This felt good to write.

OK, I'm Canadian, obviously, so I don't have any real say in American politics beyond my desire for our closest allies to, y'know, not self-destruct.

That said, FUCK Obama. He almost pisses me off more than Bush and his gaggle of retards; at least with Jr. you *knew* he was incompetent and a terrible fucking human being. You *knew* his administration was a bag of dicks.

But Obama? Holy shit, what a goddamn clown. He runs on a progressive platform. He WINS on a progressive platform. And what is he? An eloquent Dubya; a politician who doesn't have the spine (at best; at worst he's just another fucking hard-right retard) to stand up for what matters. Here's a hint, you fucking twit, progressives do not attempt to balance the budget on behalf of the poorest people in the country. Progressives take a fucking stand on workers' rights. Progressives believe in PROGRESS, you worthless sack of lying shit. Washington is not your base; it's not the country's base.

I cannot fucking stand the clown, because not only is his hard-right stance on damn near everything prolonging the damage done by 8 years of Captain Wow and his Super Frauds, but he's doing it as a DEMOCRAT. As in, he's destroyed the goodwill and young energy and enthusiasm of a youthful base that would've fought for him had he lived up to even *half* of his campaign promises. Way to fuck your fucking country, you retrograde halfwit. Fuck you for being just another politician, and doubly fuck you for making a Republican victory in 2012 a real threat.

2011 so far

So here we are, almost 2 full months into the new year, and I can already say it's going to be better than 2010. Why's that? Well, for one, I might actually earn some money this year. More on that in a second.

The other major step I've taken is volunteering at our local food bank. For years I've felt that I needed to "give something back;" I've greatly benefited from social programs and, yes, socialized medicine. I've also, in recent years, become increasingly aware of just how privileged an upbringing I had, and have become vastly more interested in issues of social justice. I know I'll never be able to change the world, but I figure I can at least do my part to make my community somewhat better for those who've had a far more difficult go of it than myself.

Also -- don't laugh -- I've decided to try my hand at modeling/acting. I recently had some professional portfolio shots taken and will be represented by a local talent firm. Now, I have *no* idea how this is going to work out, or if it's going to work out at all -- I accept that I may well have wasted my money on a foolish lark. However, my eyes are open and I'm going to pursue it to the best of my ability, come whatever may. We shall see.