Meet My New Baby

OK, so it's been a while since my last post  - I have been extraordinarily busy, to the point of ridiculousness.  My new job is amazing, it keeps me busy and I absolutely love the work as well as the people I work with.  They are fabulous.  In addition to the craziness at work, I've had many visitors already.  Two weekends with my frien Rhonda and her daughters, and then a weekend with Mom.  All of which were awesome.

As many of you know, my car went totally insane around the time of my last post and after going through several decisions to buy a new car, not buy a car, wait till next summer, wait till the next time my car gets FUBAR'd, etc. I finally got real with myself about the situation and bought a new car.  This is my new baby.  Mine is "magnetic gray" and has a rear spoiler, but it is the hatchback.  I love it.  I most love the fact that it doesn't die on me at stop signs like my last did. :)

The 2008 election season has worn me out.  Completely.  Entirely. I'm toast.  I'm not sure if it's because I'm paying more attention to the election this year or if it's because this election has simply been dragged out far too long, but I am so over it.  I'm over the slamming of the opposing candidates, I'm over the ads for it, I'm over the hype around it, and I'm over the candidates that hang on for far too long.  However, I'm most over the fact that you can't seem to express an opinion on and issue or candidate without someone who opposes your thought coming to the conclusion that you are Satan incarnate solely for believing differently.  I still don't know who I'm voting for, and quite frankly I probably won't know who I'm voting for until my ballot is cast.

I can't honestly say that either party is really inspiring me to be on their side.  It's been some what of a tug-of-war for my vote.  And right now, the rope is not moving far enough to pull down one side or the other.

I suppose a big concern of mine is that voters are now going to make a decision based on their ability to make history because it's the first african american/woman in office.  Don't get me wrong, this is not an argument to only allow middle-aged white men in office, not at all.  I just fear that people who may agree more with the McCain side will vote Obama because of his race, and I fear just as much that people who agree more with Obama will vote McCain solely because there is a woman on the ticket.  Or that instead of finding who they agree with most they vote solely based on gender or race factors.  Irrational or not, it's still a concern of mine.  But November...please come soon.