There is something happening in America. And on my blog.

January 19th, 2009 in 1/2 funny 1/2 serious 100% important, AHHHHHHHHHHH!, Andrea should move back to Canada, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, blogs, cnn makes my heart beat fast, earning my dork badge, friends, here is my heart, i know- we all LOVE him, i'm the sum of my failures and my achivements, is it weird this makes me cry?, it happened this week, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, overwhelmed doesn't even begin..., politics, something I won't forget, your vote matters here

There are moments when I know what I want to say but really struggle for the right words. You would laugh if you saw me- mumbling to myself as I drive to work, as I fold laundry, as I lay in bed. I envision it would be easier to rip out my heart and put it on my screen, but besides the fact that it would be insanely messy- I don’t think it would be enough. And so, in these moments I turn to the one device a blogger can use when she feels like she has a lot to …READ MORE

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Election Obsession

October 26th, 2008 in because US health care makes me sad, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, cnn makes my heart beat fast, confession of the day, i know- we all LOVE him, i wish i was water, i wrote this just for the picture, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, lists, men, oh dear, people i like, politics, the one that nobody reads because of the title, top 10, who needs a self help book?

You may be election obsessed if….

1. Not only do you know who Chuck Todd is, you are starting to find him strangely attractive.

2. You know why Colorado, Virgina and Nevada are suddenly more important than Florida and Ohio.

3. You refer to surrogates by only their first name and act annoyed if people don’t know who you are talking about.

4. Tom Brokaw is the narrator of all your dreams.

5. The number 270 means one thing to you and it’s not your high score in Scrabble.

6. You get emails from Joe Biden, tweets from (fake) Sarah …READ MORE

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In which I relate Joe Biden to peanut butter

August 25th, 2008 in AHHHHHHHHHHH!, because US health care makes me sad, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, cnn makes my heart beat fast, confession of the day, hello universe? I love you, i know- we all LOVE him, i may write about the west wing forever, i wish i was a Kennedy, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, it's okay- you can skim this one, lists, people i like, politics, pretty hair makes me happier, the one that nobody reads because of the title, you're skimming this one

Between the Olympics and the Democratic National Convention my nerves are shot. I went from cheering for Jamaican runners to standing on my couch clapping for Ted Kennedy. My eyes are red, my heart is racing and I’m starting to think that it might not be my liver hurting me, but an ulcer.

Here are some recent thoughts…

1.  J asked what I thought about Joe Biden. I like him. I like any candidate who has a life story that could be made into a Lifetime television event,- and he has it. Plus, he married a teacher. And I got …READ MORE

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What has annoyed me enough to take a popsicle pause

July 14th, 2008 in AHHHHHHHHHHH!, anger and I have sat down for tea, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, books, cnn makes my heart beat fast, disappointment, i am slowly going crazy, oh look! i have opinions., politics, seriously, soapbox, thinking, today i am not funny, when i say it anyway

I’ve been blogging a lot lately and was going to spend today eating popsicles and writing tweets declaring my love for the book “Then we Came to the End” by Joshua Ferris (in a word- genius), but I’m feeling ranty so you get another post. Hurrah!

This:

pisses me off. A lot. If you haven’t been following along, this is the new cover of The New Yorker magazine. It’s Obama dressed up like a Muslim, Michelle is a terrorist, there’s a burning American flag in the fireplace and a picture of Bin Laden looks on as the mighty couple …READ MORE

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Hillary Clinton and the case of the missing manners

June 4th, 2008 in anger and I have sat down for tea, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, cnn makes my heart beat fast, it's always easier to say it than do it, oh look! i have opinions., politics, the Blitz, what the hell

We had a spelling contest last week in my class and when the winner was picked, the runner up gave the boy who won a high five and yelled out a big, sincere “way to go!”.

Hillary Clinton could learn things from my class.

And that’s the nicest thing I have to say about it.

(And if this post wasn’t enough of a confirmation, let me assure you- the CNN addiction is back in full swing. Wolf Blitzer, will you be my boo?)

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OBAMA, lime lip gelato & dating mantras

May 4th, 2008 in beauty can get ugly, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, cnn makes my heart beat fast, confession of the day, family, I definitely didn't answer your question., i should be a P.S.A., if you're shallow and you know it clap your hands!, it's almost like a meme, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, lists, politics, Q & A, secrets, so egan will LOVE this, sometimes i get violent, Tetris & Where's Waldo? were staples of my youth, the world according to me, Uncategorized, what i found when i went looking

Because I think I was the only one who hadn’t done it.. Tied together with a smile and kristen both tagged me for the 6 meme.

The rules are:

* Link to the person who tagged you. * Post the rules on your blog. * Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. * Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. * Let each random person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.

Here are mine: 1. My dating and relationship mantra can be summed up by one of …READ MORE

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Here I Am.

March 5th, 2008 in Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, celiacs, confession of the day, disappointment, don't hate me for this, heaven, i complain because I care, i hate it when i blog about blogging, i know too much about magnets, i love fragment sentences, I should be sleeping, I've fallen into a funk and I can't get up, is it weird this makes me cry?, lists, politics, pretty hair makes me happier, school, secrets, seriously, Slyvia Path has nothing on me, swimming in a sea of self pity, the george, the J.O.B., today i am not funny, when i say it anyway, when it doesn't go my way, who needs a self help book?, work

I never wanted to be that blogger who has a google reader number that’s closer to a thousand than zero, but here I am.

I never wanted to be the daughter who would avoid her fathers calls, but here I am.

I never wanted to be a teacher who uses stickers as bribes when she’s at the end of her rope and thinking of tying a noose, but here I am.

I never wanted to be the person who started off every sentence ” I’m so exhausted I can’t…”, but here I am.

I never wanted to be person who …READ MORE

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On being called a hypocrite

March 2nd, 2008 in because US health care makes me sad, Bill Schneider wears a lot of funny hats, cnn makes my heart beat fast, confession of the day, find the dorkiest sentence in this, friends, i'm the sum of my failures and my achivements, it happened this week, it's ironic because I'm Canadian, oh dear, secrets, self improvement, the Blitz, this tag is for you Arm!, when i say it anyway, you're skimming this one, your vote matters here

There are words that I’ve heard used to describe me that have been less than flattering. I’m bossy. I’m loud. I’m over emotional and can be dismissive. Obsessive and oblivious. I can be ridiculous.

This weekend I was labeled a hypocrite.

By one of my very *best friends.

And she was right.

Anyone who knows me at all knows that I do love American politics. My sweetest dreams are the stuff of primaries and caucuses. CNN has replaced Gofugyourself, as my first read of the morning. Wolf Blitzer reading off exit polls is as soothing as a cup of peppermint …READ MORE

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