Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.

Xander ,'Empty Places'


Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Alibelle - Aug 29, 2008 7:18:09 pm PDT #6306 of 10003
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

I actually am pleased that the Republicans picked a woman. Yeah, she doesn't represent anything I'm for, down to apparently being a moose burger connoisseur, but I'm cautiously pleased that both major parties are running "minorities." I think that we, as a country, should feel that people other than WASP men are electable possibilities.

Or, at least, black men and women (of all colors) should have every right to the opportunity to be as crappy at the job as Bush and Quayle. I want that to be standard. I mean, it's been how long since Ferraro ran? Our most diversified choice of President was...Kennedy? Because he was Catholic? I mean, seriously?

Then maybe we can get the people who actually are good at the job in position, once we have a much wider pool to pick from.


Trudy Booth - Aug 29, 2008 7:43:46 pm PDT #6307 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Reagan was divorced!


Burrell - Aug 29, 2008 7:54:44 pm PDT #6308 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I dunno Alibelle, I'd like to think it means that he thinks a woman could be qualified to be president, but I suspect all it means is he thinks the job of VP is so meaningless even a woman could do it. Eh. I'm sure I'm being too cynical.


SuziQ - Aug 29, 2008 7:59:35 pm PDT #6309 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

But if he wanted a WOMAN, there are so many other, more experienced, choices out there. THIS is his first big "presidential" decision? Dude. She way mayor of a city smaller than the high school population in my old town. She is governor of a state whose population is smaller than SF.

I've read a bunch of the liberal reaction to his choice, but I have not gone digging to see what staunch Repubs are saying. Do THEY think this was a good choice?

I tend to stay away from politics, but I'm ready to volunteer for the Dems, something I have never done before.


Alibelle - Aug 29, 2008 8:06:33 pm PDT #6310 of 10003
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan

I dunno Alibelle, I'd like to think it means that he thinks a woman could be qualified to be president, but I suspect all it means is he thinks the job of VP is so meaningless even a woman could do it. Eh. I'm sure I'm being too cynical.

Maybe I'm cynical too, but I don't think he picked her because he thought she was qualified. I think he picked her because she represents many things that his party endorses, and he had to make a pick that competed with the novelty of Obama in order to stay competitive. The part that makes me happy is that the Dems have a very strong candidate, who happens to be very non-traditional, and the only way that the Republicans felt that they could compete with that is by going a similar route and putting a woman (and again, I don't endorse her politics at all, but she is, technically, a woman) on the ticket. I like that this election feels as though it's requiring diversity on the ballot. However misguided I feel some of the choices are, I still applaud the diversity.


§ ita § - Aug 29, 2008 8:34:34 pm PDT #6311 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Unemployed!

And leaking money...spent $75 at the ER to be told I should spend $350 on drugs not covered by my insurance company if I really wanted the pain to go away.

::sigh::

And I managed to almost knock one of my wing mirrors always off. As is, it's going to require taping to be drivable. I'm glad it drives well, because it certainly looks like a hooptie car.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 29, 2008 8:52:26 pm PDT #6312 of 10003
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Aw crap, ita, I'm sorry to hear that you're unemployed.

If it's even the eensy-weensiest bit of comfort, my sooper-seekrit project I told you about is still a go. I just have to clear a few projects first, including the illos Jilli needs.


sarameg - Aug 30, 2008 3:08:05 am PDT #6313 of 10003

Bah.

I think I want to go back to bed.


Kat - Aug 30, 2008 3:48:26 am PDT #6314 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Go back to bead. You have my permission. I put bean soup in the crockpot last night. It smells so very very yum!


Theodosia - Aug 30, 2008 4:04:09 am PDT #6315 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

At least it wasn't a surprise, ita. A month or two of downtime isn't necessarily a bad thing given your health, but I can incredibly sympathize with the "bleeding money" part of the equation.

On the plus side, I applied for seven jobs yesterday... some of them, I'm even qualified for! This is important because I've been a little too intimidated to actually try that for the past month. Even though I've been drawing from my savings to live and all.