oh my god.

he won. im freaking. i spent the night talking to shani, la and x factor. watching cnn. scratching uncontrolably (i itch when im anxious). oh my god.

here are a few pix of my day. because i cant put this feeling into bloggable words:






my mommy in the middle, casting her vote



me and my pariphenalia.

omg. theyre on. gosh. malia and sasha's daddy is the president. michelle will be the fiercest first lady since jackie o!

jameil, rashan, time to toast it tomorrow. gotta go.

dedication

so... my mom works for a courier, right? they do world wide deliveries and she gets to talk to all kindsa people when she processes their deliveries. so, why did she tell me that she talked to someone monday who wanted to coury (courie? courriate? they wanted it delivered is what im trying to say) their absentee ballot. apparently the last day to send it in cali was monday and he NEEEDED it to be there by tuesday. yeah did i mention my mom works the late day shift? this was gonna cost the man $400. and he paid it too. he's clearly a proponent of the "every vote counts" belief. you could fly back to cali and vote for all that effort! i just hope he voted for obama...




btw, i found this video and i laughed a few times. i kinda dont wanna hear the word vote anymore tho...

i promise i'll have a real post soon...

maybe even later today if i finish it... until then, read this. its by one of my favorite authors about the a political pet peeve... i so agree, lol.

logic

laid out man... i was the only person on the floor. thats how bad it was. and despite the fact that it wasnt that bright in there, i had just came from the room with the strobe light so i needed the shades... i dont know why...it wasnt like i fully opened my eyes anyway...
me and my fellow volunteers!!! can you spot me? im right where i should be!





and here's video of russell simmons talking about the importance of taking the first step. it got interrupted cuz we had to go, but you get the gist.

Dear republican candidates:

Synonyms for maverick:

bohemian, dissenter, loner, nonconformist, stray, unbranded, oddball, orthodox, radical, rebel, recusant, renegade, weirdo.

Please take note. I'm over that word. Thank you.

The Joy.

see Sarah Palin pictures

it came!!!!

so id been thinking of getting a barack the vote tee for a LONG time. i think since my birthday. but i had decided that i'd wait until he secured the mon, despite the fact that the price would go up. THEN, kesi asked me what i wanted him to buy me with his stimulus check, and i couldnt resist. well....



it came yesterday!

is it a coincidence? is it a coincidence that the as i was trying it on, mr O was 5 and counting away from becoming the democratic nominee? id like to think it isnt. i spent the night text-yelling "5! 4! he's the nominee!" at everyone who would listen.



i think i have a problem.... lol im a bit obsessed. and lastly, an excerpt from the hilarious text comedy stylings of Joy and La:

La: i think im a bit overwhelmed. a black man is the presidential nominee. the most degraded, discounted, depressed and oppressed entity in this country. jesus christ.
me: woo hoo! go black man, its your birthday! im gonna use this as a jumping point every time i see a negro doing somthing stupid. "so a black man is the presidential nominee, and youre cheating on your girlfriend? hmmm."
LMFAO thats perfect!
a black man is the dem nominee, and you came at me with that wack line? bah.
LMFAO! a black man is the presidential nominee and u cant find weave that matches your real hair? no ma'am.

i got a crush

On Stephen Colbert. I mean, of all the political pundits and commentators, I love him the most. On Wednesday's show he flirted with the black democratic expert from CNN (her name escapes me right now...) and then sang "going to Kansas city" to her. Swoon. And then there's this, which is equal parts funny and cool:



And he is a voice actor, which if you haven't heard, that's what I'd love to be. He did the voice of Phil Ken Sebben on "Harvey Birdman, attorney at law." that is literally one of my favorite cartoon characters, simply because he says things like "ha ha ha.... Loins." if you've never watched Harvey birdman, I do recommend the show.

I'd love to see a show one day... I hear he's very engaged with the audience and he's a true improv performer. And I love his hair.

Political question of the day

So, my evil manager and I were watching Anderson Cutie 360, and she made some comment about romney forfeiting his delegates. I told her I didn't even know you could do that. My understanding is that his delegates would go to the convention and vote for someone else of their choosing.



So... Which one is it people? Help, I need to know, because earlier I had used the term "floating delegates" when speaking of John Edwards's 26 (I think that's how many he had).



I say Romney and Edwards's delegates go to the convention and do what they wanna. In a way they become super delegates, with no allegiance (my logic comes from CNN, which states that delegates can change their minds if they were so compelled.)



