Army of Women

The Kate sent me this site of a project called Army of Women. The goal is to advance breast cancer research through reaching out to women across the country who are willing to share their time for research. They are soliciting women of all ages, races, with or without cancer history in their families or personally. Signing up will add you to a database, and when there are research needs in your local area, you receive an email soliciting volunteers (anything from filling out a questionnaire to coming in for a cheek swab to donating blood for tests). A great idea for a great cause.

The Truth About the Economy (Thanks, SNL)

This SNL clip of a mock press conference led by Bush, Pelosi, and Frank evidently only aired once before it was yanked. Hits a little too close to home I suppose...watching it, I found it less funny than I did spot-on and frightening. Which of course, according to some, is the perfect excuse for censorship.

Thanks to Geeps for the link.

Obama's Inbox

Three reasons I love this story:

a) It was written by a high school friend of mine (Charles Bethea) who is a GREAT writer--this is his first time published in the New Yorker, but certainly not the last!

b) It's written about a college acquaintance (Guru Raj) I've known since my first year (and first day even, as he was an RA in my dorm). He's also a fellow Atlantan. The high school friend writer and college friend subject know each other from mutual friends, and it's just a coincidence I know them both.

c) The story is awesome. While watching the DNC back in 2004, Guru Raj was also creating his first gmail account. Combinations of his names were taken, so, inspired by Senator Obama's now legendary speech, he registered barackobama@gmail.com. The rest is history.

Let's Settle This on the Dance Floor

Negative ads? Constant bickering? A war of the cable news networks? This campaign is getting pretty ugly. How bout like in the olden days...we settle this on the dance floor. Hey, it worked for Zoolander and Hansel (er, actually theirs was a walk-off on a runway...but you get the picture).

McCain versus Obama--who has the best moves? Watch out for the surprise guest, too---she's got some game of her own.

Opie for Obama

Another gem from the great Funny or Die site. Ron Howard goes back in time to his tv stardom days to talk to some old friends (Andy Griffith and Henry Winkler) about voting for Barack Obama. He's got such a great, self-effacing sense of humor.

Everybody's Favorite Sociopath

I am right in the middle of watching season two of "Dexter," which I think is one of the greatest shows of this decade. My favorite show of all time is "Six Feet Under," which starred Michael C. Hall as conservative, gay, pale-faced, neatly-dressed, squirmy, and overly sensitive David Fisher. As Dexter, Hall could not possibly be more different: he's tan, unshaven, unemotional, and oh, a sociopath. Dexter's foster father realized this about his son early on and trained him with a code to let out his violent urges only on people who are killers themselves, thereby rendering a twisted service to society. He's a forensic blood spatter analyst for the police department, another way he fulfills his urges. The show is intense, dark, funny, ridiculous, suspenseful...it's brilliant. It was just renewed for another two seasons, which makes me a very happy camper. Now if only I had Showtime and didn't have to wait for it to come out on DVD!

Palin as President: Click and Play

A look inside the Oval Office with Palin as president. Click on different objects to hear her speak about them. My favorite is the list of baby names toward the top middle (Carport, Cashew, Rake, and Purple). Also note the picture of the original Maverick on the wall (Tom Cruise from Top Gun) and the "Roe V. Wade" document going in the shredder. Also, if you watch long enough, you'll see a dinosaur walk by. LOVE IT. Thanks to Katherine for the link.