Wait. Is it Parasailin’ or Sarah Palin? I’m so confused.
You know who I’m talking about, right? That mavericky mom who can see Russia from her backyard?
Yeah, that one.
Okay, anyway. She “wrote” a “book.” I think they finally settled on the title Glowing Rouge or something like that.
Let’s review.
Remember, whilst apparently in the midst of a dyspeptic episode (I’m trying to give him the benefit of the doubt here, people), Senator John McCain picked her to be his running mate for the 2008 presidential election. Also, she used to be Governor of Alaska until she quit like such a quitter. Now, ostensibly she quit in order to pursue a public speaking gig and to write and promote this “book.” That she “wrote.”
Today we learn that Parasailin’ has posted her resumé on LinkedIn, which is, well, a place where one can post one’s resumé. Here’s the link.
Ha! Just kidding. That one’s fake. Turns out I’m not the only one who likes to poke fun at the Killa from Wasilla. Here’s the real link.
So is it just me, or is this weird? I don’t know, really. Maybe it’s normal. You tell me. Anyway, it’s a side issue.
You’ll recall that Parasailin’ was a beauty queen, non?
Ha! Just kidding again. That wasn’t really Parasailin’ or Sarah Palin but just a really good wannabe. But do you see now how I keep getting so confused?
It’s even more confusing because I came across an exclusive excerpt from the first chapter of Parasailin’s “book” today and that plus the whole beauty pageant thing and the Iraq, such as, U.S. Americans, and now I don’t know who’s who anymore. Also, notwithstanding the title Glowing Rouge, it appears to have absolutely nothing to do with makeup tips. Here’s an example:
Say it ain’t so Joe! My name is Sarah Palin. Recently several year I the State of Alaska had the pleasure, north the hugeness, am the zealous public servant! My husband and I have blessed with many attractive children. In 2008 I even has the pleasure is presidential candidate’s John the McCain running mate! I enjoy the hunting wolf and the moose. Is the wife and the mother also.
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My father is feels very much proud. Joe the Plumber! Later I will go to the Hawaiian am the graduation from the high school the institute in Honolulu. I leave, in a semester later and will shift to the north Idaho institute Community college. Moose. I in 1983 year two semesters, a generality have studied major. In 1984, I won Miss Wasilla Pageant, then completed third in 1984 Alaska young lady!
Seriously, you guys, you just have to read the whole thing. So so so so so so funny.
Finally, I stumbled across this YouTube gem today and I just had to include it. I’m not sure if this is Sarah Palin or Parasailin’ or just that wannabe chick. I report, you decide.
It’s my understanding that more and more law professors are banning laptops in the classroom. I have one professor this semester who has done just that. Although I much prefer taking notes on my computer, where I can easily access any reading notes and/or case briefs I might have to go along with lecture material, I do understand why some are prohibiting the use of laptops during their lectures. Only two weeks into law school and I see the problem very clearly. Most of the people who sit in front of me are mature, responsible, attentive students (like me, of course) who just use the laptop for classroom functions.
A few, however, are not.
I’ve seen people playing all sorts of games. Sometimes people check their email or other news websites. By far the most annoying thing is the people who type notes back and forth to the person seated next to them in big, bold font so that everybody behind them can read speculation on whether Professor Contracts ever gets to go on a date, or how ugly someone else’s boyfriend is, or whether someone is having a hard time staying awake, etc.
Aren’t we supposed to be adults here?
This isn’t to say that an occasional brain deviation from the lecture isn’t normal. My mind wanders, too. But really? You want to write notes back and forth to each other on your computer screen when at least half the class is sitting behind you reading every word? Because it’s literally impossible not to read it. Once you know they’re typing messages, you can’t make yourself not look. You have to. It’s a reflex or an impulse or something completely involuntary. And then you spend the rest of the class time being irritated on at least five different levels because of this nonsense.
/end rant
Plus, you just never know who’s looking over your shoulder. That’s what these legislators in Connecticut found out after the Associated Press published this photo of them playing solitaire during a budget debate.
Let’s say you have a close relationship with a Trekkie. Now let’s say that said Trekkie expires. You’re responsible for the funeral arrangements. Should you have a burial or a cremation? Either way, you can send your Trekkie to the final frontier in style.
A public service announcement: the horn. So that’s what it’s for? Hmm. Never use mine. *cough cough*
And finally, you should take 8 minutes to watch “Red Rabbit,” an animated short by Egmont Mayer. Ninja Kid and I loved it! Everybody’s got a secret, right?
A man lives alone in a small apartment. The little contact he had with other people has dropped to zero since the rabbit appeared. Every attempt to get the rabbit out of his apartment has failed and since he is not sure whether or not pets are allowed in the building, he does not let anybody enter his apartment.
Lately I’ve been coming across a whole bunch of stuff on these fabulous intertubez that I’ve been saving. I don’t know exactly what I’m saving them for, because they really don’t each warrant a separate blog post, but I just like them. So there. Anyway, my blogging friend Mariel over at Fresh Thought Soup does this cool thing called A Few Thoughts, and she kindly gave me permission to borrow and modify that idea just a bit in order to get rid of some of this brain clutter. Basically, this is a (not so) glorified link dump.
So I’m just going to do a few at a time so as not to overwhelm.
So, like, what was your favorite ride of all?
OMG it was totally 1001 Nachts. I LOVED THAT RIDE!
You loved it, huh? Well, why don’t you marry it then?? Hey!! Awesome idea!!
Speaking of amusement parks, check out Environmentaland, which recently opened in Hollywood. Nobody Rides for Free.
This dude got an unpleasant reminder that it’s not nice to cheat on your wife — with three other women. The woman in the picture needs to get acquainted with a flat iron. All three women will surely be getting acquainted with the inside of a prison cell. Let’s hope none of their cellies have access to Krazy Glue.
