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Sunday Night Saccharin

I leave for Hamburg a week from today. To prepare, I’ve been watching this video on repeat, courtesy of my sister:

The cute is overwhelming.

Well, that last post was kind of a bummer.

And I’d hate to end my final day of guestblogging on such a down note. So, here’s some Youtube weirdness, which is my favorite thing ever (clearly).

This video starts off seeming all nice and wholesome, with three fetching lassies singing about potato salad, of all things. And then…the bending…oh god the bending!

Babies are weird. And when you’re as sleep deprived as parents of babies usually are, you can find this kind of shit seriously fucking entertaining.

And finally, if I ever get sent to prison in the Philippines, please let it not be this one.

All via daddytypes, who helps me live out my hipster parent fantasies by showing me all the cool stuff i can’t afford.

Drinking Liberally on The Daily Show

The fabulous organization Drinking Liberally was noted on The Daily show yesterday — and my all-time favorite Drinking Liberally lady Katrina* is the first interviewee. My head is in the background (white sweater, brown ponytail, dumb faces). It’s a pretty good segment; check it out:

*I’m just glad we have a category called “Katrina” to file this under.

Fabulous.

Quite possibly the greatest thing ever. The only thing it’s missing is Liza (that’s Liza with a ‘Z’). Thanks to Ms. Lauren.

So, indulge me…

I am working on something(s) of more substance, which I hope to have completed before my stint is up.

But…

well, see, I just finished season three of BSG, and…look, I know y’all have done this to death and it’s so six months ago, but o, you of all people do understand, don’t you? o please say yes. I’m DYING. (not till JANUARY?!?)

–Okay. Well. Look. Just two things.

1) Trying to not give away spoilers here, but um didn’t that last, or rather the second-to-last…revelation sort of freak people out, I don’t just mean in terms of character or plot, I mean, y’know, existentially? Because (no, I have not had any spliff, shut up), if you think about it. Nobody really knows who or what we are, or where we came from, or whether there really is a neon pinkish light that glows at the base of our spine when we’re really excited. Because, even if there is, apparently no one tells us these things.

2) On a more serious note:

Where’s all the booze coming from?

No, seriously. They kind of sort of explained the Incredible Replenishing Food Supply, at least when it wasn’t anymore, and then they all had to harvest a shitload of algae, and now all they’re eating is algae loaf and algae soup and algae in the basket with algae sauce. Okay.

But, they NEVER run out of booze. Apparently.

Where’s it coming from? Are they all just drinking algae beer and algae martinis now? But even -before- that.

Sorry to go all Althousian on y’all, but. I’m asking you, cause you know about these things…

Jessicas are all pretty bitches

So true. Dedicated to my favorite Jessica of them all.

I generally like Jessicas (but perhaps that’s because I also like pushy broads and hot babes). I tend to dislike Jennifers* but do well with Jens and Jennies. I like Kates, but rarely Katies. The Jezebel readers seem to think that for men, Chris and David are no good, and I agree wholeheartedly.** Charlies, Aarons and Ryans, though, are usually pretty great.

I haven’t met very many other Jills in my life, so I can’t say what we’re like.

What names do you have bad experiences with?

*With many exceptions, of course. Don’t get mad, Jennifers! Unless you suck. Then you can get mad, because I probably would dislike you.
**Again, with exceptions. For example, this Chris is very pleasant.

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The Kids Are All Right

After all the depressing stories yesterday, I bring you good news:

–Young Americans are leaning left. Forty-four percent support marriage equality. Twenty-eight percent describe themselves as liberal. Sixty-two percent support a government-sponsored healthcare program. Seventy-five percent of them are generally pro-choice, even though about half of that 75 percent favor greater restrictions.

By a 52 to 36 majority, young Americans say that Democrats, rather than Republicans, come closer to sharing their moral values, while 58 percent said they had a favorable view of the Democratic Party, and 38 percent said they had a favorable view of Republicans.

We’re also optimistic, even about the Iraq quagmire. I think that’s a good thing, provided that optimism helps to positively influence reality.

-High school seniors who were honored by President Bush for their academic accomplishments handed him a letter urging him to end torture. Awesome. Thanks to Elizabeth for the link.

-Feminist artists have created The Feminist Art Project, and it looks pretty awesome. Their work will be all over the country — see if there’s an event near you. Thanks to Roy for the link.

–Cheney’s office and the White House have been subpoenaed. Yeehaw! Thanks to Louise for the link.

-And there’s a new Die Hard movie coming out. Sweet.

You all have sufficiently cheered me up. Gracias.

Monday Fun

So while we’re talking about gonorrhea of the eye and infected sebaceous cysts of the head, here’s a question for the peanut gallery: What was your worst/most interesting/grossest injury?

Mine: When my sister threw a piece of broken glass at me and it sliced my cornea. It hurt, and required lots of eyedrops. I even had to wear an eyepatch for a couple weeks. My dad tried to convince me that it was “cool” because I looked like a pirate. Unfortunately, this was far before pirates were cool.