idealists are the cruelest monsters of them all.

You know that thing where there's something you really really need to do, but you don't want to do it, because well, you just don't? Yeah, I hate that too. Especially the part where it still has to get done.

Have some links for thought:

1. It's very hard for me to avoid Southland OT3 RPF thoughts when there are photos like this in the world.

2. Speaking of photos in the world, Oh, Hai thar, USA Soccer Team Porn on Video. Kinda. Thank snowybaby for your edification.

3. I told sparky77 that this is where Ray took Walt on their first date. Trufax, y'all. Discuss.

4. There is a show called I Heart Hipsters on Current TV. I could not watch it, not even in jest and mockery.

5. I have been sick for the last 2 and a 1/2 weeks (no, no typo). I am finally over it. I must say, I can't really recommend it. The sick part, not the getting over it part.

6. Does anybody have the new Roots album, How I Got Over to share? Thanks sugargroupie!

7. I forgot this one.

8. This is straight out of Treme. And not in the good, oooh, let me pack up my shit and move down there right now way.

9. Yesterday I came across this little gem of sports study. It's good to know that I am genetically predisposed to run, not swim. I'll remember that when I go swimming today. If you wonder why there is no money for AIDS funding, it's because people chose instead to pay for bullshit like this.

10. And while I'm ragging on where people are erroneously putting their money. I'm just going to come out and say I'm having issues with our current administration. I shilled for this dude, I can express my dissent. There are many places were we are, uh, not agreeing, but I'm going to say this up front and out loud.

"Barack Obama, you are the fucking president. I appreciate that when you were up for election you wanted everything to be a bipartisan effort, but I'm pretty sure that the last 19 months have shown you that that shit? Does not get the job done.

"At some point you need to sack up and say, 'This is how shit is going to be. It wasn't up for debate before; it's not up for debate now. Especially not when you all are paid to shut up and do as you're told. Ergo? Suck it, bitches.'"

*The 'bitches' in this instance being the members of Congress and any of the commissioned officers who are playing 'Punk Ass Bitch' with the DADT repeal. The enlisted don't seem to be nearly as reticent and sac-less about this as their superiors. Shocking. [/sarcasm]

11. But because we cannot be ending this on a sour note, I present to you: Marines and Kittens, brought to you by the most awesome romanticalgirl.

ETA: And congratulations to Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz! I'm not a big fan of hers, but I've loved him since Before Night Falls. What? Y'all thought I was congratulating Levi and Bristol? ;-)

I'd planned not to address this whole "black people sold out gay people with the passage of Prop 8" business, because just the premise made my head spin around, but then this fell into my lap this morning, so...

Dear Dan Savage:

I'm not an avid reader of your column. I've never taken more than a passing notice of you except for occasional e-mails from my friends regarding whatever scandelous sex-related advice you've given on any given day. Regardless. I think it takes some serious cojones to state in a blog that black people are to blame for the passage of Prop 8 and then go on The Colbert Report THAT EXACT SAME DAY and say that NO, Black people aren't to blame for the passage of Prop 8.

I noticed in your interview, which I watched before I'd heard the rest of this mess, that you didn't apologize for what you said in the first place, presumably before you did your research and then yanked down your post.

That's perpetuating a lot of hate.

That's a lot of "some black people = all black people". Um, that's not how math works. Some =/= ALL. At no point would I say that "some gay people = ALL gay people", so you saying that is really made of fail. And also kind of idiotic, did you not learn basic math?

And if you can't bear to hear it from this angry black woman, then read it from *this* angry black woman, who broke down the numbers, and the community organization and where the money came from to show that, you know, Prop 8 went through for a lot of reasons, and before you start blaming people, you might want to find out what the fuck they are.

All fail,
X


And if you think this is just hackthis overreacting to that 'race thing' again, then you probably should just defriend me now. Or, if you actually feel like being enlightened more go see bias_cut here and sparkymonster here and ladyjax here.

Newsflash folks: JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A BLACK PRESIDENT ELECT DOESN'T MEAN RACISM IS OVER.

A little over two years ago I started writing a fictionalized series of press releases where George Clooney was President of the United States of America. Ari Gold was his Chief of Staff, Oprah (yes, that Oprah) was Secretary of State, Lewis Black was Secretary of Defense and Anderson Cooper was the First Gentleman.

