IRON CHEF!

Highlight of my weekend? Surprisingly NOT going to Morimoto in NYC. No, no. The highlight was MEETING Mr. Iron Chef himself!!! He came to our table ESPECIALLY to wish my friend a happy birthday, and then we stalked him for the rest of the night, culminating in my friend buying his already autographed cookbook and coercing him to write "Happy Birthday Amy!" in it. And we all have pictures...many, many pictures. Yayay!

Who knew that celebrity chefs actually hang out in the restaurants they own? Mr. Bobby Flay--take that as a hint.

Man...now I'm thinking I should've bought an autographed book too....frugality (surprisingly) took the best of me. I was like, "Oh, this would be so much cheaper on amazon..."

Former President Bush. FORMER President Bush. As someone who basically came of age in the Bush era, always feeling the need to apologize for our foreign policy when abroad, or acting especially respectful to leave a good impression of Americans, I'm still in disbelief that we have a new president. Bush has been president since a month before I turned 14 to today, a month before I turn 23. Former President Bush. I still can't believe it. Today is definitely a new era, both for the nation, and for myself.

Intense

7:35 in the Morning, a short film by Nacho Vigalondo, nominated for an Oscar in 2003

Never thought I'd say this

but good move Bush, good move.

U.S. rejected Israeli plea to attack Iran

Disappointing

Purple Heart Is Ruled Out for Traumatic Stress

Americans United for Life has a new petition against the Freedom of Choice Act with the petition's tagline being "The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) Endangers Women and Silences the Voices of Everyday Americans." Does anyone else see the irony in this statement?

Why is is that individuals in this country can mobilize like crazy to defend unborn fetuses, when existent life as it is is barely given a concern? If only the expendable nature of human beings in our country's war zones, as well as much of the developing world, could generate as much fervor and widespread advocacy.