i know, i know, i am rarely political. i don't like to get in fights with people about who's better than who, but most people know my political leaning. if you don't, it RAGING LIBERAL.
more importantly, there are few core things that i believe matter- making sure that those of the underclass get some help from the government, that people are "free to be you and me" (thanks Marlo Thomas) regardless of whether you are foolish enough to believe that war is a good thing or not, and that people in this country are entitled to a level-headed, intelligent president. (A novel idea...). Much like everyone else, though, i'm getting a little tired of the political fodder-- it's just getting to me. November 4th cannot come fast enough, sheerly for the fact that i am tired to hearing about McCain and Palin. they're behind in double digits in many states now, and they seem to be on their last leg; so much so that they are reverting to outright racist behavior in order to get their fear rhetoric across. the fact that the phrase "real, hard working American" (read WHITE) is spat out from their campaign as easily as "freedom" was in G-Dub's tenure is evidence to the fact that it seems they have nothing left to really say.
i'm by no means saying that Obama or anything other politician doesn't have their hangups, i get that. but the McCain campaign (and it's supporters) stop alienating the rest of America from the "Americans" you speak of. reading an Op-Ed in the Times today, the writer finally said something i can agree with to a degree http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/opinion/26rich.html?th&emc=th. while he talks a bit about the fact that we aren't all racists, which i can agree with to a point, he mentions that the "real Americans" McCain-Palin refer to aren't all bigots and won't automatically listen to their rhetoric. by palying merely to this faction of America they are alienating a majority of the population. news flash McCain: black people, Hispanic people, and gay people vote. in a particularly good quote: "Subtract all those players [black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and extended families of gay Americans] from the actual America, and you don’t have enough of a bench to field a junior varsity volleyball team, let alone a serious campaign for the Electoral College."
in the changing face of American demographics, the bigot-vote is just not big enough to win. you can't alienate a vast majority of Americans and expect the country to be unified. sorry Republicans.
i just pray that Nov. 5th i won't have to wear some sort of mourning garb to school if McCain wins. then i really will move to Central America.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
stolen from alyssa
Because it's Friday at work, all my athletes are competing, and I have twenty minutes before a meeting. (According to The Office, this would be time theft, but my cubicle mate is on Facebook, so there.)
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30. worst ever.
2. Diamonds or pearl? diamonds. becuase i'm a balla.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mama Mia with the Mama.
4. What is your favorite TV show? These are the one's I tape: Grey's, The Office, Project Runway, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And lately lots of CNN too.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? any breakfast-y food we haven't run out of yet. so... usually just a latte.
6. What is your middle name? Eileen. Grandma Dub's name.
7.What food do you dislike? is chai tea a food? if so, then that. or coleslaw. any slaw, actually. ick. now that i think about it, most cabbage-based things.
8.What is your favorite CD at the moment? anthony hamilton's ain't nobody worryin'. sick.
9. What kind of car do you drive? 98 Honda Civic. Blue Steel.
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna Melt.
11. What characteristic do you despise? elitism and arrogance. hello Honors College.
12. Favorite item of clothing? any and all scarves.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? gotta agree with alyssa and say greece.
14. Are you an organized person? i would say yes in my career and school. no in my life.
15. Where would you retire to? close to andy, unless he lives in the tri-cities.
16. What was one of your most memorable birthdays? 17- it rained so hard our court flooded and we rode bikes and i swam in it with all my mud and wonderfulness. for three years in a row there was a downpour on my birthday. really cool. 21 was just a week long debacle.
17. What are you going to do when you finish this? tutor a student in African American Literature.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? i'm breaking the rules not emailing this
19. Person you expect to send it back first? i don't play favorites and only my family and 3 other people read my blog
20. When is your birthday? may 10. it will actually be on mother's day this year, just like the day i was born. aww.
21. Morning person or a night person? night if i'm dancing, morning if i have to think.
22. What is your shoe size? 7 ish. but i have unpretty feet like Grandma Sarah. shoes hurt.
23. Pets? nope. if i have a husband who likes dogs i might give in. but i usually stick to my no-pet guns.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? i'll put an exclamation point after this so it seems exciting- i snagged a portion of a free costco chocolate muffin in the copy room today! woooo!!!
