Gustav and Palin

So the two main things discussed in our household,
and mostly because the TV news is on
all the time are
Hurricane Gustav and
VP nomination of Palin.

I'll start with her as she is the lesser of two evils.
I really like her story,
her being a woman in power.
But her nomination is calculated,
and would never have happened had it not been for Hillary Clinton.
I don't believe she is the best qualified candidate.
She has no foreign policy experience,
as Obama's campaign has already noted.
Unless removing caribou from your car is
key qualification in VP candidate,
I just don't see her as it.

Now....Gustav.
Oh my poor New Orleans.
I'm worried.
Cuba, specifically Havana is screwed.
We'll see the damage soon.
Glad I'm not in the Grand Cayman Islands,
where I would have been had I chosen to go to med school.
And I can't believe I escaped Tulane
just in time for round two.

Fingers crossed it hits Texas!
Not that it will help much.
Also...side note I've been thinking about,

How will Gustav affect the upcoming election?

Presentation tomorrow.
So happy to be done.
I notice when I'm stressed,
my creative juices flow more.
I crave writing, and painting,
and photography.

My goal for the next two weeks is to center myself.
I am going home,
catching up with Andrew,
seeing my entire giant Cuban family,
getting my wisdom teeth pulled out,
back to school shopping,
and collecting my thoughts and ideas.

I need clarity and definition.
I need to focus on what my goals are,
and how I'm truly going to achieve them.
I will further elaborate on this,
when I personally have them straight.

I am happy to go home.
My teeth hurt!!!!
I hate wisdom teeth.
I'm actually looking forward to this surgery!!
Crazy.



Summer needs to come to an end.
I feel disappointed and in worse shape than I began.
Sadly,
from this dispair,
I feel inspired,
I understand why artists must be tortured to truly make art.