Five Day Weekend

My friends, I come to you as a beaten woman. One that has come face to face with a harsh reality. As the presidential election year approaches, it has come to my attention that one of the most important issues facing the American public and its governmental representatives has been overlooked, nay, dismissed as our morbid obsession with celebrity encarcerations, overseas war, and the pesky issue of world hunger and disease steal our valuable, short-term attention.

This issue that I speak of is not a new one. It has been brought up countless times only to be tossed aside, but it remains, festering in our minds, until one day soon I fear we will not be able to take it much longer. I feel that this time is upon us.

I'm talking about the 5-day weekend, of course.

Don't tell me you haven't thought about it. Monday morning, you come into work, only wishing that the weekend had been longer. You leave Friday afternoon, tired and haggard, only to find that you have a skimpy two days to organize your live and recover before doing it all over again. Seems unfair, doesn't it? Well, that's because IT IS!

Now we no longer have to endure this torture. Let's rise up together and fight the power! Let's rally for the Five Day Weekend!

http://www.fivedayweekend.org/

Hello Kitty rules

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I am a fan of Hello Kitty. Here's a Hello Kitty alarm clock that I bought! What is it about this fascinating feline? Is it the huge white head that is obviously too large for the rest of her body? Is it the overabundance of pink in most, if not all, of her merchandising? Or maybe it is her name that is such a good idea for a tattoo on any woman's inner thigh?

The California lifestyle

So, I'm watching Casino Royale with my roommate. Can I just say that Daniel Craig is extremely hot.

Now, back to my blog entry. First one! Just recently I have moved to Santa Barbara, California. Sunny weather, beaches, nice people...it's really paradise on Earth, "God's Country" as people say.

There is something about the California lifestyle. Maybe it's something in the water (when it's available), or maybe it's the smog or the fumes from the forest fires. Either way, there's an air about this place, a laid back, beach going, take it as it comes attitude that can be intimidating at first, but is ever endearing and quick to sink into your own psyche until you find yourself less worried about things in life, and more concerned with whether or not high tide or low tide will interfere with your social engagements than anything else of real global concern.

Unless you're watching the Daily Show or reading The Onion. I mean, that's where we all get our news, right?

Oh, by the way...Daniel Craig...hot.