Even if you don’t like Obama, this site has some great potential for parody images. Upload any image and great a poster in the style of the famous red, white and blue Obama poster with Obamicon.

I have not made one of myself but I wanted to share my two favorites:

Have we not covered my unhealthy obsession with the Shamwow guy on this blog? Hmm. We’ll have to get to that.

On a random note, I was watching the inauguration all alone while working on my laptop and decided that this was dumb and called my dad who, being retired, was home and we watched it together, via telephone. I was actually a lot of fun and made me feel connected to humanity.

On a random note, you guys know Obama wasn’t my top choice but I have to say that I am excited all the same. It was so cool to see that huge crowd of people actually caring who was president and loving their country and I see no reason why we all can’t get behind that. It all makes me feel squishy and American and I am eager to see how much of what he wants to get done, he actually manages to get done!

Anyway, those of you partying it up today, have fun and be safe!

I really do.

But the thing about January is that, even though they tell you its going to be all New Years-y and less busy than Nov/Dec, the truth is that it’s just as busy. It’s also freaking cold. And there are no Christmas trees.

I would love to say, well, let me just finish x, y and z and I will be back to form but I have gotten myself so buried in stuff this time I have no idea how long it will take me to dig out.

God, I’m tired. I used to be able to last until 4 AM easy. I am such a wuss.

Someone forwarded this to me so I thought it would be fun to do. Instead of checking off, I am going to bold everything that is “yes” and leave un-bold everything that is “no.” Snide remarks are my own and are in italics.

IN 2008 I:

• stayed single (As a married person, it is astonishingly hard to stay single. -H)
  
• got kissed
• kissed someone new
• kissed in the snow
• kissed in the rain (I mostly stay indoors when the weather is doing its thing. -H)
• had my heart broken
• broke someone else’s heart
• had a stalker
• lost a friend (I think I may have lost a friend. I’m not really sure. She stopped speaking to me but it might just be that she is busy. Hard to tell. -H)
• had a good relationship with someone
• questioned my sexual orientation
• came out of my closet (I had to find the wrapping paper in there, it was totally buried! -H)
• got pregnant
• had an abortion
• got married
• had a divorce
• kissed someone of the same sex
• met someone that I will never forget
• did something I regret (God! Yes. I have a few regrets about this year, nearly all of which involve poor time management and my annoying work habits. -H)
  
• lost faith in love for awhile
• kissed under mistletoe (We didn’t have mistletoe! I am so bitter! -H)
• got my first job
• got a promotion
• got a pay raise
• changed jobs
• lost my job
• quit my job
• dated a co-worker
• dated my boss
• dated my boss’s son/ daughter
• got fired from my job
• got straight A’s
• failed a class
• cut class
• skipped school
• did something I was proud of (Quite a few things! -H)
• fell in love with a teacher
• was involved in something that I will never forget (This is a weird one. There are a lot of really tiny things that I will never forget so I am checking if off but I think they mean something more epic than that. -H)
• painted a picture
• wrote a poem
• ran a mile (On the Wii! -H)
  
• listened to music I couldn’t stand (Pretty much every time Steve is driving. Classic rock pains me now. -H)
• double dipped
• skinny dipped
• went to a sleepover
• went to camp
• threw a surprise party (I wish someone would throw me a surprise party! The only one I ever had, three people told be about it ahead of time so it wasn’t a surprise. -H)
• laughed till I cried (This happens frequently, unfortunately. -H)
• flirted shamelessly
• visited a foreign country
• visited a foreign state (Rhode Island!- H)
  
• cooked a disastrous meal (I am a good cook, darn it! -H)
• lost something important to me
• got a gift I love
• realized something new about myself (I suck at time management. See above. -H)
• tried to gain weight (hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! -H)
• dyed my hair
• came close to losing my life
• someone close to me died
• went to a wild party (I hosted a wild party. Does that count? I was really really drunk and apparently was very quotable but, sadly, I remember none of my good quotes. -H)
• got arrested
• read a great book
• saw a great movie
• saw a movie so scary that it made me cry
• saw a favorite band live (I don’t really care about concerts. Is that bad? -H)
• did something that I want to tell someone but can’t (Yeah, no. I pretty much tell everyone everything. I have no filter. -H)
• experienced something new
• made new friends
• found out who your real friends are (I find this out every year and it always sucks. I feel like I have pretty realistic standards for people but some always amaze me with how cruddy they are to their so called friends. It used to bother me in high school/college but as a grown up, its just annoying. -H)
• lied to your parents (I have truth tourettes. I have to tell my mom everything. It’s a sickness. -H)
• snuck out
• got in trouble with police
• kissed in a pool
• kissed under the stars
• did an illegal drug
• went to a party
• had the time of your life (The time of my life? I’m not even sure what that is. I have fun most days. -H)
• danced (But not enough! There is not enough dancing or occasion to dance in life, people!!! -H)
  
• fell out of love
• had a crush on someone (Jack Black. Totally wrong, I know. I would say don’t tell my husband be he is the first person I told. It’s that damn truth tourettes!!! -H)
• changed your sexual preference
• swam in a pool
• went to the beach
• made a snowman
• went snowboarding
• went sledding
• slept in past 2pm (Not even on my latest night! -H)
• held someones hand
• held someones hand that you care about
• told someone you like them as more than a friend
• gone on vacation
• gone on vacation with a friend
• driven a car
• got a driver’s license
• played strip poker (I have never played strip poker. I did however play poker with Karen, Val and Jill that night we all went to see The Mask in theatres and all kept yelling, “Auntie Em!” I have no idea where that memory came from. -H)
• danced in the rain (seriously, I need to be able to dance more. -H)
• seen someone get in a car accident
• laughed until you couldn’t breathe (Also happens far too often, especially when my brother is around. -H)
• had an amazing year (EH…. amazing is a bit of a stretch. How about “decent”? -H)
• missed someone (My stupid brother moved back across the country and this time my dad went with him. It Sucks with a capital S. -H)
• got hit by car
• sent someone to the hospital
• got a new pet (Sigh. I have no pets. -H)
• enjoyed this year (You know what? Yeah, I did enjoy this year. There were some patches of crap but a lot of really good times too so, overall, yay 2008! -H)

I enjoyed that. If you fill it out on your blog, post the link in the comments or facebook or something so I can read it.