Friday, October 31, 2008

Threat to the Red States

Note: This came from an e-mail that a co-worker sent me. If I had written it myself, I sure as hell wouldn't have dissed my own school! I thought about changing "University of Georgia" to "University of Florida," but I don't believe in tampering with original documents, no matter how damning they might be.

Subject: Letter from Blue States to Red States

Dear Red States:

If you manage to steal this election, too, we've decided we're leaving.
We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue
States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California, Hawaii, Oregon,
Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and all the
Northeast. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and
especially to the people of the new country of New California.

To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We
get stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of
Liberty. You get Dollywood.

We get Intel and Microsoft. You get WorldCom.

We get Harvard. You get Ole' Miss.

We get 85% of America's venture capital and entrepreneurs. You get Alabama.

We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you get to make the red states pay
their fair share.

Since our aggregate divorce rate is 2.2% lower than the Christian
Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single
moms.

Please be aware that Nuevo California will be pro-choice and anti-war,
and we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq at once. If you
need people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're
apparently willing to send to their deaths for no purpose, and they
don't care if you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming
home. We do wish you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up,
but we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire.

With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80% of the
country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce, 92%
of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines, 90% of all
cheese, 90% of the high tech industry, 95% of the corn and soybeans
(thanks Iowa!), most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods,
sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford,
Cal Tech, UCLA, Berkeley and MIT.

With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with 88%
of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs), 92% of
all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100% of the tornadoes, 90% of the
hurricanes, 99% of all Southern Baptists, virtually 100% of all
televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University, Clemson and the
University of Georgia.

We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank you.

Additionally, 38% of those in the Red states believe Jonah was actually
swallowed by a whale, 62% believe life is sacred unless we're discussing
the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44% say that evolution is only a
theory, 53% that Saddam was involved in 9/11 and 61% of you crazy
bastards believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties.

Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed
they grow in Mexico.

Peace out,

--Blue States

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Always So Friggin' Tired...

But I guess that's how it is when you have a....what do you call it, a job? Hmm.

Updates:

- Going to Dublin, Ireland next weekend
- Attending the CinéAqua all-nighter election party next Tuesday!
- Watching the Georgia-Florida game this Saturday at a friend's place

That's about it!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Weekends in Paris

I had a really good time this past weekend. On Saturday, I went to the Museum of Erotic Art with a friend, and afterwards we went to a café for lunch. That same night I met up with a group of people at Bong, a Korean restaurant, for a birthday celebration. Half of us ended up dancing for hours at a club that played some of America's best 90s R&B and hip-hop.

Sunday I slept in, and took myself out on a date where I strolled through Boulevard St. Germain, and had quite a few desserts:

Moelleux au Chocolat - Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Filling Served With Ice Cream
Crêpe with Nutella (Hazelnut Chocolate Spread
Crême Brûlée

Though there's no way in hell I can justify eating three desserts in one day, they were all good!!

Monday, October 20, 2008

Why I Need A Good International Job

My supervisor will be away for a few days because she's going on a business trip. To LONDON. She's going to LONDON to WORK. Right now I am cursing my intern status and wishing there were more jobs out there for people who love to travel and need a way to earn a living by seeing the world.

I'm not graduating until May. I suppose there's plenty of time for some international company to open a position that pays 30,000€ per year with plenty of travel benefits.

Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Quick Interlude...

Scarlet Takes A Fall

If you don't have time to watch the whole thing, just fast forward to 2:45. I have watched this five times now and am still unable to stop the tears from my eyes.

I really have to get back to work!!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

This Land is My Land...

I have been meaning to write a mini-essay on how much I appreciate the chance to interact with people of various nationalities and interests in this fascinating city, and I will, but for now:

- Turns out I am indeed going to that Kanye West concert (I wonder how you say "Love Lockdown" in French?)
- I am in the process of mailing out my absentee ballot for the presidential election
- Hoping to visit Rome during a 4-day weekend next month
- Currently reading "The Bean Trees" by Barbara Kingsolver
- Anxiously awaiting the release of the first single from Beyoncé's new LP

C'est tout pour le moment, à bientôt....

Thursday, October 2, 2008