These are the character design specifications I use to make my Saints Row 2 avatar look like Sarah Palin. This design is not perfect, but I think it’s pretty good. I’ll post my Barack Obama specs when I finish them.
BODY
Body Shape ~ -37
Muscularity ~ 64
Fatness ~ 25
Age ~ 0
Skin ~ Row 2 Column 1

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King came out on November 13, and I re-activated my account to check it out. I’m leveling a draenei death knight.
Also, Saints Row 2 for Xbox 360 is quickly turning into the best car-jacking crime sandbox game I’ve ever played, and I’m a fond fan of the earlier [...]

Forgive the facetious title. I’m in a goofy mood despite the serious subject matter.
The First Presidency of the LDS church has released a statement in response to the hostile attacks on and protests being held at their properties by Proposition 8 opponents. I think it’s worth reading in full, but here’s the money part:
Attacks on [...]

So, here’s what’s going on with me:
~ Yesterday marked 2 months since the day my mother died. I still miss her a lot. November is pancreatic cancer awareness month, and I feel like I should be blogging about that, but I just don’t know what to say right now.
~ Completed my application to Trinity Evangelical [...]

I have to say, over the course of this last election, my respect for Camille Paglia has grown considerably. Her candid willingness to call out the nonsense on her own side has been genuinely refreshing, and in the process of listening to her I’ve found myself having more respect for her pro-Obama, pro-choice views, even [...]

Since I went ahead and made a comment on the fallout surrounding Proposition 8, I thought I would give my rambling, incoherent thoughts on the gay marriage issue at large.
Personal History
I’d like to start by explaining that I have a dear uncle who is gay and has lived with the same man for about 18 [...]

On Saturday, November 8, my younger brother Matthew (age 24) was assaulted by two individuals and their pitbull while he was working outside a Pierce County Burger King location where he has been employed for years. If you’re not disgusted by this, please recall that my brother has severe autism.
I only have the names of [...]

Really sad guys.
More than 40 people demonstrated in front of a Mormon church in Seattle’s University District on Sunday morning, expressing anger at the role the national church played in the passing of Proposition 8, banning gay marriage in California.
They lined the sidewalk, chanting slogans such as “Tax the church!” and holding signs saying “Shame [...]

Some post-election humor every McCain-Palin supporter will want to hear, and Obama supporters will probably laugh at as well.

H/T: WizBang

And I don’t mean anything related to President-Elect Obama.
I’ve gone through quite a few nicknames and handles on discussion forums and blogs in my day: Junia, Illyria, then later ClobberGirl. I made the switch to posting by my real name (”Jack Meyers”) on several discussion forums years ago, but began posting on some other political [...]