Living in the Forest.

It is late. My brain is tired. My sentences will be short.

TV is strange. I miss my kitchen. And I would like to see the bear that everyone keeps telling me about.

Can't Get No...Democracy...

So....theoretically, I should have voted today. Tuesday January 15th. Michigan primary. But there was apparently a lot of failure going around.

First, I seem to have failed to request my ballot in time. It came yesterday. While I was hanging out in the woods. Nothing quite went as planned, but CMT called and I was there. I needed the money. Democracy sold for a pretty shitty day rate.

Not that it really matters except in principal. Everyone else seems to have sold out a long time ago. I can't say that I don't hold a grudge. I resent the candidates for participating in the disenfranchisement of voters. Obama and Edwards refusal to even put themselves on the ballot. Do you care more for party politics than for the voters? Let the party do what they like, but saying that any election date is more important than the political voices of every person in the entire state of Michigan is...well bollocks.

The party pisses me off. I won't get into it. It's stupid--on both sides.

But I don't see how disallowing, throwing out the vote is a suitable resolution for either group.

Here's a little background if that didn't make sense.

The Funny Version from The Detroit Free Press

The Other Still Good Version from the BBC


It probably still doesn't make sense.


I am an unhappy American.

Nail Polish.

The other day I was feeling a little melancholy and I decided to paint my toenails, because I sometimes do that when I'm sad.

And then I got an idea for a movie :)



I have not yet painted my toenails. I need to go purchase some filmstock...and some nail polish.

Brr.

Today I took a walk in the cold. It felt divine.

Also, I forgot it was the new year. Weird.

But now I've remembered so I'll talk about it. I've always thought that it comes at a strange time. It seems that New Year's should bring new things, but it never does. All the big changes seem to come at other times. I guess I struggle to see the changes at this time of year. Maybe it's from growing up in PA and Michigan--there was just as much snow and lack of sun in the new year as there was on December 31st.

I feel like I should be doing something drastic like moving. But I can't do that, so...
Maybe I should be more optimistic. That's it.

I dub 2008 'The year to make more art'.

I'll let you know how it goes :)