E. Kristin Anderson (Emily)'s Page

So I work at this pretty neat book store in Austin, Texas. Austin is a pretty liberal town in a giant red state, so I'm pretty lucky in that I don't have to deal with many Obama naysayers. But I work in the kids section - a part of the store where most of the customers I deal with are under the legal voting age - way under.

Every election year we have held a mock election - we nominate our favorite book characters as president/vice president and set up ballots and a ballot box. We almost didn't… Continue

I've posted about this over at my other blog, but I feel like you guys would be even more receptive than whoever happens to wander by my little corner of the interwebs.

Sarah Palin may not share our ideals - she has a blatant disregard for wildlife and women's rights, she is into banning books and has abused power. But I'm obsessed with her, in a mostly non-stalker-y sort of way.

I want her to be my crotchety Republican neighbor that I can hav… Continue