Far out …

Still can’t sleep. Would like to. Can’t think of blog posts. Don’t want to watch movies. Nothing on T.V.. What to do?

Thomas.

Just general rambling

I have worked from last Wednesday to today. I will work tomorrow, Friday, Saturday and Sunday too. By my count that’s 12 days on the trot. It’s more than likely that I’ll work every day for the rest of this month.

I’ve had good-to-reasonable hours for most of these days, which is why I haven’t taken a day off. 10am to 4pm generally. Enough time to mull around or do something with the evening, and a sleep in. And only 6 hours.

And that is the explanation for having time to blog.

I still feel like crap though. I can’t get to sleep, so I thought I would blog some more. Mission failed. In a big way.

Thomas.

Spin Alley

Ok, so Obama may have lost the popular vote by 2%, but do note the following:

• Both Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama have won 9 delegates from the state – both 3 state wide and 6 on the district level;
• There are 8 superdelegates (delegates who pledge at their own will, not by citizen votes) in New Hampshire. Of these Obama has 3, Clinton has 2.

Thus, by my count, Obama has won 1 more delegate than Clinton. So a loss, sure, but a victory too. The vote count going Obama’s way would have been ideal, but you can’t have everything. This fact, I expect, will be spun over the next few days. There’s a while to go (10 days until Nevada) until the next primary that counts (Michigan, on January 15, does not). If Obama had won New Hampshire, he would have run very close to winning in Nevada: A state Clinton has lead in with big numbers (15-20) for a long time. Now that Clinton will be on the news, and Obama less, I expect that she might hold out in Nevada. South Carolina (on January 26), however, should still fall to Obama. If it’s big, it’s great. If it’s not, then Obama will have work to do for Super Tuesday.

As it stands, the delegate count is as follows:

• Clinton: 183
• Obama: 78
• Edwards: 52
• Richardson: 19
• Kucinich: 1

This is after superdelegates who have pledged is factored in. Obama is in the lead without them. But the thing about superdelegates is that they aren’t tied to anyone because of votes. Thus they could change. All 800+ of them. Anyway, just a post to spin things myself. And to keep me distracted from other things.

Thomas.

Today is a bad day

Today is a bad day. Awful actually. Many reasons why. One of them is that Obama lost the New Hampshire primary. But to be honest with you, that hasn’t even crossed me mind since lunch. I’m bummed to the n’th degree.

Thomas.

Things I would like to happen on this blog

• Finish my already insanely-long Menindee trip posts;
• Write more lengthy and substantial film reviews/analyses;
• Write a post about certain things that are happening in my life;
• Write some more funny posts;
• Recount some travel tales;
• Use pictures more in posts;
• Get referenced by more blogs/websites for things I write;
• Have guest posts by my friends who don’t blog;
• Write something revealing;
• Write something of substance.

Thomas.