The War Piggy is angry

So apparently we still have a government and Planned Parenthood. Obama is going on my laminated list of people who I would very much like to canoodle.

I might have it. Great.

So Sex and the City 2 has been reviled. I just saw it and quite liked it. Please feel free to de-friend.
Yes, it's very materialistic. For everyone who liked the show, that vicarious enjoyment was half the point. Yes, the problems are first world. Umm, that's where we live.

In my opinion, the reviewers who hated it either did so because a) there were women admitting that motherhood was kinda shitty sometimes, b) there were women talking to each other, period or c) to make the guys think they're cool by hating something girly.

Or maybe they just hated it because it's escapist fantasy. But some of those reviewers fucking loved Spiderman 2, so I have to conclude that it's not the escapism but the vagina they find so objectionable.

I have grown tired of watching the Democrats fritter away the enormous goodwill and power they were given by the 2008 elections. I do not understand why they have not united behind Obama. His ideas have been good! He's been strong, compassionate and I fully believe he's doing his best. But that isn't good enough if the Dem's won't borrow a page from the Republican handbook and march in lockstep until the 2010 elections. Only if we do that do we have a chance of not getting creamed, and convincing the Republicans that our point of view is also still popular and they have to start paying attention to it.

So I'd like to start sending letters. One, to Obama, of support. Some, to the Democratic Senators, of outrage. But I've never written anything like that before, and I was wondering if any of you had a version that You've written previously, or some key phrases that make politicians sit up and take notice, or just any advice. If we end up with a good version, I'll publish it here. I'll keep it short and customizable.

I haven't yet donated to help Haiti and I really want to, but there's a problem. I will not donate to a charity that will keep my name and address and start sending me stuff, or sell my name to other charities. Seems like a first world complaint to you? It is, but it's important to me because I care about the environment in addition to caring about people. I don't want to start getting spammed again with paper mail, I don't want my email compromised and I will not donate to a charity that doesn't offer a guarantee that those things will not happen.

I've donated to charities before, but I've almost stopped because of this. The fact that they don't have an opt-out on their donation forms really others me. As does the attitude of those charities that I'm a bad person for not wanting them to send me constant fucking solicitations.

I want to donate a lot more money to charities this year. I will not do it unless they can guarantee my privacy. Am I really the only person who feels this way? Or does everyone else just feel to guilty to say it?

What charities in Haiti will take anonymous donations? Or at least have a privacy policy that won't use my name and address? Do you guys know of any? Are those phone-texting to the red cross and other charities an option? Please advise.

Steve Merchant
Ricky Gervais
Mark Strong

I know only one of these is considered "good-looking", but so help me jesus they all make me blush and giggle. Although I have a definite physical type, if someone makes me laugh I will want to fuck them.
"I just finished watching Extras and I've got it bad." Mark Strong is just there because.

Following the grand results of the last night's salty soup, today I decided to do the same thing to my nostrils. 1 cup of body temperature saline solution into each side, letting it drain out the other. I was expecting this to be traumatic, but I barely noticed until I saw water streaming out my nose. I guess I got the temperature perfect.

I've wanted to try this before, but was slightly frightened that I'd end up filling up my sinuses with water and then have to scream until I passed out. Turns out, I have no idea how you could do that, short of very aggressive snorting in mid-pour.

This time, I looked up some info, and found that there have been medical studies done with control groups that indicate nasal irrigation can be very helpful for allergy and sinusitis sufferers. And frankly, I have been sneezing and blowing my nose all damn day. Whenever I get a cold, it always takes a month for the sniffles to go away, even though the rest of me feels back to normal after a week maximum. I hope this helps, but just in case, I'm also taking some sudafed. I want to sleep, damn it.

The sore throat feels weak, but no longer raw. The sinuses have calmed down their mucus production a bit. The juice diet and broth did their job. At around 10 last night, I was empty of everything but water. I was extremely well hydrated, even after the "flush". I felt wonderful, and awoke this morning stuffy but happy.

I'm not doing another day of that juice diet though. Much too extreme, and besides, the thought of oatmeal was actually pleasant! So now I'm just watching if I'll make it to class today.

I want to sit and watch bad TV. I do not want to lecture. But if I can, I will. I love money.

Well, it's been 5 months without so much of a sniffle, so I can't really complain about a cold. But if this turns into another -itis party, I will complain. As loudly as I can.

That sucked so much - conjunctivitis (Sweet Christ!), sinisitis, bronchitis, and another one I can't remember. Responded very well to the antibiotics, but I'd like to not have to go there this time.

I decided to try a juice diet for a day or so, as swallowing is awkward right now, the idea of solid food is repulsive and I have a Whole Foods with juice bar 500 yards from my house. I am currently drinking "The Green Oz" - spinach, celery, cucumber, apple, ginger, lemon, lime and some other shit I do not want to think about. It is surprisingly not-terrible. If I could just have a glass of it, I think I'd be quite pleased. But as it's breakfast, it's 16 oz, and oh god. For lunch I may get something with carrot. And for dinner - homemade vegetable broth! The sudden salt hit from that is supposed to ummm, motivate my colon. For about 1-2 hours, apparently.

Still, I've tried something similar before, and it really does help make you feel less like death. I'm teaching summer school and I can't afford a week of laryngitis and misery. So, juice, tea with honey, and sudafed. Sweet, sweet sudafed.

I hope a day of this will cut it. I don't relish the idea of doing this for long.

So tired. So very tired. I should come up with something to celebrate making it through the semester, but I have nearly given up the heavy drinking and god help me if that's not exactly what I want to do. A bottle of champagne, all for me. 4 gimlets, ice cold. Either way, I would be one happy little alcoholic. For about 5 hours, before a feeling of bloated tension washes over me. That part is ......... not so fun.

Maybe I'll try going dancing. I drink less then, and I move more. Only thing is, I haven't gone clubbing in oh, 10+ years. I don't even know where to go! Where does one look for dance clubs? Yellow Pages? Yelp?

Still, before I can do any of those things I have to finish all the finals and grading. By then I'll probably just want to pass out. What I really want of course, is to travel. Get an apartment somewhere new, and walk around and eat and sightsee and take pictures and go to plays and smooch.

Soon.