I was 18 the first time someone stalked me online, and thanks to the student directory at my university, he knew where I lived.

That may be why I say to fire a warning shot and then hit the shitweasel with a full frontal assault. It also may be why I'm not going to be reading Twilight anytime soon.

I was just watching Thundercars of Indiana on HBO. Damn. I can't believe I grew up around that shit. From the time I was 10 to the time I was 19 I spent most weekends at a racetrack somewhere in Indiana surrounded by douchebags like this in beat up pieces of shit cars. Ugh.

Allyson, we got your back.

I just don't even want to fire the warning shot, shrift. I'm choosing to completely ignore, and hope this is as escalaty as it gets.

Kristen insists that I should be called "Kristen's Roommate" and yet, I like being "Tim's Girl" and freaking him out in Minearverse...which is ironic given the circumstances.

So I'll be Kristen's Roommate for a little while, if that makes sense/is easily identifiable to Buffistas.

Aaaand now I'm seriously creeped the fuck out.

I've made it so, Kristen's Roommate.

I say do whatever makes you feel safe, and that we'll back you up however you need us to.

Also, Cashmere? Yeah. I think I'd probably better not watch Thundercars of Indiana considering that there's an amateur racing dude who sometimes still calls me.

I am very pro-public school. Insanely so. But I can't begrudge ANY presidential parent choosing private over public in DC. I had an awesome public school system. In a district with 3 high schools and little other options and fucking poor, but it shone. It was quite the revelation to go to a fancy-private college and see how many were private-school babes who sneered at public schools.

We're TWINS!

We lived in the fairly pricey area we lived in primarily for the public schools. Much of my extended family has done likewise. The President doesn't so much have that option. And even if you fully supprt the idea that involved parents with intelligent children (who lack any particular learning-challenges) can do well even in a not-great school, the security issues would be a fucking nightmare.

And his kids have never gone to public school anyway. People project a LOT on this guy. He's not anti-war, he's anti THIS war. He's not some big liberal -- he's pretty pragmatic and and inclined to useing approaches favored by liberals. Personally, lifestyle-wise, he's pretty conservative. He's expressed opposition to gay marriage, but (as I understand it) he was ALSO opposed to Prop 8 because of the constitutional issues its likely to get overturned on. Some people are in for a real shock, but they haven't been paying attention.

There are PLENTY of things I'm not going to agree with him on -- but I do agree with the way he finds common ground with his adversaries and believe he makes thoughtful decisions.

U. S. civics quiz: [link]

I missed one (the anti-Federalists). I can haz citizenship?

This is the view from my living room. At least it's stopped snowing.

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Oz says, "WTF?" [link]

Also, I just saw the finale of Veronica Mars for the first time. Really, that's it? Also, how could they give Veronica another one note actor for a boyfriend? And am I crazy or was Dick the most interesting character in Season 3.

Yikes, snow.

Also, yikes, stalkers.