Ducks - I also have a cow.

OMG!

I'm totally crying. You guys. YOU GUYS! This is... I'm just... OMG! I have no words to describe how I feel this moment. The history of this, in so many ways.

I had no idea I would feel this intensely about it. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED! THANK YOU!

CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA!!!!!


I swear, as much as I loved and adored (still do) Bill, I can't remember ever being so... hopeful about the possibilities of my country's future. I want to be proud to be an American again. And right this second, I am.

Let's get to work!

I'm feeling so out of it today. I think the sleep thing... um... lack thereof... is finally starting to take a toll other than a mental one. I've got a sore throat, and I feel so lethargic and sore I can hardly function. Plus I'm feeling sort of depressed and just generally yuck. It's one of those days when I sit down to do something, but I can't really focus enough to get anything done. And I worked really hard last night before bed getting all of my current projects together, figuring out where I am and where I need to be, so I could sit down today and start planning to actually get something done.

Yeah, well, all that's come out of that is a nice pile of paper and the sense that I can't get anything done. I'm so tired, I just want to go back to bed. *sigh*

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You know it's a bad day when a good LOLCat barely gets a chuckle out of you.

http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catphotos.php?image=20480395.jpg

But at least there was a chuckle. Oh gods, will no one cheer me up?

I need more coffee. And sunlight.

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I was just going to avoid the news entirely today, as it's just as depressing as everything else. More so. Earthquakes, financial markets collapsing, political bullshit. But I did find one positive thing, a sign that sometimes justice can prevail decades after a hideous crime takes place.

Man, 92, to be deported for aiding Nazis.

The story itself is horrible, of course. I mean, we learned about these horrors in school. We hear stories of them among our friends and family. But reading about them, seeing people finally brought to justice for their part, makes it real in a way that no history book or TV special ever could.

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So, I have a question. Does anybody on ANY of my friends' lists find the Cavemen from the Geico commercials amusing? At all? I'm still flabbergasted that they greenlighted a SERIES about them. I bet they don't make it past the pilot, 'cause dude. It's just not funny. I find them so annoying now that I can't remember if the original joke ever was funny!

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Man, the IJ server sure is robust today! I'm actually impressed that it's held up as well as it has over the past week, considering the load it's had to pick up! In the literal and metaphorical sense. *G* I have to say, I really love it here so far. squeaky and insanity are the shit, and they really busted their butts to make us feel welcome. They went out of their way to make sure our questions get answered, our issues addressed, and our concerns smoothed over. What other service would bother? Of course there's no guarantee that things will stay this friendly and open forever -- I mean, I'm sure squeaky won't be able to run this place by himself forever, and the more chefs stirring the pot... well, the closer you get to being Live Journal. But for now, I feel comfortable here. The only downside I've seen is that my friends are scattered all over the place, and I'm having a hard time keeping up with two friends' lists on top of everything else I have to do.

But I have to say, feeling like my freedom of expression is safe for the time being is well worth the small hassle of trouble keeping track of things. *snuggles Insane Journal*

I'm slowly working on paring my LJ back to basic status, getting rid of icons (which HURTS -- so far I've only been able to pare down to 33, and I need to get down to SIX) and trying to figure out what format and mood theme I'll use so I can continue cross-posting. I will also be closing down my communities there -- or actually, leaving posts informing people that all activity will be moving to my communities on IJ.

( More Deletegate Stuff )


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( Politics - thoughts about the candidates in the upcoming election. )

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So here's some food for thought: If you have a spouse on Second Life, are you cheating on your real life spouse? ( Read more... )

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I think from now on you should just add a default lament about the pain and agony of dial-up from now on, kay? *G* I've gotten kicked off at least four times today, at the most inopportune moments. *sigh* Alas. To make myself feel somewhat better, I'm going to begin working my way through the complete Monty Python's Flying Circus collection, which I haven't done in at least a year or two.