[err.. that's my dog, not me. Just to make that clear. My defuzzing habits may have been a bit lax recently but I haven't developed a thick covering of fluffy blonde hair all over my body. Yet.]
rather than sensibly at a desk whilst looking for jobs (and by 'looking for jobs' I mean 'reading gossip blogs and stuff about the US Presidential election').
Speaking of which, is it wrong that I've got a total ladyboner for Bill Ayers?
More so in his 1968 mugshot:
[Scruffy hair? Check. Ironic moustache? Check. Obvious disregard for authority? Check. All equaling H-O-T-T]
Than now:
Actually, I'm OBSESSED with the US elections. I did NOT see this coming. I sort of dabble in politics in that I care about human rights, gay rights, womens rights, animal rights (all that middle-class, left-wing, do-gooder shit) and am fairly well-informed on a lot of issues (enough so that I can at least make myself sound half-way intelligible to someone else who may be even better informed than I - helped along by the fact that I'm pretty good at arguing a point when I can be bothered - though this should never be confused with actually knowing what the fuck you're talking about; but we'll get to Sarah Palin in a bit... BOOYAH!) but I don't know the ins and outs of how the British cabinet operates let alone have any idea about what they do in Washington (there's like, 3 branches of US Government right? The senate, the house, and... something else... I think. I also think I learned this from an episode of The Simpsons where Lisa writes an essay that she gets to read out in DC) but I am HOOKED. Normally the most I worry about is no-one mentioning Lindsey Lohan is a lesbian (still bitter) or where Blair and Chuck are in their relationship but this has real-world significance. It's weird.
I figure the reason for this sudden high-brow hobby is three-fold:
1. I read Jezebel religiously. It's the only magazine aimed at women (that I've come across) which has topics as diverse as this and this. It's funny AND witty AND doesn't take itself too seriously AND still manages to have debates about third-wave feminism. That, my friends, is near-on unpossible (as we all know, feminists don't have senses of humour).
2. I've got right back into The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and I'm violently in love with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. VIOLENTLY so.
3. It's actually kind of interesting. Not only are there a lot of issues being discussed (albeit not without lots of codewords and nod-wink-nod behaviour so that none of the candidates are actually being up front, 'always leave wiggle room' seems to be the motto) that I'm interested in such as abortion, the war (read debarcle) in Iraq, health care (I find it incredible that when my brother needed his appendix taken out whilst we were on holiday in Florida they wouldn't do so till they had faxes of all his insurance documents. This is a supposed first-world country and they don't automatically provide health care to people who need it when they need it? It's awful), the economy going down the shitter, etc. Plus, what happens in America has a fair amount of impact on the rest of the world - maybe not always directly but certainly at some level. For one thing, I'm pretty convinced that if McCain-Palin win then this is the end of days and we should all start making amends with our god(s) of choice. So, you know, there's that.
Oh, and seeing Obama speak in Berlin was kind of rad and probably peaked my interest a little more than it already was. His speech was intelligent, insightful and inspiring but it was the feeling of standing in the middle of this HUGE crowd of people who all just want things to be better that made it one of the most awesome things I've ever done.
I can't wait to see what the result is going to be (although I'll be a little sad as I'm not sure reading about The Hills or whatever is going to fill the void left by not being able to follow the campaigns anymore). This is even more exciting than the Will Young/Gareth Gates Pop Idol final (which is also that last time I really cared about something that involves voting. I probably should be ashamed about that but deep down, am not). The guy I wanted to win did so then. Let's hope my wishing mojo works this time too.
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