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  Crankypants

  Posted: November 4th, 2008, 5:31am EST

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  I hate everything today. I woke up extra early, but it took over an hour to leave my house. My husband, who's usually a good guy decided today would be a good day to hassle me about this. The stupid election is today, and I'm so sick of hearing about it. I voted last week and I just want the thing to be over, so Barack Obama can redistribute my income (spread the wealth) and I can get on with my life. I'm tired of being disliked by random people on other forums I visit for being a fiscal conservative, and I'm angry with the Republican party for allowing themselves to be hijacked by the religious right, making my party nothing more than the lesser of two evils. Having grown up in Washington DC, I have a fairly good idea of how government actually works, as opposed to what they teach kids in school, and can't see myself every throwing away my vote on a third party candidate, but I think I'm starting to regret not taking the opportunity to make a statement this year, since my vote did not really matter anyway. I hope I wake up tomorrow happier and can just let this crap go.
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  Absentee blogger

  Posted: November 2nd, 2008, 8:23am EST

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  Sorry for the really long absence. I got kind of worn out, obsessing over Mormon crap all the the time and couldn't think of anything else that seemed appropriate for this blog. Things are pretty much the same as ever around here - we go to church each week and I try to erase it from my brain during the other six days.
  
  I did get a new visiting teacher recently who I really like. When she brought up the lesson for this month (about the eternal nature of gender and gender roles) I was able to tell her I thought it was complete crap and could barely skim the article without wanting to throw it in the trash. We also have a new Relief Society president, who has enticed me to actually stay a few times. The last one started out really well - there was really great feeling of love and sisterhood in the room, and I sat by a woman who was making really funny comments, and who I often agree with and wish I could say the things she does. But the lesson was unavoidably awful - it was love letters from Joseph Smith to Emma, and each one made me want to gag. OK, enough bitching about church for today.
  
  I've got lots of fun stuff coming up - a trip to NY, the Vegas 1/2 marathon, a visit from my little sister and a five day stay in the Dominican Republic in January. I'll try to be better about updating and blogging about stuff I'm interested in, instead of just avoiding my blog because I don't want to beat my head against the wall that is church.