Be a woman. Don't vote for McCain.

Life begins at rape...ask Mayor Sarah Palin

"Under Palin’s Administration, “Life Begins at Rape” for women unable to pay for their forensic evidence gathering. Justice is served to women who can afford it and denied for those who can’t. I live in Alaska-the wealthiest of the 50 states! Forcing rape victims to pay for their own forensic rape kits is something one would expect to find in a fundamentalist country overseas. I have outrage fatigue. I can’t decide which facet of this policy is more upsetting. Is it the denial of justice for the poor? Is it the punishment of women who had been raped? Is it the political policies of a woman so entrenched in the “Pro-Life” movement she would deny justice to a victim? This is not a “Pro-Life” policy. This is a “Pro-Rapist” policy, and forced pregnancy policy."

Economic bailout

So...I know fuckall about economics, but the way I see it...if we, the taxpayers, don't bail out the banks and insurance companies, the economy and the job market and the stock market, etc etc, are fucked...and if we do, the economy and the job market and the stock market, etc etc, are STILL fucked, AND we're paying for some asshole CEO driving a BMW who owns an umbrella stand made of Martha Stewart's vagina (thanks, Lewis Black) to have his company be made there there it's all better now.

Fuck it. Don't help them. Help the average American out instead of these jerks.

Good article.

Another great article

The Wife John McCain Callously Left Behind

Wow. That guy has no credibility AT ALL.

"But Ross Perot, who paid her medical bills all those years ago, now believes that both Carol McCain and the American people have been taken in by a man who is unusually slick and cruel – even by the standards of modern politics.

‘McCain is the classic opportunist. He’s always reaching for attention and glory,’ he said.

‘After he came home, Carol walked with a limp. So he threw her over for a poster girl with big money from Arizona. And the rest is history.’"

This Is Your Nation on White Privilege

Amazing piece by Tim Wise. Read!!

CSET pt 1 of 3 tomorrow

Yes, it's Meg flips out and stresses about even more tests for grad school time.

This one is the science CSET. The topics? Oh, ALL science, EVER, pretty much.

Bode well, this does not.

Today made like a vacuum and blew

We can't get cats, these cats we met and really love, because our rental company basically wants a $900 nonrefundable deposit. Despite our neighbors saying they didn't have to pay any fees.

I'm using my college education to answer phones, enter calls into a computer, and organize shelves.

Apparently the 'wee new city' feeling is wearing off, because between studying for this huge test that I HAVE to do well on, my knees hurting when I run, my computer overheating at the drop of a hat, this bullshit with our shitty scam artist rental company, working a job that requires using about .0009% of my brain (applied for 16 jobs and this was the only one that got back to me), being incredibly lonely, and now the cats, I just feel...I don't know. Useless and stupid and crappy and pathetic.

Kitten caboodle

So I think, after I get my next paycheck, John and I are going to adopt one, preferably two (sibling or bonded) kitties. We have a small place but we think the right kitties would like it. We have big windows with lots of hummingbirds and squirrels to watch.

Any advice for a possible new kitty owner?