Here we go again.

VS

UPDATE: Make no mistake, this is not a “Blog 4 McCain”, this is barely a “Blog 4 Obama”.

This should be good. McCain whines about how Obama won’t meet him for town meetings, then tries to postpone the actual legitimately scheduled debate, then says “fine, I am told I am hindering the process anyway” and decides to debate BUT HE WON’T ENJOY IT.

Sounds like a real guy I can get behind, if he would stop shuckin’ and jivin’ all over the place.

In all honesty this is going to be a snooze-fest. Obama is long winded in debates and McCain is going to say how he was a POW and a “maverick” and call people “his friends”. I am glad I don’t own a TV.

What I am waiting for is the Vice-Presidential debates. That is going to be a hot ticket. SNL could not write better stuff. It’s almost as if Palin is employed by The Onion.

Self Help

By Criteria

The sightless leading the blind
You confuse and scare the masses to get behind
Because the world’s stern
But you chose to fight instead and not to learn

Who you kill don’t change:
You killed

How hard is it to say, “I make mistakes”?
We cannot pretend to dance around the cover-up.
If this ain’t no sin to say you never heard
Well then one lies into another

Who protects citizens from presidents?

Nations will try to remind us
Don’t begin what you can’t end
Somebody out there can fight us

But instead we close our eyes and go to war,
it don’t work
It frustrates the cause, it’s making it worse.

Peace, love, understanding
It’s as simple as it sounds if you believe

Leaders will try to blind us
But open minds still see
Officials addicted to crisis
Detoxified with peace

They make war, it don’t work
It frustrates the cause, it’s making it worse

I am ashamed that I voted for you in 2004, and you have turned my wonderful country into this. What have you done to my home?

Loose Lips Might Ignore Shit

The United States of America needs to chill out. The term “for your safety and security” is being over-used. It is not a blanket term to just throw around like cheap newsprint. I cannot stand this phrase. It is everywhere! The Baltimore MTA buses have a recording that actually says “The MTA asks that all passengers be extra vigilant, and on alert…” Vigilant? Really?! What is this, the Third Reich? Be vigilant that the sleepy grandma is nodding off? On alert that there are pirated copies of DVDs being sold on your along with cold left-over slices of pizza? I think the MTA has bigger things to worry about like…oh…having the drivers follow the posted schedules, re-working the routes so there is not one number running 3 or 4 different “loops”, maintaining some semblance of regular schedules as soon as the sun sets. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE waiting for the bus for an hour on a regular basis in the dark. I really have nothing else to do. Really.

Amtrak: You are no better. You made EIGHT “for your safety and security” announcements in a 13 minute time span this morning. I know, I counted. You even made a live announcement as a pre-recorded security announcement was playing! I mean COME-ON, and folks wonder why we are turning into little self-contained worlds with iPods, Blackberries, Blueberries, lemons, iPhones, UPhones, MePhones…It because they are being inundated with endless bull about how much danger they are in.

There is a great song by Stars called Celebration Guns that is incredibly touching. The line “Then the next day, how will you know your enemy? By Their color, or your fear? One by one you can cage them in your freedom, make them all disappear” instantly comes to mind when situations like this happen. Granted, I understand the need for security. I am not an saying do away with all of it. There needs to be certain measures in place, fine. But eavesdropping on the train on folks that “are employed with the Department of Homeland Security” (barf) list off all the measures in place to “hard case” airports is a little disgusting, and most people don’t even know these are in place! Thankfull they were listed in great detail and any problems experienced with them were discussed, along with those of the DC Metro (I know, I know, very Loose Lips Sink Ships) We need to act like the British: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON.

bam thwok

Hello again.
I missed you.

So I am out and about looking for a new job, as my internship is up October 17. I have rent to pay, gotta keep up the checks. This Saturday will consist of what am deeming a “Job Bomb”. I am going to be updating references, my resume, getting leave behinds in order, and arming myself with a phone book and the interwebs to find a gig closer to home. I enjoy the thrill of working in DC, and the people at Edelman are fantastic to work with, they really are. I just want to find something that gets me home before 8pm every night.

