The other day I was reading an article in the current issue of Psychology Today about some of the presidential candidates and what their various mannerisms and way of speaking say about them. Interesting stuff. Hillary Clinton is seen as the most optimistic and Rudy Guiliani as the most negative. I never get terribly excited about the race until each party has their candidate. It's hard to, especially as a liberal in a red state, because I know South Dakota will also vote for the Republican. Do any of the Republican candidates excite me? Not especially. Guiliani probably comes closest, and I think that's because he was mayor of NYC during 9/11 and actually has the experience of bringing such a large city through such a major event. Of course, since I'm not a New Yorker - now or then - I don't know if residents actually liked how he handled everything.

As far as Democratic candidates, it's Obama all the way. I've loved that man since I first heard him speak. He just makes me hunger for a President who is actually eloquent and inspiring. Unfortunately he's also the least experienced, so that may not bode well for him. I'd love nothing more than to put a woman in the White House, but I don't especially like Hillary. Eh. She just doesn't do much for me. Choosing that Celine Dion song for her campaign song really didn't help.

Now, I write all of this without having looked at what the candidates say about the issues, so that's my disclaimer.

It's another late night for the kids. Ella is just now nursing to sleep. Ella is going through one of those incredibly frustrating times of toddlerhood with lengthy nursing sessions, less desire to fall asleep and all around clinginess (much easier on the back when it's an 18 lb baby and not a 32 plus pound toddler). Just have to look beyond all of this and know she's probably working on some major stuff - physically and developmentally - while all of this is going on.

Tonight Accalia announced that she wanted to make her own website. She's been coming up with ideas all night for design, features, etc. Now I just have to search for a website that makes it an easy deal for the kids (and the clueless adult helping). I know I've run across stuff before, so I may have to go back over my bookmarks to check.