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It's that time of year where I start freaking out because I have no human contact besides Ethan and Dermot. When I'm not at work, I don't talk to anyone other than my two men. It drives me crazy. I don't have any friends here in New Jersey and my friends who I could talk to on the phone don't have schedules that mesh with mine. ARGH. So I'm going to talk to y'all about current events.

Stupid me fell asleep and missed Obama's speech last night. I read it this morning and watched a video of it, but still, I would have liked to have seen it in the moment. I was always going to vote for Obama. Please, no one with my views of the world could ever vote for McCain, but I had been hoping for someone more progressive and more left wing. But after his speech last night where he addressed not only the war, the economy, health care, and energy - which are obviously huge issues today, but he also addressed poverty, gay rights, racism, sexism, and just human decency. That's the Democratic Party I have always felt affiliated with. Not just the party that wants to win by trashing the Republicans. I believe that government should take care of people, but we should care about each other too. That's always been the force behind my votes. Which candidate will do the most for the most people, especially the least of us. Anyway, go Obama.

McCain's VP pick. What? I have only heard of this woman on the celebrity baby blog. I kid you not. In March she had her fifth child who has Down's syndrome. Personally, and I really do hate judging other mothers and this is going to come across like that, but personally, I couldn't take the time away from my family right now. Campaigning is like two full time jobs. You are away from home all of the time. Your work takes place during the day meeting funding people, during meals with lobbyists, and at night giving speeches. You have no time for yourself, much less an infant. I, of course, also think it's strange to bitch about Obama's lack of experience and then to pick someone with even less experience. Also, just a note to John McCain, this does not make you a friend to women if that was the point. You are still an anti-woman candidate. You don't think that women should have the right to choose, the right to fight for equal pay, or the right to have birth control pills covered by insurance when Viagra is.

In goofier news, David Duchovny is being treated for sex addiction. What? That's just crazy. His poor two kids. What does his wife tell them? And why now? Weird stuff.

Finally, here's something totally unrelated. I have been meaning to ask people this for a long time. To any of my readers who have cats. Have you tried any of the automatic cleaning litter boxes? They sound dreamy to me, but when I read the reviews online people seem unhappy. I can't tell if the litter boxes are not any good or if they just aren't as good as people want them to be. If they don't live up to high expectations, but they are still noticeably better than scooping out the box everyday, buying one would still be worth my time.

Edited to Add: Dermot while on the toilet: My pee is so hot my penis is going to die. For those of you who know him, is this child Ethan's son or what?