At the behest of my friend Steve, I have decided to post something. I know it has been ages since I wrote and to all my loyal readers I thank you for your patience. So what's new? Jackshit but I do have a few stories to tell...
First off, the other day I was in my room chatting on the computer late at night as I am want to do, when I hear my father yell in pain from down the hall. Now my father goes to bed at 9 pm sharp everyday, and it was rougly 1 am. He has been asleep for 3 hours with no incident and suddenly I hear him yelp. I figure he is either having a nightmare or someone is giving him a good pummelling. So, like a good son I wait 10 minutes before I walk down the hall to investigate. As I enter my parent's room, I find my mom sitting up in bed adjusting her pillow. In my sternest voice I said "What is going on in here?" My mother then informed that while she was getting into bed she hit my father square in the "testicles" and woke him up from a very deep sleep. Well I had all I could do from falling to the floor in hsyterical laughter. I promptly made sure my father was ok, before turning around and walking down the hall with my hands over my mouth doing everything I can from letting my evil sinister kackle of a laugh from escaping. It was at this point that I realized just how funny my parents are and they have no clue.
In other news, I am concerned with two things lately. My skills as a designer/illustrator are directly related to my self-discipline to get up everyday and go to work. I have found this virtually impossible to do since coming home for break. I am not sure how to change this bad habit of mine but I think it may just be a case of forcing myself to work until it becomes uncontrollable habit.
My other concern is the coming presidential election. I find politics interesting and I have friends on both sides of the fence when it comes to conservativism vs. librelism. My own political views tend to match my mood swings and I just hope that at some point in my life that I earn enough money to live free and clear of such things. Anyway, I am concerned that Hillary Clinton could become the democratic front runner for President. THIS IS BAD. I don't like her and I don't trust her. Unfortunately it appears as if she is the only Dem with the means and experience to be a credible threat to the Repbulicans. This really makes my skin crawl. Now I am not a tried and true dem, nor am I dyed in the wool republician. But I do feel it is time for a change and that having a Democrat for a President is a good way to go. BUT NOT IF IT IS CLINTON. On the republicain side of the fence we have Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Both of whom I feel are good men and good leaders. I wouldn't hesitate to listen to what they have to say nor would I put Hillary Clinton in the White House over either of them. Now, Newt Gingrich was on Meet the Press this morning. I liked some of the things he had to say and seeing him outside of the limelight you get a clearer picture of who he might actually be. That being said, I don't necessarily see myself supporting him for a presidential nod however, I think he would be a good person to have back on capital hill or even in the white house in an advisory role. This brings me to Barak Obama. He seems to be making good waves and currently is the only threat to Hillary Clinton. I like Obama. I think he is a representative of a new generation of politicians. It is time the Baby Boomers retired and let us take over and I think Obama is a good person to lead the charge. Do I like him as a Presidential candidate? I am not sure. It is true that he is a junior senator, only serving a mere two years. He has also never served in the military or has had any security experience. Now that being said, Bill Clinton never served in the military and he seemed to do a good job, although I still hold him responsible for not killing Bin Laden when he had the change. But on the otherside of the fence we have current President Bush who did serve in the National Guard (although I would argue his service record is NOT something to be proud of) but that clearly does not make him a security expert. My conclusion to this dilemma would be to hear who Obama would choose for his military advisors. Now if he did something along the lines of choosing Gen. Wesley Clark or even John McCain to assist in such matters I would feel much stronger about him as a Presidential candidate.
So in conclusion the only thing I am willing to say about the upcoming election is that no matter who runs, I will not vote for Hillary Clinton. I don't care who she is running against, I do not trust her and I do not feel she is fit to lead. I am sure I will get some grief for it, something along the lines of "You just don't want a woman president" and I would argue that I have no problem with a woman president, just not that woman. But Clinton aside, what woman in politics right now would make a strong presidential candidate?
