Random stuff

-- Help John McCain vet Sarah Palin. Hey, somebody should.

-- Fannish Misogyny Bingo. That's a thing of beauty. And yet ... ugh, there's not nearly enough squares. *sigh*

-- Is it really bad if apocalyptothon left me so fried this time around that I haven't even been able to bring myself to read any of the stories yet? Oh, man, I think I need another nap.

-- Oh, good. The "Palin's daughter is pregnant!" headlines are off the Yahoo main page, so now I can go back there again.

-- Wikipedia has the final three for Project Runway Australia posted. ( Cut for spoilers )

This icon beat out the most obvious choice because HAAAAAATE.

Per FW, Stephenie Meyer has posted Breaking Dawn FAQs to her website.

Now, on to the "how is this possible?" question. First of all, of course it's not possible. None of this story is possible. It's a fantasy story about creatures that don't actually exist. Within the context of the fantasy, however, this is how it works...

WORLDBUILDING FAIL.

GAH. *growls*

*sigh*

According to the New York Times, the McCain campaign didn't get a chance to vet Governor Palin, chose her due to pressure from anti-abortion conservatives, and now they're left scrambling.

Supposedly the McCain camp was torn between Lieberman (eh) and Ridge (who I thought was okay as governor), but ...

But both men favor abortion rights, anathema to the Christian conservatives who make up a crucial base of the Republican Party. As word leaked out that Mr. McCain was seriously considering the men, the campaign was bombarded by outrage from influential conservatives who predicted an explosive floor fight at the convention and vowed rejection of Mr. Ridge or Mr. Lieberman by the delegates.

Let's be honest. This doesn't exactly sound like an out-of-this-world bullshit conspiracy theory like some Palin-related things that have popped up the last few days. As douchey as Lieberman can be, both he and Ridge trounce Palin in pretty much every arena necessary for presidential viability. Well, unless you believe you have the right to decide what goes on in another woman's uterus.

And then there's this: McCain opposes federal spending to prevent teen pregnancy. Which is kind of, "Well, DUH," but on the same token, coming off the latest scandal to hit his campaign it makes him look like a first-rate jackass. (Unless you think whores deserve to be punished for being sluts, in which case, here! Experience the joy of life with this miracle of a baby who makes your life worth living! Oh, wait ...)

Ugh.

In other news:

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! was arrested on "conspiracy to riot."

blacksquirrel's underage brother was arrested for the high crime of walking back to his car after a concert in the general vicinity of the convention.

Stay classy, RNC.

Quick note

Current word count for September so far:

308 / 25,000 (1.2%)

It may be the only thing I get written today, alas, considering I completely screwed up how I slept last night and so I'm going to take a nap now. *sigh* Not that that's a problem -- when I signed up for this, I figured I'd get most of my work done on the weekend anyways.




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