now's the time to be alive.

Just because the election season is FINALLY over with the election of Obama does not mean that I've stopped talking about politics. In fact, I'm probably talking about it more now that I'm incredibly happy with the outcome. (LOOKIT ME, I'M TURNING INTO A POLITICAL JUNKIE. And I totally plan on working in politics if this whole working-in-television thing doesn't work out. SERIOUSLY.)

SO. Now I'm obsessing over who Obama's picking for his White House staff (the "Senior Staff" if you will.) Rahm Emanuel is Obama's chief of staff. Defamer came up with 20 reasons why he's so awesome, and this one is my favorite:

4. Rahm is the inspiration for Bradley Whitford's character Josh Lyman on The West Wing.

Because if it wasn't totally evident that Season 7 of The West Wing directly parallels this election, it is now. I really need to get the DVDs from the library again and be all "OMG THIS IS ACTUALLY REAL AND NOT JUST SOMETHING DREAMED UP BY A TELEVISION GENIUS." I attempted to watch "Election Day" online on Tuesday, but I couldn't find it :( Honestly, I just need to re-watch this series. I haven't seen it in so so long. Maybe I'll watch the reruns on Bravo tomorrow morning; they're showing "Institutional Memory" (one of my personal favorites) and "Tomorrow" (the series finale)!

I attempted to get the newest issue of Time Magazine (the special collectors edition with Obama on the cover) today, but neither Target or Costco had it. I'm pretty sure it's out now, so I'm hoping to get to Barnes&Noble or Borders this weekend to buy it.

This weekend and next week are going to super stressful school-wise. I have 5 sections of Stats homework and Astronomy review questions due Monday, A speech on Tuesday that I haven't even started preparing, an Astronomy exam on Wednesday that I really need to study for, and a Government exam next Thursday that I might not do as well as I hope to on because I skipped a lot of classes. I don't know when I'm going to get all of this done; I'm babysitting tomorrow night, and I'd really like to go to the gym sometime this weekend because I haven't been in awhile. It's the big thing that's stressing me out now that the election is over. But if I can make it to next Friday without killing myself, I think I'll be okay.

sorry for the spam.

Dear McCain supporters,

Praying for our country isn't going to change anything. Neither is a Facebook group where you attempt to get Obama impeached. If you're that unhappy about how things turned out, you absolutely have a right to leave the country; No one's going to stop you. Just know that it's going to be near impossible to find a country to move to that is not a) a third-world country or b) a liberal, so called "socialist" country that you're so afraid America is turning into. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, IDIOTS.

BASICALLY, QUIT ACTING LIKE CHILDREN. YOU'RE FRAKKING ADULTS, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

Sincerely,
Maureen, a proud Obama supporter who doesn't want to put up with this crap.

AHEM. On a more positive note, YUM.