so today, among other things, i was watching little miss sunshine, and i was trying to figure out why steve carell's character looked so familiar.

then i realized it. i saw him on the front page of the new york times a few weeks back with vladimir putin. because is it me, or does steve carell in little miss sunshine bear a striking resemblance to a ( Read more... )

so, you know how some things just set everything right in the world? today i met up with theresa at starbucks for a latte, and then we went to her parents' house for her to drop something off, and i got to see the hondurenos (her brother and leni, who actually are living here in the states now), and then we went to wegman's because she was looking ( Read more... )

as a side note, how scary is what's going on in pakistan right now?

from the new york times

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But instead of hard hats and work boots, those at the barricades wore arty glasses and fancy scarves.
“A lot of the public probably feels like we are brats,” said Sarah Durken, a writer for children’s programs. “But I think everyone understands the issue of corporate greed versus the needs of workers and their families.”

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/06/obama.colbert/index.html

oh, it's on. it's on, like.... right now. ;o)

i'm just gonna go make some coffee.

 http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1102/p20s01-uspo.html
Why I want to be Stephen Colbert's running mate
I've eaten in Waffle Houses from Charleston to Powdersville, which could help him win the South Carolina presidential primary.
By James Tuten
from the November 2, 2007 edition


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oh my god, the trick or treaters last night were the *cutest things ever*. they all came dressed up as a million different creative things, or else spiderman. it was about a one to one ratio. i was a gypsy candy-giver which was surprisingly easy to throw together. basically, think a million bracelets, plus my usual clothes and eye makeup cranked up ( Read more... )

i haven't really been posting much lately, because i don't feel i have much to say, and because i have been traveling a lot. mainly i'm unsure about a lot of things. i don't know where i want to live or what i want to do. i've been gravitating more toward email and phone calls than journal posts, and for that, i apologize. but mainly i've just been ( Read more... )

i'm in dc! i made it back, and pedro handled the miles with flying colors. i have a million stories but i just wanted to say that the past week and a half has been entirely good, even arkansas and backwoods tennessee, which was a bit of an experience. i had an amazing, wonderful birthday week; i got into roanoke on tuesday night and went to dinner ( Read more... )

it's my last day in tucson. i'm kind of excited about this. this is good, because i'm going to be spending freaking ridiculous amounts of time in a car by myself this week. but i'm kind of looking forward to that too. so, we'll see, but here's the agenda ( Read more... )