independent

half of my brain has a red-flashing CAUTION sign and the other half says, "maybe she was just having a bad day," and inhales deeply and thinks, "withhold judgement." (ooh, i never realized withhold had two Hs)

i began to think the evening previous, "uh-oh we've got another M. on our hands." And the next day she tells me, adamantly as if she's convinced beyond all reason or doubt, that she is a republican. (and i won't even mention the associations she told me she made with the name "obama" that i haven't even heard of people on the cable news talk shows using - yet.)

granted, she is about ten years older than i am and thus may be more set in her ways, or maybe she decided she was a republican before this new era of gangster-ish war-racketeering republicanism. if that's the case, i can't fault her for it. i just don't understand how she could still say that after all the shit that's gone down with them.

i told boyfriend: don't ever let me talk to her about any political issues.

and this is why i'll never associate myself with any party: (and why i'm beginning to think party association should be reserved only for politicians b/c once people categorize themselves they stop thinking - at least that happened in my case v.11.2000) i am too sincere - i can't ally myself with an entity that stinks in some way to me. i guess political parties by nature seem corrupt(ible) to me and i don't want to associate myself with something that might become that way.

something to think about re:my own issues. later though.