Rehabilitated dreams, Nazi heroes, and flashes of crotch

[thistlechaser]

How's that for a post title?

I blame all of you people working on the Hogwarts, A Rehabilitated History project for my odd-as-hell dream last night. Lucius, Harry, Hermione, Myrtle, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Narcissa were doing some sort of live action RPG. They needed to get into a castle, and it turned out the key to get in was for Lucius to take off his pants. *facepalm* While Harry was trying to *ahem* get him out of his pants, Myrtle, Bellatrix, and Narcissa were rolling around on the grass, clawing at each other and then trying to suck on each other's bloody wounds. I woke up shaking my head.

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Now, on a more serious note, for all the reasons there are for California residents not to vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger, how can anyone justify the one that came out yesterday? Schwarzenegger tried to get his autobiography published, and in it he said that Hitler was his hero. Yes, it was a while back (1975, I believe), but still! Between that and that he has admitted to fondling six women against their wills... how can anyone vote for him? How can he still be in the lead (by double digit points!) in the polls?

There was a line in CSI last night that pretty much summed up my opinion on such things. A former cop was going off on the CSI guy about how the jury can ruin their months of hard CSI-type work. I don't remember the exact wording, but this is the general idea: Do you really want to leave this decision in the hands of twelve people too stupid to get out of jury duty? Bah. More and more, I think this whole democracy idea just isn't a good idea. The majority of people in America are stupid as hell. We (usually) let the majority decide who will be in office (unless your name is Bush). Does no one else see the problem there?

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Lastly, the whole crotch thing: I am very much not the type of girl who loves to go shopping for clothing, who loves to match things, who has a billion pairs of shoes and so can match the exact shade of them with the color of my handbag. The only thing I require of my wardrobe is a pair of pants that fit, and some sort of shirt. If I'm going to work, the shirt needs to be more than a t-shirt. And sneakers/underthings. That's all I need in life. I don't need designer boots, I don't need a cute hat. All I need is to have my various bits covered.

Most days, this isn't a problem.

Somehow, this morning I failed to notice* a rather large hole in my pants. The seam from my crotch down to mid-inner thigh had split. When getting out of my car to come into the office, I noticed a breeze and made a quick feel to my pants. Oops, skin. That's not good. Luckily I have a little sewing kit here at work, so I did a fast repair job. Unluckily, there was only enough thread for maybe three stitches, and no knot after the last one (eek). Hopefully it'll be good enough to hold.

* Yes, I do count myself as part of the "stupid majority".

So how was your morning?

Comments

[babycakesin.livejournal.com]

lol that reminds me of a friend: she arrived at work, bent over to grab her bag before class and her pants ripped - she borrowed my sweater, tied it around her waist and spent her day going along the walls, avoiding to write on the blackboard lol

(when I say 'friend', I really mean 'friend'! *g* the most shameful thing that ever happened to me was wearing a bad grandmother bra under a white shirt (I had planned on wearing a black top and couldn't find it - forgot to change)... *facepalm* even my anecdotes are boring!)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hee! I thought about doing the same thing with my jacket.

[pinkfinity.livejournal.com]

And an article in the paper today said that 60% of all Americans belive one of the following:
1. WoMDs have been found in Iraq
2. Saddam was working closely with Al Quaeda regarding 9.11
3. (the one that makes me almost sob) Most other countries in the world - most people outside the US - supported the US's invasion.

Sigh. Le grand sigh.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Gods... I can't decide if I should scream or cry or just move.

Ha!

[peppygrowlithe.livejournal.com]

It is true that most people don't have enough brains to fully analyze the consequences and benefits of a candidate for an office, a law, or other such fun things, but I do believe that people will bitch more over a slightly bad law that they didn't vote for than a very bad law that they did vote for. At the end of the day, what doesn't really matter is whether things are being ruled entirely effectively and to their greatest extent; what really matters is that as long as we vote on our stuff, we don't have much of an excuse to complain about tyranny and what have you.

On a rather unrelated note, since you're the slash mistress, has there ever been any Harry Potter slash featuring Ah-nold? The rational, calm, intelligent side of my brain says that that's entirely impossible and there's no way. My experienced side says oh hell yeah there is. ;)

Re: Ha!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter slash featuring Ah-nold

If there has been, I haven't seen it. And I don't want to go looking for it, either!

[sileas.livejournal.com]

Now, on a more serious note, for all the reasons there are for California residents not to vote for Arnold Schwarzenegger, how can anyone justify the one that came out yesterday? Schwarzenegger tried to get his autobiography published, and in it he said that Hitler was his hero. Yes, it was a while back (1975, I believe), but still! Between that and that he has admitted to fondling six women against their wills... how can anyone vote for him? How can he still be in the lead (by double digit points!) in the polls?


*choke* I didn't know he was that far in the lead. Arnold gets covered on TV and in certain newspapers here in Belgium, but I thought he wouldn't have a chance to win.

The seam from my crotch down to mid-inner thigh had split. When getting out of my car to come into the office, I noticed a breeze and made a quick feel to my pants.

Ouch. Ouch. Been there, done that, and even more embarassing things.

And hi, I don't think I've commented before in your journal. :-D Don't mind me.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

And hi, I don't think I've commented before in your journal. :-D Don't mind me.

Hello and welcome!

I didn't know he was that far in the lead. Arnold gets covered on TV and in certain newspapers here in Belgium, but I thought he wouldn't have a chance to win.

If people were smart, he wouldn't have a chance in heck. California has the fifth largest economy in the *world*, and how much experience does ol' Arnold have? None. It's enough to make me want to cry.

[sileas.livejournal.com]

If people were smart, he wouldn't have a chance in heck. California has the fifth largest economy in the *world*, and how much experience does ol' Arnold have? None. It's enough to make me want to cry.

I'd feel sad too. Here, sportspeople get elected to Senate positions too, but they normally do that to get votes for the party, not to actually settle in the Senate. But a governor has lots of power, doesn't he?

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

But a governor has lots of power, doesn't he?

Unfortunately, yes.

[aretina.livejournal.com]

I once fixed a skirt with a stapler at work. It worked pretty well, too-- might have helped that it was a patchwork skirt in tones of blue and gray, but whatever. Hope your pants stayed together all day.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Hee, that's a good idea! If my pants start to come apart again, I might have to try it! It's on the inner thigh, so no one would see it.