But she said that once you endorse a candidate, like guiliani did, that candidate gets your delegates.



And what about Florida? Are they still sending "floating delegates" to the DNC?


Why is the electoral process so fucking confusing?



*And let me add this totally off topic piece of info: kanye. What the eff. Why is your concert at the gwinett civic ctr? I'm so pissed at you! That's not even near me! Its like 40 miles away! What was wrong with downtown atl? Huh? Do you not remember how pissed I was when you did "on the bricks" and we didn't get there early enough for me to get a spot close enough to SEE you? Remember that? And who is enough of a fan in my circle to go all the way out there. You know our transmission is bad! I'm over it. *

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Falling

I've been here before. In love. I'm way more cautious now...



His name was John. He was tall, and older, and everything he said sounded really good. I was wooed. I really liked him. I trusted him. I believed in him. He was a big sports guy- used to water ski, and almost got me to, too. Some people thought he was a flake, but he was my first and it didn't matter what they said. He was my guy.



Then, November. It was all over, just like that. I let others get in the way of what we had. Honestly, it felt like half the country was against us! Its as if they'd rather see me with some dumb fool who treats me like an afterthought. I still don't know what happened. It was all a blur, and I was so heart broken. I couldn't watch our favorite shows anymore, I couldn't hear his name.



That was 3.5 years ago. I think I've finally moved on. Today is my first rendezvous with a new guy. He has a funny name, but that's how I like em. He gives me a warm feeling inside and I have the audacity to hope I could spend the rest of my life with him. Or maybe the next 8 years, if I'm lucky.

Time to go vote!

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my liberal lifestyle

this one's for jamiel...

as some of you may know, i grew up half in bridgeport ct, and half in atlanta suburbs. this creates an interesting break in my ideals, because i think i have gotten used to my actions and opinions being viewed as a little wierd compared to that of others. jamiel went into an "i am a southerner" thing on her SOBA post and it moved me to the point where i had to respond in my own, liberal way.

i said that its more a lifestyle than a political. i'd have to say this is because of the way i was raised. i have always been able to state my opinions and respect others' however wrong i think they might be. for example, my spirituality. its a really big thing to me. but i never discounted anyone because i felt like their affiliation was wrong or forced my beliefs on them. i enjoy talking with people and gaining perspective. oddly enough, on a political note, i did leave a church because they made me feel like a pariah because i had a john kerry button. to me, liberalism is about giving people the freedom to choose their own truths. God is the judge and i feel that he will rule. but i do think scientology is the dumbest ever.

i'm not a tree hugger. or maybe i am. honestly i have no idea what that even means. lol. i'm surely a nature lover. i believe recycling is good and smart, though i dont do it much. i love to camp. my dream is to camp out on cumberland island on the beach, to be able to see the wild horses again and the ruins of the carnegie mansion.

i'm not against guns either. i'm against senseless violence and i'm therefore completely for gun control. better yet gun respect. i'm against people waving them around like a bravery flag. i saw a girl get shot on my front porch when i was 7. over complete nonsense. someone not knowing the worth of her life or the danger of the weapon in their hands. i carry a knife and i know that it would be quite a thing for me to actually use it. but i would if i had to. also, i've cut myself with one of them. ouch. i have respect for this thing i need to protect myself. i have it for no other reason.

i have an ex who hunts. i dont wanna hunt. i dont need a gun. i have no desire to shoot anything. but i'd never want an animal to die for fun. i learned from my granddaddy and my ex that you use what you kill. clothes or food. circle of life and all that. but anything i want to eat or year i can buy. i dont feel like doing it myself. i'm not that patient. but if you are, lock yourself out. i think it sucks to hang it on your wall. but that's my opinion. i wont force it on you.

they dont necessarily have to be opposites, but i dont think liberals and conservatives are alike at all. the word conservative implies that you dont want things to change. or you want them to be how they were. sorry. things are changing. and i cant stop it, so i allow it. its the way of the world. i'd have to write my blog by candle light on parchment and hand it out on the street like frederick douglass did if things hadnt been changing every day. of course things sometimes scare me: i wonder what this world will be like once i have kids. but it wont stop me or it or anything.

i'm sure there's more i could ramble on about, and i hope that this wasnt too ouch rambling. i believe i'm a liberal because i dont need a beurocracy to make my decisions. its different for everyone, and i respect it.