John McCain has conceded. They're calling Sen. Barack Obama the president-elect of the United States.

I ... don't know what to do with myself. I'm a Democrat ... I'm not used to getting what I want on election day!

Woohoooooooooooo!!

Anyone else totally wound up about the election? If I weren't volunteering tomorrow I don't know what I would do all afternoon. I'm taking nothing for granted ... and I hope no other Democrats are, either. Those of you who haven't already voted -- VOTE! Don't let the polls lull you into a false sense of security ( Read more... )

Apparently, Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died of cancer. Fortunately, Sen. Obama was able to visit her a couple weeks ago, to say goodbye ( Read more... )

I gave "The Ex List" a real shot, but I'm done. After the first three episodes, the main character is still irritating, and the premise (a psychic tells her she has to get married within a year or she never will, and that she has already dated "the one") is already boring. And seriously, how long can they sustain it? She's supposed to have quite a ( Read more... )

I'm mainly doing this because I could more easily think of 10 shitty things. So ( Read more... )

OK, I really thought I was over "Rent." But it's playing in movie theaters this weekend (they filmed the Broadway production) and I went and saw it with Kaity. And ... I'm not so much over it. I hadn't seen it since Andrew died, and the stuff with Angel hit me like a ton of bricks. I don't think I will ever again hear "Seasons of Love" and not cry ( Read more... )

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I wasn't really aware that gross and cool even *had* an intersection, but here it is:


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I don't doubt that it's comfortable:

https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next


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Or at least, it bloody well should be ( Read more... )