and a small part of me died inside.

Discuss.

So I've been thinking about sci-fi, and what happens with fans when directors redo old series, and decide that maybe the chicks should have a bigger role than standing off in the corner with a headset.

( I apologize in advance for the alphabet soup )

Maybe I'd be able to consider the extremist pro-life stance a little more seriously if I ever met someone who argued with logic rather than dead fetuses plastered all over their car/livejournal/backpack/dog/boobs/&c ( Read more... )

Barack Obama has officially won the presidential race. I say this like it's news; it's not. Around 11:00 EST McCain gave his surprisingly eloquent concession speech. Prior to that, not even half of the votes in the country had been counted. I have some issues with that. I have some issues with the reactions to the results of this election I've ( Read more... )

Before you accuse me of any kind of ideological slant, let me assure you that I have one. I’m so far to the left you could probably call me something of a socialist -- which is not equitable with communism so please don’t act as if I’m wet for Joseph Stalin. Moreover, I’m about as inclined to believe in any kind of “god” as I am to believe in ( Read more... )

So, is it just me or is the glue on the absentee ballot envelopes even more foul-tasting than the glue on a normal envelope?

I swear, the government is punishing us for being college students who want to vote in our home precinct.

John McCain?

Please, tell me where you get off saying "There's no doubt that we have achieved equal access to schools in America after a long and difficult and terrible struggle." No. Really. Were you high when you said that? Equal access is still a real, tangible problem in the educational system. Knowing that requires very little other than ( Read more... )

So, in case you missed the absolutely scintillating debate on Tuesday, I stumbled across a pretty genius summary of the whole fiasco.

Also, the answers to that ( movie meme )

So I ended up voting. How wonderful ( Read more... )

Hello. I am Kendra's complete and utter disillusionment with American politics ( Read more... )