dreamer_marie

If there's a red light and there's a cop next to it, you have to stop.
If there's a red light and nobody's coming and there's a cop next to it but he doesn't have a motorcycle, you can just go on.

And he even got Florida.
Hurrah!

There are plenty of good reasons to think ill of Sarah Palin: the anti-female and anti-environmental policies she pursued as mayor of Wasilla and governor of Alaska, the fact that she doesn't seem to know not just enough, but anything, about federal issues, her unabashed hate-mongering on the campaign trail and how bad she is at spinning. Hell, you can even cite her condescension towards Joe Biden during the vice-presidential debate. Why does anybody need to complain about how much she spends on clothes?
I know that 150 000 dollar is a lot of money, but do we really have any idea how much is spent on clothes for John McCain, Joe Biden and Barack Obama? Do we know how much Hillary Clinton spent on clothes during her run for president? Seriously, it's peanuts when compared to the 84 million dollar John McCain can spend on his campaign: 0.17 %, to be more precise. And I know that these are difficult times in terms of the economy, but it also means that lots of employees at Saks-Fifth Avenue, Macy's and Neiman Marcus are going to get paid. It's not as if retail has been doing so well lately, and if, for once, trickle-down economics works, I'm not going to complain.
It drives me doubly mad because what this reminds me most of is the criticism and insults that Marie-Antoinette got during difficult economic times in France for how much money she spent on her clothing. Nevermind that it was her duty to lead French fashion, which by all accounts she did extremely well. Nevermind that she didn't spend more than any other member of the French Royal Family. Nevermind that what really was bankrupting France was the war in America. Nevermind that she was unusually considerate towards the poor for an aristocrat. She was a woman, she was a foreigner, she hadn't yet provided France with a royal heir. She was a perfect scapegoat.
Sarah Palin is, right now, equally vulnerable. She has been roundly ridiculed in the media (for the most part, deservedly so) and she doesn't seem to be magically making John McCain win the election like she was supposed to. So now we're back on the women-are-shopoholics-who-spend-everybody-else's-money (in this case, the RNC) smear. Yay.
And it drives me triply mad that the feminist blogs/websites I visit are so hell-bent on electing Obama that they don't even care how horribly sexist this attack is, despite the fact that they have Sarah Palin sexism watches and that they usually get really mad about sexist attacks. They're also the same websites that really got upset when the media was running articles about John Edward's haircuts. Way not to sink to the Republicans' level, people.
I'm really getting sick of this election and the pettiness that it engenders. It almost makes me agree with one of my friends, who thinks everybody should go through 5 years of totalitarian dictatorship every 50 years so that they remember to appreciate democracy.
Let them eat cake and choke on it.

So here I am, at work on a Saturday afternoon. I have data to analyze, experiments to do, papers to write, and a 20 slide presentation to prepare for next Wednesday. So here I am, instead, getting miffed over a "Twenty Ways You Can Tell You're a Heartless Bitch" rant from the Heartless Bitches website. So here I am, sporking someone who is being Wrong On The Internet.

( Twenty Ways You Can Tell You're a Smug Idiot )

Did anybody else see the new South Park episode? That was weird...

for Françoise Barre-Sinoussi, a Frenchwoman who just got the Nobel Prize for medecine. Welcome to my personal pantheon. I hope you and Marie Curie can get along.

Stolen from quietprofanity and julie_dslv, the meme that was clearly written by a conservative with a persecution complex for conservatives with persecution complexes.

( Remember, Kids: No Sex After Marriage. Unless It's Black Prison Rape. )

Summary: Had they been only ten minutes sooner, they should have been beyond the reach of his discrimination, for it was plain that he was that moment arrived, that moment alighted from his horse or his carriage. (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 43)
What if that was exactly what had happened?
Darcy goes to consult with Mrs. Johnson about Elizabeth.
Length: 1342 words.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this, Jane Austen does.
Author's note: I would like to thank the beautiful patagonian for beta-reading this story and carlanime and Sandra for the encouragement.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9.

( On his way to the Johnsons' home, he thought over what he wanted to tell Mrs. Johnson. )

Stolen from

dbassassin :
[01] -- Go to IMDB.com and look up your 10 favorite movies.
[02] -- Post three official IMDB "Plot Keywords" for these 10 picks.
[03] -- Have your friends guess the movie names.

1. Stink, Girl, Dragon
2. Robot, Butterfly, Scooter
3. Gown, Portrait, Suicide (Rebecca, guessed by dolabellae on LJ)
4. Journalist, Slow Clap, Airport (Not Another Teen Movie, guessed by breecita)
5. Dinner, Jealousy, Constable
6. Helicopter, President, Chewing Gum
7. Bachelor, Wit, Revenge
8. Casket, Severed Finger, Gay Slur
9. Diet, Pest Control, Toupee
10. Radio, Barber, Globe

Have fun!

 

In Le Monde, today:

( PERPIGNAN: 'SOCK FRAUD' PROBABLY NOT TO INVALIDATE TOWNHALL ELECTION )
 

Summary: Had they been only ten minutes sooner, they should have been beyond the reach of his discrimination, for it was plain that he was that moment arrived, that moment alighted from his horse or his carriage. (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 43)
What if that was exactly what had happened?
Elizabeth's situation changes.
Length: 1824 words.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this, Jane Austen does.
Author's note: I would like to thank the beautiful patagonian for beta-reading this story and carlanime and Sandra for the encouragement.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8

( As if in punishment, Mr. Bennet's letters stopped coming. )

From the LOLcat website:
( cut for slow internet and sensitive people )

Summary: Had they been only ten minutes sooner, they should have been beyond the reach of his discrimination, for it was plain that he was that moment arrived, that moment alighted from his horse or his carriage. (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 43)
What if that was exactly what had happened?
Darcy travels to Kent, where the past catches up with him.
Length: 1298 words.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don't own any of this, Jane Austen does.
Author's note: I would like to thank the beautiful </a></b></a>patagonian for beta-reading this story and </a></b></a>carlanime and Sandra for the encouragement.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

( It almost looked like haunted-looking women were the fashion. )

I was inducted into the Secret Society of Those Who Know the Questions of This Meme by carlanime. Here are the answers. If you want to know the questions, let me know.
1. There are 30 questions.
2. Next to each number, write only the name of the person who fits.
3. Answer one question with one name.
4. Don't tell the questions to anyone who isn't doing the meme.

1. super_pan
2. patagonian
3. zoepaleologa
4. wolfma
5. no idea 
6. ignipes
7. julie_dslv
8. dolorous_ett
9. I don't know. 
10. wolfma, definitely 
11. no idea 
12. all of you, of course. 
13. barack_obama 
14. I don't know 
15. cesario, ha, ha, ha.
16. avus
17. mina_de_malfois
18. roseofaprince
19. virginia_bell
20. dbassassin
21. I don't know what that means 
22. I don't know what that means either 
23. well, patagonian, sort of. 
24. lord_voldemort
25. well, julie_dslv, I guess. 
26. ...
27. sporty_233
28. Nobody, really.
29. snorkackcatcher *blushes*.
30. Let's just pretend this never happened, OK?

I got tagged by julie_dslv.
( I cut because I care. )
Are tagged:
You!
Me?
Yes, you!