Esther Mary
I love the name Esther! Congrats on the niece!
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jars - Feb 06, 2008 5:11:49 am PST #7821 of 10001
sumi - Feb 06, 2008 5:12:29 am PST #7822 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Aww, welcome to the world Esther Mary - congratulations on Auntdom Lisah!
Allyson - Feb 06, 2008 5:14:42 am PST #7823 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I don't know about all that, Steph, I'm having a hard time letting anything scary through.
My choices last night were between a black man and a woman, and they both have a great shot at being the POTUS.
I got chills looking at the ballot. And more so looking at the numbers of white red staters who came out fighting for Obama.
Mostly, even if I try, I can't shake the feeling of hope that brings, and the very simple idea that I can again feel pride instead of shame every time my President opens his (or her!!!!) mouth.
If I think about it even a tiny bit, I believe that an Obama/Edwards ticket is unbeatable.
Sparky1 - Feb 06, 2008 5:14:51 am PST #7824 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Welcome, Esther! Congratulations, lisah! Have a great time spoiling her rotten!
Steph L. - Feb 06, 2008 5:18:19 am PST #7825 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My choices last night were between a black man and a woman, and they both have a great shot at being the POTUS.
Don't get me wrong; that's something that still blows my fucking mind every time I think about it.
If I think about it even a tiny bit, I believe that an Obama/Edwards ticket is unbeatable.
I want to believe that, and a lot of me does, and I think Obama can take it all the way to the White House, but after 2004, I will never ever ever EVER underestimate the crazed religious right and their voting power.
sarameg - Feb 06, 2008 5:18:31 am PST #7826 of 10001
Ow. Ow ow OW.
Stupid meeting in 45 minutes.
lisah - Feb 06, 2008 5:21:33 am PST #7827 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Thanks, guys! I thought she'd never get here!
msbelle - Feb 06, 2008 5:23:04 am PST #7828 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Msbelle, I'm curious as to how it works with Mac. Is he automatically a US Citizen because you are?
He came in on a Visa (I forget the #), got a permenant resident card a few weeks after here and then after 6 mos, we could go through a re-adoption in the state to get paperwork that we then use to get a Certificate of Citizenship and a US Passport. We haven't done that last bit yet, so he has his Eth passport, the US permemnant res card and a SS card.
The re-adoption is my next step, I just need to call the lawyer thingy through work to get it started - with that comes name change so he won't have to be: His first name - My first name - Our last name: which is what the Eth government does automatically to all adoptees.
Allyson - Feb 06, 2008 5:27:32 am PST #7829 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I still think his nickname, plus your lastname, is the BEST PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR NAME EVER!!!!
Jessica - Feb 06, 2008 5:32:56 am PST #7830 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think Obama/Edwards would be a mistake - they're too similar to capture anything but the "fans of young charismatic populists" block. Obama's VP needs to be a smart experienced elder statesman type. Bill Richardson or Chris Dodd would be great.
And Tep, I've been having the same thoughts as you about the possibility of a McCain/Huckabee ticket. It would be scary, yo.