Tuesday, September 30, 2008

ye of little faith...

so they are drop shipping my new handheld tomorrow--and hopefully. i should get it by friday at the very latest. the company is having it overnighted--but it may not have gone out in time today. so yay!

i'm very excited for the new handheld. i hope they send me an extra stylus. those little buggers really get lost easily.

i will have to buy one of those holder things to help protect the handheld...

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palin vs biden debate this THURSDAY AT 9PM EASTERN. tune in to watch the massacre. i'm very excited. more excited than mccain/obama. only because--i'm really disgusted with palin. it makes me sick that she's a representative of women. blah.

but i shall be doing the nerdy political whore bit again--i have plans to attend a debate party again.

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i have joy's big birthday bash this saturday to attend as well. looking forward to it--only. suggestions for a birthday gift? joy--feel free to chime in.

Monday, September 29, 2008

broken...

handheld. broken. and i probably won't get a new one until the end of the week--or beginning of next week.

what does this mean?

it means that i will have to manually write down everything i've done everyday--and when i get my new handheld--input everything i've done. which means--days of extended work.

it also means that i have lost all of the contact information that i have accrued these past 6 months.

ughhhhhh.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

the royal miscellany...

1. so i am shopping for a few things--and will hopefully complete it by the end of october...because i am not much of a shopper to begin with--i only do it about every 2 years to update and add a few pieces to my collection. i just hate shopping. there's so much more i could be doing with my time! but--i realize that my wardrobe is not very suitable for the extremes in climate that nyc experiences--so i have no choice but to deign to shop. everything i have is more suited to the very mild and temperate pacific northwest region.

a: a nice warm coat--i moved here in march and i remember being REALLY cold.
b: some jeans--i need to get some pants into my wardrobe and everyone should at least have a few.
c: some trousers--cause i could use some nice semi-casual ones.
d: a few shirts--cause i could use some new ones.
e: boots--cause the ones i have are mid-calf and getting worn and i'd like some knee-high ones.

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here are 2 more snl spoofs on palin and the debate:

the presidential debate



from one beauty queen to another...



Saturday, September 27, 2008

some notes...

1. the debate was ehhhhhhh. i liked the kerry-esque vagueness with a rove-ian twist that mccain used. it was amusing in a "i can't believe it's not butter" sort of way. in other words--really annoying.

2. i appreciated that obama really went after mccain--and yet, still remained his trademark dignified self.

3. it was annoying to see a debate where one person (obama) actually tried to debate and the other person (mccain) mouthed platitudes and gave speeches to the audience instead.

4. i've had some weird stomach issues for the past week...cramping and irritable bowel movements and i'm not sure why. the margarita last night certainly didn't help matters...

5. more on my added responsibilities: i will be expected to maintain my current responsibilities in long island/new york AND do the same thing in "dirty jersey." the catch (and of course there always has to be one) is that i must do everything in "dirty jersey"--IN ONE WEEK. so--what that means is--

in/with one (1) territory--you have/receive a month to accomplish your goals.

i now have two (2) territories--and i still get just one (month) to accomplish my goals--for both territories. HOWEVER, because long island is still my primary territory--i get three (3) weeks for her--give or take a few days--and one (1) week for "dirty jersey." two (2) territories to cover in one month and god refuses to expand time for me.

that's going to be fun...

Friday, September 26, 2008

on deck...

1. tonight--i am going to be the biggest political whore/geek and go to a debate watching party. and according to the latest reports--mccain has deigned to show up. so yay! i'm rather excited to see this debate. go obama, go!

2. i have gotten the latest update on my new additional responsibilities. i get all of "dirty jersey" excluding the whole foods accounts that exist there *thank god* which amounts to about a week--and i also add the fresh direct account to my current duties...

let's see how it goes...yikes...

Thursday, September 25, 2008

more disgraceful acts...

1. maybe i'm slightly paranoid--but i swear to god--the republicans are deliberately NOT cooperating on a STUPID* bailout bill so that mccain won't have to show up to the debate...

2. some stupid kid in long island threw gasoline onto a fellow student and tried to light him on fire with a flare...that kid was plain malicious--although i appreciate the...ingenuity. there's a difference between shooting to kill and shooting to torture. that kid wanted a torturous death for his classmate. i say--throw gasoline on his arm and light it on fire. see how he likes it. for that matter--i say he should have to throw gas on his own arm--and his parents should have to light his hand on fire. is that taking it too far? i just figure--parents should be teaching values and--well, they failed somehow. so they're at fault too.

