Tuesday Twitters

This is going to be a great day. The Child has volleyball practise after school and now that we have our own gym, I don't have to pick her up and take her somewhere else. I love that. Nope, instead, I get to stay home until 5pm and do whatever I want. Tra la la la la la.

I've been invited to contribute something to a book project. I'll probably work on that because I finally have an idea about it.

I'll do some householdy sorts of things but not many, since I did most of it yesterday. Huzzah for clean counters.

Mostly, I'm just looking forward to the game tonight. Love me some CNN on an election night. Today, as you've no doubt heard, is huge. Lots could happen. I'm sooooo excited. I'd love to see Obama win everything, particularly given the questions such a win would raise about the future of the Clinton campaign. On the other hand, it would be fascinating to see if she can staunch the bloodletting his campaign has inflicted on her. I could be happy about that, assuming it means that she stops whining.

Because she is whining and I'll tell you something about that: I don't like it. Hillary Clinton ain't anybody's victim and as a woman, I really hate seeing her play that card. And yeah, if she was a guy and saying the same thing I wouldn't like it either. But then, most guys wouldn't whine. Guys whine, but usually when they are sick or have to hold your purse while your shopping the sales rack. Otherwise, they suck it up. If the situation were reversed, Barack Obama wouldn't be complaining that he always gets the first question or that people aren't listening to him because he's a man (of color).

The historic nature of the Democratic contest is just that. Historic. Either way, we're going to be putting up a candidate that doesn't look like any candidate we've ever had before. That's awesome. It should be embraced. Period.

That said, I also kinda hate that supporting Hillary is being connected with being a woman. I'm a 50 year old white woman. I'm her demographic. And I'm supporting Obama. What that tells me is that, when we really get down to it, this election is about soooo much more than the simply categories of race or gender on which the pundits seem, still, so focused. I'm supporting Obama because I like his out-of-the-box approach to politics, his notion not just that America is capable of more but that Americans, working together in spite of their differences, could achieve that. I agree, in most cases (according to all the little "select your candidate" quizzes I've taken) with his position on issues. (And yes, Hillary, he has positions on the issues...shut up about that already. You're just jealous that you're not as electrifying a speaker. I already told you to get over it. Now do it).

But you know what? I agree, in most cases (though a few less than I do with Barack) with Hillary's position on the issues. So I'm good either way, because I don't need to match a candidate 100% to vote for him or her. In November, I'm not going to be holding my nose when I vote, which is more than can be said for most of the Republicans I know.

Anyprimary, I'm excited to see what happens tonight. Plus, we're going to be eating Stouffer's lasagne for dinner so I don't have to spend time in the kitchen and let me tell you, that is some good-eats-in-a-box right there. Just as good as my own lasagne, and I make demmed fine lasagne, people.

And yeah, depending on what goes down tonight I'll probably wonk out tomorrow so consider yourself warned.

Oh, and boycott Exxon/Mobile. JP has a plan. Cylon.