Ah, Saturday morning. And Politics.

i’m eating a toasted almond coconut scone from the locally owned bakery, Sweet 16th (ironically located on 16th St.), which is also a block or so from my house.  i love being able to walk to locally owned places in my neighborhood.

As many of you know, politically, i’m an Independant.  But i’ve finally decided to have a taste of the Obama KoolAid, listening to a speech Barack Obama made yesterday coupled with a Q&A session with the audience, and i liked it.  i KNOW he’s a politician, and i really can’t stand politicians in general, but of everything i’ve heard to date by any presidential candidate since i’ve been able to vote, i really liked what he said.  Will he be able to take action on all of the things he said he would?  Probably not.  But at least he’s moving in a direction that i think is worthy of my support. AND, purely from a graphic design standpoint, Obama’s campaign kicks ass.  Look at that logo.

A poster by Scott Hansen (who does amazing art work, btw):

i work in the Internet industry (graphic/web designer) (no, i won’t make a free site for you), and McCain’s stance on Net Neutrality basically tells me that he wants me to lose my job.  That may be drastic, but that’s how i feel.  i could go on and on about Net Neturality, but you’ll have to have a look for yourself if you’re interested.  For the record, McCain is not only against Net Neutrality, he’s very vocally against it.  AND there were rumors a while ago that he had an affair with a Comcast lobbiest.  Not that those rumors are true, but it makes you wonder, huh?

Arrested Development is/was an amazing show.  i’m halfway through season 2 at the moment.

Sarah Palin looks like Tina Fey, and i REALLY hope that SNL gets Fey to play Palin every week.

You can’t always believe everything that you hear/read/see, especially on the internet, but sometimes you can believe some stuff.  Hmm.  All politicians have skeletons, i guess.  Even if some of this stuff isn’t true, what if some of it is?  I’m not saying i believe any of it, but there it is for you to decide.  (it’s about Sarah Palin, btw.)

As an independant, i really want people to just vote for who represents you.  We all vote based on what’s going on in our lives or what we think is best for the country.  i WILL say this: i do like both candidates and their running mates better than i liked either candidate/rm from 2004.  Of course, i voted independant that year.

Wow.  This has turned into a political post.