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Go, Matt, go!

The Newsom campaign is getting nervous, according to today's antics reported in the Chronicle. Gonzalez is closing up the gap in the polls, with some even having him coming out ahead. According to the man himself, at a fundraiser I attended last week, his biggest weakness is with absentee voters. After the initial predictions right after the election that Gonzalez would lose the run-off, it's feared that many absentee voters turned right around and voted for Newsom, so that even if Gonzalez wins on election day he might lose the absentee vote. (I even recieved a handy absentee request card in the mail yesterday, compliments of the Newscum campaign.)

BUT. This doesn't mean the race is over, and Matt's momentum appears to be remaining strong. Everywhere I go in the city the yellow Gonzalez signs greet me from windows and cars. I was especially impressed by the candidate last weekend, when at the fundraiser he offered himself up for questions for twenty minutes, which he answered with both candor and humor. From my old days as a Capitol Hill intern making the rounds at fundraisers in search of free food, I've never seen a candidate do that -- it's always rush in, greet the big donors, and rush out to the next venue.

If Matt wins, it will be proof that positive effort can actually triumph over money in politics. If that happens, I'll find myself becoming even more hopeful of Howard Dean's chances to win in 2004. I would really like to feel optimistic about this country again.

Sick of those damn AOL cds?

Help deposit one million of them on AOL's doorstep. No More AOL cds can help you do it for only a nickel.

This is the only sign you will see today that was not made by a corporation.

FREEWAYBLOGGER.com -- posting signs above the freeways of Southern California. At first, I hoped they'd found a way to hack the electronic CalTrans signs, but this is the next best thing.

A Sunday morning thought

"This reminds me of something Suzuki Roshi said. He said that asking, "What am I doing with my life?" is like trying to put a horse on top of a horse and then ride it. It's hard enough to get on a horse and ride; it's impossible to ride two horses, one on top of the other. So just get on your horse, your human life, and ride; don't think about suffering, creativity, or imagination. Just pick up the pen and go." -- Natalie Goldberg, in The Sun, November 2003

Let Them Sing it For You

Fun for a Friday afternoon. Try it! Note: it doesn't like exotic words, like "Deneb" or "hotness."

I am pre-Bikini Kill Kathleen Hanna

According to yet another quiz . . .

So you aren't famous yet, but you know you will
be...you're Pre-Bikini Kill Kathleen Hanna

You write a 'zine with friend Tobi Vail called
Bikini Kill and have thoughts about starting a
band. You hang out with Kurt Cobain, and even
spraypaint that he smells like Teen Spirit on a
wall...inspiring the title for the now classic
song. Watch out suckah...you're about the
bitchslap everyone.


Which Kathleen Hanna Are You?
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Mom finds out about blog!

This Onion story is just too true. Heh. Sorry, Mom.

What kind of social software are you?

Take the quiz and find out! And when you're done, check out Yafro.

Finally, some good news

In a week where we're watching abortion rights come under attack, here's some good news: Joan Kroc, of McDonald's fame, leaves $200 million to NPR. Not sure that will entirely make up for all of the evil Chicken McNuggets and Happy Meals spread across the globe, but at least NPR won't disappear before Bush is out of office.

San Fran Halloween

After living in the Bay Area for nearly five years, I finally made it to the Castro for Halloween. Finally, it fell on a Friday night, and even though it was freezing (the weekend before it was in the 80s, dammit!) I took to the streets in my marginally skimpy outfit (not so much skin, but pretty thin) -- I was a modish, futuristic spacegirl, with my pet Cookie Monster (Deneb) on a leash. Little did we know that Deneb would be an instant celebrity, with someone stopping us about every five feet to hug, pet, or get their picture taken with Cookie. The "C is for Cookie" song infiltrated my dreams all night. Check out more photos at The Knee.

My nomination for best costume (I don't have a photo as I was leading Cookie around at the time) was the gaggle of gay men I saw at Castro & 18th all dressed as Hooters Girls. They were so non-Hooterish it was beautiful.

Jen and Deneb, as Spacegirl and Cookie Monster



Greens have more fun



Even Cookie Monster needs a drink



"Miss Hap" strikes a pose as a hot blonde



Our resident, guitar-strumming French spy



"Miss Stake" making out with her rock star



Random guy at Nick and Macej's party with quite a package. If you look closely you can spot Contois in the background (envious?). The guy in front with the orange wig was Pocket Lint, and so drunk he was knocking art of the walls.