25. What did you want to be when you were little? a sportscaster or Celine Dion.
26. How are you today? tired and ready to be done with school.
27. What is your favorite flower? tiger lillies and calla lillies.
28. What was the last thing you ate? a turkey-swiss wrap. not too shabby but overpriced.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? DECEMBER 13TH- GRADUATION. and the day i get a job.
30. Do you wish on stars? most of the time i can't see the shooting stars to wish on them. i have poor vision.
31. If you were a crayon what color would you be? jungle green. because i'm adventurous.
32. How is the weather right now? shitty. they say it's going to snow tonight in pullman- i didn't sign up for this.
33. Last person you spoke to on the phone? andy for a second. brelin for more than a second.
34. Favorite soft drink? diet coke is the only one i drink, and i use it like a drug when i need caffeine.
35. Favorite restaurant? breakfast club in moscow. the tomato basil omelet kills.
36. Hair color? brownish blonde. i don't particularly like it at the moment.
37. What was your favorite toy as a child? andy and i has this green stuffed worm whose face was supposed to light up. i remember andy and i later using the hard plastic head as a bludgeon of sorts. his name was wormy. original, i know. but we were three.
38. Summer or Winter? summer, i guess. i actually prefer fall so this is a limiting question.
39. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate everything. dark chocolate is better. but vanilla ice cream with pie.
40. Coffee or tea? a tough one, because i am constantly drinking one or the other. coffee in the morning, green tea throughout the rest of the day.
41. Do you want your friends to email you back? didn't we do these type of questions earlier?
42. When was the last time you cried? i teared up during Extreme Makeover Home Edition. the Oprah effect works on me every time.
43. What is under your bed? empty bags and construction paper that used to hang on the walls of my apartment with Lewis.
44. What did you do last night? tried to do homework but watched a lot of TV instead. thursday is TV night, and the first one of the week when i'm not at work till 10.
45. What are you afraid of? john mccain becoming president, him dying and then palin being president. i will flee this fine nation.
46. Salty or sweet? sweet. unless with beer, in which case always salty.
47. How many keys on your key chain? i'm gonna say about ten. one of which is to a church in the tri-cities i no longer attend.
48. How many years at your current job? nine months: the longest relationship i've ever had.
49. Favorite day of the week? thursdays. saturdays coming in a close second due to football games and dancing time.
50. Do you make friends easily? yes, but i think they don't stick around because they're scared of me or something. i only have a few close ones.
-- i skipped those two, they were dumb logistical questions.
53. What thing or person do you miss most? joy, alyssa, mara, brelin, mom and dad. i also miss spudnuts.
54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? if i have five minutes to kill, yes.
--note to mom reading this: this only took me ten minutes at work, in which i was interrupted by a student writing a paper. i don't think this was time theft.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:30. worst ever.
2. Diamonds or pearl? diamonds. becuase i'm a balla.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mama Mia with the Mama.
4. What is your favorite TV show? These are the one's I tape: Grey's, The Office, Project Runway, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. And lately lots of CNN too.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? any breakfast-y food we haven't run out of yet. so... usually just a latte.
6. What is your middle name? Eileen. Grandma Dub's name.
7.What food do you dislike? is chai tea a food? if so, then that. or coleslaw. any slaw, actually. ick. now that i think about it, most cabbage-based things.
8.What is your favorite CD at the moment? anthony hamilton's ain't nobody worryin'. sick.
9. What kind of car do you drive? 98 Honda Civic. Blue Steel.
10. Favorite sandwich? Tuna Melt.
11. What characteristic do you despise? elitism and arrogance. hello Honors College.
12. Favorite item of clothing? any and all scarves.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation where would you go? gotta agree with alyssa and say greece.