George's Vice President was a senator from the state of Illinois by the name of Barack Obama.

And I wrote this series because, frankly, I figured the only place the United States of America would get its shit together would be in my Live Journal. I have a lot of things I can say about this country, I suppose it really is a tolerate-hate-sometimes-love thing. Over the two years I wrote those press releases, I had a lot of fun with some serious issues and some not so serious issues, but I ended the series in February with the election of the Obama/Colbert (yes, Stephen) ticket, so you can imagine my surprise last night when some of that actually came to pass.

There's a lot I could say about this historic election: thank you, about time, took long enough, thank God/Yaweh/Buddha/Allah/Chick Upstairs, but mostly I'm still in shock (and hungover), so to everyone who went out and voted their heart yesterday. Who stood in line with babies and iPods and books and iPhones in the heat, the cold and the rain, who needed to pee and held it or was dying to eat and waited just a little bit longer. To every person overseas who was like, "Jesus fuck, we are totally rooting for you,"

THANK YOU. THANK ALL OF YOU.

Because today my day was a little bit brighter, that hangover a little bit less glaring, that jaded sense just that little bit dulled, and I can start to have hope again. Start to have faith that mistakes can be corrected, that the right thing can be done, and it can start with that one person, and you and me and our new President Elect can be that one.


*And on a stupidly shallow note, if Rahm does decide to take that Chief of Staff job I will start referring to the White House as the House of Hotassery

ETA: MSNBC has just reported that Rahm Emanuel has accepted Barack's offer to be Chief of Staff and I will now be referring to the the White House as the House of Hotassery. For those who don't know, Rahm Emanuel is the brother of the real life Ari Gold, Ari Emanuel. Can I call this shit or what? What did they put in the Wheaties in that family?

I need a shirt that says 'Rahm Emanuel Groupie: Because Smarts are Hot'

ETA 2: Damnit! Now MSNBC is all "Our bad, he's still thinking on it!" What the hell, people?!

I WIN! I WIN! Rahn called Pelosi to tell her he'd accepted this morning (11/06/08)

Yesterday, I posted why this one is voting for that one. Even if you don't give a flying fuck about that I also posted some tips for voting tomorrow, which I urge you to double check. heidi8 also has a post here about your voting rights, which I urge you to read, because it's better to know and not need these things than it is to get there and be screwed. This is your election, don’t let anyone take it away.

While we are on the subject of tomorrow, adinfinitum has a gorgeously shallow pic post about why Obama could be the hottest president ever. Not that you will get any objections from me. Nothing wrong with a man being smart AND hot.

In other news:

1. yuletide sign-ups are open! You know I am all up on this, and so are you, so get yourself together now. First, make a list of what you want to request, make sure you've got some hints for your writer, but don't go all crazy in your request. Then make a list of what you're willing to write. Now, go have a shag/cup of tea/cigarette/a nap/ watch some porn, and when you come back edit both of those list resonably, especially the one of what you're willing to write or you'll be sorry, because you always end up with that one fandom that you thought would be fun, but then you realize its totally impracical because you have no idea how the hell to write those characters. ;)

2. The Simpsons do Mad Men T'anks serialkarma

3. One day I will write porn again, it just probably won't be this week, since tomorrow is 'Take This Fucking Country Back' Day, and the campaign's having a party, and I'll probably be incoherant (one way or another) on Wednesday.


T'anks slodwick

Dear Dog Owners:

You would be very unhappy if you opened the door one morning and someone had taken a huge shit all over your door step, so why you let your dogs shit all over somebody else's property escapes me. Not cool, folks, not fucking cool. If you have enough sense to take the dog out so it won't shit in your house, you should have enough sense to take a fucking rubbish bag to clean it up. That is part of ownership, cleaning up the mess. And if you don't have enough decency to do that, then your pet should be taken away by the Common Sense and Propriety Brigade. You wouldn't let your kid shit on someone's lawn, so why is it okay to let your dog do it?

No love,
X


Dear Missouri, excuse me, Missourah,

You lot are fucking priceless. As far as working the Obama phone banks go, you're up there in entertainment value. I am reminded of the Dave Chappelle skit about people being okay talking about fucking someone up the ass, but not talking about their vote, because that's personal! Bless.