I really enjoy going to happy hour and being able to get away from work with them. They are good people

On the Homefront life has not really changed. We are working on getting Internet. That’s pretty exciting for us. Vanessa is working hard teaching the young minds the wonders of our chemically driven world. Some good days, some bad days. I myself am finding that I am much better at coming home, eating a bowl of scrambled eggs, and promptly passing out. Gold star for me. Vanessa and I went to the Ukrainian Festival this past weekend. That was fun. The food was delicious (we live in Pirogi central with the Ukrainian Church and outlaying Ukrainian community along with the Polish community surrounding us). There was a beer– Obolon. My god was it good. I am not a big drinker by any means. This is more of an economic issue than not, but it is handy. Not being completely saturated in alcohol allows me to down a frosty cold Obolon on a hot Baltimore afternoon, and be wonderfully buzzed by the time the bottle is empty! Saves money AND time!

Speaking of money: I have completely washed my hands of the political situation. I am done. I blame it on John McCain. He constantly runs negative ads against Barack Obama and then when ANYONE calls him out on his shit, his entire camp cries foul and whines about it. If you can’t stand the heat McCain, GTFO. Now, normally I consider this part of our country’s election process. I yearn dearly to see how other countries run their elections. Not only in the actual general election itself (ahem Diebold), but advertising and promotion. We have to look like a bunch of 4-year-olds! The offending remark? The whole “Lipstick on a pig” thing. Jesus. If he was using it against Palin, she deserves it. She called herself a Pitbull in lipstick. Why don’t we just keep demeaning ourselves by describing everything we do as an animal in something. This blog is an octopus in Fabreeze. Gee, I hope that the folks a Fabreeze are offended.

Fuck it. I’m voting for Ron Paul and moving to Liechtenstein. Good luck, America.

“Press! Press! Press!”

Okay, so I am not really up-to-date on the Georgia-Russia conflict, so I am not going to discuss who is right and who is wrong yadda yadda.

I will say this: I am outraged at both militaries for their treatment of the Press in the area. I have seen 4 videos now showing both Georgian and Russian troops firing at press groups that are CLEARLY press. There was a Georgian reporter shot in the arm by a sniper while she was doing a LIVE report, and she still continued reporting! The Poor Turks

Good luck to anyone in the region.

YES.

Get Your War On

I love this comic strip so much, and now, it’s an animated series! Allah be praised.

Check out the original strips here.

Thanks Bush

*Sigh* Way to go buddy.

“Paç fat Kosova!” Forgive Me If That’s Not Correct, I Used An Online Translator.

Good luck Kosovo. It’s going to be a little rough at first, being as your neighbors *coughSeriba! *coughRussia!* don’t really “approve”, “accept” or “recognize” your independence, but the US and EU have got your back on this and I wish you all good fortune and good health in the coming years. I hope to some day visit your country and put a couple of dollars in your pockets to help get you fine folks up and running again.

I don’t mean to be a bummer here Kosovo, but I think your flag may need a bit more time in the thumbnail stage. Now, I know you got about 993 entries for the contest, and I know that 992 of them were horrible, and I know the UN told you that you can’t have a flag that shows favoritism to one ethnicity over another, but you can do better than that! Look at Canada! They have tons of different people and ethnic groups! I mean, granted Canada started out, and still technically is, under the auspices of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, but they do a pretty good job.

They started out with this:but then after a few more debates, they came up with this the current flag’s Papa: in 1964. At least stylize it a little bit! Otherwise you look like…like…well, like CYPRUS

and they have two sides that hate each other!

You are your own country now! Be proud of it! It’s not bad for a first run, I am still prod of you. If I had more time I would send you some of my examples, but I don’t think you would like them because I have never been to the Balkans and well, let’s face it, nobody likes a flag that is designed for them by an outsider.

C’mon Evergreen State! Do Me Proud!

I have to work today, but I know that Dr. Paul will get plenty of support at the caucus today. Do me proud Evegreen State.

By the way, I love the graphic designers getting into the political arena Michael Nystrom over at The Daily Paul designed and printed the poster above in various colors. He printed printed only 500 of them, ad there are VERY limited supplies left! If I had $50 to give, I would, but I have to spend it on designs of my own. (Boo hoo).

I am also a big fan of Shepard Fairey and his Barack Obama Poster Series. Again, if I had the money this would be above my desk with the Ron Paul Poster(s)

I haven’t seen any Mike Huckabee posters that I consider wonders of design, but they would probably look something like this:

Whereas McCain’s would scare all of us by showing his true form:

Another One Bites The Dust

(Quitt Romney) So Long, Willard.