Things that Seem So Obvious to Me (#1)

If I wrote a blog (I guess I still haven't committed...), I’d want to write about stuff along these lines. So I’ll just start there and see if I, perhaps, continue this blog.

I don’t have the longest list of friends on facebook, but I do try to have some diversity on my friend list so I can keep a finger on the pulse of things about which people talk outside my circle. (Sometimes not ending with a preposition lends itself to wicked awkward sentences.) When news of the sexual harassment charges against Cain broke, a “friend” (if I were honest, I would use that fancy new FB designation system and classify the person as an ‘acquaintance’) wrote: 

“Bill Clinton gets a BJ in the oval office, sticks cigars in places they should never be, lies under oath and somehow Herman Cain "allegedly" sexually harassed a couple women and it disqualifies him for running for President?”

When news of Cain’s decision to ‘suspend’ his campaign was announced (and what does suspending one’s campaign mean? He might be back if his ratings improve?), the person wrote:

“I guess the media lynching of Herman Cain was successful, damn shame what politics in this country have become. Alleged sexual misconduct is more damaging than getting BJ's in the oval office and then lying about it under oath.”

(By the way? I edited the quotes for my ‘friend.’ To quote my favorite MTV young adult show, Awkward … “You’re welcome.”)

I haven’t followed the Herman Cain sexual harassment story too much. I have, on occasion, caught some of the republican nominee debates, which I find alternatively hilarious (“You know what you get when you turn ‘9-9-9 around? 6-6-6.” [Michelle Bachman]) and scary as fuck (please see previous quote). Despite my relative lack of familiarity with the subject matter, I feel like I can at least begin to field this question posted on FB.

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I have turned into a social media whore.

More of an observation, not a judgment. I graduated with my Ph.D. last May and have spent my time job hunting since. The cool thing about this transitional state is that I have been able to travel all over the country, primarily for interviews, but also have crashed with family and friends during the down times and have spent meaningful time with people who have felt distant while I pursued my degree.

The down side? Holy shit- I’m literally homeless.