REALLY GUYS? REALLY???

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* it's a stupid bailout. bush's television address sounded like the post 9/11 address--another scare tactic. it's not that i don't take it seriously. it's just that i'm pretty sure that even if these corporations fall--life goes on. the majority of people will still have jobs. taxes paid for by the people should be used FOR the people. not corporate greed. i say let them rot. they've got millions regardless--they can use that money to start a new company WITH regulations. and if we're so set on bailing them out? i'm willing to bet that if you liquidate all of these executives' assets--it will be a few billion dollars. use their damn money as part of the deal. let them keep 30k of their money and have them start over. humble the bastards.

look at it as a chance to rebuild. start anew with--heck, i don't know--REGULATIONS. why should i have to pay for corporate greed? yes--that corporate greed will manifest itself in job losses at every level--but you know what? sorry--people everywhere are losing their jobs. the riskiest sort of business=restaurants--according to business week in a 2007 article--the failure rate is 60% (though not as high as the recently thought 9 out of 10). and no one is trying to bail out waiters/cooks considering that there are hundreds of thousands of new restaurants each year. that represents a sizable amount of people. probably as much, if not more, than the number of people employed by fannie may and freddie mac and aig. heck, if we add the ENTIRE HISTORY OF PEOPLE that have worked at a restaurant that went out of business--it would be hands down--more people. but no, i forget, of course--who cares about the poor blue collar workers?

for that matter--WHERE WAS THIS $700 BILLION offer for the victims of katrina? for the current victims of ike? where was this willingness in the recent past? these people didn't directly cause hurricanes. where is this major bailout when it deals with ANYTHING that isn't directly related to corporate america? we bailed out airlines earlier (flying is a hell i hate now) and now we're bailing out banks. let's just throw money at any company located in a big, nice, shiny building with executives that walk around in armani suits and get to work on a private jet and helicopter.

as for people who have lost money in investments--use the bailout to recover whatever amount they lost in investments--especially those nearing retirement. that's fine by me. i don't mind paying taxes for those people.

i mind paying taxes to people who were too greedy to do the right thing--from the top level executive to the bank lender. yes. even that lower level employee doesn't deserve my pity. yes, first time home buyers should know better--but that employee knows how much that person can pay even if they don't. and you sure as hell shouldn't be giving them a loan you KNOW they can't afford. you have a formula. x makes z amount. that means x can only afford y loan. simple. you gave out bad loans. you deserve to lose your job. anyone else who performs badly in ANY JOB has the potential to lose their jobs--and 99% of people aren't bailed out for their mistakes--no. they're FIRED. so consider it a lesson.

the economy as we know it SHOULD fall and go away--although i really don't think it will go that far. forget the bailout. besides, after all is said and done--i highly doubt the cost will be just $700 billion.

i am really annoyed by this...if you can't tell...besides all the federal taxes i pay--i pay THREE (3) ADDITIONAL taxes to NY. i'm single. no kids. and in the dreaded income tax bracket. so, quite frankly, i have no pity. i am sure i can and will blog about this again with much more clarity and structure...but at the moment--i'll blog from my feelings, not from years of ingrained essay dos and don'ts.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

disgraceful...

on so many levels.

1. there's the mccain bailout of the debates due to the bailout the government wants to give wall street...or at least that's his excuse...

2. there's the one glass of wine i had with dinner tonight that has me drunk...

3. there's my dinner bill at oso at the southampton inn...

4. did i mention that mccain wants to bail out of this friday's debate?

5. did i mention that i have had only one glass of shiraz and i am drunk?

i love shiraz. i love jon stewart. i love stephen colbert. i love the environment. i love politics.
~~
i hate freeloaders. i hate lazy people. i hate racists. i hate trashy people. i hate fakes.

ok. i definitely ought to stop typing before i write a manifesto on trashy people.

