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New goal: Lose 10-20 pounds and not be too unhealthy about it. Lose by Christmas.

I'm oddly back to my high school weight, and I'm not happy about it. Since I left high school, I've been so pleased to have a rather thin figure, and now I feel hefty again and unattractive. The good news is that I'm pretty good at losing weight, so I should be back to pre-breakup weight rather soon.

I am hoping people finally shut up about the election soon. I did not vote. I'm sick of people acting like people who don't vote are the scum of the Earth and bad Americans. Why didn't I vote? I don't think I'm informed enough to make a good decision. I can't find the quote now, but some philosopher dude once said that the most intelligent people are those who see where they are lacking, and those hardcore about things are often the biggest fools. I'm not trying to say I'm better than people, and I'm not trying to say that it isn't my fault to some extent that I'm not informed enough. The fact is, I don't buy what the media says, and I'm not one to jump on a bandwagon. For me to feel informed enough, I would have to do weeks of my own research, and frankly I've been too busy to do that. Therefore, by my own standards, I do not qualify to vote. I also think that all politicians are liars. People are freaking worshiping Obama, especially people my age. Are you fucking kidding me? It's one thing to really like someone, but no one worshiping Obama has given me a sound explanation. They actually think he's going to be a revolutionary. Not a realistic revolutionary, even, but some Jesus figure who will turn all the water in the world to wine. Really? Seriously? Where the fuck have you been? Presidents don't even have enough power to do all the shit he's promised. There's still Congress, and though there is a Democrat majority, there are still moderate Democrats. He's not your fucking savior. It sickens me to see people crying at the polls like oh my gosh, now I won't have to pay my bills and gas... get a fucking job! Now, I am in no means a Republican... except I agree with them about most immigration issues (do white urban high school and college students even have a chance to find a job? Seems every job that doesn't require a degree/loads of experience is taken by people who don't even speak English just because they will work for a lower wage and then not pay taxes. Nice). I'm not even going to get started on the stupidity of McCain, let alone Palin (haha really not even going to go there), mostly because most of the people I know already know all those things. The Internet, the media, etc all has plenty of coverage on Republican stupidity. But no one dares to even whisper "hey, guess what? Obama is a freaking mortal, you know." They'd probably get shot in NYC, and be a social outcast as a 20 year old up here. And don't even get me started on people who won't shut up about the race issue, whether for or against. If you don't want people to look at you and see black, Hispanic, Asian, woman... then shut the fuck up about it. Drawing attention to Obama's race, again, whether for or against, is making people view him differently. It shouldn't make a difference if he was a transgender cat, if you truly believe in equality. Of course, most asscats aren't ready to see their own stupidity and see that they don't actually believe in equality. If you do, you wouldn't vote for Obama because he is black or McCain because he is white or Palin or Hilary because they are women. It wouldn't matter. Just sayin'.
I really hope everybody wakes up and realizes that things won't change into a magical fairy fairyland. Obama will make mistakes... what President hasn't? Or what human, for that matter, hasn't? Things will be rough, especially economically, for a very long time. And chances are, sometimes Obama's policies will benefit you personally, and sometimes they won't. It is best to look at the bigger picture, and be realistic about it. All big changes do not happen in one term. Often it takes decades, even centuries, for change to really happen. I do think that Obama will help things, I do. He will, hopefully, get the ball rolling. I also think people will end up disliking him and being very disenchanted, perhaps even feel lied to, because their expectations on a whole are unrealistic. A politician is a politician. Kennedy, Lincoln, FDR... they all did things that weren't so revolutionary, things that we who want revolution would not agree with so much. Look at the facts, look at reality, and be prepared to wait for a long, long time.