the minutiae just keeps on coming

[mamajoan]

I called the school that we visited last week, and they did not have Ruthie's lunchbox in their lost-and-found. Drat! It may be gone forever. Alas.

There is a weird bump on the palm of my right hand. It's just the tiniest raised spot, not red, so it's very hard to see, but easy to feel and is really annoying. Could this be a wart? I have no idea what it is. It doesn't hurt or itch or anything. It's just there. Hmf.

Also I seem to have pulled/strained a muscle in my back. It hurts whenever I inhale too deeply, such as for example, if I yawn. Which I am doing a lot of today, of course. grumble.

While I'm already being grumpy, I might as well mention that I did watch some of That Big Sporting Event yesterday and was quite surprised to learn that one of my absolute all-time favorite scifi novels, Jumper by Steven Gould, has been made into a movie. Starring *gag* Hayden Christiansen. And judging from the IMDB summary of the movie's plot, it bears extremely little resemblance to the book, which is too bad. As I already told jenwrites, I'm sure I'll see it anyway, because I'm a devoted fan of Mr. Gould's. But I intend to grumble and gripe about it at length. ;) Meanwhile I highly recommend that you acquire and read the book, if you haven't already, because it is teh awesome. (I noticed recently that they seem to be shelving it with "Young Adult" rather than scifi, which I think is kind of unfortunate. It's true that the protagonist is a Young Adult, but still. Come to think of it, where do they shelve Ender's Game? hmm.)

Another thing about which I am grumpy is John Edwards dropping out of the presidential race. :( I think ww1614 and plaidder have both written about how the media basically killed his campaign by not covering it. I know that the pretty white boy wasn't as interesting as the ex-First-Lady or the black guy, but still. :P Anyway, I have not 100% decided whom to vote for in our primary (which is tomorrow) but I am leaning heavily toward Obama. Please feel free to provide your opinion. (That's not sarcasm. I really want to hear your opinion. Unless it's that I should vote Republican or something crazy like that. Although if you're reading this after Tuesday Feb 5th, or even on that day but after about 4pm Eastern time, don't bother.)

Speaking of That Big Sporting Event, condolences to all on my flist who were displeased with its outcome. I have to admit I found this kind of funny, but also am pleased by it, because that's one of my favorite lunch destinations. So I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow. And if you're in the Boston area, you should check it out too. It's good stuff.

That subject line just doesn't look right. Isn't minutiae plural? Should it be "keep on coming"? *scratch head*

Comments

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

I'm voting for Obama because he is dynamic and will bring out the youth vote. Clinton will, unfortunately bring out the republicans. The far right doesn't really want to vote for McCain, so if it's McCain/OBama, they may just stay home like they did before Regan. But they hate Clinton, and they'll come in justto vote against her.

Sure, it's pure politics, but their positions aren't really different enough to notice... Also, I grew up near DC... I'm used to it...

Just my opinion...

[tiggrrl.livejournal.com]

What he said, and also, I just can't support the idea of having a list of Presidents that reads, "Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton." It's just too dynastic for me. I would love to see a woman president, but I just don't think Hillary Clinton is the right one.

[downwardlashes.livejournal.com]

Hmm, your argument may have me thinking of changing my vote. If only it were as simple as voting for who I agree with.

[hawkeye7.livejournal.com]

Your lump is probably a cyst. Check with your quack.

I have a strong aversion to American shibboleths like "good government is the problem, not the solution", "experts don't know anything", and "the moms and dads of America know more about managing their dough than bureaucrats". So I have an aversion to Obama, who appeals to anti-intellectualism.

[ceo]

How so?

My own thoughts on this are here. In sum, I'm voting for Obama both because I like him better and because I see him as the more electable of the two.

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

El Joan, the Jumper movie seems to be a combination of the original book, and the recent 3rd in the series about the MC's son.

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

I think you've got it backwards. The book you linked to was written as a novelization of the movie, or backstory for it.

Also I don't think this is about the son of the characters from Jumper. From the author's blog: "It's the prequel (specifically the back story of a character not from my previous books) to the Jumper movie." Of course, he wrote that blog entry almost a year ago, and a lot can change, so who knows. But it definitely sounds like this novel was intended all along as a tie-in to the movie. Which makes it highly suspect in my mind. But of course I'll read it anyway....

(also see this post for a picture of the author wearing his "Don't judge a book by its movie" t-shirt)

[metafrantic.livejournal.com]

Now I don't know what to think. But I really DON'T want to see the movie. It looks terrible, butchers the original "newness" of the first book, and like you said; Hayden Christensen? Ew!

Why I like Obama.

[angledge.livejournal.com]

From a February 4, 2008 Cook Political Report national survey:
“In the GOP race, Sen. John McCain leads Mitt Romney, 39% to 24%, with Mike Huckabee third with 18%. In general election match ups, McCain leads Clinton by 4 points, 45 to 41 percent; Obama leads McCain by two points, 45 to 43 percent.”

“And I must say, I haven't heard anyone as inspiring and visionary as Barack since JFK. I really mean that. I don't know how he pulls it off, but when he talks about bringing the country together, it doesn't sound like hype, it doesn't sound like schmaltzy political talk it actually sounds possible and doable. And I want to be a part of it.” – Reverend V. Gene Robinson, August 9, 2007 interview with The Advocate

The League of Conservation Voters just came out with ratings on all of the presidential candidates. They gave Barack Obama a 96 which is the highest score of any candidate for president.

As far as I can tell, Barack Obama is the only candidate talking about voting/election reform at ALL.

I like Obama’s non-political experience – he’s been a community organizer and a lecturer on Constitutional law. He wasn’t raised in a powerful family; he’s fought hard to get to where he is today. I like that he came to his faith as an adult – to me, that means he thought about it instead of just accepting what he was taught.

FAIR AND BALANCED:

I don’t like his energy policies – or rather, I think they are missing some components. More emphasis on reducing reliance on CARS. Less emphasis on biofuels (a stupid fix for our fossil fuel problems).

[downwardlashes.livejournal.com]

I don't have tv or even drive, so I don't hear the radio much, so I got to choose my primary candidate without any media interference at all. Unfortunately I already know he won't win because no one on teh internets is talking about him much. Ah well. I'll vote for Gravel in the primary, and then in November vote for whoever seems less evil.

[kenboy.livejournal.com]

For me, as you probably have seen by now, it's Obama, and it's for one main reason: he changes the conversation.

I LIKE Hillary; I think she'd be good -- but I think we'd be in for four to eight more years of bitter partisan fighting. She's a continuation of a contentious conversation we're already having.

Obama changes the conversation. He speaks, and he talks of healing the nation, and it makes me feel empowered, and that we actually can have something to strive for.

"We've been asked to pause for a reality check, we've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope."

The song, if you haven't seen it yet. His 64-page Blueprint for Change PDF is there, if you're interested in that level of detail.

That's my political thoughts.

[peterchayward.livejournal.com]

I'm not actually American, but I've been following it all, and I much, much prefer Obama, due mainly to one thing:

He thinks that we should reduce or remove completely political "donations" to politicians.

I mean, I'm sorry, but I've heard about these "donations" that your politicians can get, and it sounds like the most fucked up system. It's what causes the Rule of the Corporations, and that's not a great way to run a country.