Grrr.

Remember that really wonderful writing day I had? How butterflies were circling my head like a crown? Well, it was followed by two interruption-filled days of half-hearted futzing, and I have barely made any more headway with it. Because that's just how I roll. ARG! I hate having to go anywhere in the morning. It rilly rilly screws up my day. I want to start with a bowl of cereal (Organic Morning Light) and a bunch of blueberries, read a chapter of something while I eat, maybe a story from the new Realms of Fantasy, and then move to the writing room with a cup of coffee as big as my head, and get started.

But yesterday I went to meet Alexandra at a meeting (to which she did not show up), and after that I had to go to the a) bank, b) drug store, c) grocery store, d) library. And then, today got started with a trip to the dermatologist, where the doctor acted very Republican about my hair ("Whoa! Did you do that on purpose? Or was it a mess-up?"), and then cut me with sharp instruments. Wheeee! And all this Sarah Palin malarkey has been throwing me off, all my frustration makes it hard to concentrate. So, the up and down rollercoaster of writing days has dipped into a trough, but I'm hoping to pull it out tomorrow, because I don't have to be anywhere in the morning! Or afternoon! Or evening! Wheeeeeeee!!!

(By the way, have the days been shortened? I could swear there have been about six hours in a day lately.)

You may not be following the politics, and you may be sick of me already, so I'm just putting this at the end, but if you're here, you just might like books, so you should know that Sarah Palin is a book-banner. One of those people who's all Second Amendment, no First Amendment. One of her first acts on becoming of mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, was to fire the City Librarian. As far as I've heard, this was a preemptive strike, because she didn't believe the librarian was "behind her." Now. . . what reason could a mayor of a small town have to need the librarian to be "behind her"? Uh, yeah. She tried to get books banned, and threatened at least one other librarian with firing.

If you're interested (BE INTERESTED!. This is the world. This is important.), CBS News has posted a breakdown of lies in Palin's speech. It's very enlightening. For example, she claimed that "families of special needs children. . . will have a friend in the White House" -- but the truth? As governor of Alaska, Palin slashed budgets for schools for special needs kids by 62%. [!!!!!] They lie to your face. To your face. HERE is the Obama campaign rebuttal, with a very thorough breakdown of the many, many lies.

And lastly, for the day, a really awesome piece from the Daily Show. Enjoy!