these days of leiderhosen

To the gentleman/lady we interviewed today:The position of David Bowie has already been filled. Kindly go pick a gender and leave those clothes back into the 1980s. What we plan on doing with five bucks this weekend: C ool Hand Luke at the Paramount Theater . OOOOooo, Newman . Senator McCain : I did not actually despise you until your vote against the GI Bill update and your recent penchant for raising angry mobs . This is not my America and I intend to stay in bed until you go the fuck away. Of all the things this country has misstepped in, this is the one bit of legislation that changed absolutely everyone for the better in this country today. Reading: Tomb discovered in Rome . Chanterelle Mushrooms at Berkeley Bowl: $8.99 a pound. Score ! And they have some of the best handmade sushi. Has anyone else across this world seen the sideburns going around these days? What do you think? I have been spinning sugarbee' s brilliant One Night Stand Rovings in Holde n with a Lloyd wai...

Source: the BBC Update: There has been a tiny flurry of accusations of Photoshoppage here; I am flattered, but very happy to be innocent in this case. Nooooo. It's the Bee-Beee-Seeee!

Most fabulous knitting this month: a demon baklava . I would love to this projected on the inside of my contacts:

And I thought I was out of control. The Sarah Palin Voodoo Doll The ever-present tee shirt Complete your ensemble with natty campaign button Magnatune, I love the free podcasts but opening with Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio leaves me a bit dazed at the bus stop. It must be the cymbals at 7:10 AM I am paying my fiesty and interesting coworker Margaret a dime every time I check FiveThirtyEight.com . The democratic blue of Obama's success on the US map is encroaching places I had not expected. My heart warms with the possiblity while some darker other part of me screams that my trust and desires are unfounded. I hope it's not. I hope.

Currently reading: The Host Watching: Mad Men Crushing on: Joan Reminiscing with Scott about: La Femme Nikita Best Moment: Steven reading Bad Monkeys by Mark Ruff aloud. Cruising the NYT past Obituary File for: E.B. White

I am so happy that in this time of fiscal distress we have an election to keep us diverted. What would we do without the stereotypes to mock? Comedienne Sara Benincasa has started a Palin Vlog which is exceedingly funny. I found this link on Judith Warner' article "Poor Sarah" NYT political blog. Steven has drawn the line at televised statements. I am allowed to scream "Judas" whenever Libermann shows up on screen, but he draws the line at food throwing, esp. anything with salad dressing.

That sexy codger Paul Newman has -gosh darn it- gone and died. I'm sure you've heard, but this news is enough to send me back to bed to stare at the ceiling. One thing is for sure: now there are practical jokes in heaven. Thanks, Paul.