Obama or McCain. *sigh*

 

According to votehelp.org:

Barack Obama, 86.3% match on issues

John McCain 80.17% match on issues

 

However, those things I don't agree with them on are very important to me.

- death penalty (don't agree with McCain or Obama)

- social security privatized (don't agree with Obama)

- women's rights (don't agree with McCain)

- illegal imigrants (don't agree with McCain)

- gun rights (don't agree with Obama)

- education (don't agree with McCain)

 

So I would think it would be Obama I'd be leaning towards with my vote and yet my gut just doesn't trust him. I have problems with his associations with Reverend Wright, the way he talks about education and his foreign policy. Argh. I'd be more than willing to hear from anyone out there who has anything to share. Time is running out.

 

One final thought, however - I am so proud to be an American and the fact that I have the ability to discuss politics and feel differently then the next person, that my opinion is valued. For that alone I am so thankful for the opportunity to have my voice heard - I just have no clue yet what that final voice will be.

 

I've been really bad about blogging and for that... sorry. I have been getting emails from people asking me how I am and asking when I'll update my blog - which always surprises me that people actually read this thing.

 

I'm doing pretty well. The whole season change thing REALLY flares my fibromyalgia and I've been feeling like I've been hit by a truck. For me its mostly my knees, back and shoulders that lock up and don't want to flex with the cold and pressure change. I've been keeping extra warm and using a heating pad on my lower back at work which seems to help. Trying to consume less caffeine as well as that seems to effect my pain level also. Otherwise I keep trucking along.

 

Tonight (get ready to roll your eyes...) I'm going to goto opening night of High School Musical 3. (you rolled your eyes, didn't you?) No, Dan won't be going with me - I know, it shocked me to! (sarcasim). I have to admit I've liked the first two and have both soundtracks in my CD player in the Edge. Sue me... it's my guilty pleasure. It will be nice to get away and just watch something sappy and bop along. I'll let you all know what I think.

 

Oh, and as for the whole politics season - I'm SO glad it's almost over. As to whom to vote for - I still have no clue. I don't like either one of them and I'm not sure if I could vote for a "lesser evil." *sigh* We'll see.

*swoon*

 

This past week my friend Manda and I had tickets to the Michael Buble concert in Moline, IL... 2nd ROW. They turned out to be awesome seats and we ended up standing next to the stage and a platform in which he would come out and stand. I got to touch the man... 3 times! A shoe, his hand and then his knee. All of a sudden I was a pre-teen going crazy - but then again Manda was as well. It was an awesome concert!

 

My YouTube video of him singing "Lost" has already been seen over 600 times and linked to from the buble insider link from michaelbuble.com. How cool is that? Oh, and I'm posting a new photo gallery over there on the right hand side...

 

Watch it in "High Quality." =)

 

 

  

Sorry for not posting for awhile but life has been crazy.

 

2 Weekends ago I headed upto BOW (Becoming an Outdoors Woman, an outdoor workshop/camp) on a Thursday night and then also helped with registration and other things on Friday. I headed home to Des Moines for Jim's visitation on Friday night and then went to his funeral on Saturday. He is now buried just 2 lots from where my father rests so that means alot to me. Still having a hard time believing he is gone. I don't think it will be until Christmas season rolls around and I'm working to gather gifts for the women who find themselves at the family violence center that I'll truly realize that my "partner" is gone. Man, he will be deeply missed. On saturday night then I headed back to BOW and helped out and then "taught" a night geocaching class. I had a full group of 12 people who signed up of which were broken into groups and sent out with GPS systems to find the hidden caches in the nighttime. Turned out really well and I think they had a good time.

 

This past week has been a busy one down at work due to fall colors being out, waterfowl season kicking off and getting ready for deer season. The Chicago Cubs made it to post season and then went down in flames. Choked and after last night's game are out of the picture. Ouch. *sigh* Frustrating after such a long, fun and productive season. Argh. And we won't even begin to mention my Kansas City Chiefs. What an icky year for sports.

 

Finally, this past weekend my cousin Kris got married. It was a beautiful outdoors wedding at a vinyard. Perfect blue skies and a breeze to keep it a touch cool. Utterly amazing day and I'm so thrilled for them. Congrats you two! *hugs*