I told you waking up on Wednesday morning would feel good.
[Posted by Kathleen]
Category Archives: random
whatever happened to good ol’ ralph?
I hate that I am posting so many article links without much commentary, but this is a pretty busy couple of days for me. Posting quick excerpts and links is a way for me to feel like I’m still involving myself and this blog in some sort of discussion, because obviously there are a LOT of things to be discussed right now.
MSNBC’S First Read had a blurb in its afternoon political roundup today that I found pretty compelling:
At a rally at the University of Maryland, Independent Party candidate Ralph Nader criticized the way the media covers the presidential race, citing the fact that Joe the Plumber has gotten more political coverage than the Nader-Gonzalez tandem.
Of course you could make a lot of points on either side of the question of Ralph v. Joe, but it’s a question worth thinking about. Read a little more here.
[Posted by Mallory]
free tacos and stomach aches today!
A SWTCTW public service announcement: Save the 89 cents! It’s free Taco Day at Taco Bell until 6 p.m.! Despite the inevitable tummy ache, I’m all for some T-Bell. I’m going to get mine now. Get yours.
Don’t say this blog never did anything for you.
[Posted by Kathleen]
youtube clip of today: electric stimulus.
This is some of the craziest shit I have ever seen on the internet. So it’s slow in the beginning, but hold on because things get wild after the one minute mark. I am speechless. Is this madness or genius? Is it noise or music? AHHHHH. My brain is fried.
[Posted by Kathleen]
Filed under blogging, definitely not politics, music, pop culture, random, technology, the arts, Uncategorized, YouTube
snl: ferrell’s dubya endorses fey’s palin.
Vodpod videos no longer available.
I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT.
Really, this is the best SNL has been in years. And in even better news, my twin, Maya Rudolph, is coming back!
AHHHH.
[Posted by Kathleen]
Filed under celebrities, crushes, humor, news, politics, pop culture, random, TV, YouTube
i’m legit terrified of spiders now.
So my friends all know that I’m nature girl–yeah, it’s weird. My envrionmentally friendly mom put me in a lot of nature classes growing up. What of it? NATUUUUUUUUUURE! GOULET!
Knowing that I LOVE nature, imagine my reaction when I saw this headline, and this picture:
Giant spider snapped eating bird in backyard near Cairns
Yup. I freaked the eff out. This will no doubt appear in my nightmares.
Despite my fear of spiders, I went to a school where the mascot was a spider. SPIDERS EVERYWHERE ON EVERYTHING. AHHH. Yes, I am a proud Richmond Spider. And devastated that I will not be able to make it to Homecoming this weekend. Miss me. GO SPIDERS! (But only the nice ones. That go to Richmond.)
[Posted by Kathleen]
Filed under animals, blogging, definitely not politics, news, post-college depression, random, sports
palin pals around with democratic donkeys.
And by pals around, I mean wears them around her neck. I can’t help but wonder if this was part of the $150,000 the RNC (AKA those who donated to the RNC–don’t you feel hoodwinked?) paid for.
The main point of this post was to point out how clueless Palin is. I mean, the woman is legit wearing a scarf that screams vote Democratic. (Where can I get me one of those?!) Buuuut since I have your attention, let’s talk about that $150,000.
So much for being a small town hockey mom, eh? That’s probably twice as much, if not more, than Joe the fake plumber makes in a year. That’s more than a college education. That’s health care for a small business. That’s a ton of money to spend on clothes.
So I think the argument of Republicans being fiscally conservative is now thrown out the window. Because, oh girl, some of those clothes…I could have gotten at Forever21 for twenty bucks. And if I wanted to go “upscale”, I could still find them at Macy’s. On sale. Those clothes are pretty basic. So we all know what the Republicans and Sarah Palin choose to do with their money. They are not bargain shoppers. I mean, look at the national debt.
What would you do with $150,000? Where do your priorities lie?
How dare she talk about relating to Americans struggling to pay their bills and get their kids through school. How dare she? Oh doggone it, you betcha that Joe Six Pack doesn’t go on shopping sprees with the RNC’s plastic.
UPDATED: From Politico, here is Johnny’s defense of the $150,000.
“She needed clothes at the time,” McCain told a group of Florida reporters.
And now, to add on to tragedy that is Sarah Palin, let me just attach a supposed copy of her report card and SAT scores, compliments of one of our DC correspondents.
OUCH. Baby girl didn’t even break a thousand.
Sorry for ranting a bit. I’m all fired up.
[Posted by Kathleen]
Filed under blogging, celebrities, fashion, money, news, politics, pop culture, random, thoughts
being a baller never gets old.
Ken Mink is a badass. The 73-year-old just made the Roane State basketball team. Roane State, by the way, is in Tennessee. He’s listed as a senior on the roster–not to be confused with a senior citizen (ohhhhhhhhh). Anyway, the Minkster played college hoops back in the day too. But, like I said, he’s a badass. According to the Knox news:
So Mink, whose playing career at Lees (Ky.) Junior College came to an unceremonious end in 1956 when he was dismissed – wrongly, by his account – for allegedly soaping the coaches’ office with shaving cream, wrote to several colleges in search of a place to play.
Oh man, there’s a prank that went out of style. Time to bring back soaping, ya’ll. But I digress.
Mink is nearly twice as old as the school itself, which was founded in 1971.
Damnnnn.
Look how intense he is in that picture! Sadly, in a one-on-one game, this septgenarian would probably kick my ass. And then out drink me at the bar. Whatev, he seems cool.
[Posted by Kathleen]
Filed under crushes, news, pop culture, random, sports
youtube clip of today: segway chimp.
Watch as much of this as you can handle– Japanese television is wacky. I wish I knew what was going on, but somehow not knowing makes it even funnier.
[Posted by Kathleen]
Filed under animals, definitely not politics, humor, pop culture, random, TV, YouTube
six words to change the world. 