Boy, I’d like to think my college papers were so eloquent – but who am I kidding? I went to State school! 
Archive for October, 2008
“…Regulated Capitalism is Not Socialism”
October 31, 2008
Haley’s Halloween
October 31, 2008Here are a couple of bad cell phone pics from Haley’s Halloween party at school. Better digicam pics will be on Flickr tonight.
I heart Old Navy
October 31, 20081 Women’s Ruffle Button-Front Shirts
1 Women’s Fitted Polos
1 Women’s Cotton Twill Pencil Skirts
1 Women’s Cross-Front Jersey Dresses
1 Women’s Pearlized Leather Pumps
1 Women’s Enamel Disk Drop Earrings
1 Women’s Enamel Disk Necklaces
1 Girls 3/4 Sleeve Cable-Knit Cardigan
1 Girls Belted Slim Cargo Pants
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WANT! Whaaaaaa!
October 31, 2008Those turned legs and graceful arms are so girlie, but that zebra print is just…. *swoon* And it looks damn comfortable as well!
Note to self: Quit looking at Overstock sales when you don’t actually need anything!
Don Draper: the new love of my life
October 30, 2008Mad Men is the coolest show on TV. Love Mid-Century Modern? Obsessed with the early 60’s? Well I am both and this show is un-freaking-believable.
Of course, this season’s finale was last week. Please please please put on a marathon AMC!
I dream of dining rooms
October 30, 2008Someday…. someday I will once again have a dining room. Or dining area. Or a dining nook. Someday. But really what I want is a real live formal dining room: a room that serves no other purpose than the enjoyment of meals, preferably with family and friends.
And by the way, how have I never seen these chairs in Ikea?? They are CLEAR!
Damn it! Should I get one of these? Or hold out for a Ghost chair??
I love the smell of grass (roots campaigning)
October 29, 2008Wow. That was fun. It’s really an experience to sit in a big room, filled with people, all reaching out to other people to support a presidential candidate. We went en masse to a restaurant to watch his TV spot and returned for another flurry of activity before wrapping it up for the night.
You know, Obama talks a lot about Unity vs. Division and I can tell you that his SF HQ is walking the walk. When pressed for a time I would commit to return, I told them it was difficult because of childcare. Their response? “BRING HER! We’ll put her to work! She can make signs, she can greet people, she can deliver water to phone bankers – she can work, too!”
So, little Miss Haley is going to work on her first political campaign on Saturday morning. I think that may just make me more proud than riding a horse on her own. Scores of men and women have given their lives so that she can be free and so that she can participate in this great democracy.
It’s never too early to honor their sacrifices and become and enthusiastic citizen.
Photoshop fun
October 29, 2008There’s this song called Bucci Bag by Andrea Doria that has become the theme song for my adventures with one of my dancy friends. Today is his birthday, so I made up some wrapping paper. Bucci Bag wrapping paper, of course!
Election fatigue, I has it
October 29, 2008So tonight I am going to park my keyster in Obama San Francisco HQ. I’ll be calling them fence-sitters in the swing states, we’ll watch his Infomercial thing, then have a quiz night or something silly. (Thank you, Steve and Haley, for helping get there tonight!)
I am going to do what I can tonight and (hopefully) try to unplug from all this drama until I am glued to the TV on Tuesday.
Maybe my buddy Jon will be able to make it – he was my first friend to vocally support Obama. It’s also his birthday today and I’d like to have a quick drink and give him his totally boss present 
Even if you’re not a Vegetarian
October 28, 2008Please vote YES on Prop 2. Two cents an egg – that’s what it will cost us.
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated… I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man”
– Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)
I have no problem with people eating meat. I have a problem with how it is produced.
I think I almost have my ranting out of my system. Thanks for bearing with me
Proposition 8: what’s really going on
October 28, 2008Have you seen this ad?
Let me tell you something – spin-free – about what really happens. As you probably know, I have a child that attends public elementary school. Marriage – of any sort – is not part of the curriculum. If they don’t teach gay marriage in San Francisco, is it really taught elsewhere?
Our kids aren’t learning enough about Math, Science and basic literacy. Our kids are almost exclusively taught to take the state standard tests (IE: STAR) and they can barely get that information covered. Many schools have no art or P.E. Where does this marriage education fit in? Really!?!
Believe or disbelieve whatever you want about the commercials on TV, but as a parent with a child in public school you should NOT base your vote on Prop 8 on whether our poor, innocent children will be corrupted by images of all sorts of people making life-long, loving commitments to each other.
Oh – and we mustn’t legislate your religious objections to the definition of a term, either. “Marriage” is a legal agreement, like a Joint Venture in business, that just so happens to also be recognized religiously.
Separation of church and state, people!
– Love, a confirmed Lutheran who is active in her church
Dragtastic!
October 26, 2008The Saturday before Halloween is a really great night to go out in the Castro. Of course, Suzanne and I worked it in our typically understated fashion
If you loved me you’d buy me this: freakin’ awesome cookware edition
October 24, 2008Are you kidding me? $319.99 for LeCrueset? If you’ve never cooked with real pots and pans you probably don’t get this screaming deal.
GAH!
The best relationship advice – ever
October 24, 2008This applies to ALL relationships – personal, professional or otherwise.
•A relationship thrives only when people speak honestly to each other about the significant matters in the relationship.
•A relationship thrives only when people take responsibility, instead of blaming each other, for the issues that arise in the relationship.
•A relationship thrives only when people express abundant appreciation for each other.
* That last one is the kicker for me…
Maybe pretty flowers will make me happy
October 24, 2008Since my back yard doesn’t get much sunlight I try to keep my eyes out for things that may actually survive back there. Here are a couple things I saw when I just took an anger walk a few minutes ago…
F*ck you, Friday!
October 24, 2008This morning Haley missed the school bus because she took her stupid pirate book and not her violin. (Goodbye pirate book)
Had to take a $10 cab.
As I am reaching in to my purse I notice it’s wet inside. The cat fucking pissed in my $500 purse (it was a gift, so STFU) and everything is soaked.
Have to overdraw myself to pay for cab.
The 48 was nowhere to be seen so I walked 5 blocks to the L.
10 blocks in to my ride, the doors on the train wouldn’t shut so we all got kicked off.
20 minutes later I take the next (late) L. That train is REALLY slow due to the disabled train ahead of us (the one with the broken doors)
I get to work now almost an hour late. I left home TWO HOURS AGO.
I get to hand delete text fragments AGAIN from over 4000 cells in a spreadsheet. I did it before and someone else fucked up the file.
Oh yeah – I’m still reeling from the $9,596.00 bill I received yesterday. That is what it’s going to cost me to save 7 of my teeth. Yes, they are all in the front of my mouth. Only then can we address the other 5 that are already missing and the braces I need AGAIN.
Happy Fucking Friday – Whoop De Fucking Do
Palin’s Fashion Statement
October 22, 2008I think I’d like to go shopping with the C*… fashionista
Of course you can see what is on her scraft, can’t ya? “VOTE” and my friend (and hers apparently!), the Democrat Donkey! Even she’s defecting! (But wait! We don’t want her! Send her back!!)
HAHAHAHAH
Can I hold a fortune cookie legally liable?
October 22, 2008Cookies should not be making promises unless they plan to deliver.
“The scars of the past will soon be soothed by a passionate new love.”
Ok, Cookie, BRING IT! Or I’ll see your crumbly ass in court!
