I think it's fair to say that starting yesterday, election fever is officially here. Of course, the candidates have been reported on since November '04, or even earlier if you're talking about Hillary. Regardless, for me, this marks the beginning of the time period where I start actively paying attention to the candidates. Up until this point, other than brief periods of relative interest, I have kind of tried to ignore everything. Now, I guess I don't really have that luxury anymore.
Having said that, I'm trying to figure out what surprises me more from yesterday: Obama's success, or Hillary's failure? Remember, four years ago it was after Iowa that Dean gave his infamous rallying cry that effectively ended his campaign. So, while there is still plenty of time for Hillary to improve her "distant third" status, this wasn't a meaningless vote. In contrast to the Democrats, I'm not sure that Huckabee's success really means anything yet. If he wins NH, then I'll really start to worry. Still, it does looks to me as though Romney, Guiliani, and Thompson have a lot of work to do if they're going to make a run at the Republican slot.
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Tried to watch Miami Vice yesterday. Blech. We lasted thirty minutes at most, and had to wash out mouths out with a little How I Met Your Mother, season 1. Funny stuff, targeted right at people our age.
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There will be more coming about this book soon, but I'm reading Land of a Thousand Suns by Khaled Hosseini, the same guy who wrote Kite Runner. I had a hard time picking it up, but once I got going, I loved it.
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So this Sunday marks a momentous occasion for all, a celebration of three decades in the life of me. Donations will be accepted of either the cash or wine variety. If you must sing songs of in celebration of my birth, I understand. But please, let's keep the festivities down to a dull roar, there are animals sleeping here.
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