Two laughs for Christmas

1) A unique take on Handel's Messiah




2) An artistic interpretation of Star Wars.

breaking news!

In a move that will doubtlessly prove to be unintentionally hilarious, Atlanta's favorite crazy-eyed fruitbat, Cynthia McKinney, has declared her candidacy for president, running under the Green Party banner.

Can she be in the debates? Oh, please please please? This campaign has severly lacked in the funny department, and with the writer's strike still going strong, this may well be the only chance for genuine entertainment we'll have in 2008.

ch-ch-ch-changes

Just a thing or two before I go off to work:

1) Thanks for birthday wishes :)

2) I FINALLY got my learner's permit on Friday. Now I just have to get in a car and figure out how it works.

3) Some major shifts in my life and what's going on, which is going to reflect on here soon. This log doesn't really hold up a mirror to what's going on in my life anymore. In order for this to be an effective outpost (wrong word, I just can't think right now) for myself, I need to re-vamp. I have some conversations to have, and then you'll see the difference.

4) Ack, I'm late!

mike huckabee: in sheeps clothing

I have to admit, even I was taken in by Mike Huckabee's affability. There was an awful lot to like about his approach to things, but a few comments have come back to bite him in the ass. He's off my Christmas card list.

(from Queerty)

Political pasts have a way of biting you in the ass. Just ask Republican candidate Mike Huckabee.

The Republican’s meteoric rise opens him up for all sorts of scrutiny - and Right Wing Watch decided to get in on the action. They’ve resurrected some of Huckabee’s previous statements on us gays. And they’re pretty gross. Take, for example, his opinion on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell:

I agree with the leadership of our military, who believe it is not in the best interest of the armed forces to have homosexuals serving on active duty. I believe to try to legitimize that which is inherently illegitimate would be a disgraceful act of government. I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk.

We assuming this “public health risk” refers to HIV. Speaking of, check out what the former Arkansas governor said about the disease back in 1992 - after the jump, of course.

From Mike Huckabee’s mouth:

It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population.

This deadly disease, for which there is no cure, is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents.

If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague.

What a compassionate conservative!

i'm back

I spent another week in the hospital. I'm getting to know this routine all too well.

Pneumonia, which resulted in a blood clot on my left lung. I'm feeling much better, but not at 100% yet. I'm just happy to be off the IV at this point. I've got a lot of stuff to pay attention to over the next couple of months, and a lot of things have to change thanks to this little visit. It's a good thing I'd already quit smoking!

Thanks for the well wishes.