I get by with a little help from my friends

Thanks for all the hugs. I would have liked them in person even more, but on the off chance that I am contagious (not to mention the whole distance thing), I will settle for virtual.

So, Sarah didn't suck completely, which I expected, but it was pretty obvious to anyone paying attention that once she exhausted her various talking points, her only recourse was to repeat herself over and over. Insert "darns", " you betchas" and "maverick" as needed. Joe Biden impressed me, especially when he teared up about his family. But at the beginning of the debate, his giant white teeth nearly scared me to death. I read a blog (I think Pandagon) where a commenter referred to Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf. Now I can't get that image out of my mind.

Anyway, the aftermath of the debate has settled my fears of a McCain victory. As long as we can control all the voter fraud I fully expect from the Republicans, I think we have a good shot at winning this thing. Yay.

Plus, I got the stuff I bought with the Amazon gift certificate that my sister and her family sent for my birthday: Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, and the new cast recording of Gypsy. If you're wondering, yes, all my current reading material is entirely influenced by the blogs I read. Which bodes very well for any of you that might eventually get published. Please work on that. But no pressure.