Until Democrats are voted into office. W00t!

In other news, I think I will do Nanowrimo again this year. I think that if I can write a novel in a month while teaching full time, I can go to Grad school and teach full time without imploding.

I need a plot.

The trip was hella fun. I can say that, now, because I spent four days in California ( Read more... )

I know that pretty much everyone I know is obsessively reading every politics-related article they can get their hands on. This week, though, I've found myself furious because it's been a lot more difficult o find new articles about economy, healthcare, etc, because of the newest outlandish, absurd, and pretty much INSANE attempt by John McCain to ( Read more... )

I don't think I can watch the debates tonight. I'm already stressed out, and this seems like something I can cut out of my day without too much trouble. I'll check the highlights out later - heck, if something exciting happened, maybe I'll watch it tomorrow ( Read more... )

I'm making potato and spinach curry, garlic naan, and lemon-almond cookies. I started tidying a bit, and then was distracted from the cleaning, which was a distraction from the work I have to do for Thursday and Friday in school ( Read more... )

So, how many other people have been wondering what wild and crazy stunt McCain/Palin are going to try next? I know I have. With the economy tanking, and McCain's own "Mission Accomplished" moments, I just knew they were going to have to pull out the stops for the next one. Apparently, there is a rumor (I guess I could just look on the McCain/ ( Read more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080926/tc_nm/us_japan_nun_novel_ustechRead more... )

Aside from the obvious "Hey, tomorrow is Talk Like A Pirate Day!" comment, I would also like to invite one and all to a parade and park dedication that I, my class, and my mother will be participating in ( Read more... )

Today I held my class together with sheer force of will. It was impressive ( Read more... )

After a phenomenal couple speeches at the Democratic National Convention, I was outraged (although I have to admit that I absolutely saw this coming) about the stunts that the McCain campaign pulled. First, I knew he had to opt for a woman running-mate to have a prayer in the election (insert witty joke about conservative Evangelicals here), but I ( Read more... )