Well Allison, we have that back up plan of ours right? hehehehe


*whimper*

Alison I can sympathize. I guess we should form a support group or something.

I'm cold, tired, incredibly itchy, and my big toe is numb!

oh, AND it looks like I got in a fight... 'cause my lip is swollen, and so's one of my eyelids. I LOVE mosquitoes... they're everywhere, and there's nothing I can do about them...

it always makes me wonder why I'm still willing to go outside after a day like today. effing bugs. on the plus side, I should return to edmonton in time for the weekend, for once! yay! time to do laundry!


oh, and Albert... my whole "why aren't you married yet" rant thing isn't new, it's just more and more prevalent every time one of my friends marries... I think I started getting that at about, um... 18. (not necessarily marriage, but that I SHOULD be more actively dating...)

Okay, so a whole bunch of really cool stuff spilling over from one link (I'd say it's the internet at its best, but it's really just a couple of brothers, so draw your own conclusions.)

First, the starting point, the Accio Deathly Hallows song:

Stelmach spokesman Tom Olsen:

The reason the dramatic plunge is "believable," according to Olsen, is that "hundreds of thousands of new Albertans don't know the history of Progressive Conservative governments in this province and are spending their time assessing what they see." (Edmonton Sun)

... as opposed to the regular Albertans who spend no time assessing what they see.

Wow. Tories tank in the polls:

CTV Calgary reported that a Cameron Strategies poll showed support for Alberta Tories has fallen to 32% across the province from 54% seven months ago.
...

Across the province, the percentage of undecided voters doubled, from 18% in January to 36% in August.

Liberal support hasn't changed from 16% in January, while the NDP gained two points to make up 11% of the vote.

Chavez sends humanitarian aid to Peru...

The label then criticizes the Peruvian government for its lack of efficiency and speed, stating that "our brother Hugo Chavez" will help because Peru's government does not care about the victims pain and has left them hungry, thirsty and among pillage.


And back in Caracas, while not posing for tuna-can labels, Chavez gets parliament to vote in favor of making him president forever and ever.
(From the BBC)

Coming to a summit near you: Protest TV

The government said the decision to stream footage of the protests in view of the three world leaders is consistent with the protesters' human rights and assertions in courts that protesters have a right to be seen and heard.


I suppose it's heart-warming for the protesters to know that during the commercial breaks of Heroes re-runs last night, the three leaders might have tuned in to watch the protesters getting pepper sprayed by the SQ.

(But honestly, what court would make a decision like that?)

In any event, our mighty PM laughed down from the fortifications and said, "Is that all??"

Protests leave PM unfazed


He's still no Australian though...


Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer was asked what he thought about the handful of protesters outside the annual National Party conference at the Langham Hotel in Auckland: “Well they are from the Socialist Alliance. These people are losers, you know. They lost the Soviet Union and they lost the Cold war. Yes I thought about them. It was raining and I thought the harder it rains the wetter they’ll get.”


(link)

Feel-good video of yesterday (what can I say, I forgot to post it.)