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twoweevils) wrote2006-01-23 12:57 pm
twoweevils) wrote2006-01-23 12:57 pm
Going Slightly Mad
I cannot settle down to work today. My head is too full of...stuff.
1. I'm feeling completely sick about this election. I'm sick at the prospect of having to hit the barricades to keep my marriage from being invalidated. I'm sick at the idea of Canadian kids being sent to fight George Bush's war. And I don't know who I'm more angry with -- Paul Martin for getting himself into this mess or Stephen Harper for forcing an election before anyone really had time to figure out who did what to whom. And if I see Jack "Nader" Layton, I'm going to kick him in the nuts.
And is nobody else worried by the fact that Harper actually said that we should depend on the Liberal-dominated Senate to protect us from him?? WTF?? Firstly, the Senate is not going to block legislation that's passed in the House of Commons. Secondly, he's telling us that he's going to behave in such a way that the Canadian people might wish to hide under the skirts of the Senate. And nobody's going to be able to say that he didn't warn us.
2. I'm stressing about this job for K. They said they'd be contacting people on or about today to set up interviews. It's one o'clock and we've heard nothing. That's not necessarily bad news, but I'm in knots about it.
3. I've been burying my head in the fanfic sand to avoid thinking about items 1 and 2. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because, since there's not a bloody thing I can do about the election or this job, I might as well make use of all this nervous energy. But thinking about elevator sex when I'm supposed to be coming up with a new communication strategy for a huge policy initiative? Not really the best use of my brain.
*sigh*
M.
1. I'm feeling completely sick about this election. I'm sick at the prospect of having to hit the barricades to keep my marriage from being invalidated. I'm sick at the idea of Canadian kids being sent to fight George Bush's war. And I don't know who I'm more angry with -- Paul Martin for getting himself into this mess or Stephen Harper for forcing an election before anyone really had time to figure out who did what to whom. And if I see Jack "Nader" Layton, I'm going to kick him in the nuts.
And is nobody else worried by the fact that Harper actually said that we should depend on the Liberal-dominated Senate to protect us from him?? WTF?? Firstly, the Senate is not going to block legislation that's passed in the House of Commons. Secondly, he's telling us that he's going to behave in such a way that the Canadian people might wish to hide under the skirts of the Senate. And nobody's going to be able to say that he didn't warn us.
2. I'm stressing about this job for K. They said they'd be contacting people on or about today to set up interviews. It's one o'clock and we've heard nothing. That's not necessarily bad news, but I'm in knots about it.
3. I've been burying my head in the fanfic sand to avoid thinking about items 1 and 2. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because, since there's not a bloody thing I can do about the election or this job, I might as well make use of all this nervous energy. But thinking about elevator sex when I'm supposed to be coming up with a new communication strategy for a huge policy initiative? Not really the best use of my brain.
*sigh*
M.
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And, of course, talking to my wife. Who will continue to be my wife, no matter what. We're married in the eyes of God and the United Church and I have the pictures to prove it. So Stephen Harper can just step off, lest he be smited.
I'm hoping that C-SPAN will carry the election results from CBC Newsworld like they did last time. Then we can watch and obsess and gnaw our fingernails together. *sigh*
The rant below is not aimed at our flist, really--I just don't have any other place to vent my spleen.
What the hell is wrong with people? Hey Canada, guess what? That man with the candy and the cute puppy wants to lure you into his van and drive you off into the woods and eviscerate you! And do unspeakable things with your corpse! And he even told you he wants to do it, and you're even thinking about getting in that van? After what happened to your neighbor? Wake up!
*kicks people who think any politician anywhere is more than passingly honest, and yes, I'm including my boyfriend Barack Obama in that*
Also, this is well worth reading, especially for Americans who are wondering what the fuss is about--not that I think there are too many of those here.
For thirty years now, I have listened to Canadians trying to define what distinguishes them from Americans, and it always baffles me because it so simple.
I can put it into a single word: kindness.
He goes on to say that a Conservative government would...oh, just read it. This should probably be an entry of its own, but I'm too sleepy and stressed to even cut and paste right now. Keep your fingers crossed for the government, is all.
K.
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M.