Ways in which I am similar to Kanye West

[leahrosmerta]

-Last name starts with W
-Well-known association with Chicago
-I have not won the Grammy for Best Album
-I suspect that George Bush doesn't care about black people
-I take great pleasure in the couplet "like Katrina with no FEMA/like Martin with no Gina" and its contrast of recent political events and a mid-90s FOX sitcom
-I enjoy Daft Punk
-We share a

Comments

[mkb_cbr]

One of the few nice things I can say about Dubya is that I don't believe he is a racist. I see the problem as Dubya not caring about poor people (and middle-class people, for that matter), many of whom just happen to be black.

[leahrosmerta]

Wow, it's like I opened my imaginary phrase-dictionary to the entry on "damning with faint praise".

[faceless_wonder]

congrats! :D

[leahrosmerta]

I think I just manage to achieve McSweeneyism. Blame Mr. Z--he speaks to D. Eggers somewhat regularly, so I probably caught the bug from him.

[tweedyzgirl]

yaaaaaaaaaay leah!!!!

i'm so proud of you!

[leahrosmerta]

Thanks! I managed to pull that off before you graduated; who'd have thought?

[tweedyzgirl]

haha, i knew you totally would.

i'll be 21 this summer...so we can celebrate accordingly.