Junie's Online Thoughts
Friday, November 05, 2004
Jeremy made it home yesterday. Im so glad. He brought me some clothes that Vera made me, and lots of good presents and copies of both the Daily Graphic and the P & P. He's the best guy ever.
Thursday, November 04, 2004
Some European newspapers less than enthusiastic about Bush re-election
Thursday, November 4, 2004
(11-04) 10:50 PST LONDON (AP) –
The re-election of President Bush dominated British newspapers Thursday, and many cast impartiality aside in reporting the result.
"How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?" the liberal Daily Mirror asked in a Page One headline. Inside, several pages of coverage were headed "U.S. election disaster."
The Independent bore the front-page headline "Four more years" on a black page with grim pictures including a hooded Iraqi prisoner and an orange-clad detainee at Guantanamo Bay.
The left-leaning Guardian led its features section with a black page bearing the tiny words, "Oh, God." Inside a story described how Bush's victory "catapaulted liberal Britain into collective depression."
Across Europe, many newspapers expressed dismay at the prospect of another term for Bush, a president often regarded as inflexible and unilateralist.
"Oops -- they did it again," Germany's left-leaning Tageszeitung newspaper said in a front-page English headline. The cover of the Swiss newsmagazine Facts called Bush's re-election "Europe's Nightmare." "Victory for the hothead: how far will he go?" asked another Swiss weekly, L'Hebdo.
A few British papers welcomed the U.S. election result. "The world is a safer place with George W. Bush back in the Oval Office," the tabloid Sun said in an editorial.
All agreed the result reflected a sea-change in U.S. politics, a victory for neo-conservatives and the religious right.
"March of the Moral Majority" said the conservative Daily Mail, above a photo of Bush with his wife and daughters. "America's moral majority sweeps Bush back into the White House," The Daily Telegraph said.
The Times said Europe "must come to terms, not only with Mr. Bush, but with the nation that has elected him. This is a president who really can speak for America."
Suck, suck, suck.
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Why are there so many damn idiots in this country??? I just dont understand.
Sunday, October 31, 2004
My problem with the cookies from the last blog is that I substituted low fat butter for regular butter. Apparently you cant do that because the dough turns into mush. Now I know.
Today was a long day. I feel a bit beat up right now, because Noodle was busy and then slow and then busy.
During lunch, the crew from MTV's Real World came to eat. They'd sent a representative earlier to place the order, just so we'd be extra speedy when they arrived. I guess they are filming in the area...next year's show is going to be in Atlanta, and maybe the house is in Midtown. Anyway, we weren't quite sure what to expect.
Fifteen of them showed up and scattered themselves on the long tables outside. We'd just put the order in and were trying to run drinks and such. We watered and fed them pretty fast, and by all standards they were pretty decent. I think we were expecting Hollywood pricks or something. Anyway, towards the end, one red haired guy started making eyes at me. He got all up in my face, twice, while I was refilling drinks and shouted at me, "Everything was PERFECT. You're doing such a GREAT JOB!" At least someone in this city finds me pretty besides Jeremy.
They left their twenty percent on the $250 bill and left.
Later, three men came in. One was in full African wear and the two younger guys were in street clothes. I assumed it was a father/son group, but was so unused to seeing Ghanaian type clothes that it momentarily threw me. He even had a Linguist's staff! I greeted them as they walked in and the father starts talking really loudly. "Hey there, we want to sit down and get some service!" He looked at my Halloween kitty ears and continued, "I like your spirit. What's your sign?" Pisces. "Yes, uh huh. Imagine it if Miss Taylor was born black instead! With eyes like that? Whew! Yes!" They ordered some soup and drinks ("pineapple juice with a squeeze of lime with one cherry. They always want to skip the cherry but I want it with one cherry....") Every time I checked on them, the father would rant and rave about black capitalism and the dawn of a new civilization once the brothers stopped selling drugs and those damn chinese people and the election that needs to return lands to black people and on and on. He didn't seem to need any response, as his sons sat there mute and disinterested. I felt like I was back in Ghana, trapped with Jeremy and that whackjob historian man at Trade Fair who self-propelled himself on tangents for over an hour. Plus, the guy didn't eat his food and would instead stand up and pace in circles, talking talking talking, and then sit back down. Get up, walk, rant, sit back down. I began to worry that they were going to run off without paying the bill. Lena helped me keep an eye on them, and the guy finally came in to pay the bill. He gave me enough for the bill and a decent tip too. "Where is the gentleman's room?" I told him where they were and as he was leaving, he said "Thank you again, Miss Taylor! Miss Taylor's in the house! You were very nice, a very good waitress." Why was he calling me Miss Taylor? I'll never know...
Must sleep....have to get up early to wait in line to vote before my double in Decatur. Get out and vote y'all!!
