Happy Birthday, Jeremy!

Happy Birthday to Jeremy! See, I can post that now because I can't sleep! Argh! I have no idea why. I got up relatively early this morning (8:30), didn't nap all day, and had a very physically active day. Yet I just lay there awake until I finally got up and came downstairs to try and tire myself out with the Internet.

Random topic time:

• I was very happy that Alec Baldwin won a Golden Globe for his acting on 30 Rock. If this isn't a show you're watching, you really should be. It's got great writing. Very funny.
  
• What's up with people criticizing Oprah for building a school in Africa rather than here? First, it's her money and she can do what she wants with it. Furthermore, what she's doing with it is a lot more noble than a vast majority of wealthy folks. Second, one of the reasons she's given for building in Africa vs. the US is the lack of self-entitlement attitudes there and the excess of it here. That she's being criticized just goes to show that we, as a country, really do have a whacked out sense of entitlement.
  
• New season of American Idol has started - woohoo!
• Craigs List rocks! I posted the ab roller for free: response in less than 5 minutes. I posted our air purifier for $25 (a bargain considering it's hardly used and cost $180) and got a response within an hour. Sweet!
• Did you know that journalists and civilian government employees are now eligible for prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice? Yes, this is thanks to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Read this. If you're not scared to death by Bush and the current crop of Republicans, you must not be paying attention.
  
• Finally, who knew that Tennessee has a tax on illegal drugs? Not me. Fascinating.
  

I shall now attempt to go to sleep. Still not tired.