all my lies are secret wishes

almost makes me want to never mention ever again that i lived in alaska and went to juneau-douglas high.

teenage pregnancy is so trendy.

especially seventeen year-old pregnant teens.

and super awesome children like me are the product of it.

"We had been waiting for a long time to hear from Palin, who went to the mattresses almost immediately after she was introduced to the nation by John McCain last week. What followed was a long line of unexpected revelations, from the fabled teenage pregnancy to my own personal favorite: the threat to fire the town librarian who refused to censor books."

Gail Collins

okay, what i really want for the b-day: a gigantic ampersand sculpture .

oh man.

mccain sold his soul to the fundamentalist right. this is a blatent political ploy that is embarrassingly cynical. but I'm consoled with the fact that--according to many of the delegates in the hall--they will now feel safer in America with her as V.P.