"He's from Hawaii, O.K.?" said Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next door to his boss. "He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there."

A man after my own heart! It's a really good way to keep people in your office no longer than they need to be there, too.

Yes, that article makes Obama seem even better and Bush seem even more of an ass. (Who knew that was possible?)

Also, Barack the Elephant is terribly cute - and who doesn't feel "tramply" sometimes?

Oh work drama, how I do not love you. Especially when it comes with crying and hysterics (not me). Gearing up for a conversation with one of my reports (also not the crier, but very close to her) where I'm going to have to be on fucking eggshells to get the message across without making the situation worse. Fun!

I totally want to pet Ele-Barack -- he's so fuzzy!

From CollegeHumor, Ackbar! The Star Wars Talk Show (animated)

Supercute - tiny tortoise eating a tiny tomato.

Thanks to Jessica and Kat, I now want to make tamales. Mmm.

Also? I'm teaching young college women while wearing trousers. Clearly headed to hell, le sigh.

Last night's Good Eats had Alton showing how to make corn tortillas from scratch. And now the tamale talk. I has a craving now...

Clearly headed to hell, le sigh.

I suspect most Buffistas would see little difference between heaven as pictured by Richard Williamson and hell.

Nice pictures of Alyson Hannigan - with and without Alexis Denisof (nice pictures of him too.)