Once again, I slacked off and missed the liveblogging, depriving you all of my witty commentary. My deepest apologies. I only hope that a lengthy post-debate analysis will make up for it.

First, the format. This was my favorite format so far. The close proximity forced them to look at and interact with each other, although McCain tried mightily to avoid doing so. I really enjoyed the rules outline for this one, in that follow-up was required, and there was plenty of time for back-and-forth exchanges. I also thought that Bob …

I’m overwhelmed with work and life stuff this week but I wanted to briefly discuss my thoughts about the final (thank FSM) debate of this election cycle.  The polls are slanted in favor of Obama but McCain did surprisingly well for the first half of the debate. If he could’ve taken his ball and gone home at the halfway mark, he might have faired better in the polling. 
Last night’s theme was the economy but everyone was waiting to see if- and how- McCain would confront Obama about Bill Ayers. He …

So I usually think the idea of a “battle of the sexes” and gender conformity in general is lame lame lame, so maybe i’m only going to reccomend these items for trans folks or people where wearing them would be a genuine political statement, but i certainly won’t say anything if you buy them while my back is turned.  I discovered Chain Chain Chained on Cut + Paste but they also have an etsy shop.  They fulfill my requirements for whimsical, eye-catching and unusual to a T.

boy vs. girl earrings …