Apparently, real men wear pink. If by *real men* you mean Brad Pitt and David Beckham. And yes. Yes, I do.
Happy birthday today to Joseph Carey Merrick, better known as the Elephant Man. That movie made me cry when I was a little girl, and my horribly insensitive father and brother made fun of me endlessly for it. Yes, you two, I do still hold a grudge.
You probably know that Ninja Kid wants to be a chef. Lately I’ve been extolling the virtues (and positive cash flow!!) of orthodontics. Turns out I’m barking up the wrong tree. Of the 15 most lucrative college majors, 12 of them are engineering degrees. Time to dig out the math flash cards. Drill, baby, drill!
I’d like to be able to say that my lack of blogging lately has been a consequence of some massive project I’m working on or some other noble pursuit. Well, I could say that, I guess, but of course it wouldn’t be true. Alas, I owe an apology to both all of my loyal readers. I have no good excuse, yet I am resolved to get right back into the swing of things. There’s so much to write about that I’m suffering from Brain Freeze now, so this will be a short post to attempt to begin the process of thawing.
According to NBC New York, a young lady named Trina Thompson has filed a civil suit against her alma mater, Monroe College. She wants a refund on her tuition money to the tune of $70,000. Why? Well isn’t it obvious? She hasn’t gotten a job yet, so she feels like she deserves her money back.
Um. Where should I start? I’m not a lawyer yet and not actually even a law student quite yet, but nevertheless I will pick this apart using my common sense, which is very keen and not even all that common.
1. Just because your college may have a Career Services department that helps its students with job searches is no guarantee that you will be employed, with or without their help, within a certain period of time after graduating from said college.
2. Speaking of certain periods of time, Ms. Thompson just graduated in April; this is just August. She doesn’t have a job yet? Boo freakin’ hoo. The article says that Ms. Thompson was an info-tech major at Monroe College. Apparently this had nothing to do with anything like watching the news or reading the paper or common sense, for that matter. It’s called a recession. We haz one. Google it.
3. Just for kicks, let’s say you win your $70,000 tuition back from Monroe College. If you do get a job at any point in the future, aren’t you then obligated to repay the money? It seems only fair. If the main factor in determining whether your $70,000 was well spent on your education is whether or not you are suitably employed, then fine. You take the $70,000 back until you get a job, and then you pay it back. Of course, this is ridiculous.
4. And anywayz, who’s going to want to hire you now that you’ve exposed yourself as a litigious, whiny, unrealistic, and generally annoying doofus? You have student debt? Join the club. You’re having trouble making ends meet? Gee, nobody else has that problem EVER. Ms. Thompson’s mother is quoted in the article as saying, “This is not the way we want to live our life… This is not what we planned.” Well to that I say: Get in line, and good luck finding the back of it. I think it curves around the globe a few times.
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On a side note, the other night Ninja Kid and I went out to dinner with my mom (code name: Meemosa) and her husband (Mr. Meemosa?). In the span of about ten minutes I told a blatantly obvious lie and also did a bang-up job of pretending to like an entire family whom I really detestdespiseloathe don’t enjoy. Meemosa’s husband told me he thought I’d make a great lawyer. Is that a compliment?
There were a lot of really good pieces this week regarding everybody’s favorite almost-ex-governor, Sarah Palin, written by much better wordsmiths than I.
It’s a bad year to be a celebrity; they seem to be dropping like flies. In case you didn’t crawl out from under your rock in the last week or so, Michael Jackson’s memorial service was held today in Los Angeles. I didn’t watch any of it, but my Twitter stream was packed full of people live-blogging it, so I don’t feel like I missed much. Yes, Michael Jackson was an eccentric and kinda weird guy. Yes, he was accused of doing some horrible things. But don’t forget that he was also a son, a brother, and a father. Continue Reading…
Regardless of your political leanings, if you’re a woman or you’re sympathetic to women’s efforts to advance on the political stage, you should be royally pissed off at Sarah Palin. Earlier today, in a hastily assembled, rambling, disjointed, and sometimes contradictory press conference, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced that not only does she not plan to run for reelection as Governor of Alaska, but she’s also stepping down as Governor effective at the end of this month. Continue Reading…
Once again, I find myself having to defend people I don’t really like to defend. This is already getting old, and we’re only six months into the Obama administration. Today’s subject: elections in Iran. Prepare yourself for the mother of all blog posts.
Last Friday, presidential elections were held in Iran, and everybody’s favorite Holocaust denier, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was reelected with over 60% of the vote. In Iran and in the United States, apparently quite a few people were expecting an upset by reformist Mir Houssein Mousavi. In Iran, hundreds of thousands — even millions — of people have been demonstrating in the streets (just check YouTube for tons of videos — here’s one), and the government has really cracked down on them with riot police armed with guns, shooting live bullets and even killing some protesters. The supporters of Mousavi claim that the election was rigged, that their votes weren’t counted fairly, etc.
So let’s just get this on the record: I am neither a fan nor a defender of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. I think it’s sad and horrible that not all people have the right to assemble and protest their government without the fear of being shot dead in the street. I like freedom and I don’t like government oppression.
I have to make that disclaimer because what I have to say next may make this my most unpopular post ever. Continue Reading…
Two days ago, I linked to a lengthy, detailed post outlining 15 things you should know about the proposed healthcare reform bill. Remember? Well, the same guy, Keith Hennessey, has updated his analysis and now has a comparison of the Kennedy-Dodd Senate bill and the House bill being proposed. Read it and continue weeping.
@number27 Oh it's so good. I'm on season 2 right now and I <3 it so. Seasons 1 and 2 are available on netflix instant watch. :) in reply to number278 hrs ago
