veeps and sheep

Weekend Update whilst I caffeinate

Kit came, we all ate fries, I got bangs, Kit left, I saw Brendan from Buffalo, and we got a coffee table.

The Olympics are over, and I watched it less than I heard about it on NPR. And that's fine with me. I'm gonna go ahead and say that organized sports are a waste of the human spirit. At least remove the nationalistic pride - take away the veneer of patriotism and let athletes compete for the sake of their games. If you have to assert yourself over every other human on the planet in a contest that betters no individual beside yourself, at least make it about skill and personal achievement, not about entitlement and medal tallies.

Speaking of LOOK LOOK I'M AMERICA... Who is Joe Biden?

Let's look at the positive. Just because I'm not in love with Obama like every other 20-something in Massachusetts, I still have to give Biden a shot. He seems like a good guy. I mean, he was born in Scranton, PA - if you don't know why that is best little city in America then go away right now. And as a Syracuse Law alum - he lived kinda near my people. And Wikipedia mentions his heartbreaking loss of family and the fact that he overcame serious medical issues - twice. He's got history, and chutzpah. Wiki-P also says he's a Roman Catholic - so hooray for RCs. On a related note - NARAL is behind his selection (and even better, Nancy Keenan will be speaking at the Dem's Convention today).

On to the bad...his face looks like an exact composite of W's and McCain's. Seriously. Go look at it. McBush. And Delaware? I hate Delware. I've never even been. And text messages for the announcement?! Please. Thanks Democratic Party, for relegating your definition of America's youth to a predilection for T9. And worst of all, he seems to have the same shady philosophy toward rhetoric that Obama shows. While professing to value integrity and that famous audacity to hope for change, there's still a hint of someone playing by bended rules. Biden's been accused of plagiarism multiple times (starting all the way back in Syracuse). Come on guys...that's not allowed until you have someone hired to write your speeches for you.

Tomorrow is the Mr. Man's birthday! And this weekend we're headed to the farm for a relaxing Labor Day of sheep...so this week will be pretty sweet. Also, I started "The Book of Air and Shadows" by Michael Gruber and 20 pages in I already love it. More on that later. Oooh, someone brought scones...