"mitt romney loves america so much that he could not and would not subject it to a mitt romney presidency ( Read more... )

my second excellent weekend in a row ( Read more... )

superbowl entertainment in the years since the janet jackson debacle ( Read more... )

Major bleeding-heart liberal confession: i think Mike Huckabee is freakin' awesome. He is a brilliant amalgamation of current pop culture--an amateur rock musician, a "big loser" (have you seen the pictures of him 100 pounds ago??), a snarky yet self-deprecating sense of humor, endearingly white-trashy, a non-believer (in evolution, not JC) and, in ( Read more... )

this article made me obscenely happy and hopeful.

coming soon: an entry entitled "Why Mike Huckabee Might Just Be The Best Thing To Happen To America In This Millenium."

reason number 489 i like new hampshire: i'm now 3 for 3 in getting pulled over and not getting a ticket. no tears or anything. just being cooperative, it being late at night and me not being drunk, and living nearby has been enough ( Read more... )

oh, frank rich:

AFTER so many years of fear and loathing, we had almost forgotten what it’s like to feel good about our country. On Thursday night, that long-dormant emotion came rushing back, like an old dream that pops out of the deepest recesses of memory, suddenly as clear as light. “They said this day would never come,” said Barack Obama, and ( Read more... )

one of the best things i've heard in a while: "i fell in love to the New World [symphony]. she was a violinist and i was a cellist, and we'd just gaze at each other across the orchestra through the entire piece."

make your house fair as you are able
trim the hearth and set the table!apparently i'm taking that to heart right now. my house is clean, my clothes are clean, my sheets, towels, and even comforter are clean. i have granola made, a plentifully-stocked cookie jar, new and delicious tea, brie and crackers. i have 1-3 houseguests coming in the next ( Read more... )

okay. i know that this is entirely old news, but let's talk for a bit about how the album "plans" by death cab for cutie is, in short, fucking amazing. such depth, both sonically and lyrically! such continuity! such exquisite effortlessness! i was trying to figure out how to describe it, and failing, because it's comprised of all these ( Read more... )