Sleep Walking

Last night when I went to bed, I was wearing black sweat pants, a grey t-shirt and a black zip-up hoodie (fully zipped up). When I woke this morning, I was sans the hoodie. How weird that without my knowing it, I unzipped and took off my sweat-shirt in the middle of the night?

That got me to thinking: I must do other weird things in the middle of the night that I'm not aware of. Such as overeating. Right?! 'Cause that would explain a lot.

But then I was thinking, why can't I sleep-exercise? Then I would get in my exercise, without having to know about it.

That would definitely be a good thing.

On the lines of not-so-good things, why are males so dense sometimes? If I tell you I don't like you and then fail to return any of your hundreds of phone calls or text messages, can you not get the hint? Even after I explicitly lay it out in an email? I mean, can you not read the words, "I think we're both very different, and while it was fun for a while, I'm looking for someone better suited for me. I'm sure there's someone out there better suited for you than I am, too." and realize that's a nice way of saying GET LOST! I mean, do I actually have to respond to the email where you say "is there no hope of talking again" with a bold-typeface'd response of NO!! ??? Really? REALLY?? I would get the hint.

No wonder dating has no appeal for me at all at this point in my life. Spinsterhood: here comes your newest member!!

Blog Addictions

First of all, I have to say that I'm not exciting enough to have a blog. I've noticed this in the past couple of weeks. Not that I don't like my life - I do! - but I'm just kind of boring. Thank goodness for next weekend......hanging out with April and Kristen for Halloween is sure to have some blogging experiences mixed in with it!

But even though I'm boring, there sure are some excellent blogs out there. Especially the new one that April linked on her blog. "My Super Hopeless Romance" is now my favorite blog to read. And now that Seth just broke up with Teresa -- I can't tell you how excited I am for another posting.

And if only I had attended a NKOTB concert or found my high-school diary to relay how funny I was even way back then, maybe I would be an excellent blogger. But, alas, I have nothing. So it's a good thing that others are excellent bloggers. I salute you!

Stop the Hate

I am pleading with everyone that I know to stop the hate that is about to plague the American people. I know that this election has many people divided and that they are passionate about the candidate that they are voting for. There is nothing wrong with that.

But don't tear down a good man and try to incite fear and hate into the hearts and minds of people just to win an election.

If you differ on policies with either Barack Obama or John McCain, that is fine. But don't spread the lies and yell, "Kill him! Kill him!" or "Terrorist!" at rallies. That is not productive to bringing our country together. And a man who doesn't see that this is not good for our country is not the man who should be our President.

I fear the aftermath of this election season because of the lies and hate being spread. But we have the power to stop it. We can stand up and say stick to the issues and policies, not tearing down a man's character. We can be the ones who bring this country together, the way that America is supposed to be.

So before you send on an email message spreading hate and fear, stop. Think about it and make sure that you're trying to build America up, not tear it down. Too many people before us have suffered and died to get us to this spot. Didn't Jesus die for everyone? Didn't He come to show us how to love one another?

Attack the policies, not the man behind them. And don't spread false rumors. Thou shalt not bear false witness was a Ten Commandment, after all.

Perspective

Granted, I'm biased. I'm already voting for Barack Obama - barring any catastrophe that may surface, but if it was out there I'm sure Hillary would have brought it up in the primary.

I'm sad about the choice John McCain made for Vice President. After last night's debate, I was hoping that Sarah Palin would give me a different perspective on her experience and ability to be the #2 in our country. Because as much as I support Barack Obama, there is a chance that he will not win this election, and I have to live with the alternative. So it's good to know what the alternative would be.

I don't want a regular "Joe six-pack" a heartbeat away from running this country. I would not choose to go into my local tavern and pull someone off the bar stool and send them to Washington. We have had "regular Joe" running the country for the last 8 years. I don't think that's worked out so well for America.

John McCain doesn't have much of a change message, except for his "pork barrel spending" message. Other than that, he just attacks Barack Obama. People only attack when they don't have substance to stand on. Mud slinging is getting old: and both sides do it. But tell us what you're going to do. That's what we want to know. Not the lies. Everybody can lie. But John McCain doesn't have a message of change because if he wanted to be different from the George Bush administration, he would have run on the Democratic ticket. He took their campaign slogan ('cause it was a good one) but he can't back it up with actual changes from the current administration.

In the end, we're voting for a President, not a Vice President. But this year has shown me that John McCain has very bad judgment. Being a maverick doesn't always play to the advantage of the American people, and his choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate sure made me question his critical thinking abilities. I want someone who looks at the whole picture before making a decision, not someone who wants short-term gains in the polls while dismissing the devastation that that decision could cost America in the long run.

Country first? I think not. "Politics First" is more like it.

And to those who are saying that Joe Biden and Sarah Palin "tied" in the debate so the win should go to Palin, let me make a small point: While they both passed their tests, Sarah Palin went from Preschool to Kindergarten. Joe Biden just got into Grad School. They weren't taking the same test, and they are obviously not in the same league. One bar was set considerably lower than the other. Let's not fool ourselves because we're trying to save face over our over-zealous acceptance of a woman who had nothing going for her except the fact that she's started a trend in fashionable eye-wear. (Yes, that's a bit catty, but it's my blog.)