Happy day. :)

[elisi]

Firstly, my TW/DW fic 'What Torchwood needs, right now, is a Doctor!' (on LJ here, on the Teaspoon here) has been nominated in the Children of Time Awards! (There's a gazillion nominees, so I'm not going to win anything, but I hardly ever get nominated so I'm all a-squee! Thank you SO MUCH whoever was so kind as to put me forward!) ETA: Got myself a banner! :)



Then a few more Obama-related things, and then I swear I'll leave it all alone. Under the cut that gorgeous picture of the President and his Chief of Staff - mostly for my own sake. (ETA: obama_daily has a whole set of First Day at work photos.) It still makes me want to pinch my arm to check that I'm not dreaming.
Comfy chair looks COMFY! Also, I notice that clearly someone made sure that Obama got shiny new shoes without holes in them!

Andrew Sullivan wrote about the speech here, and had me nodding along.

And here is another one of those things that that makes me wonder if this whole thing isn't written by Aaron Sorkin: Remarks By The President Welcoming Senior Staff And Cabinet Secretaries - 1/21/09. ("Let me say it as simply as I can: Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency." He doesn't just say it - he's actively putting measures in place to enforce it.)

Anyway, I should probably point out that I do not agree with all of Obama's policies, and I'm sure he'll screw up sooner or later. Which reminds me that I ADORED Changefest '09 (The Daily Show). Too many hilarious things to quote, although I loved Jon's poor forlorn face w. the tooter! And anais_rhys put up the special end credits to The Daily Show from 1/19/09. (Not for Bush fans...)

Still, mockage can never be as funny as unintentional misuse of words... (Keep liquids far, FAR away. Best case ever of 'I don't think that means what you think it means'!)

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And now I must run, this took FAR TOO LONG! Lots of love to you all! *smooches*

Comments

[copykween.livejournal.com]

Beautiful pictures. :)

LMAO @ misuse of word!

[elisi]

Beautiful pictures. :)
Aren't they just? If Obama could save the world just by being pretty, it'd make things a lot easier. ;)

LMAO @ misuse of word!
Same here. I keep cracking up whenever I remember.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

There's really a com for pictures of the President? Really?? I think my brain just exploded!

Congrats on the nomination! It's a great story!

[elisi]

There's really a com for pictures of the President? Really?? I think my brain just exploded!
It's been there for *months*! And it is so pretty that my head explodes on a regular basis! :)

Congrats on the nomination! It's a great story!
Thank you!!!

[kathyh]

Yay! Congrats on the nomination and the pretty banner.

And OMG what a hilarious clip! She really, really didn't mean that *g*.

[elisi]

Yay! Congrats on the nomination and the pretty banner.
Thank you, thank you! And thank you again for the gorgeous icon. *pets it*

And OMG what a hilarious clip! She really, really didn't mean that *g*.
Obama *did* promise a more open and transparent government, but there are limits...

[rhiannonhero.livejournal.com]

I love that Obama photo. Can you imagine that as your office? So trippy!

[elisi]

I *know*! It still feels like RL collided with a Hollywood movie...

[makd.livejournal.com]

congratulations on the nom and OMG, what a funny misuse of a word!! :-)

[elisi]

Thank you! And yes, that word misuse is in a category all of its own! :)

[mrs-underhill.livejournal.com]

BWA-HAR-HAR! That misuse made my day.
Watched all those Daily Shows too - it became my daily fix. So far they are doing pretty well with finding the things to laugh at.

And as for US politics becoming a fandom - a fandom is really a fandom when it has fanvids, and now we have plenty! Will.I.Am music videos are actually fanvids, and I also enjoyed your link from the other post.
Pimp: the latest Obama Girl music video on barelypolitical.com - duet with Obama - is hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2bhIboBr6Q&feature=channel_page
They have some great pairings there, if you know US politics. Pairings in style of the finale of Naked Gun 1.0, when everyone hugs each other.

[elisi]

BWA-HAR-HAR! That misuse made my day.
I wonder if she'll ever be able to show her face on TV again, poor thing...

So far they are doing pretty well with finding the things to laugh at.
I'm sure W is sorely missed though! ;)

Will.I.Am music videos are actually fanvids
Oh yes. I was watching 'Yes We Can' that I realised that Obama was something else.

Pimp: the latest Obama Girl music video on barelypolitical.com - duet with Obama - is hilarious
Ooooh, will check out. Thank you. :)