Very burned out, but amused,
X


Dear Mad Man,

Oh, my fucking god. Best written show currently on TV. Even when you're not about something you're setting the ground for something else. Made of awesome. Why do I have to wait until next summer for S3? AMC, stop dicking around and sort out Matt Weiner's new contract already. ( Mad Men spoilers of awesome here )

Just saying,
X


Now, I go to write Generation Kill porn. Hopefully.

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO sparky77!

I have no words. I was all freaked out that I didn't have a present for you, and then remembered I wrote you a 60 page present two weeks ago. You tell me, Nate and Brad should go to high school together, and then suddenly, they're on a road trip in skeezy motels with powedered soap and winning stuffed animals at fairs and having heartbreak over Brad joining the military and Nate being all "WTF!" And Brad being all "We're not gay!" And Nate being all "Except for you putting your cock up my ass last night!" And then there is sadness and heartache. I don't know many people who could make me think any of this was a good idea, but you do. You are such a bad fucking influence. Thank God. Happy Birthday, sweetie.

(pee ess: Raining is a sign of good luck. Somewhere).

b. Nominations are open for yuletide, the ultimate small fandom love fest. I fucking love me some yuletide. I have particpated every year it's been running, and even when I'm sweating gold bricks, I don't regret joining (although Mad Men last year almost broke the camel). Generation Kill people, if you are going to be participating this year, if you are even considering it, which you should because it's all about giving back, then for the love of the baby Colbert, get in there and nominate our fandom. It's already on the tab (you don't have to add it), but we need VOTES. We need love! I must haz Brad/Nate (in bed).

3. I have had the same low level headache for weeks now. Allergies you are not slick. Also, you can run/walk so much in one weekend that your ass hurts. No, not your feet, your ass.

d. Please make sure you are signed up to vote. PLEASE. And then you know VOTE BARACK. EARLY AND OFTEN! And Rahm Emanuel stop being so damn hot all the time. Just because you are the RL Ari's brother is no reason to confuse me like this.

f. Does anybody have the new Pink album or the new Kaiser Chiefs that they would like to share with the class?

ETA All my thoughts about Patriotism, Joe Six-Pack and "Real Americans" are summed up perfectly here. You know, since "If I was from New York city, and fought in the war and died, it doesn't count." On behalf of Jon Stewart and myself, fuck you, Sarah Palin.

And where the hell is vylit?

It's less than two weeks to the deadline to sign up to vote in the upcoming US election. I don't care if you don't normally vote or you think it doesn't matter (we can debate that another day) or if you're hiding out in a Canadian shack, please, I am begging you, it's more important to vote in this election than any other you might experience in your entire lifetime, for your sake, for the sake of your family and your job and your tax dollars and your uterus, or your sister's uterus or your daughter's uterus or for that brother you have in the military or the ex-boyfriend who went overseas, so please sign up to vote. Rock that Vote on November 4th. This is your time; have your say. So help me gay baby

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So. Michael Phelps is going to be hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live tomorrow night. You might've heard somebody talking about it somewhere. But what I have just found out is that he's not alone. OH NO.

BARACK OBAMA IS HIS GUEST HOST!

Hi. I can't stand SNL. I have never found it amusing or entertaining. Frankly, I think it's all completely overrated. But I am ON this tomorrow night. If I weren't afraid of alcohol poisoning I might even make it a drinking game. One shot everytime Michael totally screws up and another shot when Barack does something awesome, like breathing*.

On a non-partisan note: US residents, please find out when your voter registration deadline is and go sign up to vote. Please. PLEASE?! 30% of the eligible US population votes in an given election, that means your ass is important, so, go be important. If you don't vote, you can't complain later. I'm for real here.


*I should state here that I kind of expect Michael to massively tank, but I told serialkarma that if I was wrong and he killed it, I would write him a sex-filled apology. I'm putting that down, let's see if he picks it up.

Sekrit aside to defamer_atom two days late: I LOVE YOU TOO! Keep posting the shout outs up the good work!

ETA: DEAR FLIST: This new Firefox upgrade is killing me. The dropdown bar for addresses is now just my bookmarks and I don't want that! How can I be switching it back so it gives previously visited sites, b/c I have trawled all over that toolbar and I can't find it anywhere. PLZ TO HALP?