Here's the issue, msbelle, I have and I can't. I mean, I remember that I procrastinated for over 18 months and I still haven't figured out what I want the four page proposal to say.

Is that a sign to move on to something new?

The infertility stuff... I can do a "creative project" + a shorter paper for my thesis and I can use the 40+ pages I already have written as the creative project. But then I need to figure out the original research bit and incorporate that.

Now, what Allyson's landlord said gets no such leeway from me. Fuckhead.

Allyson, how much was your deposit?

But does this sound as bad others as it does to me?

Yeah. There's the obvious racial undertone, and given that I, a college-educated white person, heard the soundbite as I was pulling in to the park & ride to go to work, I also thought, "Excuse me, are you saying those of us who went to college don't work hard?"

do the new topic.

I ate my salad and an orange for lunch. am still hungry. I underate yesterday and now paying the price.

"Excuse me, are you saying those of us who went to college don't work hard?"

Well, college graduates are elitists, so we don't matter.

Really, the bestest, true Americans all live in the heartland anyway....

Really, the bestest, true Americans all live in the heartland anyway....

Yeah, but we're modest so we don't try to bring it up a lot.

Muppets Debate Clinton vs. Obama

World-famous puppet "roommates" Bert and Ernie have a heated political discussion in which Obama emerges the victor, suggesting rumors of faltering gay support for Hillary Clinton are more than just rumors.

I don't want the muppets discussing candidates and choosing sides!

HC's comment just read too much like "hey poor to middle class whites with possible racial issues - stick with me."

This article about tabloids covering Obama and Clinton is depressing as shit. To wit:

“You can’t get much better drama than what we’re seeing on the campaign trail,” said Charles Lachman, the executive producer of “Inside Edition,” the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine. “It’s the greatest reality show on television.”

I can't put my finger on why it bugs so much. I mean, I guess there is the almost inherent confusion of reality vs. reality TV. But ugh.

During the 2004 campaign, editors hardly paid attention to Senator John Kerry or President Bush. Ms. Min of US Weekly said she ran a single spread about a celebrity fund-raiser for Mr. Kerry. “That was about as large as we went in terms of covering that campaign,” she said. “Covering John Kerry just felt not so fun.”

Yep. The fun factor. That's why we have the bozo we do for president right now.