"Price check on Isle 6"

SARAH PALIN is a phenomenal woman & speaker! I do believe in the glass ceiling effect (also called escalator effect) in that it's hard for women to achieve, ans be promoted only to a certain level. I don't believe in affirmative action, though. I believe anyone hired should be the person w/ the best credentials. As most, I am a little skepital on a woman running office, but it is 2008. In addition, she has a rocking resume! I am extremely patriotic, and I feel that John McCain would do almost anything for his country. It is difficult though, in any election, because nominees always say, "I'll do this, I'll do that...I'll even cure this"...In the realistic world where I live, not everything can be fixed especially in 4 years, but look what Guiliani did. As mayor of NYC, he decreased the crime rate tremendously & stepped up to his plate- above & beyond during 9/11. I sure do wish my grandparents were alive to see this election. I get my patriotism from them. Then again, they may have a heart attack wondering how the world could be so corrupt.

The embarrassing story for this blog is...
I was at Target the other day. I'm a girl, so of course it took me a few hours in there. Taking my sweet time to just get a few things, I also picked up some earrings to treat myself. Well, when it came time to check out, there was only one isle opened in about a 15 mile radius with a male cashier. I wouldn't have minded but I had some "toiletries". So here I am with all of this female stuff with a guy about my age bagging all of my purchased items. Well my last item he picks up in his hands, holding it up high, and says are these yours too? No matter how old you are, as a female, you still get embarrassed about those monthly items you have to purchase. I don't even like going on the feminine product isle! WHY would that guy say that? OF COURSE THEY'RE MINE I wanted to yell. Being reserve, though, I held my head down and said yes, thanks. What a little punk! He might has well just got on the intercom announcing it! He should not have said that because I turned about beet red and skidattled right out of there! It's a funny story...but I would have rather it happen to someone else:)

Music is a priority in my life- not singing, playing, or writing as a career, but in general. If I didn't have an iPOD, I would be 300lbs because I would never exercise. With music, I can go on forever in the gym. It is so bad that if I forgot my iPOD at the gym, I would just have to leave & attempt crunches at my apt! Ha. Running on a treadmill can be awkward with people on each side of you. One could be running 8 miles while the other is not running at all. I guess it doesn't really matter, but it still makes me nervous. I'm am a fanatic with musical lyrics. I like to see how they apply to my own life. I find it perculiar how most of the greatest music has come from musicians that have overdosed or died at a young age from crashes/murders.

Drugs- Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Elvis, Members of Sublime, Alice & Chains, Blind Melon, Smashing Pumpkins, Grateful Dead, Tempations, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Airplane/Car crashes- Led Zepplin, John Denver, Jim Croce, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Duane Allman. -Mudered- Sam Cooke & John Lennon. Suicide- Kurt Cobain, Richard Manuel from The Band...Galee, that's ridiculous and horrible...I even looked up a statistic:

Avg Death of Rock Stars- 36.39 yrs
Avg Death of Americans- 75.8 yrs
It is a shame that their lives were cut so short, or anyone's period.