Grandmother Gives Birth to Triplet

I think it's pretty cool that this woman was able to help her daughter out in such a way. It's better to do in vitro fertilization in-famliy, because it leaves less room for error. I hope it all turns out well.

Veteran's Day

Veteran's day is an important day because it honors the service of all of our Veterans. It allows us to honor them for their service, something most of us take for granted. Even though I don't think you need to serve in the military to be a hero, serving does make you a hero.

This Weekend

I wanted to go bowling Friday night, but after the HEARTBREAKING loss, I didn't feel like doing anything. When I got home, my parents told me there was a HUGE deal on laptops at Wal-Mart Saturday morning. They were Compaq Laptops, 160 Gb Hardrive, 2G Memory, CD/DVD burner, and Vista Home Premium. They were usually $600, but on sale for $300. Not the greatest computer, but a great deal. The catch was both me and my parents had to go to Wal-Mart because we were buying three (one for each of me and my siblings). We left the house at 6AM and stood in line until 8 and got them. Now we get to wait till Christmas to get them, but that's OK. I went home and was so tired I slept through most of the Georgia game.

When I'm 50...

I really don't know where I'll be when I'm 50, all I know is I hope I've set the path for the rest of my life at that. I had a recent epiphany that I'm only 17 and it's OK if I don't know exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life. I really don't know what career I want, but I'd like to position myself to have several option. I don't know what my family situation will be. I don't think I want kids or even if I want to get married. It's a little scary thinking about the future, but I just remind myself that if I make the right decisions now, everything will turn out all right.

Dream Car

My dream car would be a Mercedes C Class or a BMW 3 Series. Generally, American cars are nice, but somewhat unreliable. Japanese cars will never break down, but they sometimes skip on the amenities. A German car is the ultimate in luxury.

I want a small car, I think they're easier to drive and park. As long as there's enough room for 2 passengers and a small amount of luggage, I'm happy. I would want the car to be a hard-top convertible with leather seats, custom alloy rims, an automatic transmission, with heated/cooled 16-way adjustable seats. I think such car would be stylish, functional, and good on gas.

Election

I am relieved that Obama won. I don't care about race. I care about the issues. I care about the economy. I think this is absolutely the most important election in history, and yesterday was one of the most important days in U.S. History. I'm also glad Democrats have 56 seats so far (4 still undecided) in the Senate, and a bigger margin in the house.

I support the electoral college because if it was on popular vote alone, candidates would rarely leave the large cities.

I have a lot of respect for McCain and hope that one day soon he will regret the fear-mongering, racial tones of his campaign. I don't blame him, I just think he could've slowed the spread of ridiculous lies that circulated about Obama.

BTW, the Senate race is decided yet. It'll probably be a runoff (to win you need a majority of votes - Saxby has 49.9% as of now), and I expect him to win.

Free Write

I am SO excited to be an American today! Today will be historical, no matter the outcome. One day my grandchildren will ask me about today and what it was like living through it. I am so pumped to watch the election returns, they are WAY more exciting than sports. I'll probably stay up until two watching the returns. No matter your opinion, today is big. Today is history.

P.S. I'm counting down the hours until George W. Bush is no longer president. The City of San Francisco has decided to name a newly built sewage plant the George W. Bush Sewage Facility.