~~

also, i thought this was interesting--because brooklyn is 2nd in donations to obama! and it's nice to know that i've helped contribute to that ranking!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26738101/from/id/26833397/




Tuesday, September 23, 2008

swords...

should not be double-edged. it is really annoying. i have been a mass of busy and it's taking its toll.

i wish the end of the 3rd quarter would just--end already. but then--i have a crazy october to look forward to as well...sooo, maybe not. i still have 4 maybe 5 trips to go before november's vacation--one of which is tomorrow.

i am looking forward to november--whatever i decide to do--it will at least include a week of vacation--and that sounds heavenly right now. absolutely heavenly.

~~~

i am so happy about my new usb modem. it's rather cool. it is supposed to work wherever mobile phones get reception and works like an express card--except it is plugged into the usb. $59.99 a month with verizon wireless for 5 gb. $29.99 a month for some sad kb amount.

anyhow, i think i will actually turn in early today instead of working until 11pm like i have been the past few weeks!

Monday, September 22, 2008

"dirty jersey"*

so it looks like i will be taking on the new jersey/staten island territory for an indefinite period of time...i should find out more details later this week or something.

i know i won't actually mind so much once i actually get to doing it? i mean, i'm a prime candidate--single, pet-less, far from home, and highly motivated. but for now--i'm feeling a little mixed about it.

the pros:

--expanded territory=more opportunities to make my goals and to help the company out.
--more free meals.
--hotel stays.
--more opportunities to see the eastern united states.
--more $$$.
--i'm obviously doing well enough that they felt i could take this on.
--i love traveling.

the cons:

--i will be gone for a full week every month living out of hotels.
--living out of a suitcase for a week every month.
--restaurant food for a week every month instead of home cooked meals.
--it's not so much of seeing the eastern u.s. so much as "dirty jersey."*
--more driving in areas i don't know very well.
--it's going to make my current territory responsibilities very hairy.
--less opportunity to maximize my own territory.

i guess when it's all said and done--i love traveling and i'm excited in that respect--i just wish it wasn't "dirty jersey" and was a more exotic locale--europe or an island sounds good! and the biggest part is--living out of a suitcase for a full week each month. that's an annoying prospect.

i think i better go look at a map of "dirty jersey" and see how big it is and if i can get away with checking into 1 hotel instead of different ones for an entire week. that way i'd feel more comfortable.

*"dirty jersey" -- whenever my coworker is going to say the word jersey, she always prefaces it with "dirty." funny enough--she's not the only one. i think it might actually be normal here.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

it's about to get...

very hairy again. actually--it's been sort of hairy this month--end of the 3rd quarter and all that. so we're trying to make company goals, etc. and i feel very stretched for time and for some reason--i'm feeling very unaccomplished. i think i'm experiencing a mass load of even higher expectations than usual just because i made the entire goal my last goal cycle. so now i'm feeling like i have no choice but to ALWAYS make it. and that's silly--since the goals change slightly all the time. but there you have it. i feel like i'm not doing enough.

coming up:

--a week for expo east in boston
--a weekend in boston for the veggie food festival
--2 trips to the hamptons
--joy's birthday extravaganzaaaaaa
--and a ton of errands that i've been putting off that need to be done--namely--i should really get my new york license soon...like...yeah. i really should...and it's time to go get that usb modem from verizon. this sketchy internet i'm siphoning from someone really sucks. and i need to get a new laundry bag and sheet set. and so many other things that i've neglected to do for so long now. argh.

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has anyone noticed that ALL the new teen shows that have come out (namely on the cw) are about evil rich kids?

i mean--yeah, reality sort of sucks right now--and as an adolescent--there's no doubt the outlook is usually sucky at best--but...is this beyond escapism?

it scares me a little. i mean--if you have people so afraid to face the truth of reality--then perhaps they'll vote mccain because they don't want to face up to the truth--cause once you wake up and face the truth--you can't ignore the ills anymore--you actually feel obliged to start fixing things. and working hard is like anathema to most people.

and there are so many other reasons people will refuse to vote for obama already. blah.

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also, i have decided against going home for thanksgiving. i think i will look to go somewhere else--maybe a nice weeklong driving adventure along the coast? anyone keen?

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

old book, new chapters

it's been just over 6 months now since my major move from sleepy, quaint, gorgeous bellingham, washington to bright lights, big city, hip brooklyn, new york. i guess timing hits about right for me to start reflecting on everything.

i'm not sure if it's a normal thing to do or not--hanging on to the remnants of ghosts in your past--but perhaps i've been guilty of this action. i've tried so hard to maintain my sense of self (so successful that i have become someone i don't quite recognize), my relationships (morbid at best), my new job (successful), and having a semblance of a social life (ehhhhh).

i'm so blessed for all the things i do have--so i feel more than fine griping about what i don't have. :)

which leads me to my present rancor. when you're hanging onto something from your past--does it spell doom for the future?

the answer for me--in my present situation--seems to be yes.

i guess i wanted something so much that i forgot to think about myself and my current status.

i made the classic mistake of holding onto something from the past. i made the mistake of thinking that my past could morph into my future--and forgot that the present still exists--that i can't get to my future without my present. i also seem to have made the mistake of thinking that my past was somehow more important than the actual present.

and then i added the mistake of thinking that my past, which fit so well in my past present--would also fit into my current present.

wrong.
wrong.
wrong.

i hate when i'm wrong.

i guess you can't hold onto things forever--and you shouldn't. things weren't meant to be forever. and that's fine.

leading me to my 2 horrible situations. it seems that maintaining certain relationships nearly prohibits a social life of some sort. the two--are linked (imagine that).

so. i will make sure now to fully appreciate the gift i've been given here.

it's time to live again.

