May in retrospect {iPhone Edition}…
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Talk about presidential progress…
With so many pointing out Obama’s flaws and Romneys possibilities/flaws, I thought I would step out and do something I vowed to never do on my blog.
Talk politics.
With a son who is deployed, and a family (including myself) deeply committed to being proud Americans, I obviously have political interests and opinions. Granted, they may not be as passionate or informed as some, but they aren’t ignorantly lemming based either.
I believe in voting.
I believe that EVERYONE has the responsibility (not opportunity- RESPONSIBILITY) to vote.
People who shirk this responsibility deeply disappoint me.
On that note, I also believe in educating yourself (not what celebrities or well meaning friends tell you that you should do, but actually reading yourself) on the candidates (with ACTUAL facts) and their agendas. Then, I don’t care if you vote for Elmo- at least you came to that decision of your own mind…
Which leads me to the coming election…
More than anything I want a president who has a heart for ALL people, and who is honest. As we are referring to a human being though, we have to realize that entirely honest may not be very realistic. In any case, please allow me to nominate my pick for our next president:
George Clooney.
He DOES have a heart for people.
He uses his success to help so many, and surrounds himself with friends who (like them or not) do the same. If they can’t help them, they adopt them.
Just kidding. {I really am kidding. I think I am one of 8 others who think it’s awesome that the Jolie-Pitts adopt everyone.}
Anyway…
He has great roots, a great story, a great sense of self with just the right amount of humility.
He is dignified.
Some people would choose now to point out a bit of a womanizing pattern, but that’s hardly anything new in the White House so I won’t even allow it to defer my plan.
Where was I?
I don’t remember…
Anyway, just look at him! He’s a great guy who cares about people, uses his power for good instead of evil AND looks like that.
Worst case scenario- he turns into a complete monster. We could still look at him so as far as I’m concerned, we are in a win/win situation.
Back in the ER days, my mom used to say “George Clooney could park his boots beside my bed any day.” I remember groaning and saying “mom, he is SO OLD.” because I was 20, and he had grey hair. But now? Not that I am 36 he looks exactly the same, if not better…
So he’s magical too.
George Clooney for President!
VOTE CLOONEY! ;)
Summa, summa, summa-time…
Being on the cusp of summer time, it seems like a grand time to bring back the Rainy Day in May summer book club! {woo hoo, applause, yeah!!!!}
If you were around last year, you probably remember that we had an EPIC summer reading. Each of the three selections (May-June, June-July and July-August) were very noteworthy and memorable because each of those three darn books were HORRIBLE.
So yeah, this summer i did MUCH better research.
Here’s how it works…
On the last Monday of every month, I will announce a new book, and that Friday we’ll kick off reading it.
Then, we read the book.
we can discuss it, throughout the month, either here or on FB/Twitter, or via email. Or in person, if you have local friends reading with you. It’s pretty simple really.
I usually do a post specifically about the book we read (and to discuss it) the third week of the month.
On that note, here’s our May-June book:
Rooftops of Tehran, by Mahbod Seraji
Here is the Amazon link, and what Goodreads readers are saying…
So, please join us- I’d love to hear what YOU think!
finally…
I have a date with Barnabas Collins…
rainydayinalmostmay…
So yeah, it’s been a ROUGH while at our house… What better than a bullet post to count the highlights?
– I started having these completely debilitating cluster migraines. It seems to have subsided now, which professionals oddly call “the remission period”, which freaks me out a bit more than the clustery ice-pick-stabbing head spasms do.
– Yes, I did read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. I did like them. Sorry if that’s offensive, as it has apparently been to some.
– In relation to the last point, I would like to point out that as a result my husband and I had a “hard limits/soft limits” discussion- and I listed my #1 hard limit to be his family. Oh. Yes. I. Did.
– I also went and saw Blue Like Jazz, which was amazing. I think the hype it has gotten from the Sherwood pastor is EXACTLY what is wrong with the Christian church mentality, and why so many people are turned off by the idea of Christianity or being a Christian, or believing that Christians can be cool people who understand things and could be potential friends.
– Judgement is ridiculous.
– Genny had a raging 104 fever for two days, ended up being thrown out of one urgent care clinic (no, I’m not kidding. Cuz apparently that’s what the medical industry deems appropriate for kids with delusions and raging fevers.) and was diagnosed with Strep/Scarlet fever at another.
– Her throat never hurt.
– In the second ER, she sat crying in my lap begging for my hand to be against her forehead. Her head was so hot that it literally HURT to keep my palm there, and there was a red welt on my palm (which felt very much like a burn) which stayed for 3 days and still burns occasionally. Have NEVER had that happen and still it seems absurd.
– Our beautiful Amanda graduated from Basic Training on Thursday. We couldn’t be there due to the expensive of silly things like attorneys, court fees, etc. It killed me to miss it for reasons I’ll some day talk about… It hurt us all I think. Genny the most, as she feels like she’s ruining everything… Which she isn’t. It sucks to be her, these days.
– that being said, we are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO proud of Amanda, and will not miss her AIT graduation in San Antonio! Somehow we’ll be there.
– I am at the end of my rope with homeschool. It just isn’t a great fit for us. But schooling at an actual school isn’t a great fit for Gen. Next step? We’ve applied at an online school and will find out if we get in within the next couple of weeks I guess.
– Finally got the nearly $1000 bill for my husband to get those three stitches in his leg that day he accidentally stabbed himself. I just don’t understand the medical industry at all… Until then, living in actual fear over what the scarlet fever one will be…
– I bought my husband tickets for he and a friend to go to this ridiculous MARVEL movie Marathon this Thursday. He is so excited that last night he drempt he was the Hulk.
– Tomorrow is May. Maybe it’s the spring all around us, (finally), or maybe it’s something else. All I know is, we’re almost done with school and I feel somewhat encouraged by life. Optimistic that we’re better for what this year has been like so far and good is yet to come…
– My son deploys to Afghanistan soon. It was supposed to be tomorrow, but it’s now moved to Mother’s Day.
– I got out of the house for a lovely lunch, with a girl friend, on Saturday. Got to also see a couple of movies. The Lucky One and The Five Year Engagement… Being a BIG Segel, Blunt and Apatow fan i LOVED the second one. LOVED LOVED LOVED it… As for the first one, it was good. It was kind of an ill-timed film to see, for a mom whose kid is going off to war. I totally want to say “that aside, I loved it”, but I can’t really “that aside”.
– While Gen was down with SF, and I was clustering here and there- i got completely sucked into the world of Downton Abbey. *SWOON*
What’s going on with you????
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