Surprised

Things I'm surprised about right now:

1) McCain picking Palin for his veep. I was sort of surfing the sites earlier and I saw that Pawlenty was out and Romney (thank God) was out. Then I saw Huckabee (seriously, thank God) was out too. So I was all...hmm, I wonder who it could be. Then I came across this obscure article that said that said an airplane left Anchorage last night, and it sort of clicked for me. I actually never thought that I would be REALLY excited for a vice president, but this announcement really galvanized me. What I really like about our possible future veep is that she's a normal American, who's not afraid to fight the establishment for the legal and moral right. She's cracked down on corruption and been a HUGE proponent of fiscal responsibility. If you look at my top three political issues: 1) National security, 2) fiscal responsibility, 3) comprehensive energy policy, between her and McCain, everything is covered. Plus, it doesn't hurt that our possible veep is totally hot....(speaking of which, I already have tickets reserved for their event at COS this next Saturday!). I was thinking about it too, and how amazing is it that in the first time of American history, we'll finally be electing someone who's never been represented in the executive office of president or vice president? Although I'm pulling for the woman to win first, because I think she's more competent, looking at our major parties and seeing equal representation across genders and cultures is promising for the fulfillment of the American promise of equality. We can now say that America really is a place for everyone to participate in their own right. Like Obama and Palin or not, these two represent something new, some thing that's different from old white men. These two people represent a new generation of American thought that encourages women and people of color to run for public office.

2) Guiness is freaking amazing. Quite possibly one of the best drinks ever concocted. Bailey's+coffee is an additionally amazing thing.

3) I am not a huge fan of Arbor Mist's exotic fruits mix. It tastes like alcohol+syrup. If it was real fruit, then I'd be more ok with it.

4) How much piano I learned today. Seriously.

5) How much German I've learned already... Ich heiBe Ray, mir geht est gut, as well as a LOT of vocab.

6) How soon grad school apps are due (SHIT).

7) How I need to go to bed.