14. Are you an organized person? i would say yes in my career and school. no in my life.
15. Where would you retire to? close to andy, unless he lives in the tri-cities.
16. What was one of your most memorable birthdays? 17- it rained so hard our court flooded and we rode bikes and i swam in it with all my mud and wonderfulness. for three years in a row there was a downpour on my birthday. really cool. 21 was just a week long debacle.
17. What are you going to do when you finish this? tutor a student in African American Literature.
18. Furthest place you are sending this? i'm breaking the rules not emailing this
19. Person you expect to send it back first? i don't play favorites and only my family and 3 other people read my blog
20. When is your birthday? may 10. it will actually be on mother's day this year, just like the day i was born. aww.
21. Morning person or a night person? night if i'm dancing, morning if i have to think.
22. What is your shoe size? 7 ish. but i have unpretty feet like Grandma Sarah. shoes hurt.
23. Pets? nope. if i have a husband who likes dogs i might give in. but i usually stick to my no-pet guns.
24. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? i'll put an exclamation point after this so it seems exciting- i snagged a portion of a free costco chocolate muffin in the copy room today! woooo!!!
25. What did you want to be when you were little? a sportscaster or Celine Dion.
26. How are you today? tired and ready to be done with school.
27. What is your favorite flower? tiger lillies and calla lillies.
28. What was the last thing you ate? a turkey-swiss wrap. not too shabby but overpriced.
29. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? DECEMBER 13TH- GRADUATION. and the day i get a job.
30. Do you wish on stars? most of the time i can't see the shooting stars to wish on them. i have poor vision.
31. If you were a crayon what color would you be? jungle green. because i'm adventurous.
32. How is the weather right now? shitty. they say it's going to snow tonight in pullman- i didn't sign up for this.
33. Last person you spoke to on the phone? andy for a second. brelin for more than a second.
34. Favorite soft drink? diet coke is the only one i drink, and i use it like a drug when i need caffeine.
35. Favorite restaurant? breakfast club in moscow. the tomato basil omelet kills.
36. Hair color? brownish blonde. i don't particularly like it at the moment.
37. What was your favorite toy as a child? andy and i has this green stuffed worm whose face was supposed to light up. i remember andy and i later using the hard plastic head as a bludgeon of sorts. his name was wormy. original, i know. but we were three.
38. Summer or Winter? summer, i guess. i actually prefer fall so this is a limiting question.
39. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate everything. dark chocolate is better. but vanilla ice cream with pie.
40. Coffee or tea? a tough one, because i am constantly drinking one or the other. coffee in the morning, green tea throughout the rest of the day.
41. Do you want your friends to email you back? didn't we do these type of questions earlier?
42. When was the last time you cried? i teared up during Extreme Makeover Home Edition. the Oprah effect works on me every time.
43. What is under your bed? empty bags and construction paper that used to hang on the walls of my apartment with Lewis.
44. What did you do last night? tried to do homework but watched a lot of TV instead. thursday is TV night, and the first one of the week when i'm not at work till 10.
45. What are you afraid of? john mccain becoming president, him dying and then palin being president. i will flee this fine nation.
46. Salty or sweet? sweet. unless with beer, in which case always salty.
47. How many keys on your key chain? i'm gonna say about ten. one of which is to a church in the tri-cities i no longer attend.
48. How many years at your current job? nine months: the longest relationship i've ever had.
49. Favorite day of the week? thursdays. saturdays coming in a close second due to football games and dancing time.
50. Do you make friends easily? yes, but i think they don't stick around because they're scared of me or something. i only have a few close ones.
-- i skipped those two, they were dumb logistical questions.
53. What thing or person do you miss most? joy, alyssa, mara, brelin, mom and dad. i also miss spudnuts.
54. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? if i have five minutes to kill, yes.
--note to mom reading this: this only took me ten minutes at work, in which i was interrupted by a student writing a paper. i don't think this was time theft.
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