Top Ten Reasons to Stay Up Late.......

I must profess that my sister entry on "The Daily Vampire" might be one of my very worst entires in a long time, but I am not going to delete it. At any rate, this entry may not be much better, but here the Top Ten reasons to stay up late:


10. Scarlett Johansson might be on "Charlie Rose."

9. Uma Thurman might be on "The Late Show with David Letterman."

8. Natalie Portman might be on Conan O'Brien

7. You might find the girl of your dreams in that infommercial for a Russian bride catalog.

6. You can ask yourselves meaningless questions like "What would have happened if I dated Nicole in college?" which you will ask yourself anyway during the day.

5. You can really read that book with "Dilbert" cartoons from the library which you had no time to read under normal circumstances.

4. You can shave, do the dishes and kill cockroaches......not neccesarily in that order.

3. You can waste time blogging as you would do during the day as well.

2. You can read "Naked Lunch" for a seventh time.

1. You can actually watch an entire season of "Space 1999" before the sun comes up!

Congrats to America's 44th President

My mom had the only Barack Obama '08 sign up in her Republican neighborhood in Virginia for weeks. It is not coming down tomorrow.

Some Countires Have Limited Options........

Pictured: President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, one of the world's most notorious dictators and human rights violators.


Remember today is your chance to vote.

Know Your Congressman and Senators (Entry 1 of 21)

Today being Election Day here in les etats unis, we are kicking off two weekly political series both here and at The Daily Vampire. In this edition, we will provide you with info that you may not know about your congressional representative. Today's entry will be in quiz form. Perhaps, next week's will be too!

Which sitting member of the U.S. Senate has a screenwriting credit for a major studio film?

Is it:

A) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)*

B) Sen. James Webb (D-Va)*

C) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)

D) Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

*-pictured

The winner will receive a $2,500 gift certificate to the Happy's Flea Market in Roanoke, Va.- that is a joke!

Nostalgia Monday- Comic Book Character Who Ran 4 Prez

Today, with my sister blog "The Daily Vampire," I am focusing on 1976. It was the first and last year I wanted a Republican to win the White House. I was six years old at the time, and for some reason I was very found of President Gerald Ford, who was admittedly a nicer guy than most modern day Republicans.

It was also the year a certain Marvel Comics character ran for president.

If you have been with this blog when we were with AOL, you probably already know the answer. But, for a free trip to War, W.Va, we are offering it again (it should be noted there are no hotels in War that we are aware of!).

Was the character?:

A) Captain America

B) Spiderman

C) Howard the Duck

D) Iron Man

Quotes of the Week- From Two Presidential Losers

"All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions," Adlai E. Stevenson, Democratic senator who lost twice to Eisenhower.










"I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell in the ass," Barry Goldwater, Republican senator who lost to LBJ in 1964. His Arizona seat was filled by John McCain.

Images of Virginia (5 of 10) Monticello

Monticello in Charlottesville was the home of our third president Thomas Jefferson, who was (of course) also known for writing The Declaration of Independence. He is thus one of the few Democratic presidents that a right-wing, fringe lunatic like talk show host Sean Hannity admires.......well, that is a presumption.


I have fond memories for a trip not taken to Monticello back in high school. I was supposed to get up at the crack of dawn for the excursion. I didn't make it:) To date, even though I have been to Charlottesville many, many times, I have yet to see this landmark home.