~~~

i know my blog is public--but it always is such a surprise when people i don't know leave comments. i mean, it's not a bad thing...it's just...how'd they even find the blog?

~~~

bellingham, washington

brooklyn, new york

Monday, September 15, 2008

it's shameful...

just shameful when you can't slam a mobile phone. i mean...i think that's what i miss about having a home line--the whole slamming business. i'm not sure i ever slammed a phone before--but now i feel like i missed out on the whole slamming of the phone business. i'd like to slam a phone so hard the person on the receiving end not only winces, but yowls in surprise, fear and ear pain.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

snl

i love this skit. just love it. it's comic genius--and that tina fey is spot on, though she could do with more hand gestures while she speaks.



i also happen to die cracking up whenever i watch this video of natalie portman. enjoy!

Friday, September 12, 2008

ughhhh!!!

i swear to godddddddd. i am so darn annoyed with the delivery system here in new york.

ever since i have arrived--whenever i have a package--i have been met with the most annoying service.

they blatantly lie.

both the usps and ups delivery person will claim they tried to deliver a parcel and no one was home. LIES. i waited all day for a work package today. i finally got tired and went downstairs to check my mail--and there on the front door, was a package slip from ups saying they tried to deliver and no one was home. LIAR. then i open up my mailbox and there is a package slip from usps saying they tried to deliver and i wasn't there. LIAR LIAR.

ugh. i am so disgusted with lazy people. i hate them. they rank right up there with serial killers. heck. they are the reason WHY there are serial killers. ugh.

when i am actually home and they aren't feeling lazy that day and actually buzz me? THEY GRIPE. i've been told numerous times, "it's always the people that live on the 4th floor that order shit."

yeah, well, so what??? DO YOUR DAMN JOB!!! GET ANOTHER EFFIN JOB IF YOU ARE TOO LAZY TO DELIVER A PACKAGE.

i'm so annoyed right now.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

shakin it up

the saudi's walked out on opec...

this is definitely more than noteworthy...oh to have been a fly on that wall...

well. a fly that understood everything that was said anyways!

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palin is willing to risk war with russia by letting georgia into nato...

i am definitely interested in seeing the interview when it airs tomorrow night!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

deliberately vague...

cause. you would think on a blog you shouldn't have to be, right? but what if the person/people you're talking about is/are reading? then you have to be right?

i have a lot of decisions to make. none of them all too pleasant. and yet. they must be made--and made soon. some of them seem like they should be pleasant. but to every upside--there's a downside. and that, is what sucks. polarity i hate you!

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my team leader came to visit me for a "field day." i was slightly dreading it because--well, it's rather obvious why. she's great--but who wants their team leader around with them critiquing them, right? and yet, i do accept that this is all a part of it and everything. don't get me wrong. it doesn't mean you jump for joy--that's all i'm saying.

anyhow, it went really well.

1. i am apparently the top producer/performer in the team--having made 100% of my goals. so yay! it's always great when you do well, your team leader notices, and she also tells herrrr boss. so yay! and, i'm the newest member of the team!

2. i could possibly be given more responsibility--she broached it and we will revisit it in the next few days. so yay! well. yay because they trust me enough and yay because i deserve it--but not so yay since well--it's more work. although, i do happen to love working...so...well. ehhh.

3. it's always a pleasant surprise when your personal life and your work life meet in some weird way. well, surprising to me since i like to keep my life "boxed" up. anyhow, i received an email from my brother-in-law asking "is this true." it was referring to the ingredient SLS aka sodium lauryl sulfate. it gave me a nice chuckle. so i answered it from a professional standpoint as well as from a personal standpoint and included my company's fact sheet on the ingredient. i'm thorough, right?

4. i have also been given more leeway which is GREAT because i am always looking for ways to be more efficient--and those that know me know that i am always striving for efficiency--except in my writing. which, contrary to being efficient, is often verbose. i do think that my attempt at being efficient in my writing comes out in the style with which i write--incomplete sentences that bow down to how i would actually speak, instead of being necessarily grammatically correct. and there is that stream of consciousness peeking its way out.

5. when one part of your life goes well--another part inevitably goes to hell. blech.

Monday, September 8, 2008

spinning wheel

that is what i feel like. that i am whirling and twirling in circles of high, intense speeds. and it would be great--except it is in circles. which means i get nowhere. and nowhere has never suited my personality very well.

i have never been the sit and wait and wish sort of person. i know that when i am feeling those things--it is not a good sign. chances are, it means that i am in some kind of a funk. that i am feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, and helpless--and those are three things i sincerely ABHOR feeling.

i have always been unsure about the ultimate goal in my life--if there even is one. but i have always been very good at knowing how to achieve the goals i do know i want--so it stands to reason that--if i could just figure out this one thing--then i would have a foolproof way to get there. but that's not how it works because the journey will end too soon.

this is why i am inclined to believe there is a god out there somewhere. and i think he's quite devilish. or at the very least--has a wicked sense of humour.

i'm not sure if the reason it's been so hard for me to wake up is because of the time difference between la and ny or if it's because my bed is that damn comfortable or because of the above feelings.

and maybe i don't care so much why anymore because today was a very accomplished day!

let's have many more!

