Nothing really special. It's been an okay day.

Thank God for Invisible Children, though. That fucking Leadership class was completely omitted today in favor of the assembly.

In terms of assemblies, it wasn't terrible. Though, when you take into account that this is Mount, that's really not saying much. Whatever. It served its purpose, and my tear ducts now hurt from my attempts at faking tears--when the eye of the administration is upon you in such a situation, the proper course of action is to make it look as though you're overcome with emotion.

Had Peter drive me home instead of taking the bus. I've decided I quite enjoy car rides with my favorite Democrat.

Other than that, it's been a thoroughly unremarkable day. I'm hoping something interesting will happen.

Oh, for Christ's sake. As if he needed something else to gloat about.

For those of you who haven't heard yet, Barack Obama has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

...bwuh?

author_by_night compared the award to giving a runner first place before he finished the marathon. It's not a bad analogy, but I like Kedric's comparison better; it's more like giving a schoolboy a gold star for effort or nominating the quarterback for Homecoming King.

This sort of thing, unfortunately, isn't uncommon with the Nobel Peace prize. According to WikiPedia--so feel free to take this with a grain of salt--past winners have included Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Yasser Arafat, the United Nations (twice!), Mikhail Gorbachev, Elie Wiesel, Amnesty International, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (again, twice!), and Frederic Passy (who headed the first Nobel Peace Prize council).

Notable exceptions are Mahatma Gandhi, Pope John Paul II, Dorothy Day, Oscar Romero, and Irena Sendler.

See anything wrong with this picture?

So far, Obama has managed to nominate a Supreme Court Justice, write up a stimulus package, buy up GM and Chrysler, and announce a "new era" of diplomacy. That's great! Not anything extraordinary, certainly--you'll notice most of it was talk--but good for a president.

Oh, wait...

"Extraordinary efforts."

Hm.

Something is off-balance here.

/endrepublicanrant

More to come, certainly.

Wasps.

Oh.

My.

God.

I fucking hate wasps.

It's not fair that the damn things seem to be following me now. The one in the Spanish room didn't land on anyone, thank God, but that didn't stop me from having to run to the bathroom to avert a panic attack. Being stung by bees and stepping on yellowjackets is bad enough. I don't want to be around something that can sting multiple times, each time more painful than the last.

Shanice finally killed it. But then we had another droning menace.

(Peter, if you're reading this, we can hash it out via AIM.)

Political presentations in Spanish = good.
Political presentations in Spanish dealing with American politics = probably a bad idea.
The second option, but with the three class Republicans in the room = very bad idea.

Pete, we love you, but could you not talk down to use every time you present a point or argue with one or all of us? It would be very much appreciated, and I wouldn't have to make strangle-hands at Adrian and Amelia every time you open your mouth.

Well, technically I don't have to, but the DC on the Will Save to avoid said action is obnoxiously high.

And now for the miscellaneous grievances.

"The Night" keeps playing my head at inopportune moments. I wish it would go away. I'm the bitch, I'm not allowed to be upset. Or something.

I wish Hamish got online more; it's not fair that I have to wait until November to meet him.

45 days to Moresca.

...mocking him never gets old.
( Unlike some other things. c wut i did thar? )

I'm sorry, these just make me giggle a bit.

Addendum:

( This isn't Biden. It is, however, adorable. )  

Dear Amelia,

When I am trying to defend our political beliefs and the situation is diffused, please do not state that "maybe [you] do" think that racism is necessary for capitalism.

I kind of agree, but really, how did that help us in any way?

Some love,
Me

My Political Views
I am a right moderate social authoritarian
Right: 3.97, Authoritarian: 1.09

Political Spectrum Quiz

No surprise there.

My Foreign Policy Views
Score: 2.07

Political Spectrum Quiz

Or there.

My Culture War Stance
Score: 3.03

Political Spectrum Quiz

Or even here.

It's also quite funny how I'm diametrically opposed to the others in my age, gender, and racial groups.

Political quizzes are fun.

Dear Peter,

You make a promise, you keep it.

Don't think you're going to weasel your way out of making me your Senatorial Aide by saying you think I won't have any fun. Who are you to judge my sense of fun, anyway?

I quite agree with Dumbledore's analysis of such a situation, namely "Oh, [she] never takes the throne. [She] actually prefers the back seat. More room to stretch out, you see."

Look, if you don't want me to be your Aide, tell me so instead of trying to sweet-talk your way of the situation. I may get butthurt for a bit, but I'll have infinitely more respect for you. Ms. Trojan already tried to let me down nicely. That's actually  more painful; I'd really much rather be slapped than go through hours of mild torture.

In conclusion, either keep your promise or break it. Don't keep me hanging in the balance.

Very little love,
Jacie

Sounds like the title of a bad video game, doesn't it?

But it's not, unfortunately.

Last night, Duncan "Second Amendment LOL" Hunter dropped out of the presidential race. My favorite candidate dropped out because he couldn't get a vote count higher than 7,000.

Come on, man! You got more than Chris "Federal Kindergarten is the Shit" Dodd ever received, and it's not even the Delaware primaries yet!  

I know many people who would rather have you than John "MC" McCain or Mitt "More Money Than God" Romney. Including myself.

So...let's see. Candidates left in the runnings are:

Republicans:
-Rudy "OMG 9/11" Giuliani
-Mitt "More Money Than God" Romney
-Mike "God Says Vote" Huckabee
-Fred "Technology is EEEEVIL" Thompson
-Ron "Teh Int3rw3bs" Paul
-John "MC" McCain

Democrats:
-Hilary "It Worked For My Husband" Clinton
-Barack "It's a B, Not an S" Obama
-John "I'm Trying To Become the Fzcking President" Edwards
-Mike "With The Voice of" Gravel
-Dennis "Give Peace a Chaaance" Kucinich

....God help us all.

Where's Duncan Hunter when you need him?

Chickening out, that's where. 

"Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote."
-William E. Simon