Observation

The cleaning lady in the morning likes to put the toilet paper in so that it rolls under.

The cleaning lady in the evening likes to put the toilet paper in so that it rolls over.

My money’s on the evening lady.

Don’t tell me how to vote!

I work on a college campus, which means that during lunch I almost always end up walking through an area with a large number of students. Of these, half are either sitting at tables shouting at me to join their organization or buy their baked goods, and the other half thrusting small pieces of paper in my face.

Today, a friend and I were braving the crowd and came between two girls handing out leaflets. One was supporting Obama, the other Clinton. The Clinton supporter was on my side, and when I didn’t take her leaflet she said “You’re a woman! Vote for Hillary!”

I couldn’t take it anymore. I turned around (while still walking) and shouted back, “I don’t vote like that!” She retorted with, “I don’t either…!” (I didn’t hear how it ended)

Look, kids. Yes, I’ll be voting in the Democratic primary. Yes, I’ll probably vote Democrat for the President, even if the candidate I like now isn’t running. But no, you can’t tell me to vote for Hillary because we’re both women. What if, hypothetically speaking, I didn’t agree with her fundamentally? Should I still support her even though she may not be the candidate that I want running the country?

I’m not stupid. I know that people actually vote based on these types of things. But I’m going to try to be blind to the fact that one of the Democratic candidates is a woman, and the other is black. Call me crazy, but I think the best way to go about it is to vote on the issues.

Austinites!

Be aware that Master Pancake is “lampooning” Back to the Future.

I can’t wait!

List of Recommendations

Good Mood Diet – It’s not so much a “don’t eat you favorite foods” as it is “try eating these foods, see how you feel, and then if you’d like to, add in those foods you like so much.” It seems to be working for me–I mean, I cheat occasionally, but my cheating is no longer going to Sonic for tots with cheese. It’s getting Baked Lays at Subway. Yeah, boring cheating, right? But hey, the pounds are starting to disappear, so I think I’m ok with boring.

Exercise. My friend Marci introduced me to a running program a long time ago, but it wasn’t until recently that I really committed to trying it out. Actually, I didn’t commit to it so much as say, “Yeah, I’ll start the program with you, Marci. But don’t expect me to be running 30 minutes straight with you.” Now, I’m at the 30 minutes. And it’s incredibly uplifting, especially for someone who has always hated to run.

3hive. I’ve recommended this site before, and it’s on my blogroll to the right. I just really like being able to hear whole song samples of new music. And I dig that they recommend all kinds of music, so that I’m quickly and easily able to expand my horizons.

Baseball. It’s good for your soul. (Well, it’s good for mine, at least)

Thanks, by the way, for all of your kind words after the post last week. I really appreciate them.

Reading link

Exclusive Excerpts from Fred Kaplan’s new book Daydream Believers

Update

We lost a family member this week. And while it wasn’t a big surprise, it’s still a little…shocking? weird?

I haven’t been able to fully express how I feel about this loss and I don’t think I will until the funeral. I tend to be that way. Kinda stoic until the day we’re actually supposed to say goodbye.

I’ve had a couple of people leave comments that I really want to take time to reply to personally. So Kristen and Jo, if you’re reading, I’ll be catching up with you shortly (Kristen!! I can’t believe you found me!! And I’m listening to the band now, Jo, and I like them!). I’ll basically expand on what I said in the parentheses just now.

Talk to you all soon.

Dude

Your added ridiculously large tires to your little truck and stickered your back window with “Extreme Off-Road.” I’m sure you blow everyone out of the water when you’re driving on dirt roads and muddy fields.

But man, I kicked your ass on MoPac today.

Tuesday reading

If you don’t keep up with Truesday on Austinist.com, you really should start now.

Meme!

4 Jobs I’ve Held:
student assistant
administrative assistant
student worker
gas station cashier

4 Movies I Watch Over and Over:
Pride and Prejudice (BBC)
Sleepless in Seattle
Groundhog Day
A Christmas Story

4 Places I’ve Been:
New York
London
Stratford upon Avon
Salzburg

4 Places I’ve Lived:
Austin
Burton
Huntsville
Winedale

4 TV Shows I Watch:
Clean House
Project Runway
30 Rock
Daily Show/Colbert Report

4 People Who E-mail Me Regularly:
This is who I am
Pieces
Saxophonin’ Gnome
mi madre

4 Favorite Foods:
Zen (white chicken w/ broccoli, on white rice)
Chocolate
Tangerines
Chips

4 Places I Would Rather Be:
London
San Marcos (but only if I’m with the fiance)
my couch
in my car

4 Things I’m Looking Forward To:
May 24
the life after May 24
5:00 PM
Friday

4 People To Tag:
This Is Who I Am
Saxophonin’ Gnome
ImagineKB
Ms. Judy

Honeymoon, here we come

I’m more than a little excited about our honeymoon coming up. We decided to go to Portland, Oregon, and according to a co-worker who used to live there, we’ve chosen a great time of year to visit. We’ll be there during the last week of May, when the weather is mild and the flowers are blooming.

We’re staying at The Benson Hotel, which has complementary wine tastings each night in their extensive wine cellar. Expedia also claims that they have Nintendo consoles in each guestroom, but I can’t find that information on the hotels website. Oh, how I wish upon wish that the Nintendo console will greet us when we arrive.

One place I’m sure we’re going to spend some time at is Powell’s Books. They claim to be “the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world.” And no sales tax in Oregon!!

The place I’m newly ecstatic about visiting is Ground Kontrol. I can’t wait to play Frogger again. And apparently there is a plethora of pinball machines.

We didn’t want our honeymoon to be the typical beach resort honeymoon. I think we’ve made the right choice. My only regret is that we’re not rich enough to extend our stay to a few weeks.