~~~

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www.ebates.com

Saturday, September 6, 2008

who needs a man??

i sure don't! i feel so damn accomplished right now--despite the mistakes that i refuse to fix.

i put together my bedframe--ALL BY MYSELF. well. with joy's hand once to hold something in place while i screwed it in. hehe.

but other than that--ALL BY MYSELF.

NO MAN.

which is, of course, the point.

it looks pretty darn good too. i did make a couple of mistakes. the bottom two legs are facing the wrong way--but i can live with seeing 2 screw holes. it will remind me that I DID IT WITHOUT A MAN.

while some people might think--she's making a rather big deal about putting together a bedframe...let me explain why this is so monumental for me.

1. remember back in high school? sophomore year, i think? when we had to do that silly asvab test for the military? remember how there was a mechanical knowledge section and an electronic knowledge section as well? other sections included word knowledge, coding speed, etc. well. i scored a 99 percentile in coding speed and word knowledge, etc. but here's something i have kept a secret for many years except to a select few...

i scored an 11 for the mechanical knowledge. ELEVEN (11)--just in case anyone missed that the first time. they even showed how many questions you got wrong. I GOT ONLY ONE QUESTION CORRECT IN THAT SECTION. ONE (1). they even told you which one you got correct. i can't even be proud of that one correct answer--because i just happened to guess correctly. i still to this day, remember the question. it was the first question in that section and it asked, "what does a phillips screwdriver head look like?" i had no effin clue. i just guessed correctly.

2. stereotypically women aren't known to be great in this area--and unfortunately, thanks to my lack of interest--i fit that mold.

so. this is why i feel so great about my bedframe. if i can put together a bedframe. i sure as hell can rule the world! hah!

