Barb, did you see the video I linked to a couple days ago?

Yep, saw it then, and after that, it seemed like it appeared all over my various flists and mailing groups. Clearly, I was earwormed.

Not for them. They're not new, they go back to 1970-something Arkansas. Most of the time they work on things like getting crack houses razed or fighting dumping near a neighborhood. Ask me how I know all this...go on ask.

Oh, I know Acorn. I was just kidding.

Rednecks for Obama!

Oh, cool! I saw a sign saying that on the way to work today, but I didn't know it was a whole movement.

Are they installing umbrellas, David?

Erin, I'm thinking of taking the 5th off for that exact reason. Either way, I see a heavy-drinking night on the 4th.

If Obama wins -- and I just can't quite bring myself to type "when," even though I really think he will, because I was so burned over Kerry, after all the predictions had him winning by a healthy margin over Bush --

Steph, Matt Yglesias had a really interesting post on that subject today: [link]

I am working until 10pm on the 4th, at the student center. I have no idea what the vibe at work will be like; should be interesting. Then I get home to watch the results (if it's close, like the last 2).

Are they installing umbrellas, David?

No, it's actually a really cool old building. Beautiful and nicely preserved. Not many buildings in downtown SF where you can open a window, so I like that.

But the firm is growing a bit and they don't want to leave so they're rebuilding the space. So they're cannibalized the entire reception space for a new office. Now when you walk in the front door and there's a wall three feet from your face. It's going to be very claustrophobic. And the new reception/admin space is going to be shoved in a weird corner.

Oh well, I'm stationed in the conference room for the time being. No parasols needed.

I'm taking Nov. 4 off, and I'll be working from home the next day. So I can volunteer to drive people to the polls or whatnot on election day and then do low-brain power tasks the next day while I recover from watching the results.

Congrats to Jilli and Allyson for artwork and nearly being really and truly done!

Barb, editing ~ma to you!

IOmeme: Dear universe,

Could I please have a job where I can read and post to Buffistas while at work? (Could it also be away from DD?)

KayThanxBye!

Barb, editing ~ma to you!

Thanks, sweetie. I feel terrible that I'm being such a big whiny baby about the whole thing and that a lot of you guys are only getting to see me in pitiful mode. It's terribly foreign for me because usually I'm fairly pragmatic about the whole revisions/editing thing. I mean, hell, it's a fact of publishing life. But every time I think I've gotten (somewhat) over the whole Carmen book thing, something else sneaks up and bites me on the ass. I definitely did not expect to react the way I did simply to receiving the email from Kate.

But you know, all things considered, this is not a bad thing and I need to just get a grip or get the hell out. You all are free to take me out back behind the woodshed and smack the shit out of me.

And I'm going to direct the ~ma towards the Universe so it can get you a fabulous job where you can spend your breaks tossing darts at a picture of DD

in drag.

I'm not coming up with anything for DD other than David Duchovny (esp. with "in drag").

Miracleman, a friend sent me a link to Kerfuffle Bunny today!