2008 Alphabet- Round 2

O: Obama. There's so much to say on this topic. Let's start with this: whenever I'm out and about shopping, my eyes are peeled for inter-racial couples and the beautiful bi-racial babies they make. I love that the generation my son will grow and learn with will look like... well, everyone. Heck, even at the in-home daycare where I take him M-Th, four of the 6 little kids are bi-racial. The election of Obama is a symbol of our country moving forward and in him, I see the hope and promise of my son. It's not only 2008 that will be impacted; just this morning on the news they were talking about the 10 million strong group of Obama people who are still meeting to discuss how we can empower and support Obama in office. Amazing.

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T:Tina Fey. She's brilliant and I wish I could be more like her. She's terribly funny and a terrific writer and let's not forget- she was a darn funny Sarah Palin. Luke and I both love watching 30 Rock, her show, and when she pens her memoir (which is said to be in progress) I think I'll buy it:)

U: Unique Thrift Store. This actually pertains my mother's regular reports about what she finds at Unique. She proudly shares the great deal on an item that was such and such brand name. My Mom has been poor for 20 some years now and I wish that Unique had existed back in the day. I love that on her limited budget she can have new infusions to her wardrobe and it makes me laugh that she always insists on mentioning the brand name since she scolds me when I even consider having something with a label for Quinn:)

V: Victory Ford. That's the name of one of the characters in Lipstick Jungle. I've never actually caught an episode on tv, but I've watched all of the episodes on-line and I like it very much. What was my motivation to watch this show? Andrew McCarthy- member of the Brat Pack and hugely famous in the 80's and a former crush of mine. He stars on the now canceled show and it made me hugely happy to see him earning a living as an actor.

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Y:Yarn. For a while, I was a big knitter... or a wanna be knitter. I was never very good, but I liked the hobby. After Quinn was born, all of the needles and yarn got packed away. This summer, I finally purged all of my yarn, knowing that I won't be using it any time soon. I see kids crocheting and knitting and I long for the time to do it, but I'll have to wait until Quinn is old enough to be too cool for me.

Z- Zohan, or Don't Mess with the Zohan. This year at Thanksgiving, my family gathered at our place for dinner. During 2007 we didn't host much because the side of the duplex we lived on was without, shall we say, aesthetic beauty and so we avoided inviting people over. SO, I made a very nice meal and then we ended up watching this movie. Growing up, I remember that some of the only moments when my family wasn't fighting was when we were watching comedy movies. The laughter we shared over the movie was our version of bonding. Nowadays, we race around with Quinn, laughing about his antics. The movie, by the way, is strange.