Unite my foot with your ass, Mr. President

Mr Uniter-not-a-Divider has already made his start.
Along with the intensified fighting and DYING in Iraq, he has announced new plans to

drill in the Arctic National Refuge

privatize Social Security


Oh, goody. Now that he's elected, we can stop hearing about stem-cell research, gay marriage and abortion and finally hear about his REAL agenda. You know, the agenda he never outlined as he was campaigning. Why? Because the majority of America OPPOSES privatizing social security. OPPOSES drilling in the Arctic National Refuge.

But that's not what matters. What matters is those damned faggots learned a lesson, by golly!
What matters is that we're all "safer".

In good news, Ashcroft is resigning. In bad news, his likely replacement is the guy whose been helping to draft up these new rules and law interpretations that allow torture. The guy who called the Geneva Conventions "quaint".

Oh, goody.

More with the hating

And then there are states that want to require that a woman getting an abortion read specific materials that show a link between abortion and breast cancer.

Except for the part where these studies have all been debunked.

Not that it matters. There was a once a study that showed it was true and that's enough for some people. Just like there was once a study that showed that blacks were biologically inferior.
Then again, global warming is a myth too. Don't like scientific findings - pay a scientist to rig the results you want!

And as mentioned elsewhere, Atlanta wants to teach creationism because evolution is just a "theory".

I've got a theory: If most of America were to stop shopping at Wal-mart, watching crappy television and actually pay attention, Dubya wouldn't have been re-elected.

But I'm a bitter liberal.

Here's a thought: Everyone keeps saying, "don't leave the country! stay and make it better! it can't get better if you leave!"
Now, discuss how that mirrors the excuses for staying in a bad romantic relationship.
I finally left Tumor Boy because there was no "better" and I could not make a difference. Or if I could, it was going to take more of my soul than I was willing to give.
At what point am I allowed to say, "Enough. I want to live in a place that has healthy attitudes about sex and society." And what if I have kids? Perhaps I'd like to raise them in an environment where they won't absorb the same societal "norms" that I have. They'd absorb new and different (and just as wrong) ones, but hey - they'd at least have a healthy attitude about sex and religion!

Things from lately

So, one of the high school kids wrote me a note telling me how much I've influenced them all, what an impact I've had. That Drama Club "used to be a joke" and that now they got a little respect if they were in a show.
Cool.

Monte and i went to see a financial adviser last night (yours, buccaneer) and liked him immensely. We now have some concrete goals to achieve in the next three months.

Which means an extremely cheap holiday season on our part, unfortunately.

Interview for direct hire tomorrow, as well as an interview with a headhunter (NOT a temp agency).

I totalled up the hours I worked on KMK: 265 hours total.
And that's not actually taking into account everything. Like time spent emailing.

Meeting tonight about Crucible.
After that, I will purchase supplies for Omegacon. Specifically, Arts & Crafts supplies. Mwahaha!

Lunch with Ethel was enjoyable, edifying, educational and entertaining!

More things I've done

I just called to get an info packet on a credit union mailed to us.

I've got a direct hire interview tomorrow. And an interview with Robert Half.
And another interview Monday with another headhunting firm.

And I've been cajoled and convinced not to give my notice until absolutely necessary.
So, pretty much throw it down only when they start to say the f-word, I guess...
It's all very confusing for me. When I'm done, I'm done and I am so done and I want to tell them I'm done so that we're all on the same page of doneness. I like these people, generally, and it feels like I'm lying to them. Then again, would they give me advance warning if they were gonna lay me off? Doubtful. Regardless, I've got to start cutting the ties at some point.

I know, it's weird - I'm struggling to be cold and heartless here.

I think I shall now call Augsburg College about teaching stuff.
Wait - maybe I'll do a little actual work and THEN call them...

Absurdly pleased with myself

Look how productive! None of it is work-related, of course.
Augsburg is sending me a packet of info on teaching licensure from their weekend college.
I think I may have finally found it! Trying to get answers about teaching programs has been a pain in the patootie.
I've found a school that answered my questions, answered them quickly, had a licensing program in secondary drama, said program is offered at times that I can attend, and also understood that licensure does not equate with wanting a masters (yet).

I should call the U of M simply to check, but oy - getting answers out of that monstrosity...

Now I need to go do some of the homework supplied by our financial adviser.
Of course, our finances are going to take a hit if I go back to school...
I'm sensing a life-change/lifeSTYLE change on the wind.
One where I'm more frugal, eat more veggies at home, and enjoy social company in non-paying locations.