a life update and my presidential endorsement--not that it matters

well, i cut school today to go skiing. 'twas fun and all, but i got a bit tired early on and had to call it quits about 2 hours early. i did manage to get some nice runs in. spring skiing can be really fun if the snow's right, and it was for the morning.
onto more serious business:
the official endorsement of this blog in the 2008 democratic presidential primary goes to...
Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill)
the senator recieves my endorsement for the following reasons

• his ability to bridge party lines, at least to the degree that they can be bridged
• his rhetorical skill as a representative of the american people
• the fact that i just couldn't stand a 4th dynastic presidency (John Adams and John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Harrison and William Henry Harrison, and the Bushes, have been the three previous ones)