SIKE! NOT.

I've been too in shock the last few days to write about it after what happened the last two elections, but I think it's for real this time. Barack Obama is going to be our new president! I can hardly believe it's true. It really hasn't sunk in yet; I guess the last 8 years have just been too long.

My mom is jazzed that I won't be moving out of the country, but I was kind of looking forward to an excuse to relocate to Brazil. Oh well, another time! The U.S. and I are on good terms now for at least another 4 years. For the first time I can remember, I am not completely ashamed of my country. Hooray! Plus, our new president is totally sexy. Yes, I've joined the "crush on Obama" bandwagon. Here are B and myself as we celebrate his victory:


Don't we make a handsome couple? I think so. Speaking of which, I would like to discuss the idea of attraction. Personally, I find that I am usually attracted to people who are not necessarily hot in the typical sense. Sure, there are classically gorgeous men like one Paul Newman—but, while his looks really can't be disputed, part of his sexiness comes from the fact that he was such a good person too. In the world of celebs, I would hands-down choose someone like, say, Anderson Cooper or Brian Williams over Justin Timberlake. Hmm, I guess that just means I like men who are good-looking AND smart. Well, that's really not that atypical then, is it. Oh, Manpanion too—he's way into Tina Fey, which is much better than him being into someone like Jessica Simpson. Photo montage . . .

But, OK, take a real person on the street. I just don't tend to go for the super hot guy. Besides the fact that he's probably a dick, I really prefer someone a little quirky, a little nerdy, a little neurotic. Ack, never mind, I just described this guy:

Did you hear about SP? That she thought Africa was a country, not a continent? Ummm. And that she couldn't name all of the countries in North America? "All" of them?? There are three—one of which lies between her state and the rest of the United States. Seriously, what a dummy. We really dodged a bullet with that one. I need to thank a friend, CD, for sending this Daily Show clip:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=209420&title=sarah-palin-is-so-dumb

Enjoy.