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likethebeerOk, it's her b-day tomorrow, but, I thought I'd get it in there while I thought of it. Yep, that & Guy Fawkes day.
Ok, got to hang w/jujupees, WI-C, D&M and mda last night, to "lick our wounds", according to WI-C. As I wrote earlier, it was what got me out of my funk from yesterday (only yesterday? At the same time, I'm thinking continuously that Tuesday didn't happen. Is that going on for anyone else?). We had a small outdoor fire and some free beer. Some necessary politics were discussed, including the tentative, "Where do we go from here?" [hope the Dems have a plan on the Supreme Court was 1 proposition]
In the end, it accomplished what WI-C had hoped--it was by getting together w/friends that we were able to lift ourselves out. I still don't want to really listen to the news (although I can't completely help myself), and I don't want to get emotionally involved in any political thoughts right now. I've thought of getting small for a little while and taking time out for close friends. Telescope down to my life, and get to the day to day people that matter (she says, while the dishes have YET to be done).
The conversation ranged, and made me realize (for the countless umpteenth time) what truly interesting people I know. We can talk of all manner of things, and do so with intelligence and interest. And goofiness, even while we sometimes sound like poor white kids talkin' in the 'hood vernacular. And WE MAKE FIRE.
Oh, and of course, most interesting was the conversation between the 2 other women there, and myself, regarding pr0n, and what to do about sex in a "mature" relationship. Lucky for me, my guy was there to listen to all of these pieces of advice. I know this will come up as one of the most interesting, and informative, conversations that mda has ever heard. I just told him (as he was reading this at my invitation) that I was v.v.happy that a discussion like that could be had in a setting like that, as, when you've been together for 7 years and you're naturally introspective people, it makes certain things difficult to discuss, that most couples talk about. So, thanks a lot to M and jujupees (even if they can't read this). It certainly was food for thought. Or thoughts for sex. Or sex for food. Or will think for food. Something like that.
Ok, got to hang w/jujupees, WI-C, D&M and mda last night, to "lick our wounds", according to WI-C. As I wrote earlier, it was what got me out of my funk from yesterday (only yesterday? At the same time, I'm thinking continuously that Tuesday didn't happen. Is that going on for anyone else?). We had a small outdoor fire and some free beer. Some necessary politics were discussed, including the tentative, "Where do we go from here?" [hope the Dems have a plan on the Supreme Court was 1 proposition]
In the end, it accomplished what WI-C had hoped--it was by getting together w/friends that we were able to lift ourselves out. I still don't want to really listen to the news (although I can't completely help myself), and I don't want to get emotionally involved in any political thoughts right now. I've thought of getting small for a little while and taking time out for close friends. Telescope down to my life, and get to the day to day people that matter (she says, while the dishes have YET to be done).
The conversation ranged, and made me realize (for the countless umpteenth time) what truly interesting people I know. We can talk of all manner of things, and do so with intelligence and interest. And goofiness, even while we sometimes sound like poor white kids talkin' in the 'hood vernacular. And WE MAKE FIRE.
Oh, and of course, most interesting was the conversation between the 2 other women there, and myself, regarding pr0n, and what to do about sex in a "mature" relationship. Lucky for me, my guy was there to listen to all of these pieces of advice. I know this will come up as one of the most interesting, and informative, conversations that mda has ever heard. I just told him (as he was reading this at my invitation) that I was v.v.happy that a discussion like that could be had in a setting like that, as, when you've been together for 7 years and you're naturally introspective people, it makes certain things difficult to discuss, that most couples talk about. So, thanks a lot to M and jujupees (even if they can't read this). It certainly was food for thought. Or thoughts for sex. Or sex for food. Or will think for food. Something like that.
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Date: 2004-11-05 07:19 am (UTC)Dear Friends,
Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists:
1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again.
2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916.
3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young adults (Kerry: 54%, Bush: 44%), proving once again that your parents are always wrong and you should never listen to them.
4. In spite of Bush's win, the majority of Americans still think the country is headed in the wrong direction (56%), think the war wasn't worth fighting (51%), and don’t approve of the job George W. Bush is doing (52%).
5. The Republicans will not have a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate. If the Democrats do their job, Bush won't be able to pack the Supreme Court with right-wing ideologues.
6. Michigan voted for Kerry! So did the entire Northeast, the birthplace of our democracy. So did 6 of the 8 Great Lakes States. And the whole West Coast! Plus Hawaii.
7. Once again we are reminded that the buckeye is a nut, and not just any old nut -- a poisonous nut. May Ohio State pay dearly this Saturday when it faces Michigan.
8. 88% of Bush's support came from white voters. In 50 years, America will no longer have a white majority. Hey, 50 years isn't such a long time!
9. Gays, thanks to the ballot measures passed on Tuesday, cannot get married in 11 new states. Thank God. Just think of all those wedding gifts we won't have to buy now.
10. Five more African Americans were elected as members of Congress, including the return of Cynthia McKinney of Georgia. It's always good to have more blacks in there fighting for us and doing the job our candidates can't.
11. The CEO of Coors was defeated for Senate in Colorado. Drink up!
12. Admit it: We like the Bush twins and we don't want them to go away.
13. At the state legislative level, Democrats picked up a net of at least 3 chambers in Tuesday's elections. Of the 98 partisan-controlled state legislative chambers (house/assembly and senate), Democrats went into the 2004 elections in control of 44 chambers, Republicans controlled 53 chambers, and 1 chamber was tied. After Tuesday, Democrats now control 47 chambers, Republicans control 49 chambers, 1 chamber is tied and 1 chamber (Montana House) is still undecided.
14. Bush is now a lame duck president. He will have no greater moment than the one he's having this week. It's all downhill for him from here on out -- and, more significantly, he's just not going to want to do all the hard work that will be expected of him. It'll be like everyone's last month in 12th grade -- you've already made it, so it's party time! Perhaps he'll treat the next four years like a permanent Friday, spending even more time at the ranch or in Kennebunkport. And why shouldn't he? He's already proved his point, avenged his father and kicked our ass.
15. Should Bush decide to show up to work and take this country down a very dark road, it is also just as likely that either of the following two scenarios will happen: a) Now that he doesn't ever need to pander to the Christian conservatives again to get elected, someone may whisper in his ear that he should spend these last four years building "a legacy" so that history will render a kinder verdict on him and thus he will not push for too aggressive a right-wing agenda; or b) He will become so cocky and arrogant -- and thus, reckless -- that he will commit a blunder of such major proportions that even his own party will have to remove him from office.
16. There are nearly 300 million Americans -- 200 million of them of voting age. We only lost by three and a half million! That's not a landslide -- it means we're almost there.
17. Finally and most importantly, over 55 million Americans voted for the candidate dubbed "The #1 Liberal in the Senate." That's more than the total number of voters who voted for either Reagan, Bush I, Clinton or Gore. Again, more people voted for Kerry than Reagan.