politics

It looks like Obama, despite losing Nevada, actually picked up one more delegate than Clinton, meaning he is now two ahead in the delegate count.

Edwards also did badly, and will probably leave the race after SC or possibly immediately after SUper-Duper Whatever the Hell We're Calling Tuesday This Year.

Could we go into the convention without an entirely certain nominee? Will there be a floor fight? Will it come down to who Edwards gives his delegates to?

And is this good for the Democrats or bad for the Democrats?

Will Clinton become a sharper campaigner or say more appalling stuff instead?

Will the people who have gotten on the Obama wagon based on sudden emotional response be willing to take such a rough ride to fight this out 'til the end?

This is amazing political entertainment. But it's also nailbitingly insane.

random tax question

I usually do my taxes myself, despite their being horribly complex.

This year I worked a film three days in CT, and taxes were taken out for both NYS and CT.

I have to file CT taxes too now, yes?

As a non-resident who only made about $3,500 in their state will I get a refund?

whew

- first draft of personal statement
- really solid edit of Cat-Man essay
- realization that Cat-Man essay is only about 6 pages, which means I need 19 - 24 more pages of writing samples to send, which leads us to the following:

- I really, really like that fucked up thing I wrote about Australia, prostitution and Baz Luhrmann. It would need severe edits and restructuring, but I'm more than capable. My concern about including it amongst my writing samples (it would be about 9 pages) is that memoir programs get constant submissions about childhood sexual abuse, prostitution and abortion, and that their eyes would immediately glaze over and I'd be one of Those Girls and that it would hurt my chances of getting in. On the other hand, it's one of the few pieces I have sitting around that addresses my life as an adult, but not who I am right this minute (I have a piece on fencing I am working on that I also plan to send), and it is a real part of who I am, what I write about and why I write.

So:

send it or don't send it?
also can one use "fuck" in a writing sample for an MFA program?

Now, I'm going to crawl out of bed and look at some web design stuff that isn't for me, which is exactly the rest my brain needs.

ETA:

did a first pass edit on the whore essay too.