Election 2004 in Quotes

Women, hold tight to your uteri, men, don't forget to pack that shaving kit for the midnight train to Canada, homosexuals, pretty much get the fuck out of anywhere that sells Dodge, children, better start selling it while they still want to buy it if you hope to afford health care, because W's here to stay for another four years of bigotry, senseless war, record job loss, and erosion of your civil rights and the health you need to fight for them.

[breathes deeply] That was reactionary, yet cleansing. There's a bit more of that here, but there's also strategy, and advice, and reasons to believe there's no hole Dubya can dig in four years that we can't, if we work at it, dig ourselves out of. The completist in me has scoured and read as much of LiveJournal and other sites as I've within my scope. You've been funny, you've been poignant, you've been grave, but thank whatever powers that be because beyond any of that, you haven't been silent. Don't let that change.

( Zingers )

( Frustration )

( Talking Points )

( Things To Keep In Mind )

( Now me. )

And finally, as saturn92103 noted:

First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
- Pastor Martin Niemoller

Now if you'll excuse me, I owe Jon Stewart gay sex in a library. It's the least I can do for how much he's helped me over the past few days.

"...And got bus-eh!"

Foreseeability of a future in which that line gets old? Not likely.

My schedule for next semester includes Public Speaking, a general requirement within the College of Journalism & Communication. *meep*

As for the rest of it, there was extensive Harry Potter mythology essaying including a business lunch with walkingshadow, I have enough new music I love for a new driving mix and possibly another before Thanksgiving, am all caught up on LJ as of rightthismoment including all things political, the weather is so fucking gorgeous and holiday-smelling I can hardly contain my joy, there was Farah's for dinner and just happiness. This is going to be an easy, three-day week and the first in a while where I haven't wanted to call it quits after a single day.

Also, Ryan One-of-Three can so, so stay plskthnx. He works at Starbucks and made a coffee run tonight and brought me back a (free!) grande gingerbread latte, also known as the CRACK of the gods. *snog*

Of the Good:
- JC was a lumberjack for Halloween.
- Lance continues to attend suit-requiring events.
- Justin is in talks about doing music again. And he's got puppehs!
- Joey on my beach!
- *eyes Chris*

Unexpected feedback? So fucking cool. Jessa Sue, know that my littlest toe is warm not for socks or my violently red-spectrum-striped comforter, but all because of you. *hugs*