WOOHOO!!

Guess what just came in the mail today! I’ll give you a hint:

I get to vote this time! I got my letter this time! I will cast a ballot and it will count (well, at least if there’s no sabotage or manipulation) this time!

This baby is going straight to the post office tomorrow. I am so excited right now I can’t even describe it.

Page change

Update on my layout: I deleted the “indooced” page and replaced it with a “books” page. This has two reasons: first, since I finished reading all the archives of dooce.com, I kinda lost inspiration. The one post per workday doesn’t get me immersed enough to be influenced. I still have all my favorite passages from her old posts, but I thought I’d be keeping them for myself from here on out. After all, if anyone wants to read what she writes, they can check out her website themselves.

Second, I’ve been wanting to open either a category, widget or page about the books I’m reading for a while now, and the page is simply the easiest way to do it. Plus, it doesn’t really belong in the everyday stuff, so there you will be able to check up on it for a longer period of time. I’ll try to keep the descriptions and opinions short. I’m starting off with a book I just finished reading yesterday, and will probably add some of my favorites later on.

Take the bait

So I watched the presidential debate this morning and my resumée is this: McCain is an idiot. Nothing new there.

No, seriously, these two candidates are so fundamentally different that I don’t know what the “undecided” are waiting for. I can’t imagine this debate changed anyones opinion on who’s right for the job. But at least it wasn’t just empty phrases and big words, both candidates actually stood by their beliefs and plans, answered the questions and didn’t get bickery.

It still gave me the impression, though, that McCain is a “traditionalist” who’s stuck in the past and the only way to move forward (into a better future) is with Obama. Still, everyone will probably just be going along with what they believe in – this time there are really two different camps to choose from. I’m going for the guy who thinks about the people and the long term repercussions, rather than the used-to-be “maverick” war veteran.

Speaking of traditions, usually it’s the taller guy who wins. And/or the one who’s wife makes the better cookies. So there’s only one logical consequence: OBAMA 08!