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for people that believe in the palin hype that she helped cut taxes in alaska, etc. THERE ARE NO TAXES IN ALASKA. there weren't any taxes there even before she got there. god. so they are just blatantly lying all over the place. surprise, surprise.

also--she was able to give $1200 rebates to the residents from the oil companies. whooptidoo--what is a few thousand dollars to oil companies when you tell them you will let them drill in anwar??? hmm...billions of dollars soon for a few thousand dollars now? god.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

sarah palin, etc.etc.

i hope like hell the majority of women aren't stupid enough to fall for this ploy by the republican party.

so if you weren't already convinced of who you were voting for...here's a question...

are you racist? OR

are you sexist?

haha. just kidding. in a way--only because i'm pretty sure there are a few people that will vote the lesser of what they deem two evils.

here's an article by gloria steinem:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-steinem4-2008sep04,0,7541303.story

here's another funny thing. carly fiorino last night was talking about what a fighter palin was. that she was so strong and such a fighter! one of the examples she used was that palin flew down to california to give a speech one day--and on the next day, she flew back to alaska and gave birth. wow. she's a true fighter!

you know what i call that? further proof she's a horrible mother and needs to get her priorities straight. her son may not have had down syndrome before that flight--but who is to say that she didn't help contribute to that? i highly doubt you're supposed to be flying around making speeches when you are that late in your pregnancy...

i hope she stops fighting for the republican party and starts fighting for her family.

~~~

i will be putting my bedframe together tomorrow--in anticipation of my new bed being delivered sometime saturday! yay! the instructions says it requires 2 people to assemble--but i have high hopes that i can do it all by my lonesome!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

the end of august!

i'm so happy it came and went!

1. august was the end of a goal cycle for work--and yours truly met every single goal! yay!

2. training was fun. i have come to the conclusion that environmentalists are lushes. boy...can they drink! i topped out at 2 glasses of wine and was told it was disgraceful. ha!

3. good rule: work hard, play hard.

4. great rule: find a job you like for a company you love and make your goals.

5. my nieces and nephews are so damn, stinkin cute! gahhhh!

6. apparently, my blood is a draw for not only the east coast mosquitoes but the west coast ones as well--i had 14 bites going to california and came back with 31 more. yay? i am a bumpy looking person. funny enough--they didn't bite my face at all?

7. did i mention i have some stinkin cute nieces and nephs? and i don't say that lightly. i have been known to be critical--i do not believe all children are inherently cute and/or adorable. they just aren't. but these ones sure are! i shall post pictures of each of them soon.

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obama/biden!!!

those that know me are pretty familiar that i am an issues sort of person and have no party affiliation. but it's pretty annoying that palin could possibly be the first female vice president/future presidential candidate representing women and our qualifications. it really bugs me. as much as hillary clinton bugged me. i know i can't get a perfect female candidate--but is it too much to ask for to have ones that aren't steeped in scandal???

the clinton thing--well...after this many years--if you have to ask about all the different scandals--then you shouldn't be voting.

the palin thing goes as follows (per the associated press)

First, she announced that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter, Bristol Palin, was pregnant. Among the other revelations:

—A private attorney is authorized to spend $95,000 of state money to defend her against accusations of abuse of power.

—Palin sought pork-barrel projects for her city and state, contrary to her reformist image.

—Her husband once belonged to a fringe political group in Alaska, with some members supporting secession from the United States.

—She has acknowledged smoking marijuana in the past.

if you ask me--she's really nothing more than a sham. and i'd hate for her to represent what a female vp should be. yes. i want a female in the white house as much as anyother self-respecting woman and true feminist does. HOWEVER, i am not content to vote in one just to get one in. i would rather wait for a true viable candidate than one that is just being used by the same old white men that have controlled politics for centuries.

she is representing herself as a "soccer mom." really? most soccer moms would not be so caught up in their career that their child got pregnant. i just don't buy it. soccer moms are stay at home moms from the traditional view i have. they are not vice presidential candidates.

i could care less about the drug use or the husband's political affiliations or even the pregnancy thing. heck. what teen girl isn't preggers these days??? that's a personal/family thing. i just dislike her misleading "soccer mom" representation. what really bugs me are the other two facts. it's the same mccain thing. "i'm a maverick! i'm a maverick!" and then of course--his votes with his party are about 95% of the time. really, that's a maverick?

consider this: if mccain/palin actually win--i have no doubt that palin will mess it up so badly that it will cause a setback for women returning to the white house. anyone who has to set up a safeguard for future accusations of abuse of power is not someone i would ever trust!