♫Grapefruit diet~♫

[candyland]

I feel like I'm on a fruit diet as of late. Been eating a lot of apples, an orange here and there, the occasional banana...oh, and carrots. No, carrots aren't fruit, but I've been eating a ton of them! I'm a snacker by habit, and I have not yet broken the habit, so I just changed what I'm snacking on :D

So the big topic of the day is, of course, the inauguration. I hear a lot of people saying that they'll forever remember where they were and what they were doing at the moment Barack Obama was sworn in as President. And I suppose I can count myself amongst those numbers: I was at work, making pizza. This led to some of us discussing where we were and what we were doing when Obama won the election. I remember this also: I was in the downstairs family room, bouncing around and clapping my hands like a total ninny.

Then I went upstairs and found the sixteen McCain signs in our yard.

We watched Obama's address--my parents DVR'd it. Say what you will about him, but that man can speak. Mom actually wants to know if Michelle ever wins an argument *laugh* And the entire crowd, as they showed faces...so intent on everything he was saying. And such a huge crowd, too! Good luck to you, President Obama. You have a difficult job ahead of you, sir, and I do not envy you for it.

In other news, my sister is coming home for a long weekend on Friday, and she and I are going to get Mom started on one of the Nancy Drew computer games. We've told her about them, and she's expressed an interest in giving one a try. Bug and I discussed it, and we decided that Treasure in the Royal Tower was the best starting one. Because it's an awesome game.

Tomorrow is my day off. Plans include putting laundry away, jogging/watching more Escaflowne, and writing. And also maybe rewatching a few episodes of A Haunting. Productivity, thy name is not Candy.

Comments

[magicbulletgirl.livejournal.com]

I think she wins all the time. He just said she does everything he does but in heels = she's 10X the speaker.

[sky-pirate-tat.livejournal.com]

XDD I . . . the 16 signs!

Our neighbor's had McCain signs, however on election day they were pitched by Anti-Abortion signs.

I dunno. I'm amused by it. rhap_chan thinks it's something to slowly shake your head about.

[juneaddams.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you Guyz~ from Singapore

And yes, twas some fantastic speech. The dude can speak ( and write--didn't he pen most of his speeches? I read so)

Didn't envy the Secret Service though. Those are some huuuuuuge ( and I mean Huuuuuuge ) crowd. Mental nail-biting that must have been.

Their wee kids with the coats and ribbons are so cute.

(apologies for working blue...)

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

Today was a good motherfucking day, Candy.

Also, you watch A Haunting too?! I freakin' LOVE that show. I'll tell you the plot right now:

* family moves into a brand new house, everything is lovely
* weird shit goes down
* family tries to do some sort of occult thing to cleanse the house
* weird shit stops for a while, but continues stronger than ever
* priest/psychic/holy person is called in and fixes everything
* family moves out and still lives in fear

And yet, every time, I watch it when L&O isn't on TNT.

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

Oh, she wins. During the campaign, he brought up in a speech how soon he and Michelle would be celebrating their 15th anniversary. Later that day her PR people released a statement: 16. XD

Ahhh, the McCain signs. They're probably still butthurt :P

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

They're the modern-day Fred and Ginger of politics ♥♥♥

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

It was hilarious. I wish I'd gotten a picture of them all spread across our yard, but Kat and I had a few minutes of fun with it. And at that point it seemed so ridiculous because Obama had already won the election. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE?

We were amused. Except my dad was a bit stunned to find them all stacked on the porch the next morning. I left him a note on the coffee pot :3

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Hey! :D

He knows them so well when it's time for him to speak that I'm betting he has a major hand in writing his own speeches, if he doesn't outright pen them all himself.

I think most people had that little fear in the back of their minds. There are enough idiots still out there to make it a possibility. But they showed the new Presidential limo with one of the doors open--that door had to be at least two inches thick. They're taking it seriously, which makes me very happy.

The little one was having trouble sitting still during the concert *laugh*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

*DIES* That is hilarious! Bet he got a finger wagged in his general direction after that :D Honestly, I am seriously enamoured of our new First Family. They seem like awesome people, and I really like Michelle Obama. Sounds like she's got some stuff she wants to do from where she is now, and I say power to her!

*snickers* Never did figure out the why of that whole situation. THE ELECTION WAS OVER. WE WON. YOU LOST. SUCK IT UP.

Working blue does not bother me :D

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Agreed times over nine thousand! \o/ It's all so exciting--I really hope he's a good President. If he can do even half the things he has said he would like to, I'll mark him as a resounding success.

I picked it up in Wal-Mart on DVD out of curiosity--it's really cheesy, but I sort of fell in love with it, in spite of all its relative stupidity XD And yes, that is pretty much the exact summary of almost every episode z(^o^)b

[mitoko-sohma.livejournal.com]

I remember my fruit obsession~ All I ate was grapefruit with honey, and for snacks I would eat a plum and those snacker carrots. I would sit in my law class and be like *munchmunchmunch* It's actually pretty effective if you don't think about other foods, and it calms your sweet tooth!

And enjoy your day off, woman.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Like I said, I've always been a snacker. So I thought, "Well, chances of that habit being broken are slim, so why not just change what I nom on?" Fruit just sort of became the default, 'cause it's yummy and I don't get sick of it :D

Thank you! *waves* Hope you're feeling better!

[mitoko-sohma.livejournal.com]

Haha I love your NOMS <3

*whew!*

[gracie-musica.livejournal.com]

I know, but to be honest if he does just one little thing, I'll consider him a god.

It is stupid, yes, but it's so cheesy! ... and it sorta gives me nightmares. But then again, Doctor Who did that too in 04. Twice.

[bard-linn.livejournal.com]

You should actually keep one of each sign - they might be worth something some day. :)

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. I heard about it on Olberman's "Worst Persons in the World" list and he was WTFing about it in his teasers since he's so liberal and it's usually people like Bill O'Reily. But yeah, I have a deep, semi-unfounded love for her. She's just awesome XD

Yeah, we never did... *laughs at their stupidity anyway*