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I finally watched Good Night, and Good Luck this evening. It is simply a fantastic film and I suggest that everyone go watch it immediately. Also watch the featurette included on the DVD because it is extremely interesting and has also made me fall madly in love with George Clooney, who needs to come over immediately so we can discuss politics and ( Read more... )

Ah, allergy season is here again. The trees are budding, the bees are humming and my nose is running. I actually look rather horrific at the moment, as I have horrific dark circles under my eyes from all the pollen floating around. I knew I was in for it when I saw that my mother's car, which is dark blue, had suddenly turned a sickly yellow-green ( Read more... )

I try not to be too political in my journal, mainly because I want it to be more about my daily life and my writing. I think most of my real life fans know my political leanings (for those not in the loop, I am a die-hard Democrat) so I won't go over them. What I want to talk about today really isn't a partisan matter; in many different ways, it's ( Read more... )

I am feeling so completely frustrated. Last year, I donated money to Mt. Vernon Ladies Association, who are completely responsible, particularly financially, for the upkeep on Mt.Vernon (i.e. the government doesn't give them one penny). I always loved Mt. Vernon, so I gave them what little I could. It was a bad idea. Not only do they continually ( Read more... )

I'm going to try and be optimistic about what will happen now that Justice O'Connor has retired. I'm quite upset about it, true, but I really can't do anything about it, at least at this point in time, and acting as if the sky is falling is even less constructive than waiting for a time to act. As someone on epicyclical's friendslist pointed out, Bush hasn't ( Read more... )

I'm not so sure July is going to be a good month...

Sandra Day O'Connor to Retire From Supreme Court

I'm not holding out much hope for our government now.