Palin, Volunteering, and H&M!

First of all before my 'Week in Review'...I'd like to talk politics because this is my blog and I can say what ever the hell I want to say. First off... what the (BEEP) were they thinking nominating Sarah Palin as the Republican Vice President? For all you Monty Python lovers, I deeply enjoyed this: http://michaelpalinforpresident.com/ , along with Doug Wright's facebook caption today: "Sarah Palin handled her first interview with all the practiced charm and virtuoso intelligence that befits a Runner-Up for Miss Alaska." Did anyone see the opening of the 34th, yes 34th, season opener of Saturday Night Live last night? (can't believe I was home watching it, I remember watching it 30+ years ago when I was a kid, LIVE!..and I'm never home on Sat. night...but Noel is working at Virginia Mason all weekend...and I just hung my granddads light fixture over our beautiful leather sofa...and am love being home - sorry I digress)...the opening of SNL had Amy Poeler as Hillary Clinton and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin....HILARIOUS!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8WkCfkQ4DI ...POELER AS CLINTON "I believe that diplomacy should be the corner stone of any foriegn policy..." and FEY AS PALIN "I can see Russia from my house..."

If you cannot tell, I am a OBAMA supporter. God helps us all if McCain/Palin are in the White House. Yes, both Noel and I voted for Hillary in the Washington State primaries, and Yes, I do wish she was Barack's running mate instead of Biden...but I do think I like Biden, the little I know of him. But let's be serious. Obama could have picked almost anyone...

Can you image if McCain wins and literally croaks in the first two years of his term? This unqualified right-winged Alaskan riffle-totin' bible-thumpin' anti-gay pro-lifer 44 year old woman would be President of the United States. Did any one ever watch that TV show a couple years ago with Geena Davis "Commander in Chief"...it was good and spookedly close to this scenario. Ok, enough said...we are just fucked (oops forgot to 'beep') if McCain wins whether him or Palin is the commander in chief. MAJORLY STALE!!!!

On to my WEEK IN REVIEW...we started with seeing "Tropic Thunder" on our semi-weekly Monday date night, Noel and I. It was, well, ok. Had potential, but was at the Oak Tree only 10 blocks from our house which is always nice. Then just a crazy long week at Nordy's with a couple projects of mine (October Holiday 'Make An Entrance' in final, Boot Video Guide in test and not ready for live launch and the script finals and casting of my Denim videos being shot next week). Friday was a crazy day, United Way 'Day-of-Caring' in the morning (til 1pm) at the Children's Special Needs School where we painted their gym. Then I had to go back to work 1-4pm (with paint in my hair and on my shoes) to continue my hot projects, and then Heidi and I went to a 4-6pm Unite Way post-volunteer thanks party at the Qwest/WaMu arena for the free food, beer, and a chance to win a cruise (which we did not). By 8pm I was home half passed out on a beer buzz, and next thing I know going to dinner at Machiavelli's with Noel, Lyu, Justin and Jae...what a long day...finally a bottle of red wine put me down.

Noel worked all weekend (his once a month duty at Virginia Mason...which I wish he'd quit but the extra money is nice for both of us...can you say kitchen glass tile back splash? - LOL). So I chilled most of the weekend going on 2 long runs with Pugsley. On Sunday I walked from our townhouse in North Greenlake to University Village, and on the 80 degree day and briskly walking I made it there in 57 minutes, quicker than I thought. I was and awesome walk through Ravena. I ended up at U-Village to meet Noel at 4:30 post-VM to check out the new H&M. After dropping $90 at H&M, and cruising the Apple store (new iPod Nano Chromatic), and purchasing at Storables...we met Chels, Adam, Jo and Lynn at the RAM for food and beer in the sun (and we had a BOGO dinner coupon - buy one, get one free). What a lovely weekend!