To cap off an entire 2 seasons of non-blogging, I've decided to open up autumn with a few words: Obama, Daily Show, and Election Maps. I'm obsessed. But in a good way - not in a secret service file, continuous FBI observation of a stalker kind of way.
These are the best sites I've found to plot your own electoral map like a James Bond supervillian plotting to take over the world.
fivethirtyeight.com
Yahoo Political Dashboard
USA Today Election Map
NY Times Election Map
Have fun!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Interns Edit AccuWeather
Accuweather has been taken over by interns who place economy of words over making sense. The article "East Woes From West Storm" has the best opening lines ever (not to mention the best title ever). Check out the opening paragraph:
"A powerful storm will continue to blast California with rain, burying mountain snow and howling winds today. Beyond the weekend, the storm will return more accumulating snow and severe weather to places east of the Rockies."
I didn't know that there was a "burying mountain snow" storm option. I thought types of snow storms were limited to "blizzards", "whiteouts", and "blanketing" among others. I wonder if "burying mountain snow" is like a category 5 hurricane?
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
To Barak and Beyond
To My Candidate, An Apology:
Dear Senator Obama, I'm sorry that I forgot to go to the polls at 6AM on primary day. I had planned to vote early because I worked that day and wouldn't get off before the polls closed. But when I woke up that morning, I forgot. I was so excited to vote too. It reminded me of my first time voting absentee while sitting on top of a warm dryer at my campus laundromat.
However, it turned out all right - a sweep of the Potomac Primary's! Congratulations! I vow right now, that no matter what happens on voting day on November, I'll be there to cast my ballot for you.
Meanwhile, check out the Obama swag and maybe some of his platform. And now a little clip from the first time I heard Obama and fell a little in love.
Dear Senator Obama, I'm sorry that I forgot to go to the polls at 6AM on primary day. I had planned to vote early because I worked that day and wouldn't get off before the polls closed. But when I woke up that morning, I forgot. I was so excited to vote too. It reminded me of my first time voting absentee while sitting on top of a warm dryer at my campus laundromat.
However, it turned out all right - a sweep of the Potomac Primary's! Congratulations! I vow right now, that no matter what happens on voting day on November, I'll be there to cast my ballot for you.
Meanwhile, check out the Obama swag and maybe some of his platform. And now a little clip from the first time I heard Obama and fell a little in love.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Let's Indulge the Right Side of the Brain
I'm not sure where the pleasure centers of the brain are located, but I wanted to indulge in a little right-sided love poetry for one of my favorite things: Diet Coke.
An Ode
Oh Diet Coke with your limey goodness,
Bubbles bursting, breaking, yearning, reaching for my nose.
I drink you in tribute to your effervescent nature,
You delightful, dear, wonderful, refreshing secret formula.
Badly done poetry is the surest sign of undying love. I look forward to my evening drive to work, with NPR on my radio, my stick shift in 3rd, and a diet coke in hand.
And now a musical tribute to Coca Cola and mixed up men named Lola.
An Ode
Oh Diet Coke with your limey goodness,
Bubbles bursting, breaking, yearning, reaching for my nose.
I drink you in tribute to your effervescent nature,
You delightful, dear, wonderful, refreshing secret formula.
Badly done poetry is the surest sign of undying love. I look forward to my evening drive to work, with NPR on my radio, my stick shift in 3rd, and a diet coke in hand.
And now a musical tribute to Coca Cola and mixed up men named Lola.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
I Am The Working Poor
So as my first blog entry, I want to tell you about taxes. Because who collects more fun facts than the IRS? The Encyclopedia Britannica - true. However, the E. B. isn't relevant here and they can't ruin you financially, so I'm ignoring them for the moment.
Being the geek I am, I did my taxes yesterday a full 2 months and 10 days before the deadline. Being the American I am, I've already spent my tax refund in my head. Lucky day for me, making almost no money last year actually qualified me for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Uncle Sam has declared me a part of the working poor. I will now be accepting alms, donations, gift horses, and all other gratituties your rich guilt feels the need to bestow.
Being the geek I am, I did my taxes yesterday a full 2 months and 10 days before the deadline. Being the American I am, I've already spent my tax refund in my head. Lucky day for me, making almost no money last year actually qualified me for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Uncle Sam has declared me a part of the working poor. I will now be accepting alms, donations, gift horses, and all other gratituties your rich guilt feels the need to bestow.
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