the sweets in india really are good.

sometimes it is very difficult for me to love george w. bush with a godly, agape love. i know i'm supposed to, but what's a girl to do when i get so worked up every time i think about him, and particularly every time i hear him speak? see, i have the belief that i'm primarily a citizen of the kingdom of God over any earthly kingdom or nation, and that's a belief that keeps me from becoming too involved in earthly politics. but when it comes down to it, i am a citizen of columbus and ohio and the u.s.a., and every day at my job reinforces the incredible need for things like affordable health care for everyone and strong public education and safety for our children. and some days, like today, i just want to convince everyone to join the democratic party. maybe i'm just watching too much "west wing." maybe not. regardless, i could make a theological case for not voting at all, but this november, you'll see me at the middle school down the street voting for ted strickland. and you may see me voting for hilary rodham clinton in two years, and you'll most definitely see me vote for barack obama some day. unless, of course, you can convince me otherwise.

hmm. i am very tired tonight, which is kind of odd, since we just came off of a holiday weekend and i got plenty of sleep. or maybe i'm tired because of the holiday weekend, the slow pace of it, the round of settlers of catan, all of the sushi i ate, the reading i did, the tv i watched...or maybe it's the full moon tonight? at any rate, i'm good - just tired! monday was our two year wedding anniversary. i love my daniel! last year we went to toronto to celebrate. this year, we ordered carryout from happy dragon. the general tso's chicken gave daniel some stomach trouble, and we got into a big fight earlier in the day, but that only served to remind me of how far we've come in the past two years - how much less we fight now and how much better we are at it, how much harder it gets every day to imagine my life without him in it, how well he cares for me. we like to remind each other that we both married well, and it's true. we did have a lovely pre-anniversary date on friday - dinner at estrada and going to see "the illusionist." edward norton does a fantastic job in the movie (i heart edward norton), and the whole thing was really pretty beautiful and moving. take someone you love to see it. and watch out - you just might fall for the big twist. i did. sweet dreams, dear ones!