Politics...Avert Your EYES!

A friend of mine broached the subject of politics on her blog. She brought up a good point. Jack Ryan really WOULD make a good president. However, since he seems less interested in a career of civil service and more interested in being a fictional character it seems like I've got to move onto people NOT portrayed on the silver screen by Harrison Ford. Yes. This means no writing in Han Solo, Indiana Jones or Rick Deckard for me....BOO.

So now how do I choose whom to vote for? Do I rely on the biased media to determine which sound bites I will believe? Do I scrounge through hours of footage on YouTube and vote for the guy with the funniest parody? Do I flip a coin, research the issues, watch the debates, believe the hysterical left, believe the hysterical right, give up and vote for Ralph Nader? No. I turn to where I always turn at critical moments such as this. To my children.

Random let Troy know last night that were he 18 and not a felon, he would vote for Obama. "Why is that?" Troy asks. "Obama will abolish homework." is the reply. "What about John McCain?" Troy asks. "King Bob likes warring." Random replies.

You may wonder why Random thinks John McCain's name is King Bob. You may also wonder why Random thinks Obama will outlaw homework. Excellent questions.

All I know is that the politicians' recent campaign to "engage the youth" in "the process" may have overshot its target. That, and I'm totally writing in Bill Adama for President.

Gomm Boys Rock

Troy and I got Rock Band. It's a video game kind of like Guitar Hero but with drums and a microphone as well as a guitar. Troy and I started our own band...The Pickl3 Ch1ps. You've probably heard of us.

We're pretty good.

We Rock.

Or at least we thought we did.

Then Tim and Gideon (Troy's brother Tom's sons) blew into town, teamed up with Rand (who is startlingly good...like seriously...where did that sense of rhythm come from) and completely put us to SHAME.

The Gomm Boys pwn The Pickl3 Ch1ps for now but we want to officially challenge them to a Battle of The Bands during our reunion in July. There's no where to run boys. We're coming for you.

Here are some pictures of the boys rocking out one last time. They're performing Wanted Dead of Alive formerly performed by Bon Jovi...although I daresay Jon would run away if he had to follow The Gomm Boys.

Husband Quiz

Christy my...I think the technical term is niece-in-law...tagged me with this. I'm sure a psychiatrist could figure out all kinds of things from my responses but in my defense I would like to add that I have smaller ears, I eat more chips and if we were stranded on a desert island we both would rather have a good book than a life raft.

1. What is his name? Troy
2. Who eats more? Depends on what the food is.
3. Who said I love you first? He did.
4. Who is taller? Troy
5. Who is smarter? We're pretty evenly matched although in general I handle biology, history and the arts while he covers physics, math and computer questions.
6. Who is more sensitive? Me.
7.Who does the laundry? Me. Troy is banned from it.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me...if by right you mean correct. We switch sides.
9. Who pays the bills? Me.
10. Who cooks more? Me. Especially after The Great A-1 Incident of 1999
11. What meals do you cook together? Curry and Sushi
12. Who is more stubborn? ehhh...I don't know
13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? we're never wrong.
14. Who has more siblings? Troy (he has 8 I only have 4)
15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? We have an us-vs-them policy with the world in general so whomever is around when the pants needs to be worn wears them.
16. What do you like to do together? Everything, anything
17. Who eats more sweets? He eats more gummy/jelly bean type stuff, I eat more chocolate
18. Guilty pleasures? Yes.
19. How did you meet? At church. I was the Relief Society President and he was Fresh Blood. It was my duty to introduce myself and then every other single girl in the ward as they filed out of sacrament meeting.
20. Who asked who out first? He did although we'll be forever indebted to Steve who encouraged him to ask.
21. Who kissed who first? um...I kissed him. muhahaha
22. Who proposed? he did.
23. His best features? His eyes...stormy gray/blue with those long dark lashes...*sigh*
24. What is his greatest quality? His willingness to do the scary hard thing if it's best for our family...he's brave.
25. Tag? If you haven't blogged in the last week you're tagged. Come on people, I need something to read!