Study in Khaki

A surprisingly apt character assessment, I think. And in fact, this is pretty much the color I will be painting my study. Also, I have several pairs of trousers this color. So, obviously khaki does something for me. But if I had to pick a color to describe myself, this would not be it. Can't I be red? Poot.

you are khaki #F0E68C

Your dominant hues are red and green, so you're definately not afraid to get in and stir things up. You have no time for most people's concerns, you'd rather analyze with your head than be held back by some random "gut feeling". Your saturation level is lower than average - You don't stress out over things and don't understand people who do. Finishing projects may sometimes be a challenge, but you schedule time as you see fit and the important things all happen in the end, even if not everyone sees your grand master plan. Your outlook on life is bright. You see good things in situations where others may not be able to, and it frustrates you to see them get down on everything.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Shamelessly gacked from marykaykare.

Obama on Separation of Church and State

So Saturday afternoon I peeled myself out of the house to go caucus for Barack Obama. Another chaotic Saturday in a school gymnasium. (Again, as ever, I find that the Washington State Democrats could learn a thing or two from fans, volunteer-organizationally speaking.) There were some highs: meeting various neighbors, including the lady from across the drive (her husband is PCO), the guy from the next street up who says he's willing to lend out his goat, and the young lady who enjoys talking about linguistics. There were some lows: our precinct broke 16-10 Obama vs. Clinton, but the calculus turned that into two delegates for each. How bogus is that? Though, overall, the rough estimate was that the overall balance of delegates went 2-1 for Obama, so I will not grumble overly.

Then today Jay Lake had a pointer to an excerpt from an Obama speech on how he reconciles his Christianity with his stances on homosexuality and legal abortion, and in it he takes a well-argued stance for separation of church and state, while explicitly bringing atheists into the tent. I am that much gladder to support Barak Obama, and that much gladder to have made the effort on Saturday.

You can read the excerpt here in tongodeon's journal. You can read the whole speech here (it's long).

Tip of the hat to Jay Lake for the pointer.

A Sharpei, A Cat, and The Mightiest Vessel of its Time

Aw. A Get Fuzzy strip just for me:

Vad fan, jävlar!

( And now, I shall dissect a frog. )