I know I'm some kind of political freak, but I'm really glad to see the Democratic Primary Season heat up especially given that it's going to be a minority smackdown. With Clinton's "I'm a warm and fuzzy and nice and caring woman" announcement this weekend coupled with Richardson's "What the hell. I'm in" and Obama's "It's not really an announcement, but it's kind of an announcement and my real announcement is coming" I'm really optimistic about the greatest aspect of democracy: choice. Unlike 2004 where the field was flooded with who-the-hell-are-these-people candidates, we're looking at some certifiable superstars. The first debate is even scheduled. I'm excited. There are a few people I can see as viable options and I just hope the party doesn't screw up yet again and go with an "electable" candidate as opposed to the best candidate. I'm still in the throws of Obamamania, but I'll be looking closely at Richardson, Dodd, Edwards, and Kucinich. I know. Kucinich is dead in the water, but I love him. In a perfect world, he'd get the nomination.
Tomorrow is a big big big big day: Oscar nominations and the State of the Union! Here's my post from last year about the actual Oscars to give you an idea of just how obsessed I get with such things. And here's my SOTU post from last year. I'm actually going into both with lower than usual expectations. Lackluster pretty much sums up 2006 in terms of film--I predict Dreamgirls gets some nods. As will The Departed. I'm optimistic about Children of Men, but pretty sure the director will be Scorcese. And in the SOTU corner, the speech will most likely be rather dull. He's going to have to stay away from Iraq for the most part as Americans aren't too happy with his latest plan. He'll make one more attempt at framing this war as necessary for our security, but he's going to stick with domestic issues that he has no chance in hell of doing anything about. His health care plan sounds like lunacy. Taxing the middle class in order to pay for the uninsured isn't going to be too popular. In case anyone besides me is interested, here's his plan from the SOTU last year regarding health care which you will notice, despite his party being in control of Congress last year, went nowhere. He'll also hit on renewable energy, social security, immigration, and education. Sound familiar? The difference this year will be in the length of time spent not talking about the big huge gaping wound known as Iraq. It will be the lamest of lame duck presidential speeches.
And, of course, I'll be watching.
This afternoon and evening I'll be all Project Runwayed out at the shop in anticipation of my fitting tomorrow night. As I'm having trouble getting motivated for the actual garment or show or even the prospect of my degree, I've decided to pretend that I'm on Project Runway and only have 10 hours to complete my challenge. I shall spend the next 24 hours repeating the mantra "Make it work."
The rest of my weekend was interesting. Thursday night I was asked why I never write poetry. Friday night I was essentially asked the same thing which prompted me to go home and write a poem. It was hard and took a loooong time. Dad? You just gotta start. Just jump in. It doesn't come out right. Not the first time. Not the second time. My little book was all kinds of crossed out. But, after much work, I am actually rather proud of my little poem. I'm also working my way through Reading Like A Writer, which constantly reminds me how much work is put into the art of writing. It doesn't come out finished. There is editing and rewrites and more editing and more rewrites. The important thing to remember? Just write. Don't worry about where it's going or where it will end up. Just. Write.
I also played in my first ever euchre tournament which is so midwestern even I can't believe it. I held my own and despite having major anxiety about the event all afternoon, I actually had a really good time and got to see some people I hadn't seen in a long time. And I watched The Devil Wears Prada, finished Revolutionary Road, and started Battlestar Galactica.
Yup. You read that right. Battlestar Galactica.
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