There has been so much going on this summer, it's really quite surprising that I haven't done better at blogging. Though honestly, I get so upset and frustrated by all the garbage, I don't blog about it because I just want to forget about it for a few minutes. So what has been going on...
Ohio politics. What a joke. Though there was some good news last week: Ney has withdrawn. But before you get too excited, the talk is that he'll be replaced on the ballot by Padget. She's no better than he is. So by all means, let's unleash her on a national level. I so hope the Dem candidate can manage to pull off a miracle. That is such an incredibly Republican area, they'll vote for absolutely anyone on the Republican ticket. Even Ney, who is so tied up in scandal and corruption, it's really difficult to imagine.
Strickland is still polling ahead of Blackwell. Of course, Blackwell is still in charge of the election (yes, that's right, he still has not recused himself... and he's currently being sued for more stupid Secretary of State tricks involving the rules around elections and registering to vote), so I'm not entirely sure it matters what the people prefer. We may end up with the candidate that those in charge of the ballot boxes want... again.
Lieberman. He lost the primary -- no surprise there -- and is still planning to run as an Independent on the November ballot. Idiot. He says he's doing this because the people want him. Odd stance for him to have, given that he lost the primary!! So nice to have such a team player in the party. The big Dems are of course all supporting the winner of the primary (Ned Lamont). Must say I'm really glad he's not our VP. As much as I wanted Gore as our Prez, I would not want Lieberman in the VP's office. And actually I think Al Gore can get a lot more accomplished outside of the White House. So perhaps everything really does happen for a reason. Maybe it was better that Gore didn't win in 2000. Oh wait a minute. Al Gore did win in 2000. One of the worst decisions the Supreme Court has ever made. And speaking of the new Court... I am so not going there.
The Middle East is imploding. And where were W and the VP? Why, on vacation of course. But never you fear, Condi was on the job. I feel safer already.
The Tour de France. Flandis, Flandis, Flandis (er, that would be Floyd Landis; no memory of why I started calling him Flandis, but it amuses me so I've continued). The boy is just dumb. I mean, if he did it... well, d'oh. And if he didn't do it... well, d'oh. He really couldn't have handled this any worse than he has. I've lost count of how many excuses he's offered. Not good for his whole "I'm innocent" story. We shall see. Or we won't. Could be he gets off on a technicality because the UCI and the lab and everyone else has handled this so badly. They sort of haven't followed the rules. However, I think that getting off on a technicality, while perhaps the easier path to pursue, would be the worst thing for everyone. He would never have had the chance to prove his innocence and so would always be considered guilty by many. And the powers that be would not have had the chance to prove his guilt, so it'd be a big ugly bruise on the sport itself. What a mess.
So much else has gone on this summer, but I'm going to skip it all. On a much lighter and less important note, I'm learning to knit. My first project was a Christmas stocking. And it looks pretty good, if I do say so myself. My second project is a bag. It's going pretty quickly. This will have to be felted, which I've never done before. So we shall see how this turns out.
And surprisingly enough, classes start a week from tomorrow. Amazing. My last year of law school. This time next year, I'll be recovering from the Bar (no, not that Bar... I mean the incredibly fun 3 day test I have to take before being admitted to practice law in Ohio). And working. Hopefully. Who knows what I'll be doing, but I do hope to have a job!! Okay, not just a job. I do hope not to be working something other than your run of the mill entry level position. I mean a real grown up job for which I actually need one or perhaps even two of my degrees. I'll have paid enough for two of them (and the 'rents paid enough for that first one) that it'd be ever so nice if they proved to be useful for the making of a living...
