8 things

I got tagged therefore I am obligated to complete the following meme
8 TV Shows I watch:

ANTM
30 Rock (catching up with season 2)
Heroes
Hollyoaks
University Challenge
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
90210
Daily Show (one day late)

 
8 Favorite Restaurants (in no particular order)

Sesamo
Morgan M
M Henry
Bistrotheque
The Wapping Project
Lula’s
Johnny’s (RIP)
Hot Doug’s

8 Favorite Singers/Bands: (in no particular order)

Tori Amos
REM
New Pornographers
TV on the Radio
Laura Marling
Leonard Cohen
Stars
Arcade Fire

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Ladies and Humour

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2008/nov/19/comedy-women-feminism-us-election

Looking forward, looking back

First looking back
This weekend was pretty mellow.  I stayed in on Friday to do some editing and brainstorming and thinking in general about my draft.  I’m thinking I need to raise some stakes in the story, but I’m not sure exactly what stakes to raise in mid 90s small town america, I am just keenly [...]

Books

I am currently reading The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas.  I’ve made it through the first two parts and am unsure if I will continue.  It’s a hard book to describe and is right on the edge of my tolerance zone for post modern sci-fi fantasy hybrids but just as I think, “oh now, [...]

things i imagine Oliver would say if he were able to speak

What’s the problem, sugar?  Were these your clothes?  you don’t want them to smell like me?  You’re so uptight.  Wanna cuddle?  You’ll feel better if we cuddle. Trust me, sweet cheeks, I know these things.

Oh Belly

I don’t know if it’s stress from work/mortgage issues, or the salmon I had for lunch yesterday, but my belly is full of pain and i hate it.

And the pride is followed by the sad

It totally sucks that Proposition 8 passed in California.  If the hippie state can’t keep shit like that from passing what does that say about our country?  I really truly don’t get the huge opposition to gay marriage.  It just seems like sucha  waste of time to me.  If you don’t want to marry or [...]

I AM proud to be an American

I only stayed up until about 1:30 last night and then I just couldn’t keep my eyes open, so I went to bed.  But when I woke up there were giant barack Obama faces on the BBC morning news and I jumped up and down with joy.  Then I ran upstairs and jumped on the [...]

Dear America

Thank You!
Love,
Carolyn

Okay so I lied

I am going to talk about the election but only enough to say that I am going crazy over here on GMT!  This time difference is KILLING ME!!!!!
Also I wish I was in Chicago right now so I could go to the rally in Grant Park tonight. And so I could vote all old school.  [...]