I’m Mad As Hell And I’m Not Gonna Take It Anymore! (but also pretty pleased with recent finds.) So I’m gonna combined it all for you today.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
1. GOP Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan (WI) Referring To Rape As Just A “Form Of Conception” At The Same Time That GOP Senate Candidate Tom Smith (PA) Compared Rape To Wedlock At The Same Time GOP Candidate Todd Akin (MO) Said It’s Hard To Get Preggers From Legitimate Rape. – As if rape doesn’t have a bad rap already (or is it wrap?), boy oh boy did these elected/possibly elected officials do a great job sealing the deal. I’m so glad they’re upper class older men who are speaking on behalf of raped women everywhere.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
1. The Waffle in Hollywood – Best waffle I have ever had. Plus I saw two of the Jonas brothers there. The less famous ones. And they were tiny.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
2. It Is Surprisingly Tricky To Register To Vote In California. – You can’t do it online and the office has “lost” both me and my boyfriend’s forms in the mail… twice. The hotline volunteers have not been very kind in assisting me, both times giving me grief because I do not have a California ID and I’ve had to send in forms to two different locations before I finally became officially registered, making the registration process time in total for me about nine weeks. Zach has been waiting around five weeks for his status to change. It worries me because I am passionate about my right to vote so I wasn’t gonna give up, but how many people who are in this registration process are just gonna give up and not vote? Yikes.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
2.http://www.cuteroulette.com – A constant streaming of cute baby animals doing cute things like swimming and eating. Love.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
3. Arizona Has Passed A Law That Says Pregnancy Happens Two Weeks PRIOR To Conception. So wait, does that mean I’m pregnant? WORST FEAR REALIZED!
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
3. Roosevelt Hotel Library Bar Drinks – I had the best drink of my life there on Friday. And now the world knows. Go there.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
4. It’s Tuesday and I’m Not Working. – Not getting scheduled enough and money is tight. Boo.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
4. It’s Tuesday and I’m Not Working. – Instead I have spent my day writing a script, a pitch proposal and this blog. Yay.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
5. Matt Lauer Covering The GOP Convention. – Dude, the head of the convention had to postpone it due to the threat of a HURRICANE, Matt. Way to throw him hard hitting observations like “Do you think you made the right call? As you can see, I am standing outside, it’s not raining, and the flags behind me aren’t blowing THAT hard in the wind…” “Um, well, it was a hurricane threat so… yeah. I made the right call?”
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
5. Nachos. – Should be a food group. That’s all I’m saying.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
6. Not Being Able To Think Of Anything Awful To Say About Democrats In Order To Have A More Balanced Blog And Not Come Across As Such A Bleeding Heart Super Feminist Liberal But Honestly, It’s Really Hard To Think Of Something That Democrats Have Said Or Done That Is Even Remotely As Terrible As Someone Saying Women Can Program Their Body To Reject Rape Sperm. And dude I’m just a woman. I can’t imagine what it would feel like right now to be, say, a female, minority, lesbian who just got laid off. I’d be like “Seriously? Does anyone have my back?” I do, hypothetical person. I do.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
6. Bill Nye The Science Guy. – Fuck it. If I’m going liberal, I’m going hard. “I say to the grownups, ‘If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that’s completely inconsistent with everything we’ve observed in the universe that’s fine, but don’t make your kids do it. We need them…. We need engineers who can build stuff, solve problems. ” – Bill Nye
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
7. Wait, I Think Maybe I Got The Balancer! I Don’t Like All The Chris Christie Jokes– We get it. He’s fat. Now can someone please joke about how his first name matches his last name? No? Back to fat jokes? Sigh. Okay…
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
7. The Bus Ads For Fox’s New Girl. – Slogan says “New Season. Same Towels.” Yessssssss.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
8. Chik-fil-a. – I heard their waffle fries are super soggy, you guys. Among other things.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
8. Fall Movie Season. – The Perks Of Being A Wallflower? Bachelorette? ARGO? Yes please.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
9. Ultrasound Mandates. – Sure, let’s force women pay for and go through a procedure they don’t need but complain about the healthcare bill being a forced product that people don’t need.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
9. Spice Girls At The Olympics. – Lots of girls are saying it’s a comeback, but I just think it’s a nice trip down memory lane. Nostalgia is nice. Girl Power.
A Thing That Totally Sucks Right Now:
10. War On Women. – And I know it’s only a few people in a big pool of Republicans who are instigating this, so geez, that must suck for those normal Republicans who believe in women’s rights. Where are you? Speak up! “We shouldn’t have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making health care decisions on behalf of women.” Thanks. Oh wait, that was Obama.
A Thing That Totally Rocks Right Now:
10. Women Will Win. – Hey, I’m voting to end it. Girl Power.
– One L
“Mothers and daughters can disagree on abortion. We shouldn’t put a party around an issue that is so personal and also religious based.” – Texas Republican Kay Bailey Hutchinson
In the Sun with Alison 