I’ve been absent from the real world for awhile. My gram—the best person in the whole world—has suffered a major stroke. We’re in a weird in between place where it’s not clear how much constant attention, game playing, crossword puzzles, and other mental stimulation will help her brain forge new paths to aid recovery. So until that’s clear, I am spending all my time with her.

In the meantime, crazy shit is happening in the world and I don’t have time to care or write about:

1. Anna Nicole Smith’s son died in her arms after she gave birth to a child who’s father is unknown
2. HP is experiencing a major scandal—the president of the board of directors was doing some fantastically questionable things wrt spying on other board members. The CEO approved it, the president has quit, and all hell has done broke loose.
3. The congress is doing retarded things with immigration
4. The congress is defying Bush on immigration, which is weird since you would think he’s a total xenophobe—apparently it’s just a Muslim thing.
5. Oh yeah congress also pussied out and more or less gives gee-dub any loopholes he needs to drive bamboo stakes up people’s fingernails in aid of securing the homeland.
6. People who are running for office want nothing to do with Bush for fear he will taint their campaigns
7. Apple release cute cute cute new nanos
8. Israel and Palestine are probably still bombing the fuck out of eachother (but I don’t know this for a fact. the “But THEY started it waaaaa” bullshit they have all been pulling since the beginning of time made me tune it out years ago)
9. American airlines threatened to divert a flight if two gay boys didn’t stop kissing (faggots are terrorists you know)
10. A fashion show in Madrid banned overly skinny models. If their BMI was too low, they were out. Cool.
11. The eyes of tammy faye is a really good movie (yeah i am late on that one)
12. Probably lots more, but I am too distracted to think about the things I am less interested in than normal.