89% Barack Obama
87% John Edwards
87% Hillary Clinton
85% Chris Dodd
85% Bill Richardson
78% Joe Biden
69% Mike Gravel
69% Dennis Kucinich
52% Rudy Giuliani
47% John McCain
36% Mike Huckabee
36% Mitt Romney
29% Tom Tancredo
25% Fred Thompson
13% Ron Paul

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching QuizI was trying to decide between Edwards and Obama... this doesn't help ( Read more... )

Can I just say, for the record, that I hate summer? I mean, starting at the end of March, when it's clear that there are going to be no more blizzards -- er, I mean, starting at beginning of May, when it's clear there are going to be no more blizzards -- I begin to feel depressed, just anticipating the ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas from the remote office in Chicago O'Hare International Airport (where I will be for another, ugh, 3 hours).

I almost never write about my dreams in LJ, but this one was just too icky not to spread the joy.

( Weird, childhood-stealing dream behind the cut. Don’t read if you’re easily traumatized by cartoons. . . )

From Fashionista_35's link:




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( The turkey is eaten (except for the leftovers), those all important holiday light-neighborhood rivalries are popping up, the weather is getting colder (pretend), which means it’s time for the Third Annual, “How Many Different Versions of Silent Night Are There Anyway?” post. )

Ok, looks like the majority are voting for the corn maze. So... how does this sound.

Meet at my place on Saturday October 28, 1 p.m. (I have a skating lesson at Parade until noon, so Kirsten, I can pick you up and bring you back to my place). At that point, we can figure out who is going in which car (if necessary -- if this is like last year's ( Read more... )

Or, rather, how should I celebrate my birthday a week after the fact? Once again, there's a figure skating competition the week of my birthday, and once again it's in driving distance (in fact it's in Richfield, so I'll be volunteering most of the week ( Read more... )

It's way too early, and I'm sure that it's going to be at least 70% tourist trap, but I'm ridiculously excited that I'm going to spend Christmas here ( Read more... )

Thanks for all the suggestions ( Read more... )