"1984" scares me, or Nobody said life is fair

September 8, 2008 - Monday

When I was younger I had to earn all of my money to buy a car. My younger sisters both had cars at 16 and no, they didn't buy them. I paid for college myself. I don't want to know how they paid for their educations.

I'm not trying to whine--I'm over all that. I've just been curious as to why exactly it was OK to help them and not me. And this curiosity leads me to look at a bigger picture and ask:

Why is it that much of the conservative party will use big government to bail us out of economic crisis but not environmental or social crisis? What makes one more special than the other? Why is it OK on one hand to help out ailing banks with unethical lending practices and on the other hand watch as food prices and obesity rates soar and fast food prices go down?

Bail out the rich and leave the masses to wallow in their reality TV and Taco Bell. I guess I just have to take comfort in the fact that not everyone thinks like certain Republicans.

I got my Google degree in plastic surgery...

September 4, 2008 - Thursday

Aren't you interested in maybe getting liposuction or a nose job? Perhaps I could offer you a facelift? I mean, I don't have a ton of experience yet, but this is how you learn, right?

I experimented a little on my cat. Unfortunately he died, but it's not like humans and cats are the same! It's probably way easier to work on a more complex and large creature. And besides, I spent a weekend really studying up on everything I could find on the Internet. I have to be a genius by now. At the very least I am a skilled novice. You should let me give it a shot!

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There is not a lot I really like about Sarah Palin. I have to admit I'm not trying very hard, but I don't think I should have to. No one who has such little experience should be in line to be our president! It shouldn't even be an option.

You know those job descriptions we look at but know we aren't qualified for? Those six-figure income occupations we might get when we're ten years older and have another college degree? Or maybe just belonging to a secret society is enough these days.

My neighborhood sold its soul to the devil

September 3, 2008 - Wednesday

Last night I went outside and all I could hear was helicopters and low-flying planes. The sirens kept me up; I had to shut my windows on a lovely summer/fall evening. This morning I had to switch sidewalks three times to avoid road blocks, and I counted 19 cop cars, vans and swat vehicles in a three block radius.

A round of applause for the RNC--they sure know how to turn every place they invade into a war zone in a matter of days, if not hours.

Fear is the path to the Dark Side

August 29, 2008 - Friday

Without getting too into politics (is it even possible these days?) I want to offer my top three things I love/hate about the RNC in St. Paul this year.

I hate:
--that the normally chill people at my job are freaking out like it's the second coming and that the normally insane people are say "Republican National...wha? Oh that's nice." like they're talking about a new Arby's sandwich or something
.--Fat Cats. And I'm not talking about Claude either.
--That I have to work harder to ensure that my deliveries don't destroy the delicate balance that Homeland Security has created around St. Paul.

I love:
--that the bars are open until 4 a.m. (Not that I'm into that sort of thing!)
--that The Daily Show is coming! Check out this billboard they have up outside of the airport:























--that after it's all over maybe people in Minnesota will be so turned off by Republicans they'll have the good sense to vote Democrat!