Random: I find myself inexplicably fascinated by the election and aftermath in Iran.  I can't read enough about it.  I really want the Iranian people to be able to go up against Khameni and Ahmadinejad and win.  Because (and certainly I'm reading from a Western perspective) it seems like most Iranians expected Mousavi to win; instead Ahmadinejad ( Read more... )

Ugh ( Read more... )

I woke up early this morning, like it's Christmas.

And in some ways...it really is.

BEST. PRESidentENT. EVER.

ETA: Welcome aboard, Joe Biden!!

ETA: Really?  John Williams wrote music for the Inauguration?  That's made of awesome, right there.

ETA: EEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! We have a new President!  Jesus, look at all those people!

I don't usually do this, but I really believe in Planned Parenthood...especially here in the #1 teen pregnancy capital of the USA (Go Nueces County!).  The City (in it's infinite wisdom) recently decided to pull $30,000 in funds that were marked for PP.  No one's actually even sure if that's legal (and personally I think it would be amusing if the ( Read more... )

I cried during Senator McCain's concession speech.

I cried during President-Elect Obama's victory speech.

I couldn't get to bed for hours, and when I did I just sat there thinking "President Obama!"

I woke up this morning just as excited as I was last night, and arrived to work whistling and skipping.

"So," said a co-worker (remember, this is RED TEXAS ( Read more... )

OK, you guys, this is seriously weird. Gracie was asleep on the table when suddenly she jumped up & started staring intently at the TV. She ran over to sit right in front of it, so I grabbed my video camera and started taping. SECONDS LATER they called the race for Obama, and I have it on video:

Click to view

 ETA: John McCain's concession speech just made me ( Read more... )

A day before the presidential election, Barack Obama announced the death Monday of his grandmother, who helped raise him and whom he praised as the cornerstone of his family.

That's just SAD :(

And FYI:
Starbucks gives free coffee for voting
Krispy Kreme gives free donut for voting

OK, SNL last night was pretty damn good.  Ben Affleck as Olbermann was hilarity.  FELINE GENOCIDE!  And it was nice to John McCain being fun and pleasant again.

Took  ( Read more... )

Federal prosecutors in Tennessee have charged two men with plotting a "killing spree" against African-Americans that would have been capped with an attempt to kill Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

This is just an ugly, ugly race.  I actually dreamt last night that Obama was assasinated right before the election...

It was probably last ( Read more... )

A: It is a damn good thing I can't sew, because I would be a hardcore cosplayer with no fucking money and probably live in a cardboard box with all of my costumes.

B. I think I'm going to go take martial arts lessons--they have a special w/free uniform & 4 lessons for $50!

C. Does anyone want to see Hugh Laurie play George W. Bush after this? ( Read more... )