In the last week, I’ve written a handful of pretty solid posts to this blog. They’ve been informative, or funny, or a lot like the rest of this mess – a potential waste of space. (My old pal from the now-defunct Junior Varsity says he stopped blogging because it was unfair to take up all that bandwidth.) Of course by “write” what I actually mean is “think about writing”. But now that the week’s at its bitter end, I feel I should give the starving masses something to chew on.

And so? The Cliff’s Notes.

1. The Me Me Me Post

Last weekend, the Mr. and I flew to DC for the wedding of some good pals. Let it be known, first and foremost, that said wedding was everything a wedding should be: romantic, sweet, and kind of rockin’. The events surrounding this affair were, unfortunately, a little less dreamy.

Key details include:

· Lost luggage, and the requisite rude/completely unhelpful (American) airline employees.

· The early morning purchase of the first dress I could get my hands on; could be good for funerals down the road.

· The worst hangover I have maybe ever had (I’m 30 and have lived hard, so that’s not for nothing) which included but was not limited to eventual fears of standing too near the beautiful bride for fear of ralphing all over her dress.

· The airport discovery of an expired ID, leading to the kind of frisking they only let women perform on women, men on men.

· The eventual return home, and a flooded bathroom.

Potential Lessons Learned:

· Don’t overdo it at the rehearsal dinner. (But seriously? If I haven’t gotten that one by now…)

· Never check bags again. Invest in travel-size liquid containers

· The best cure for a hangover is not the hair of the dog, but cupcakes and dancing. Cut a rug. You’ll feel better.

2. The Celebrity Gossip Post

People should lay off Madonna and stop talking about international adoption like it’s a Birkin Bag.

How about checking out an actually interesting article on the topic by Salon contributor Mary Kane? She claims that Madonna is giving international adoption an image problem. But you have to wonder, why do these adoptions put the media on the attack? (“Black is the new black”?! How is that ok?) Why do we, as a public, seem so irritated by a fundamentally decent act? I’m just saying, the whole “scandal” stinks points at some potentially ugly ideas still floating around about white people parenting children of color, especially ones from other parts of the word.

Also worth noting is Madonna’s statement that her adoption process began in the company of Sonia Sachs, wife of Jeffrey Sachs. That’s like going on a world tour with Kofi Annan. Dude’s not likely to cross boarders with contraband, not even for the material girl herself.

3. The Political Post

Barack Obama says he might run! And I say yay! But then I say wait…I was getting kind of excited about a woman in the White House. Read this — really the smartest article I’ve read in a long time. Loving Sen. Clinton isn’t easy, but maybe we should try anyway. But there’s also this — loving Sen. Obama takes no work at all.

4. The This Made me Laugh Hysterically, but I Think Blogging is Nicer Than Email Forwarding Post.

And I swear, I will figure out You Tube THIS WEEK. In the meantime, this link is totally worth following. Or maybe my linking this, the cutest four minutes of all time, is just a tribute to the fact that America’s Funniest Home Videos is may favorite TV show of all time.

Coming soon…Photographic evidence of a solid New Orleans Halloween, including the Mister in gauchos.

Posted by jackson on 31 Oct 2006
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