Staying slim

[pjthompson]

Today I did a little writing, but mostly a "reassessment of where I'm going" on CWF to make sure I haven't gone off on a tangent. There were three big plot elements I wasn't exactly sure fit into the narrative flow, or where they fit. I'm still not sure about a couple of them, but I'm pretty sure where one of them fits now, and I've got a vague idea about the other. One still sits glaringly on the sidelines, taunting me. I'm going to make a concerted effort not to write a super-long book or something with sequels dangling off its end. I just don't want to go there again. So although that plot element is neato kobeato, I may just have to abandon it. We'll see. It's early days yet.

Stupidest campaign commercial of the day:

"I was really fat. My family wanted me to lose seventy pounds. I kept that promise and I'll keep my promises to you..."

Vote for me because I lost weight? Because as insurance commissioner I'm showing how to positively effect the actuarial tables?

Unfortunately, this guy is the Democratic candidate, Cruz Bustamante. Every night my answering machine has messages from my close personal friends, Barbara Boxer and Antonio Villaraigosa and the like, asking me to vote for Cruz or Angelides. Those two races are close and hopeless, respectively. *sigh*

Random quote of the day:

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."

—Benjamin Franklin

Amen!

Comments

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Okay, that definitely is one of the odder campaign slogans I've seen. Maybe he can get Jarrod from Subway to stump for him?

[pjthompson]

lol--that's the only thing that would make it work--as a comedy.

[merebrillante.livejournal.com]

At least it's better than the NutriSystem commercials they're currently running around here. Some chick is bragging that she's finally in a size two, which would be more impressive (to me) if her "before" photo didn't reveal that she was, at most, a size six before. Also, she says, "I have my husband back!" And I'm like, "Damn, girl, if you starve yourself down to a 2, you should trade him in for a trophy husband."

[pjthompson]

God those commercials drive me nuts. We don't have that one (which is a bit over the top!) but we've got our version of the size 2. And the woman has the most obnoxious voice I keep thinking, "Honey, it ain't your bod that's been keeping them away." Meow.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

I hate Cruz Bustamante. It's painful to know that he's a Democrat. And Angelides, yeah... a personality like wallpaper. I wish we had a better candidate. He's something like 12 points down to Arnold right now. He's going to get smoked. Sad.

[pjthompson]

I hate Cruz so much I'm not voting in that race. I can't bring myself to vote for Poizner and I know the theory of a non-vote plays into the other guy's hands blah blah but I just can't bring myself to vote for Cruz. I'll vote for Angelides but *sigh*--like you said. Didn't it seem like Angelides just disappeared once he'd gotten the nomination?

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

I can't blame you for not voting for that race. It's filled with... well... nothing to be excited about. Bustamante is a Class-A Douchebag though. He really turns my stomach.

My issue with Angelides (I say that like I only have one issue with him. Ha!) is that his entire campaign seems to be built around "Hey, I'm not Schwarzenegger!" Every single piece of campaign mail and email from the Angelides camp is filled with the "I'm not Arnold" style of politicking. I have no real clear idea where he stands on a ton of issues. He's such a weak candidate. Ugh. But I'll cast my vote for him anyway... like I have a real choice.

[pjthompson]

I'll definitely be holding my nose and voting in a couple of races.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

I'm sure many of us will be.

The reports of intimidation and suppression coming out of some of the states is really frightening right now. Close your eyes and cross your fingers. We're in for a bumpy ride tonight.

[(Anonymous)]

And you can't tell me some Republican hacker ain't going to give the Diebold machines a try...

[pjthompson]

That last one was me.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

There's been some shady things going on, but apparently not enough to swing the election back their way. Thank the freaking gods. The Senate races are still uber-tight so I'm a wee bit nervous. But we got the House!!!