Good Stuff...Again

Let's see...it's quite a list:

The sun has been shining after (literally) weeks of straight fog, clouds, and rain.

My mom somehow found and bought peppermint stick ice cream, which I've been craving for 2 long months.

I'm very excited about my photography/photoshop classes.

I got accepted at Columbia, and Georgetown sent me a letter saying I'm "under consideration" for a scholarship.

One out of the two legwarmers I'm knitting is done, and I think it's super cute.

Noah helped me figure out how to work my new gizmo that's gonna let me record tapes and lps as cds.

And there's more stuff, but right now, I'm going to bed cuz I have to get up at the not so great hour of 6 am. G'night, all!

Green with Envy?

Yesterday was interesting. Ralph Nader was speaking in downtown Davis, and so I went to hear him speak. Actually, I wasn't so much interested in hearing Nader as in seeing Matt Gonzalez, who was supposed to introduce him. You may recall that I had (okay, have) a huge crush on Matt, who is only the best former San Francisco supervisor ever.

Well, Matt didn't show. But Nader did. So there I was at a nice big excuse for bashing the Democratic Party. And, oh, they did. Meanwhile, I brought my knitting along. And I guess this made me photogenic because all the tv cameras seemed drawn to me. So now I'm on record hanging out at a Nader love-fest.

Okay, it wasn't really that bad. I agree with a lot of his views on issues; I just haven't yet been convinced that the Greens have any *workable* plans to change things. I do respect Ralph Nader's work, but I felt like there were a lot of pointless gibes thrown at Democrats. And I'm not real convinced that Ralph Nader is the "Stephen Douglass of our era," as was claimed. But the all-female taiko drum group was awesome.

Oh, and even if you think that I'm full of crap about all this politics stuff, please go check out my aforementioned (see last post)Hillary Clinton blog, and leave comments! And tell your friends! Thanks, guys. =)

Hillary Clinton 2008 Blog

If you're reading this, you probably know about my interest in politics. One of the ways I survived the last election was by imagining Hillary Clinton in the White House in 2008. Now, I'm sure some of you have other ideas about who would be the ideal president, but please just put those views aside momentarily, and help me out.

On the eve of President Bush's second (sigh) inauguration, I've started a new blog dedicated to getting Hillary Clinton elected, called President Hillary. It doesn't yet have a ton of content, but I'm working on it. Anyhow, please go check it out. Tell your friends. Link to it. Give me suggestions. Do any or all of the above.

At the very least, the election will be a lot more exciting if she throws her hat in the ring. Ooh, can you imagine a Clinton/Obama presidential ticket? =)

Nothing Good Comes From the Bushes

I know I'm setting a bad precedent by writing again so soon after my last post--setting far too high a standard, I'm sure. But I've been busy scanning the blogiverse and getting inspired. Speaking of other blogs, you should really check out the new links I've added in the BRAND NEW, creatively titled, "other links" section. They are all sites I really like reading. And if you have suggestions for blogs to check out, please let me know--I'm trying to expand my online horizons.

Just a quick story, and then I'm "off to Bedfordshire," as Bridget Jones would say. I'm not too thrilled with the apartment complex I'm living in. We've lived here a long time, but things have gone downhill ever since a new company purchased the property. They painted the buildings a color that falls somewhere between puke green and urine yellow. They do nothing while random people come dump their garbage in the dumpsters. They fired all their competent employees.

And the other night, I'm not making this up, there was a man barking in the bushes!

Hours and hours of barking! Finally, someone called the police, and they came and fetched (sorry, bad pun) him. I would've called, but there's literally something almost once a week that I want to call in about. So I guess I'm just waiting for something really serious... like meowing...

New Year, New Me?

"It's been a long December and there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last."

New Year's is kind of like birthdays when we were little. I remember running to my mom on my birthday, asking, "Do I look older?" It's like we expect things to be inherently different just cuz we have to go buy new calendars. That's why I've never been particularly into New Year's celebrations, and I rarely make New Year's resolutions. It's just an arbitrary date.

Nevertheless, I can't shake the feeling that this might just be the best year ever. I don't have any especially good evidence. I just kind of believe it.

Things are quiet right now. I'm on break, but I'm looking forward to my new classes. I'll be taking 2 photography classes and a psychology course on "Love and Intimacy," so get ready to bring me all your relationship problems. I might even give you a discounted hourly rate. =)

I saw "Finding Neverland" the other day. Gosh, Johnny Depp is hot. It's funny; I've only recently realized how amazing-looking he is, though he's been famous for a long time. Guess it just goes to show that life is all about opening your eyes to what's right in front of you. I've been doing a lot of that lately on the personal front.