monoceros blogsSo Bush is president again. I watched the news for most of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, not really believing the number of votes appearing on the TV screen. In Ann Arbor, I've been surrounded by Kerry supporters, and the large number of them gave me the impression that Kerry was going to win. On Wednesday and Thursday, I went to school and spoke to a my disappointed friends and colleagues. Most of them described the day after as a day of mourning.
In any case, everyday life carries on. It's getting colder and my mom's elbow is aching. I wish she could stay longer, but perhaps it's better she return to the warm weather soon. We went to Target yesterday where we got her a nice lime green sweater and me some vitamins. I started reading a new book on travel writing, specifically Best American Travel Writing 2000, edited by Bill Bryson. Since I'm taking a travel writing course next semester (we'll be reading Paul Theroux, The Odyssey etc.), I thought it'd be fun to get into the travel spin early.
I love Friday mornings. The weekend is still young and I get to watch TV without feeling guilty. On the news, Cedar Point, famous amusement park in Ohio, now has a large indoor pool which is 83 degrees year-round. The slides and rides make the place a far better deal than the mediocre thrills LK and I had at Singapore's Wet Wet Wild. More on the news - Star Wars Epiosde III: Revenge of the Sith teaser trailer. The trailer will be released today with Pixar's The Incredibles, but TV viewers get to see it on Fox news. Looks very exciting - glimpses of C3PO and R2-D2, Anakin with yellow Sith eyes, Padme looking beautiful as expected (and with the Leia hairdo), sweeping battle scenes. Other movie bits - the sci-fi movie, The Island, set in 2024, is shooting scenes in downtown Detroit today and this weekend. A small part of the city has been altered to resemble Los Angeles. Imagine that.
I think I'll take my mom to see The Incredibles this weekend, and then a nice, luxe dinner at swanky Gratzi down Main Street. She deserves it and a lot more, after all she's had to put with. That would be me.