Partially perforated--tear at your own risk

[clevermanka]

Soooo...heads up, local sewing-types: Hancock Fabrics in Lawrence no longer sells dupioni silk. Or, as far as I can tell, any silk at all. BOO HISS. I needed silk for both projects I'm working on. Of course. I found some beige silk shot with silver thread for the dance costume that I'm going to dye for the dance costume, but the pirate coat is going to require an online order. ARGH.

The water for the dye is boiling right now. Wish me luck.

I'm trying to decide whether Romney's announcement of a running mate is a BOO HISS or a FUCK YEAH. On one hand, the idea of Paul Ryan as VP is terrifying, but on the other, I think this is going to lose the GOP a lot of votes.

From a comment on ontd_political, here is some of Ryan's credentials:
Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.
Voted NO on regulating the subprime mortgage industry
Voted NO on revitalizing severely distressed public housing
Voted NO on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures
Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC
Voted YES on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
Voted NO on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
Voted NO on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects
Voted NO on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees
Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan
Rated -3 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record
Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
Replace Medicare with $9500/year private insurance payment
Voted NO on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
Voted NO on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
Voted YES on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay

Nice, huh?

Cheer yourself up by watching this video.