Hallow-maddness?

Halloween is there again, and, although I'll be sporting my creative Nancy Drew outfit (basically a dated version of my wardrobe w a magnifying glass), today is about little kids eating more candy than they can all year and regretting it the next day. Oooo, tummy!

Well, the real trick-or-treat surprise will be when Obama wins, and everyone can retire those ridiculous Palin or McCain masks.

I hope.

Complain

Remember- you can only complain later if you vote now.

Go vote early, often and by the evening of November 4th. Change is what we need, no matter how you see it. And guess what? We get everything handed to us- good and bad. Particularly the bad.

See you at the polls, and, when you're done voting, do a little dance. Go ahead. Why not?

Christmas: Straight No Chaser

So, everyone... the day has arrived! Yesterday, Straight No Chaser, Indiana's premiere male a capella group released their first record on a major label. Check it out and buy it... mainly cause it's that warm and fuzzy Christmas sung by a group of nice looking 30 somethings....

i Tunes store or http://www.upped.com/Holiday-Spirits/A/B001G0LBXS.htm

Enjoy!

Obamanation?

As I continue my stay in the great state of Georgia, I have seen McCain/Palin signs in abundance, as expected. However, in my quite wealthy neighborhood, I have seen many Obama/Biden signs? Now, as I live and breathe, my neighborhood has never been a bevvy of Democratic stalwarts, but something has struck a chord somewhere, somehow. Who knew?

Now, if this biracial man can penetrate rich, mostly white and upscale GA, who knows what else can he do?

In the meantime, I will pray hard and vote harder. Remember that you can only blame the results if you voted...

Walking in Texas

So, in the closing months of W's administration, I have been wondering what President has ever had a film parodying his administration while still in office? Oliver Stone's film W. may not be the best film ever made...we'll leave that to Citizen Kane and Casablanca. However, the American public is so immune to the ridiculousness of the current administration that we can laugh at it before it ends, even though it's repercussions are being felt like an economic earthquake?

So, really, do we just laugh because we don't want to cry? Thanks W. for reminding us that we have a President who drove us to laugh in our own foolery.

Melts in your heart, not in your hand?

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE49N5QZ20081024?feedType=nl&feedName=usoddlyenough

I heard this on All Things Considered Thursday... Somehow, it makes perfect sense. So next time you go on a date, ask yourself, "Did we drink coffee, tea or something warm or did I have it iced?" Depending on your answer, it just might line-up with the outcome of your date. OR it just might have been alcohol. In which case, the temperature did not matter. ;)

Remember to enjoy a warm cup o' Joe in the next several months... Who knows? Maybe it will help you meet your soul mate or at least get you free coffee from the Barista Boy. (See link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXS0nEOx_20

Palin and Sex?

SO I was just sent this article by my good friend, Sergio. Thoughts? There is something troubling, no matter how ill-informed this woman is, about comparing a woman's success to her looks and ability to seduce men. I mean, come on, isn't that slightly degrading to any woman's efforts? I am a little unsettled....

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/mavericks_tragic_flaw.html

Betty La Fea

Thinking about high school and that ridiculousness... you leave believing, "Oh, yes, life will be different." And then you get to the "real world" and, somehow, it's still like high school. There are popular people, nerds, geeks, cheerleaders, jocks, goths, band geeks, drama dorks, those nameless kids (you know, that one in the corner you never knew his name), etc. Maybe who's in charge changes, but we still have to deal with every type from the cafeteria.

So, where do you sit or do you switch tables? Maybe you're a drama geek now friends with a former cheerleader... or that girl in glasses who finds herself with a lot of great friends. But then again, she's always had those.

Hmmm... maybe things haven't changed since high school.

Life in the left lane...

So I just read an article about how "offensive" it is that Family Guy had a Nazi soldier donning a McCain/Palin button in a recent episode. Seriously?! Would people chill out? The show has a talking dog and a genius, talking, British baby. Come on...

It's more serious when REAL McCain supporters yell that Obama is a terrorist and still think being Muslim is unAmerican. Cut me a break- If Stewie and Brian's song and dance with Nazi soldiers is being sensored then every person at a McCain/Palin rally who has yelled, "terrorist," should have a black "bleep" placed on them.

Just my two cents....

In other news, everyone searching for a job- keep believin'- HOPE is on the way. :)

And...

Colin Powell was the only good news yesterday...

Oh well, there's always next year...

Baseball and Politics

Let's go Red Sox!

Between Colin Powell and the Red Sox in Game 7- This has been an amazing day!

