That's great, Sophia.
I've been hearing a bunch of speculation figuring out what school the Obama girls will go to. My bet is Sidwell Friends.
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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.
Hil R. - Nov 06, 2008 6:18:35 pm PST #9876 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
megan walker - Nov 06, 2008 7:18:13 pm PST #9877 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
My bet is Sidwell Friends.
Good bet. It certainly worked well for Chelsea.
shrift - Nov 06, 2008 8:07:58 pm PST #9878 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have such a lack of sense of humour when it comes to stealth dating.
I'm not a fan of the stealth date. It makes everything awkward when people I know have imaginary relationships with me, and also I refuse to apologize for any infidelities I've committed before I've been made aware of my sekrit girlfriend status.
Oh yeah. Awesome stealth fun times.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 06, 2008 8:29:36 pm PST #9879 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I fell asleep with the TV on, and just woke up to Elvis Costello and Madeleine Albright singing "don't Fence Me In" on Conan. It was quite surreal. Also, Madeleine Albright has a really nice voice!
Now there is some sort of metal type band seriously dressed like Demons from Buffy.
DavidS - Nov 06, 2008 8:43:46 pm PST #9880 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've been reading the Newsweek story. It reads like a thriller even though I already know the outcome.
One of the things I've been thinking about is that the Baby Boomers only got a president for eight years. Whoever comes after Obama is not going to be from that generation.
megan walker - Nov 06, 2008 8:54:40 pm PST #9881 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Isn't Clinton Baby Boom?
ETA: And W. for that matter.
DavidS - Nov 06, 2008 9:01:46 pm PST #9882 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Well, Clinton is who I meant by the eight years, but you're right - I plumb forgot about W. Apparently my brain is already trying to expunge him.
In sum: 16 years of Baby boomer rule. If Hillary had won, it would've been at least 20, maybe 24.
amych - Nov 06, 2008 9:02:13 pm PST #9883 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Isn't Clinton Baby Boom?
ETA: And W. for that matter.
Yes to both. Hec, by "Baby Boom" do you in fact mean "born at the same time as me?"
ETA: blast! You cross-posted reason at my snark! I am defeated!
Although the most common definitions I've seen of the boomer generation have it ending in either '62 or '64, in which case Obama fits in at the tail end.
megan walker - Nov 06, 2008 9:04:03 pm PST #9884 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If you meant Clinton, now I'm confused. Obama is technically Baby Boom too. So the Baby Boomers will have had at least 20! Enough I say! Bring on Generation X!
§ ita § - Nov 06, 2008 9:15:34 pm PST #9885 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had a stealth boyfriend for a while. That was embarassing to cotton onto--many years later. Which is perhaps why I am so tetchy about individual stealth dates. There was even a guy who was giving tips--"Just ask her out for dinner as a friend. She'll go!" right in front of my face. Passive aggressive poor loser dick. He swore it wasn't a date. And then sent me a soppy email just as soon as he got home.