All Things That Are Good » 2008

It’s So Weird

Keith — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:16:58 +0000

To have a President who speaks in cogent complete sentences. A President who isn’t snide and condescending. A President who doesn’t resort to posturing. A President who has favorite philosophers and poets.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s totally refreshing. It’s just a brand new feeling in my adult life.

Welcome to Your New Government

Keith — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:57:28 +0000

Your new, transparent government that is truly, finally by the people and for the people.

In case you’re not sure what I am talking about, the soon-to-be Obama administration has created a new government level website called Change dot gov. There are news updates, info about the President- and vice-President-elect as well as their families, and there is also a section in which you can send in your story or your vision for the future of the United States.

How much do you need to know before you finally accept that this man is the shit?

Dept. of Formerly Funny, Now Tear-Jerking Sites

Keith — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:44:05 +0000

Palin as President deserves one final look before we close the door on the possibility of that crazy power-hungry anti-woman becoming anything close to President.

Also, just in case you weren’t sure, Is Obama President dot com.

Woke Up New

Keith — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:06:27 +0000

This morning I woke up and it was sunny out. It was clear enough that I could see the Olympic mountains out my skylight, framed by the Seattle skyline and the Space Needle. It was a beautiful new day, and the world just seemed better, as if a huge grey cloud had been lifted from everything.

Last night, I came home just before the election was called, so Rachel and I celebrated alone with a toast and a glass of wine. After the commotion had settled, I started trying to do homework. I could hear the helicopters following the celebrations. Firecrackers were going off on my block. I read the news. Then, when I was in it with my homework, my friend Catherine texted me. “hey, are you on pike and broadway by any chance?” No. But she convinced me to go party. I got Rachel out of bed (she couldn’t sleep anyway) and we walked to the intersection of Pike Street and Broadway avenue. What we saw…

I fucking love this city. This is what we’ve been working for. God bless the United States.

Mr. President

Keith — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:34:17 +0000

Endgame

Keith — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:32:47 +0000

It’s a rainy night and I am home alone. I just finished what I think is a particularly good five-page paper on William Wordsworth’s Resolution and Independence. I am going to go get a snack, play some Xbox, start working on my other papers that are due this week, pass in my Wordsworth paper tomorrow, go vote, then go get a free coffee and a free sex toy. Hah.

(The latter I wasn’t being competely serious about, just for the record)

One Week

Keith — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:51:46 +0000

This is my final post about the election until the results are in.

On November the fourth, you know what to do.

Just When You Thought

Keith — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:45:45 +0000

That the “wassup” commercials weren’t funny anymore:

The Man

Keith — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:29:18 +0000

From a series of wonderful candid photos and stories from the campaign trail by Callie Shell. Rachel and I just gave Barack twenty more dollars each for him to spend on whatever he needs to get this thing done, and I politely urge you to do the same.

Today I skipped out on Ethics class to take the bus by myself to Ballard to pick up my Pentax K1000. I left it with Cameratechs on Monday to fix it and they called me yesterday to tell me that it was ready. And it didn’t even cost me as much as I thought it would. I’m really pleased with it, and I finally get to try out my Ferrania Solaris film that I’ve been waiting for the Pentax’s revival to use. Those photos to come soon, probably.

I don’t want you to think I’m a complete slacker. I have been getting papers and other work in on time. It’s not much, but at least it shows that I can work through the apathy.

I realized the other day that I have eight courses left to complete before I am finished with my degree. What that means is I finish out this year and two courses next year and then that’s it. Though I will probably miss it then, right now I am excited about the prospect of being done with class forever. I still haven’t figured out how to avoid falling into the day-in-day-out work routine, but I’ll work on it.

That’s all I got right now. It’s late. Sorry.

Hilarity At Its Very Best

Keith — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:12:39 +0000

I know that after this dinner occurred, Barack Obama and John McCain the next day went back to slinging mud at each other. I know that a little playful roasting is not going to change the course of American politics. But when I watched these at work, I laughed so hard that I had to privately excuse myself to the office kitchen and regain my composure after Barack’s paparazzi joke. And for a moment, they made me feel a little bit better about the state of politics in the United States. Please watch these (videos below the jump):