just in case you've been under a rock for the last two years

In 21 days President-elect Obama will be sworn into office and Microsoft Word will continue to tell me I'm trying to talk about public enemy number one every time I type his name.



What a wonderful time to be alive!

Womanizer

This is the best video I've seen in a long time. I am neither a Britney fan nor an All American Rejects fan but this is wonderfully amusing.

Look out 2009, here I come!

Things I want to do in 2009 by category, I'll add things as I think of them:
THE UNLIKELY
Attend Lewis and Clark College
Move to Portland, OR
Get 5s on all my AP tests (Hey! I can dream/have delusions if I want!)

THE LIKELY
Attend college
Take lots and lots more pictures, specifically of people
NOT fail out of high school
Put more time and energy into photography
Write more- here and in a journal
Explore the world of GF cooking (I don't know why I don't cook more.)

ALL TIME LIFE GOALBe this awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWqgD7lGneU&feature=related

"The most commonly dropped objects on Los Angeles freeways are ladders."

1)As I'm going to take my driving test tomorrow, fun facts about traffic! Some of these are pretty scary.
2)Ugh. Dear George Bush and friends, I am not a fan. I want to throw my shoes at you!
3)Snow! Snow sculptures, in face. Awesome.
4)For my fellow word nerds: My Favorite Word, my new favorite website!
4)I'm such a fashion addict.
5)It'd take 932.75 Hershey's bars for the caffeine to kill me. What about you?

In other news, I'm eighteen tomorrow. It's time to bake. Whoo Whole Foods GF cake mix!

My Hands are Shaking from Carrying this Torch

I got in to my first choice school. I'm very happy but, honestly, mostly frustrated. I still don't know about the money so I'm having to try very hard not to get to excited about getting in and that's making me pretty angry. I've got what I want right now more than anything and I can't even let myself be excited because we probably can't pay for it. Grrrr.

In other news, Sondre Lerche is my new favorite music. It's so good. I first heard it on the Dan in Real Life soundtrack (such a good movie) and it's just wonderful. Swingy, thoughtful, fun- it's got everything I'm really into in music right. Anyone whose lyrics include "my love is so articulate/but I am such a mess" is automatically is a favorite for me. Go listen! My Hands are Shaking from the Dan in Real life soundtrack in my personal favorite.

Various News Items

1) I wish I could throw my shoes at W!
2)This makes me angry like nothing else. Not only did we torture people, we used methods designed to get false confessions! That'll keep us safe fursure.
3)Scandal! I agree with this guy, Obama's not infallible and no one should expect him to be. Also, Blagojevich is dumb and corrupt. Horah for politics as usual.

That's it for now.

Christmas Time

I'm so tired. Debate, applications, physics, con law, art history, calculus- it's all piling up on me right this second. So this is me chilling out and remembering it's Christmas and I've only got a week of school left.

Things That are Okay About Being Gluten Free

THE PANCAKES ARE AWESOME. I love pancakes. Love love love.

First completely pointless post ever: complete.

January/Februray!

New resolution! New resolution! New resolution! I'm so glad to be away from felon's and their voting rights! Though I'm not sure this won't be more complicated.

RESOLVED: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.

So the first thing I think when I see this is: omg this is just like that one we did at districts a few years ago. And then I think: oh no, that topic was gross! Either way, I've got to do so here's me rambling first thoughts.

Sovereignty is a huge deal in this resolution. How much can/should the U.S. give up? We've already given up some in joining the United Nations and signing on to the Geneva Conventions and the like but we don't necessarily listen to then anyway. The ICC, which I need to read up on, is the real example of the court in question here. The U.S. refuses to join the ICC for some legit reasons and some questionable political ones. (It doesn't really matter because we're 'merica and we do what we want, bitches!)What also needs to be considered is what "crimes against humanity" (also potentially useful: here and here) are exactly and how else we expect the world to deal with them.

In other breaking news:

Which Survivor of the Impending Nuclear Apocalypse Are You?
A Rum and Monkey joint.
BEST EVER!