cream or a cup of Starbucks coffee for voting (or even just saying you voted.)
Monday, October 27, 2008
Signs I've been following this election too closely
The other night I had a dream that I was trying to vote. I wasn't sure if my registration had gone through, so they told me I should just cast my ballot and if there was a problem, they'd just arrest me.
To be fair, though, it's not totally a random dream since I sent my registration really close to the deadline and still need to check and see if it went through. New Jersey (and New York, for that matter) have no same-day voter registration and therefore are not as cool as wisconsin.
To be fair, though, it's not totally a random dream since I sent my registration really close to the deadline and still need to check and see if it went through. New Jersey (and New York, for that matter) have no same-day voter registration and therefore are not as cool as wisconsin.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Still Not Kidnapped, don't eff with the bus driver edition
OK, so I'm getting really terrible at this blogging thing. The main reason for this is Alex. Alex is a computer programmer, photographer, really good cook and all-around pretty amazing guy. It's not so much that I spend so much time with Alex that I don't have time to blog, although that is partially true. It's that snark and ridiculous giddy happiness fight for a limited space in my brain and lately the latter has been winning. (It also has a little to do with the fact that Alex lives 45 minutes away, so I spend more time on public transportation.)
Speaking of public transportation, I'm flying home Dec. 2-12 for a little Thanksgiving/Christmas celebration and, hopefully, cross-state roadtripping. Alex, good sport that he is, is coming with me so I can show him off to y'all. If you are a person for whom I should be buying a Christmas gift, please let me know what you want, since I'll be shopping early this year.
Also speaking of public transportation, it took forever to get home from work tonight because some dude was talking so much ish to the bus driver that the driver called the police. A little drama in my night.
Earlier today they evacuated the 13th floor of the Times building because they found an envelope containing unidentified white powder. By the time I got in, everything was back to normal; they sent the powder to the lab and it was non-hazardous. But we must be doing something right if nutjobs feel the need to threaten us.
Speaking of public transportation, I'm flying home Dec. 2-12 for a little Thanksgiving/Christmas celebration and, hopefully, cross-state roadtripping. Alex, good sport that he is, is coming with me so I can show him off to y'all. If you are a person for whom I should be buying a Christmas gift, please let me know what you want, since I'll be shopping early this year.
Also speaking of public transportation, it took forever to get home from work tonight because some dude was talking so much ish to the bus driver that the driver called the police. A little drama in my night.
Earlier today they evacuated the 13th floor of the Times building because they found an envelope containing unidentified white powder. By the time I got in, everything was back to normal; they sent the powder to the lab and it was non-hazardous. But we must be doing something right if nutjobs feel the need to threaten us.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
"I know the knife is supposed to go next to the spoon, but where does the gun go?"
OK, I'm getting bad at keeping up on this. I've been too busy with my eyes glued, trainwreck-style, to the Player-Hatin' Palin craziness and the stock market clusterfuck. But here are some pictures.
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