RIGHT NOW-#5

this week has been pretty nonstop crazy- so it’s a bit of a kickoff to the new year- and school semester…
along with a new era of NONBUSH!!
here is this week’s installment of RIGHT NOW:

GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could not figure out what was more exciting about Tuesday….
the fact that Bush is forever no longer president…
or that Barack Obama is [...]

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GOBAMA

I would just like to say that I am happy to finally see the day that George W. Bush leaves office…
I would also like to say that the day is made exponentially better because Barack Obama is the one taking his place.
8 long years! OVER!
In preparation for the occasion, I made a huge batch of [...]

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Other Stuff

-Holy shit- ZIPPER JEWELRY is kinda amazing.
-Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus used his knowledge of statistics on the election this year….. His estimation for the popular vote (pre-election) was Obama 52.3% and McCain 46.2%….. The actual results?: Obama 52.4% and McCain 46.3%- off by one tenth of a percent. He was more accurate than pretty much [...]

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election blah blah blah election

Last night after having a margarita with Reeda while she ate queso-
I got home right in time for the meaty part of the election returns-
and of course 30 minutes later the entire election was called for Obama….
I will not repeat what basically everyone else has said all over the internet today-
However I will humbly admit [...]

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Uh…

Paige, my seven year old goddaughter, dressed up as HIllary Clinton for Halloween…
but yesterday Dannie texted me with this:
“Paige voted for McCain in the school election because a kid told her Obama thinks its ok to kill babies”

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NERVES!

I am so nervous today- for one thing I am nervous about the election…
I honestly thought Gore would win in 2000 and that was shot to hell…
So who knows what will happen tonight.
Also I am nervous because I have an appointment with an academic advisor on friday at UofH.
I am nervous about the prospect of [...]

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That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore

OMG I weep for my homestate….
A UT Poll finds that 23% of Texans believe Barack Obama is Muslim.
This isn’t surprising to me considering that 14 out of 17 people in my office believe that nonsense…
Also, I read conflicting stuff about The Smiths reuniting for Coachella in 2009….
If this were to happen I would be there [...]

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Other Stuff

-George W. Bush in Photos: An Exhaustive Collection – I will not miss him. but these are hilario!

-Comcast charges Woman $931 after Hurricane Ike Washes Away Their Equipment- WTF?! Comcast are assholes!
-Iggy Pop Wears Crocs. I think the world just ended.
-Aquarena Springs in San Marcos, TX (home of Ralph the swimming pig) will be bulldozed. [...]

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Political Whirlwind

My family has been traditionally conservative as long as I can remember.
The 2000 election happened my senior year of high school and at the time I was HUGE green party supporter. I collected signatures to petition the ballots for Ralph Nader- I even attended the Nader rally that year at the University of Houston (John [...]

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I Cannot Resist….

BEST!

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