Please excuse the sleepy post…

Went to the premiere of I.O.U.S.A tonight with boyfriend and his mum.  We were surprised it was sold out! It’s a documentary about the growing national debt and it’s impact on the citizenry.  Good movie, not as boring or as over my head as I anticipated :)  And non-partisan.  It was over 2.5 hours, please excuse the bleary eyed post…

Description from their page:

Wake up, America! We’re on the brink of a financial meltdown.

I.O.U.S.A. boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. As the Baby Boomer generation prepares to retire, will there even be any Social Security benefits left to collect? Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions.

Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, Sundance veteran Patrick Creadon (Wordplay) helps demystify the nation’s financial practices and policies. The film follows U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America’s unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens.

With surgical precision, Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America’s current economic situation. The ultimate power of I.O.U.S.A. is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.

Pointedly topical and consummately nonpartisan, I.O.U.S.A. drives home the message that the only time for America’s financial future is now!

At the end there was a town-hall discussion with Warren Buffet and some other people I’d never heard of before.

Interesting points brought up at the end about what the average American can do to help:

• Medicare: preventitive medicine, take care of self (Medicare is by far the largest portion of government spending)
• Save (Currently the US is at a negative savings rate for the first time in history).
• Vote (Let the politicians know you want something done)
• Work until at 70, putting more into social security
• Government has no money (we have trillions of dollars of debt!), so stop expecting them to bail you out (home loans, etc)

That’s about all I have to say tonight, I had to write this down before it left my head!

Is it fall yet?????  This weekend will involve hanging out in the boyfriend’s A/C, watching Olympics and knitting.

B stands for BANGS!

H stands for I’M TIRED OF BEING HOT!

I’m not buying it! I click a lot naturally (and I’ve only had 8oz of iced tea today)

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A round-up of my favorite things this week…

Knitting

• New Online Magazine: Twist Collective. Okay, so the patterns aren’t free but I love most of them, which is more than can be said of most print or online knitting magazines.
  

Sewing/Crafts

• Fabric design from start to finish: From sketch to fabric

Videos

• Feist on Sesame Street
• Beaker does Ode To Joy
• Star Wars Barbershop Quartet
• Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Teaser Trailer

Health and Fitness

• Cutting Calories and Saving D’oh: 25 Lessons “The Simpsons” Taught Me About Cheap, Healthy Eating
• How many calories are realllllly in those low-cal meals at restaurants

Enjoy!

I’m now on plurk.com as akimbo.  Plurk is sort of a micro-blogging/life-streaming site.  Its vaguely like twitter with conversations.  I’ve put a widget on this site in the upper right (random thoughts) that has my plurks.

If you’d like to sign up, use this link invitation and I’ll get “credit”

In other, more annoying news, Thursday I had blood taken to test for Celiac.  I’m also going completly dairy free for two weeks to see if I’m lactose intolerant.  Without going into detail, hopefully one of those will explain my recent intestinal issues of unknown origin.  Going completely dairy free is sooooo annoying.  Lots of label reading.  At least I’ve found Vanilla Almond Breeze. YUM.

The boyfriend and I had a brainstorm this morning that resulted in my first CafePress shop. Vote for John McClane in 2008! America’s favorite hero!  Get your gear here!

Yum! Real sugar, no HFCS. Ridiciously yummy ice cold. Too bad I’ve limited my self to one non-diet soda a week! Found at K-Mart in Oregon for $1.05. I’ve also spotted cases at Costco.