robglazebrook.com

There are reasons I should not be left alone in front of a computer. One is due to my super mad hax0r skillz… I’m like that kid in the “Hackers” movie that got banned from using a computer until he was 18, except I haven’t ever made out with Angelina Jolie (…yet). Another is my tendency to pile more work for myself on top of my already tottering tower of busy-ness.

To that (second) end, I’d like to announce yet another awesome web project! That’s right, from the people that brought you CSSnewbie, please welcome I Can Has Hope!

If that name doesn’t cause a lightbulb to turn on over your head, please check out ICanHasCheezburger first. If that website makes you laugh, then you’re good to go. Please proceed happily to ICanHasHope.

So what’s the idea? It’s pretty simple. Take the simple, snarky, and sometimes witty humor of ICanHasCheezburger, and bash it against a mess of political commentary. Or, as I’m dubbing it, LOLitical Commentary.

And then to make things better, I’m going to donate 50% of whatever I make through advertising on the site to Barack Obama’s campaign, up to the legally allowed $2,300 in the primary election and $2,300 in the general election. After that, I’m going to find a deserving charity and donate proceeds to it instead. Or perhaps I’ll rotate through the charities, so a lot of people get the chance for a little bit of Hope.

And that’s the basic premise: Hope through Humor. If you like that idea, then please visit the site, share it on your own websites, link to it on Facebook… the whole shebang. This idea has the chance to do a lot of good. And if you’re into that sort of thing, I’d also ask that you submit some photos/captions of your own. I would really prefer if this site weren’t All About Me.

And while we’re on the Obama track, if you’ve considered donating to his campaign and just haven’t gotten around to it yet, now would be an awesome time to get it. As the graphic to the right states, Obama is just a few thousand donors away from becoming the first candidate in history to have over one MILLION individuals donate to his campaign. He’s hoping to hit the million-mark by March 4th, when Ohio and Texas go to the polls, as a very visible sign of his appeal to the masses. I’m already one of those near-million, but I’m hoping ICanHasHope gives me the means to help his campaign even more. :)

It occurs to me that I haven’t written a blog post in a long time – over a month now, I’m sure. So I figured I’d catch everyone up. Since there’s been a lot going on recently, I’m not going to spend any time focusing on any one thing. Consider this the lightning round of Robby’s Life, and in no particular order. :)

I caucused last week for the first time. I went with Obama. I even managed to convince Amanda to go Obama’s way, too, although she did nearly go to Biden’s camp at the last second. I dubbed her “Most Likely to Secede.” Luckily for our continued relationship-al bliss, Biden got enough people from the Obama camp to be viable before Amanda headed that way. ;) It was a purposeful and tactical move – we still had enough people for two delegates, and it ensured that a certain other candidate only received one.

Since it’s the new year and all, here are a few “resolutions” (in that, I resolve to give ‘em a shot, at least):

• Work out at least once a week (but preferably more).
• Either take or teach a class this year.
• Speak better Spanish at the end of the year than I did at the beginning (I believe I managed a drunken “Feliz año nuevo” with Hannah’s help).
• Umm… blog more?

Eric and Renee should be having their little one any day now. When I know, I’ll let you know. Very sadly, it’s been a really long time since I’ve seen the two of them. Probably around nine months, I’d wager.

Amanda and I spent the weekend before Christmas through Christmas Morning with her family in Minnesota. I’m proud to say that the Wurzingers could handle the Stowers side of my family any ol’ day. And the Welsh side of her family and the Glazebrook side of mine would both be very polite to one another. ;) We drove down to southern Iowa Christmas day to spend the rest of the holiday with my family. It was a good time in both places. The best part? Being old enough to buy toys for my younger cousins and niece.

I have not won the lottery. Yet.

Amanda and I are going to Europe this spring! Our very dear friend Anne moved to Amsterdam on New Year’s Eve, and we’re using that as a very justifiable excuse to head euroward. We’ll be flying in to Paris on April 12th and making our way northeast to Amsterdam from there. We’re also probably going to end up in Germany at some point, but we don’t really have all the details worked out yet. We fly back out of Paris on April 25th, stay in the air for a really long time, and somehow land in Minneapolis shortly after takeoff. Now I just need to get my passport as soon as humanly freaking possible.