Redneck Decorating Inspiration

Doesn't that just make you feel all warm inside? You don't even have to water it. How long do you think it took him to drink all of that Mountain Dew?

Deja Vu

I don't get it. I'm really glad I found this channel. But I just don't get it.

What am I talking about? Well, I'm working in France at the moment. I thought that the only TV channels in English were CNN and BBC. But the other day I found a channel that shows movies in that I can understand perfecly. So either my French is getting really good, or I am actually hearing these movies in English.



The weird thing is... for the most part, there are no subtitles- in any language. However, when something is written that's important for the story, such as "U Can Save Her" spelled out in letter magnets on the fridge in "Deja vu" , there is a French subtitle. Or if there are people speaking a language other than English, then there are French subtitles.



So tonight I have the pleasure of watching Matt Damon in "The Bourne Ultimatum."

Now I just wish I had my DVR so that I can pause, fast forward, and rewind.

Bail me out... of this PRIVATE JET?!?

I'm no fancy schmancy economist. I know more about drug metabolism than the law of supply and demand. But I do have the sense that God gave a goose.

Currently the CEO's of Ford, GM, and Chrysler are begging the U.S. Congress to give them $25 billion to prevent collapse of the auto industry. They claim that they have a viable and successful busniness plan, and this is a good and necessary "investment" as the President-elect might call it.

The auto industry claims that it will be bankrupt without this assistance. Here is the rub. They miraculously have enough money to fly the CEO's from Detroit to Washington, D.C. on private corporate jets! They claim it's for security reasons. Yeah. Right.

The Democrats who are in favor of bailing out the auto industry want the money to come from the funds set aside to bail out the banks.

But the Republicans want these funds to come from the already approved government loans aimed at creating more fuel efficient cars. Why the auto industry won't accept this money is beyond me.

The governement's supply of money may be vast, but it's certainly not infinite. Furthermore, the government gets its money from taxpayers.

Now I'm not in favor of bankrupting the auto industry and putting millions of workers on unemployment. Regular people all over the country have been tightening their belts for quite a while now. I think it's about time that these corporate fat cats take a cue from the regular people who are the lifeblood of their industry.

Turkey Day

Next week I'm hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner at work for all of my friends and coworkers in England. This will be the second annual feast for us. I'll be making the turkey for the second year in a row. All of my friends need suggestions for recipes to bring. The traditional stuff that I would usually recommend includes dirty rice, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, and sweet potato casserole. Do you have any tasty and simple recipes you'd like to share?

I think I love the Secret Service

I don't know about y'all, but if I were a lawyer, a senator, or even President-elect, I don't think "Renegade" would be a very nice code name. Check out the Merriam Webster definition here.

Other definitions here.

I'm guessing that whoever gave him that moniker voted for McCain.

Things that are bees in my bonnet today:

1. Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State. All I have time to say right now is I just don't like her and don't want her to have any power at all. I wonder, though, if this would be better than Supreme Court Justice.
2. Some bigwig at GM says that they need help from the governement so that people will buy more new cars. Wait a minute. Can we please try and cut down on consumerism? We don't need the car companies telling us that we need new cars. Buying things that we don't need and/or can't afford is what got the world into this whole mess.
3. I'm glad George Bush is going to try to stand up for the "Free" Market. But are all of those Socialists in the G20 really going to take him seriously when they know that one of their own only has to wait in the wings for about 2 more months?

Brilliant!

On Slate, thefrogprince wrote this, and it made me laugh so hard, I had to share it.

HOW TO START EACH DAY WITH A POSITIVE OUTLOOK
1. Open a new file in your computer.
2. Name it 'Barack Obama'.
3. Send it to the Recycle Bin.
4. Empty the Recycle Bin.
5. Your PC will ask you: 'Do you really want to get rid of 'Barack Obama?'
6. Firmly Click 'Yes.'
7. Feel better?GOOD - Tomorrow we'll do 'Nancy Pelosi!'

I also commented on the article about a request for the Obama campaign to stop e-mails requesting campaign contributions. I told the author of the letter that she may not wish to donate to Obama's cause now that he won. But now, we will ALL be forced to make mandatory and involuntary contributions to his cause via his new tax policies. 48% of the country now has 52% of the country to thank for opening our pocketbooks even wider for us. Just what we needed. Thank you.

Frivolity for Comfort

I've been living in a hotel for about a week and a half, and I'm really looking forward to going back to the UK for a wedding over the weekend. Since I'm by myself, I really miss my 2 homes: one in the UK and one in the South in America. The webcam with my boyfriend has been one source of comfort. But I've also been dreaming of my upcoming jaunt to the States for Christmas. There are lots of really important things that I'm looking forward to. Like visiting with friends and family.

But in my homesickness, I've become really eager to go shopping at the best store on the planet: Tar-Jay Boutique. A friend wrote about a great shoe find, and I just can't wait to go shopping.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the virtues of Tar-Jay Boutique, I thought I'd list some of the reasons why it's my favorite store.

1. You can get (just about) everything there, which makes for excellent one-stop-shopping. Clothes. Accessories. Food. Health and Beauty Products. Music. Electronics. Games and toys. Holiday Decorations. Umbrellas. Linens. Furniture. There is even a Pharmacy. I could go on. But if you want to know more, I just recommend the website.

2. Everything from Tar-Jay Boutique is reasonably priced.

3. They have lots of cute stuff.

4. It's not Wal-Mart.

5. They donate 5% of their income to the community.

So I've noticed that sweater dresses are fashinable this season, so I've been searching for one of my very own. Haven't made a purchase yet. Although I would like to have one before I get to America in December, I think I might find the best buys there. And of course I've noticed that Tar-Jay Boutitque has a nice selection of sweater dresses.

So what do y'all think of this trend? Have you spotted any particularly beautiful sweater dresses?

WHAT was she thinking?

Y'all, please forgive me for being catty. You know I'm no fashion plate in my jeans uniform.

But Oh my goodness! WHAT was she thinking. Surely she could have guessed that just about EVERY person in the free world would be seeing her. And she chose.... THAT? Did no one tell her how ridiculous she looks?

Let's hope someone will have the courage to tell her to CHANGE her inaugural ball gown if it looks that bad.

Audacity of Hope

One of my biggest hopes at the moment is that Barack Obama is not elected President tomorrow. I think it would be a travesty for our country. His position on abortion was the first reason I couldn't vote for him. But in his campaign, which I have witnessed through the biased, left wing eyes of the British media, I have gotten to know this junior senator. Not many knew him very well when he began. He didn't have very long legislative track record, albeit the most liberal in the senate. He doesn't have much more of a legislative track record a year or so into the campaign. But he has shown us who he is. The question is, do we have the audacity to believe him? He has a history of breaking promises: public campaign financing and the $250k magically becoming $200k in the super expensive Obama-mercial. He has said flat out that he wants to redistribute wealth. He wants the rich guys (including himself?) to pay for the handouts to those who earn less. He doesn't see a place for government to trust individuals to keep as much of their earnings as possible so that as individuals they can decide which charities should benefit from their donation. Under Obama's tax plan, I'm not going to have very muc hextra to donate to something like Birthright. What's more abhorrent to me is that my tax dollars stolen by Obama can go to Planned Parenthood, etc.
I've heard the disturbing news about Obama leading in the polls. I have the Audacity to Hope that he is not given the power to enact his agenda, which will Change America for sure.
I won't mind waking up in France Wednesday morning. I will mind learning that the elction went to Obama and that America will become as socialist, if not more than, France and the UK. I like working in Europe for now. I'm pretty darn lucky to have this opportunity. But I cannot support socialism in America.