August 23rd, 2008
It’s the Economy, Stupid
BIDEN! Yeah, yeah, how can he be ‘change’ when he’s old-school, war-votin’, McCain-toutin’ (2005) and all that jazz. To that I say, still the guy I want…I was impressed with him from the get-go in the first debate back in JUNE of 2007 (CRAZY how long ago that was, ha). Biden – F Yeah! here. So that’s pretty sweet. I could do without the hoopla surrounding it, but, hey. I’ll take what I can get.
My trouble with it is, indeed, superficial; the way Obama-Biden LOOKS just like the name of America’s Most Hated Terrorist Leader is somewhat unsettling. BUT, yet another reason it would be amazing as anything if it happened, if they were elected.
So. Yeah. What’s new. THE OLYMPICS!!!! I almost cried when Nastia won, and she’s not even ‘my girl’—Shawnie’s my new gymnastics fave. But Nastia has been through so much and just put it all together at the right moment—what an athlete. It was so satisfying to see her completely overwhelmed, and so wonderful for her and her pops, too, to finally make it happen. And Shawn got her gold on beam, so yeah. And the way these ladies handled all of the crap they get from the media was so graceful; they amaze me. Let’s not forget Alicia, Bridget, Sam and Chells: sad to see Chells incapacitated, but so proud of her for hitting bars at the right moment (Nast too) and so gutted for Alicia when she fell. Oh honey. But proud of Bridget and Sam too for delivering when it counted, as newbies. WOO!
OK enough gymnastics-gushing. Although I will say this: I know it’s overdone and no one cares anymore, but China is cheating and that’s total bullshit. Obviously we need to revert to a Communist regime in order to play fair. Indeed.
Um what’s new. It’s been a weird month at work. The good news is, what I’m doing is fun so I concentrate on that. Design is pretty fun, after all. I am uncomfortable with the recession and how I don’t see it ending anytime soon, but what can you do other than suffer in silence and save more cash.
Not that we’ll be saving cash today. Off to the great MN State Fair we are, the first pinnacle of Jeff’s year (the second being Christmas). Until I was dating Jeff, I never went to the fair, but now it is a must-do every August. And every year I get more excited for it, ha. I’m becoming such a MN homer.
Allison and Justin’s wedding and the tea shower my sisters threw for me were FANTASTIC. The Marshalltown event was one for the books, and I have pictures up in the photos section. Just a grand ol’ time, they were wonderful hosts and it was a terrific party. Woo! The tea shower was just above and beyond and one of my favorite days ever. THANK YOU JJ and STEPH! Photos from that may be up, too (I can’t remember).
I hope this suffices as an update. (Now that it’s almost September…time is scaring me with its speed.) The wedding is a little over two months. Insane. And then it’ll be 2009 before I know it. AAAH!
Happy end-of-summer (how can that be happy, bleah)!