My journal is pretty much friends only these days, although I let the occasional post go public. If for whatever reason you have any desire to read it, then just leave a comment here and then add me. The only reasons I wouldn't add you back would be if you didn't leave a comment, if I know you in "real" life (as I'm rather paranoid like that), or if your entries make me cry (in a bad way). Otherwise, we should be good to go. :)

Things you should know about me? I have a strange sense of humor. I'm extremely obsessed with Broadway right now, and with musicals in general. I also love Disney (the channel, the theme parks, the stores, etc). Some of my other current obsessions can be found on my profile, though there's a lot more that isn't listed there. I tend to ramble. I try (but usually don't succeed) to write about whatever's on my mind (fandom, real life, or whatever), regardless of how interested anyone else is. I'm a big Obama supporter and consider myself to be fairly liberal in general, but I try to be tolerant of differing opinions.

( DWTS. Yeah. )

If you have a Paid Account, LJ can give you three days of additional paid time... but you have to ask for it, as it is not automatic. Check out this post for more info.

A big thank you to outoftime and marcal_92 for letting me know about it. :)

I am so proud to be an American -- and happy to be alive -- right now. I can't even put it into words.


Also, John McCain's concession speech was terrific. Classy and sincere... reminded me why I once respected/liked him so much.

Happy birthday, strangelove311! &hearts &hearts &hearts

Judy Blume explains why she supports Barack Obama.

An excerpt:

I remember the night Roosevelt died in April, 1945. I was seven years old and just recovering from chicken pox. When my parents heard the news on the radio, they fell into each other's arms, crying. I cried, too, although I didn't have a clue.

My generation wept the same way when we lost John Kennedy. Then Martin Luther King. Then Bobby Kennedy. We mourned what might have been. In the dark days that followed, those of us who were young and idealistic were forced to grow up fast. I watched the Vietnam war unfold on TV as I played on the floor with my two small children. I became a skeptic about politics and politicians. Yet there was never an election when I didn’t vote. For me, voting was both obligation and privilege.

I’ve never spoken publicly about my politics. But I’m speaking out now because at last we have a candidate who makes me believe again. A candidate who I see as America’s best hope, a candidate who inspires not just my grandson’s generation, but my own, and my children’s.

Whoever is elected in November is going to face a daunting challenge. No one person can clean up the mess it took 7 and ½ years to create. That's why I want the calm, thoughtful candidate I believe will surround himself with the best and the brightest. I believe the decisions Obama makes will be made based on what’s best for this country.

Say what you want about him... I thought this story (or this story, if you can read Norwegian) was so sweet.

I don't think that simply being a good person makes someone qualified to be president. I do, however, think it's wonderful when someone I consider otherwise qualified to be president is also a truly good person.

( Random act of kindness. )

This story was brought to my attention by rock_bottom at obama_2008. :)

My Panthers won 34-0!!!

I've been busy, but not too busy to read this fascinating article about John McCain in Rolling Stone. Some of it I already knew, some of it honestly surprised me.

If you're a die-hard McCain supporter without an open mind, I doubt it'll do anything but make you angry. Otherwise, I think it's definitely worth reading.