I didn't really care for Sarah Palin before I read her speech, but now I really don't like her. Not long ago I read and enjoyed greatly a piece by Obama about the need for community organizing. I have a lot of respect for his work with the Developing Communities Project on Chicago's South Side. (There are many different ways to serve one's country, after all.)

So I was incensed and outraged when I read her speech, where she said:

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities.

and

This world of threats and dangers is not just a community, and it doesn't just need an organizer.

I don't care about her being second place in the Miss Alaska contest. I don't care about her child with down syndrome. I don't care about her pregnant teenage daughter. She needs to show some respect for people working to organize the most devastated communities in our nation.

I did a mashup of the song "Nineteen" by Tegan and Sara with "19" by Paul Hardcastle. The following isn't a proper music video, but I did photoshop the funky image of the three of them hanging out. Enjoy!

Aw, you judgin' me, dog?
Please! You shop at the mall
Me? I shop at boutiques
Limited quantity sneaks
Where do these quantities be?
Maybe they all on my feet

The Cool Kids
"A Little Bit Cooler"

I had the most productive day ever today. I did a million errands, finished editing the Lia Foun newsletter (it'll be online soon enough), folded 'em up, printed out the mailing labels, folded the 'letters for mailing, applied labels, and wrote thank you notes. Then I relaxed by designing and printing and cutting and painting this fresh design for my Chucks. What!

Time for some video games.

TimeWaster™

Here's a 1-minute YouTube about watching videos on the iPhone while driving. We really are Amusing Ourselves to Death. (via boing)



Today I'm listening to: Tegan and Sara!