Sex? Yawn. Politics? That’s Hot!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/fashion/08celebs.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

By JULIE BOSMAN
Published: May 8, 2008

A FORMER editor of People magazine had some hard-and-fast rules: young is better than old, pretty is better than ugly, television is better than music, music is better than movies, movies are better than sports.
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And anything is better than politics.

Apparently that rule does not apply to the high-drama presidential campaign of 2008, judging by the unprecedented number of pages in People and other celebrity magazines devoted to coverage of the presidential candidates, along with their spouses, children, BlackBerries, wardrobes, iPods and travel Bibles.

“People are craving it,” said Larry Hackett, People’s managing editor. “They are really, really interested in what’s going on, and so we’re covering it more than ever.”
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I went to the state convention on Saturday. It was my first experience at one, and at 19 years old I was one of the youngest delegates there. It was quite an experience; the county convention had had a very friendly, homey feel to it, and seeing all the candidate signs and posters and stickers and advertisements everywhere and booths set up and lots and lots of people that I didn't know overwhelmed me enough that I had to duck into a quiet corner and do a bit of deep breathing before coming back to face the crowd. I ended up meeting a lot of people there and making some friends at the Young Democrats caucus, and then during the 3 1/2 hours of nominations and speeches got to recognize by sight just about all of the key players in the Utah Democratic party.

After reading stuff from this comm I was a bit worried that people would try some sort of underhanded dealing or unfairness when choosing the pledged delegates, but everything went smoothly and the correct numbers of pledged delegates went to both Obama and Hillary. And the people that were chosen were very deserving of the honor; the majority had been major volunteers in campaigning for Obama, with several flying out-of-state to canvas and caucus for him.

I didn't agree with everything I heard at the convention; I'm registered as an unaffiliated voter, and while I'm leaning Democrat this election cycle I have my reasons for staying unaffiliated, reasons that were affirmed by some of the things I encountered at the convention. Still, it was overall a wonderful experience for me, and there were so many energetic and enthusiastic people there ready to go out and make a difference; a lot of people were saying that that was the largest convention that had been held in over thirty years. This year is different, they realized; this is the year that we may actually break the stranglehold that Republicans have had in the state legislature for so many years. The people of Utah want change; they're tired of Bush and of the corrupt and complacent state Senate, and they want to see some new, fresh leaders. And here Obama comes, not only an awe-inspiring, party-transcending leader, but also running at just the time when Utah is most ready for someone like him. Yes, this may be the year that Utah turns blue.

That's an excerpt from my personal journal that I've tweaked for this community. I thought you guys would appreciate it. :)

A Very Happy Birthday to the following Grobies:
joshed328
boobiequeen
lightningbeauty
secretlemonade!!!

( What a surprise Josh has in store for you! )

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Whew! Praise the Lawd.

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I went to CVS yesterday to take advantage of one of last week's advertised specials.

( CVS )

Today started a new sales week but the deals don't look that great. I'm trying to work one out but I keep coming up with an out-of-pocket cost higher than I want to pay. I went today to buy Coke (5 12-packs for $11) and a newspaper but I didn't work any deals, I just paid for that. I'm hoping to have a deal worked out by tomorrow so I can go back after work.

( Survivor )

Whew! Praise the Lawd.

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Transcript: David Axelrod on 'FOX News Sunday'.
Transcript: Howard Wolfson on 'FOX News Sunday'.

Obama camp: Clinton not looking for a deal (CNN):

Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign rejected suggestions Sunday that Sen. Hillary Clinton is staying in the race in hopes of brokering some kind of agreement with the likely Democratic nominee.

"I don't believe that Sen. Clinton is looking for a deal," Obama's chief campaign strategist, David Axelrod, told "Fox News Sunday," when asked about suggestions she may want the Obama campaign's help retiring her campaign debt.

"I don't think that's what this is about," he said.

Last week, Obama sparked rumors that his campaign would pay off Clinton's campaign debts once he secured the nomination.

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He added, "I don't think even under any scenario ... that we were going to transfer money from the Obama campaign to the Clinton campaign. We obviously need the resources we have. We have a great task ahead of us." He said he believes "there was a misunderstanding out there about that."

Axelrod said he believes Clinton "will have the capacity to retire her debt."

He also denied rumors that the Clinton camp may be in some kind of discussions with the Obama camp to make her his running mate. "There's been no discussion about vice presidential nominees and this whole scenario," Axelrod said.

Axelrod also denied reports that Obama's wife, Michelle, wants nothing to do with the Clintons, presenting a potential obstacle to what some have called a "dream ticket."

"That's false," he said, emphasizing that there have not been "any overtures" about a possible Clinton-Obama ticket.

Also on "Fox News Sunday," Clinton's top strategist, Howard Wolfson, said that "We think Sen. Clinton is going to be the nominee," and that he has "seen no evidence of her interest" in the No. 2 slot.

"This isn't about debt retirement or about the veep," he said.

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According to schedules posted at both TVGuide.com and SciFi.com, there will be no DW episode Memorial Day weekend (F5/23).

The next epsiode ("The Poison Sky") will air on the 30th instead.

Haven't seen The Doctor's Daughter, so allow me to nitpick a something in The Sontaran Stratagem.

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[20] Doctor Who - Ten and Donna (4x02, 4x03, 4x05, 4x06)



right here @ fivequeenlywits

The community is lousy with posts about the latest episode. I haven't seen it and won't be seeing it for a while, so I thought I'd amuse myself with something unrelated and containing no spoilers.

My exposure to classic Who is limited almost entirely to Jon Pertwee plus a bunch of old Target novels that are mostly Third Doctor. Allow me then to ask those more familiar with the full canon (no fanfic, etc.) the following question: Has The Doctor ever been depicted smoking? Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, anything? I'm curious because in the old days I know it might not have been as taboo to have such a thing in the stories. I could imagine he might have had a pipe at some time. Or has he always been a good role model (aside from all the killing)?

twelve chuck
eighteen the emperor's new groove icons
nineteen the village
twenty five doctor who
twenty five the office
thirty six twilight
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I used to geocache about 4 years ago. It was something that my ex and I did. Robyn mentioned that she wanted to start again, so we dug out the GPS and pulled up a few to find.

We ended up finding 7 of 7 this weekend! I started a blog for all of our finds! A new blog for a new geocaching team, Team-Trouble Stashing Games. I also quickly came up with a blog with our old finds on it, too!

I can't believe how much I missed walking around, faithfully following where my GPS told me to go!

title: the good news is ...
author: sideways
pairing: ten+rose
rating: pg-13
word count: 597
notes: this is probably the closest i will ever get to this kind of fic. you know the kind i mean. and it's not even a full fledged fic, it's a drabble. filled with angst, and dread. god. there might even be a few cliches in here, truth be told. you can tell i'm nervous about posting this, can't you? yea, you can.
warning: none.
spoilers: none at all.
summary: we sailed away on a winter's day, with fate as malleable as clay .. oh my love, it was a funny little thing. ~ the decemberists

( the camp smelt like death. )

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