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A Nightmare
A Nightmare
I remember my dreams very infrequently. When I do, they tend to be vivid. Last night, I woke, bolt-upright, sometime around 3 in the morning and said outloud: “I just had a nightmare that Teresa Heinz Kerry won a contest to design Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown, and it was orange and horrible!”
election night
election night
This election is crazy. It’s like a giant weight has been lifted; one friend said today he feels like he’s been fighting cancer for eight years, and woke up this morning cured. I understand that nothing will be better or perfect overnight, but at least we’re not veering off the tracks anymore.
Why I cannot respect a Republican woman
Why I cannot respect a Republican woman
It is fundamentally unconscionable to me that any woman could ever even consider voting for a McCain/Palin ticket this November. If you are a woman, if you have daughters, you owe it to them and to yourself to vote for Obama this year. If you’re considering voting Republican because you [...]
Wearing ANY political gear might get you banned from voting
Wearing ANY political gear might get you banned from voting
At first I assumed this was bogus, but it turns out it’s terrifyingly true: http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/electioneering.asp. Please, please, please be advised that you absolutely cannot go to the polls wearing any Obama (or McCain, I guess) shirts, pins, hats, or any other paraphernalia. It is against the law in most states [...]
Republican Rock-Throwing in Glass Houses
Republican Rock-Throwing in Glass Houses
I’d like to take a break here from my balanced and non-partisan look at why Obama is a better social and economic conservative than John McCain to address some of the fear-mongering coming from the Republican base, because I just can’t bite my tongue a moment longer.
Why Obama is Better for National Security and for our Troops than McCain
Why Obama is Better for National Security and for our Troops than McCain
This is the first installment in a four-part series on how Barack Obama better embodies traditional Republican values than John McCain does, and why intelligent GOPers should give him a chance. Read the introductory post to learn why I’m doing this.
Why Republicans should vote for Barack Obama
Why Republicans should vote for Barack Obama
Responsible Republican voters who cherish the core principles of national security, family values, small government, fiscal responsibility, and robust economic competition must vote for Barack Obama in this coming election.
animation
animation
The final project from my Digital Multimedia Art class is about to cause a YouTube sensation. It’s fun, it’s mean, stay tuned for more…. Also, eleven days till California.
looking for something to read?
looking for something to read?
Here’s a good place to start: Arts & Letters Daily. Each day, two or three new articles appear on the top of each column. If you read nothing else, ever, you will be a well up-to-speed news- and culturewise only reading this once a day.
A slight digression
A slight digression
I mentally promised myself, when I began blogging under my own name and for professional purposes, that I would avoid talking politics in this forum. Easier said than done. However, without prejudice or commentary, I would like to set a brief call-and-respond.
Let’s giggle at imperialism.
Let’s giggle at imperialism.
I watched a dark and whimsical film over the weekend, of the sort that most reviewers would call a “romp.” I’m not going to call it that, despite the self-aware (and, at times, even self-righteous) rollicking. One of the things I find incredibly intriguing is the extent to which culture impacts popular culture, and how ignorantly unaware most people are of this.
