I really am.  I'm proud of us.  And I keep grinning.  Hee.  CNN has declared Barack Obama president elect.  And of course I listen to CNN.  That's just... I'm so proud.  and so happy.  There are a seriously huge number of people in Grant Park.  That's just cool.  Also, Virginia has gone Obama, which is awesome ( Read more... )

So, my school is hosting the coolest event ever. five secretaries of state. one stage. christian amanpour is moderating, and i really like her. (including HENRY KISSINGER, who, y'know, i know more about than any rational person my age does, after years of research for various projects ( Read more... )

Best description of neocon FP i've ever seen: Neoconservatism in foreign policy is best described as unilateral bellicosity cloaked in the utopian rhetoric of freedom and democracy ( Read more... )

DUDE, IT'S SHARK WEEK.  HOW MUCH DO I LOVE SHARK WEEK???? LOTSNLOTS.

watching the old shark week special for mythbusters... there's a new one that i don't think i've seen coming up next.  i'm pumped.

also, EUREKA! tuesday!! so so excited!!!

so i keep being leery about watching doctor who, because bad things are coming, and people are going to die, and if they actually let everyone die, i'm going to be SO MAD.  i hate it when people kill my favorite characters, and this is one of those shows, where i love everyone so much, there's not just one person that they can't kill.  they can't ( Read more... )

so it's been an eventful week. first, on tuesday, i had to spend a FREAKISHLY HIGH amount of money to ship a package really really quickly to korea.  it got there,  but i think i made us poor.  nyar.  extremely frustrating, since it was a mistake from the shipping company that screwed me over and forced me to use the expensive service.  i'm ( Read more... )

it. is. POURING.  I got soaked shuffling the 50 feet from the grocery store portico to roomie's car.  SOAKED.  and that was just hte first grocery store.  I make it into the second, and i'm even more soaked, so i'm standing in the meat isle shivering (the kindly guy working there is like "do you need any help?" i say, "i need a jacket and a blow- ( Read more... )

so, i got my note about the stimulus package.  i only get 300 bucks.  i was totally expecting 600.  I'm bitter!! apparently, if your net income tax liability in 2007 is lower than 600 bucks, you only get the amount of your net income tax liability.  so apparently i make so little, i don't warrant 600 bucks from the government.  that seems...... ( Read more... )

ok, so i watched eddie izzard last night.  and finally learned the meaning of "cake or death!" as well as "thank you for flying church of england".  also... i learned what an executive transvestite was.  and he said that the american dream was to rise up from the gutters, make a ton of money, then stick it in your ears and go "BPPPPT" with it.  ( Read more... )

jintian de tianqi bu hao... xia yu!  wo hen gaoxing wo you hen hao de yusan.  keshi wo de yusan you xiao de wenti, suoyi wo dei xiang mai xin de.  wo xihuan xia yu.... tebie yin wei xianzai women you kongtiao ( Read more... )