Muse in a tub

So I have a theory that I actually do possess a writing Muse, the thing is she spends all of her time in my bathtub. I'm not sure why she does this, but I swear as soon as I step into it for a shower I'm suddenly rattling off plots and dialogue like nobodys' business. And then I have to keep repeating them over and over again until I can get out, dressed, and lunge for the nearest notebook.

Sometimes I make it in time, sometimes I forget my latest brilliant plot twist before I've even finished brushing my teeth. I need to figure out a way to lure her into the living room where she might be actually useful.

In the meantime, I've got to get some sleep tonight because if I don't I'm going to be totally useless tomorrow. Hardly the end of the world on a Saturday, but I do have things to do and I'd rather not do them while in a sleep deprived fog.

BTW, if you haven't seen them I really recommend checking out the SciFi Channel's "Amazing Screw-On Head" (David Hyde Pierce as Emperor Zombie = best casting EVAH!) and BBC America's "Life on Mars" which continues to impress me every single episode.

Woah

Normally I'm not one to believe in the Apocalypse, but surely this must be a sign of the end times:


Israeli Prime Minister would welcome Germans as Occupying Force

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he would welcome German troops participating in an international force in southern Lebanon, according to a newspaper interview published Friday.

German officials have not ruled out contributing soldiers to a security force, but Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that "we as Germans should approach this region with the greatest caution."

...

“BWAH-HA-HA!!”

Brad R. summarizes the Bush administration:

I don’t think Bush keeps Rummy on board because he thinks Rummy’s doing a heckuva job — not even Bush could possibly be that delusional. No, the only semi-sensible explanation for why Bush hasn’t fired Rummy yet is because letting Rummy keep his job is the ultimate “BWAH-HA-HA!!” response to all his critics. In other words, the administration’s policies are based completely on spite: If Euro-sissies, Arabs and lib’ruls oppose people like Rummy and Bolton being given significant power on the international stage, then that’s reason enough to keep ‘em on the payroll.

I've gotta' say, it makes all kind of sense, doesn't it? And you know, there was a time when something like this in The Onion would've made me chuckle rather than whimper and reach for my security blanket:

In a decisive 1–0 decision Monday, President Bush voted to grant the president the constitutional power to grant himself additional powers.

"As president, I strongly believe that my first duty as president is to support and serve the president," Bush said during a televised address from the East Room of the White House shortly after signing his executive order. "I promise the American people that I will not abuse this new power, unless it becomes necessary to grant myself the power to do so at a later time."

The Presidential Empowerment Act, which the president hand-drafted on his own Oval Office stationery and promptly signed into law, provides Bush with full authority to permit himself to authorize increased jurisdiction over the three branches of the federal government, provided that the president considers it in his best interest to do so.

"In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision to grant himself even more power," Bush said. "To do otherwise would be playing into the hands of our enemies."

These days, The Onion seems more prophetic than ironic, doesn't it?
via Hullaballoo

However, just to lighten the mood a bit, Digby tells us:

Somebody bring Little Lord Lieberman some smelling salts before he faints dead away. He is shocked, simply shocked, at the unbridled incivility of bloggers, who are just so unseemly and ill-bred. He could just die, he's so mortified by their outrageous behavior. If he didn't have a campaign to run, why he'd just lie on his fainting couch and sip some laudenum until all the bad people just faded away...

Keep in mind that it is the Great Hawk of the Democratic party there having a full-on, foot stomping hissy fit over some blogger. Jayzuz. No wonder nobody trusts the Democrats to defend the country...

Oh, and by the way, somebody had better loosen Joe's corset strings and get out the ammonia -- according to the latest poll, Lamont now leads Lieberman 54-41. No wonder he's feeling lightheaded.

I, for one, am looking forward to the day that Lieberman can sip his mint julips and fan himself on the veranda with no more pressing business to attend to than watching the grass grow. Sorry, Joe, but your kind of Democrat is hopefully going the way of the dinosaur.