Damn.

Edwards is out. So is Rudy.

I liked Edwards. A lot. He'll be back.

I also liked Rudy, though in a very different way — he was the one GOP candidate I thought Hillary could beat. And when it comes to Republicans, I'll take a pro-war/tough-on-crime one over a god/guns/gays one any day.

I'm terrified of a Hillary nomination because it would galvanize and mobilize the far right in way not seen since gay people tried to -- gasp! -- assert their right to actually live as families. Well, thank jebus that ludicrous notion got nipped in the bud, eh? And just for good measure, the united bigots of America gave us four more years of Bush while they were at it, because everyone knows dead soldiers, melting ice caps, and an economy in a tailspin are preferable to married gays.

Grrr.

Then again, there's always the chance that a Hillary nom would so outrage the right that they all simultaneously choke to death on their own bile. Is it too much to hope for?

Snoop jobby job

This postlessness of January has a name, and it is Jay Oh Bee. As in a real job, job-type job.

I have joined the ranks of Wetpaint, a fine young Seattle startup comprising brilliant, energetic minds, among which I feel distinctly like the squad's little Timmy Lupus. Glad to be here — just don't hit the ball to me.

Really, though: wonderful people, exciting environment, fun work, great place to job. And it's in Pioneer Square, surrounded by good restaurants, just two blocks from the ballpark, and... (and!) situated on an express bus line that runs almost literally from my couch to my desk in under 30 minutes. After 15 years of hideous life-sucking, aneurysm-inducing commutes to the East Side, this is a very big deal (ouch — I just worked out the math on that, and it seems I've actually spent one whole year of my life on the road between Seattle and Kirkland-Redmond-Bellevue-Factoria).

The one downside is that it takes every ounce of my precious mental fluids just to keep up with these people, and thus suffers the after-hours blogging. Apologies for that.

Do take a peek at some of these excellent Wetpaint wikis. (If I spend my days on sites like these, it can't be that jobby a job-type job, can it?)

Enjoy:

Licensed to Kill: The James Bond Wiki
Zombie Survival & Defense
Free Rider Tracks
Dood Boobs
Mustache Aficionado
The Worst Album Covers of All Time

Happy 2008

And good riddance to 2007!

If nothing else, 2008 holds the following prospects:

• A new job, brimming with possiblilities.
• My son's first steps, and first words.
• The end of George W. Bush's so-called presidency.

On all counts, Hallelujah! And bring it on.