16 posts tagged “video”
I can't stop watching this youtube video.
you can't walk away,
try desperately to think of the politest way to say,
just get out of my face, just leave me alone....
I got the rough draft of my presentation done. Yay! Now I just have to edit it and get my script down. And create a handout and bibliography. And finish up some committee work. And work the reference desk. And find something to wear to my conference (the skirt for the suit my mom and sister got me falls off - this, however, is a good problem to have). And figure out what I need to take with me to San Francisco. And not kill any co-workers over the next two weeks.
That can all wait until tomorrow. I am so fried right now that I'm going spend the evening sitting on my couch like a sack of potatoes and watch some NCAA basketball. I don't know why I only get interested during conference tournaments and March Madness, but I do.
So as you know, Gentle Reader, my brother is your class ic all-American, red-meat-eating, gun-toting Republican. I don't agree with him on many issues, but you know, he's family...what can you do?
One side effect of his political stance is that he refuses to get cable because he doesn't want DaNiece and DaNephew getting corrupted by Hollywood. So after the kiddies go to bed, my brother entertains himself by reading his right-wing publications and trolling the Internet. YouTube, in particular, has been a Godsend to him. And he likes to share the videos he finds with me.
So this evening he sent this - I'm guessing it's an advertisement - video of the SUVs that guard the U.S. Presidential motorcade. Pay attention at the 28 second and 1 minute mark.
Five days until Valentine's Day. I'm not really feeling that angsty about it. I've accepted my spinster state and honestly think that it's probably the best option for me, especially as I'm currently coming off of one of my "tortuga flips out and becomes really insecure as a result of a possible romantic interest" fugues.
(The friend that called Super Tuesday night? Things had been really flirty between us lately and then he called me Tuesday night and ever since he's been really distant and I can't help but feel like there was a test there that I somehow failed. Blah. And while it's all well and good to tell oneself that "if I failed his test then he's clearly not the one for me and p.s. fuck him right in the ear", rejection still hurts. Double blah.)
Earlier this week I read this article that sorta advocates settling for Mr. Good Enough. (A topic Baria hit upon here about a month ago.) The blogs I read that are linking to the original article are, I guess somewhat predictably, flipping out. I don't know...maybe it's a product of my Midwestern upbringing, but I'm kinda like, "Yeah, this makes sense to me." Not that I feel the need to have a partner or, God forbid, children. And on those occasions when I do desire a partner, I just don't see the point in trying for someone with the six figure income, full head of hair, six pack (on his abdomen, not in the fridge) and makes me feel like I have fireworks in my pants every time we lock eyes. Too stressful!
Know what I want (when I do want someone)? A nice guy. Someone to hold my hand and who will talk to me at 2 in the morning because I can't sleep. And will go to the grocery store and get me some Ginger Ale the next time my cooking gives me food poisoning. And if he can put up with my staunch refusal to wear thong underwear, then I can tolerate a belly on him. (Although honestly.. this is not much of a sacrifice on my part because if I were a gay man, I would totally be cruising Bear Bars. I'm just saying I'm not asking for perfection.) Because you know what? This whole being an adult thing is really fucking scary sometimes and I could really use a partner in all of it, someone to depend on.
I'm actually writing about this now, not because of Valentine's Day or because of the recent romantic fugue, but because I found a video that completely expresses what I most desire.
This would be a good example of my spitefulness, btw.
But, anyway, we're both really jazzed about Obama. My sister exclusively dates African-American men (at least for the past 10 years or so) and she has a little different perspective on race relations in America than I do (especially since I live in cracker-ville and I can't get anyone to date me). So I found her thoughts pretty interesting. Basically, she thinks that America will be able to elect an African-American president. HOWEVER, she's is quite pessimistic about Obama's chances of surviving his presidency. She is positive that he would be assassinated. I'm not quite so sure.
The Ed Lover Dance Song, FTW. Music to pack by.
Behold the newest, craziest video sweeping the Internet...
If you don't find this funny...