Feel the change.... any decade with (knock on wood) three Sox wins means it's time for CHANGE!

Race? Anyone?

So, in watching the debate, I can't help but ask a question that no one seems to want to talk about. Why is it that Obama always keeps his cool? Now, everyone claims it's what the American people need. We like stability in an unstable world. Yada, yada, yada.

Now, all of this is true, and Obama is generally cool. BUT has anybody ever thought of how he might come across if he DID get angry? Angry black man, anyone? It just seems that if Obama pulled a 3rd debate McCain, the American public would peg him as unstable as Jesse Jackson or Rev. Wright is perceived. He CAN'T afford to be angry. It's sad but true. It's yet another double standard. Being black and aggresive is a lot like being a woman and aggresive. It's taboo and unsettling. Now, I'm not saying it didn't work against McCain (it did), but I am saying that it's a strategy unfathomable to the Obama campaign. I guess "Yessir" didn't end with slavery or 1964.

Obama, way to play it to your advantage. You won. I'm just sorry that restraint is a necessity.

If all the world's a stage...

then I want a different part. This is a great spin on the old Shakespearean quotation. However, do we really want different parts or just a different scene?

In this election season, I often wonder if we ("Gen Y") are really concerned with where we fit but rather more concerned with the scene we've been cast in? It seems like a totalitarian director decided it would be best if we came-of-age in a time of war, dire economic straights and technological proliferation. Maybe it's less about who we are and more about where we are?

So, instead of this life search for "who we are," maybe we should be asking, "how can we change where we are or adapt ourselves to change our scene?"

Just some theatrical-political musings....

Oldies but goodies....

So, Motown may be my fav musical genre of all time. All I'm saying is that "nothing you can say can tear me away from my" music....

PS- Bradley Effect in 08?? Thoughts? Essentially, do you think people are lying to the polls about voting for Obama because they don't want to appear racist (thereby screwing with the poll numbers)?

An add-on: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/campbell.brown.obama/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Thoughts? It's a nice spin of the question.

Chris Rock

Can I just tell you all, if you haven't watched Chris Rock's assessment of the candidates....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX4ZMFY3aTA

Sometimes people need to hear the truth in jest....
JA

Latina

Can I just say how much I love my Latin Americans?... en serio, you all are mi gente and always have my back no matter what. This halfie quiere a todos ustedes en mi vida.

I realize everyday how much mi comunidad understands me and supports my every move. Never lose faith gente- you are greatly loved.

Un abrazo

Mmm...pumpkin

I just bit into a little piece of Heaven. I don't what the great bakery in the sky will be like, but I bet they will serve Starbuck's pumpkin loaf.

Everyone, enjoy your Saturday and remember to sip your coffee slowly and savor every bite. Saturday only comes once a week....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWxA3e9f6rY

Beautiful....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iajdUlQRgIc&feature=user

Just beautiful.... Buy their album on Oct 28th. Christmas will never sound better. :)

Went for a run

Yes, those of you who might know me... this. is. a. miracle. So, I put on that Celia Cruz and went huffing around the neighborhood. God. help. me.

Anyway, it's amazing how much a run can clear your mind and make you feel that much more balanced. Exercise nuts, I think you all are on to something... In the meantime, however, no one tell me who won Project Runway.....shhhhh.

Also, great article on cultural re-memory and invention: <http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/sep_oct08/features1>

Waiting game

Le sigh... waiting for job calls.... Ah, the real world at last. In the meantime, let's watch some youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnSXGTFQ0Ak

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2wIjksLdCk

Moving to the writer's side

Well, who knew? The day I arrived to the blogging world. I know, I know... for a woman who claims that she is always "writing the next great American novel," the fact that I've never written a blog is not only kinda sad but also just self-deprived. So, here I am, a recent college graduate concerned about women in fashionable glasses from Alaska who think Putin rears his ugly head each morning and equally as concerned about "Dancing with the Stars" and Brangelina's UN of kiddies.

Since when is it okay for a woman to represent the US's future with comments like, "I read them all" instead of naming actual news sources? All I can say is that I pray that my female classmates, especially those I respect, don't give up on Presidential dreams just because a woman from Alaska reared her kinda cute head. Because as you and I know, every woman is held to a level of scrutiny no man ever is, and, really Sarah, if you wanted to represent women everywhere, you would at least be able to name The London Times or The New York Times as news sources.

Maybe one day, le sigh, I can vote proudly for a fellow XX-er. In the meantime, I will vote for the Illinois Senator with a "funny" name who proudly reads the NY Times.

PS- For your enjoyment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2Ap3DyvLg