a La King’s blog

It's finally happened! After years of hiding, the G.O.P. has finally found us, and they're striking back with a vengence. That's right, today when I got home, I got the mail and there it was, a white envelope with the return address of John McCain's Washington office. The Republican presumtive nominee had just wrote to ask me for money. As one would imagine, I was stunned, shocked, scared out of my Democratic mind; but then I remembered something very important: that I live in California. See, there are two things in California that can be found in ample supply. One is waiters with head shots, and the other is staunch, and obscenely rich Republicans. There is nothing wrong with being a Republican (YOU ARE RUINING THINGS!), but when I get sent a survey from your nominee asking me to fill out a survey- I did because I enjoy miffing the G.O.P. in any and every way possible- and give you one THOUSAND dollars for the Victory 2008 committee, I sort of lose my mind. Granted that the only reason we got the letter was because the former owners, who now live in Canada where there are no Republicans, were Republicans that fiercely supported their party, but still. This reminded me that what is going on here is really important, and that no matter ow much we want to brush it off and joke, what happens in this election is going to change American, for better or worse, because yes, it could be SO much worse. So please (I hate to preach) vote, if not in your state's primary than in the general election, because I don't want to have to clean up after you! 

Yes, believe it or not the school year (or mine, anyway) is nearly at a close and it couldn't come soon enough. Usually I really enjoy school, and why shouldn't I? School is a place of learning and personal growth, however cliché that may sound. Granted  it is far for commonplace behavior for students, especially those in their l year at a school, to begin to slack off. But I went to school today  and found that I've simply stopped caring. I guess what mostly have been experiencing is the anxiousness of preparing to begin a new life in high school.

I do not enjoy the company of my father. That isn't to say that I hate both my parents. I love my mom, but the more time I spend with my Dad the less happy I feel. I swear, it's as though he gives off this energy, like solar wind, that makes those that converse with him on a daily basis want to blow away from him, and sort of do without any actual movement.  I'm just beginning to feel as though I can't spend time with him and become the kind of person that I want to. He's the sort of person who is able to take his vibe, good or bad and pass it on to everyone around him, and lately I've gotten some less-than-great ones coming my way. Man, do I have Daddy issues?

There are few things on this earth that cause me greater anxiety than having too much to do. Granted that all the assignments in question aren't due from two weeks, but still, that's not far away. It's the final stretch for me school-wise, so I'm gearing up for a packed summer of international jet-setting (because I'm cool like that) followed by my first year of high school. But back to the stress from which I so easily strayed. To start, I have an ABC book due on the Reconstruction due fir my history class. Normally I don't really like projects in history. In fact, last year I only did three the whole year, but as I am gifted with the ability to do very little and still pull A's in my classes, it didn't matter so much. But this is sadly not one of those times, because this time the project is a group project that is riding largely on my shoulders. Yeah, how lucky am I? Next, I have to prepare for a series of debates in my English class (I'm doing mine against animal testing, so if you have any reputable sources, send them in), which is going to be hell preparing for, as it requires a lot of cross examining sources and the like. Also, I have a project for PE due tomorrow, though I haven't even started that. But, honestly, why would anyone have to do a project for PE? For God's sake, it's just a waste of our time! Another thing that's annoying me is Doctor Who, or rather the fact that in the US we are a full season behind the UK. This sucks not only because it puts us all at a great disadvantage when discussing the show internationally, but it also means that we get to listen to the British rave about its awesome. Why can't the BBC just make online video available to the Americans too? Grahhhhh!