bailout.

billy and i were talking.. we'd both like to know just how exactly our lives are going to be effected by the gigantic financial meltdown going on right now.

on one hand, billy and i are broke dudes, so we have no investments to worry about. but on the other hand, if this thing has a ripple effect and we both lose our jobs and have to go on food stamps, that's another thing altogether.

it's weird watching the news because it doesn't seem like anyone seems to have an idea of what the full effects of this are going to be. meanwhile, no one can agree on a bailout package.. or if there should be a bailout at all. sounds like one giant clusterfuck to me.

i definitely see myself following the tradition of the ostrich and burying my head in the sand. i've got enough little small life stresses to be worrying about without the collapse of the american economy to add to the mix. besides, weren't we all supposed to be worrying about our dependence on foreign oil this month? i can't keep tabs on all the shit i'm supposed to be worried about.

needless to say, i re-registered to vote at my new address. that's ONE thing i can do to feel like i'm doing something about all this.

if you haven't registered, or aren't sure if you're registered, there's an awesome website that is super easy to check: www.voteforchange.com

kenny pointed it out to me. in two minutes i found out i was registered in virginia at my old address and then was pointed towards the right form i needed to mail off to change my address. it filled in 90% of the form for me. i printed it out and put it in the mail. done done done.

thanks obama!