i only see my dreams in everything i touch

when we fall in love,
we're just falling in love with ourselves.

okay, before i get on with my usual rambling, time for a funny ssbb screencap i found on deviantart:
clickety click!
*dies of laughter* okay, i'm done.

happy inauguration day to the brothers and sisters from the south - may the next four years induce a positive change on not only the states but the rest of the world. as most of you may know north america's going through some shiteous times, economically speaking and politically speaking. president obama promised america that he will make amends to the mistakes we have made, but then keep in mind that while he does seem like a great guy, he is still a polictician. i'm not saying that he's making empty promises, but it's always best to be wary.
i managed to watch a bit of the ceremony before i left for school today; his speech was pretty short for a presidential address, only around 20 minutes or so (which is good for all of us lacking in lengthy attention spans) but it was filled with a lot of important points, like how he's aware that the country's going through some rough times but it wasn't like they came out of the blue - the people are partly responsible for the economic downfall and stuff like that, and there's the war and everything, blah blah blah politics and other things like that. i was watching his on cnn by the way, and sometimes i flipped to global just to see what my fellow canadians thought of the whole thing viewers' comments scrolled along in a marquee at the bottom) and they all said basically the same thing, about how they're inspired and how they're hoping that barack obama will change the world for the better and such. in a way it's touching to see that canada will also be affected by obama's decisions, but it can only go so far, right?
okay, so obama's the first black guy to be elected president - of the united states. clearly that is history in itself, and i won't deny that. the obama-mania is infectious to the point where canadians and even other people on the other side of the world are reveling in the fact that this guy is now leading one of the most powerful countries. i have friends and family that are excited about this change and some even expressed desire to travel to washington to attend the ceremony. that's great and all, but what about our own country? not just canadians, but other people around the world are focused on what obama's going to say, or what he's going to do next. it's like they've almost completely forgotten that they don't live in america.
my fellow canadians, i think it's about time we stand up for ourselves. let's face it, our prime minister isn't doing so hot, and the election last year wasn't even necessary; the other candidates weren't even prepared for it. you've got to admit that that's a little pathetic - the liberals and the ndp practically embarassed themselves, and then there was that talk of them banding together to overtake the government? this isn't a game of capture the flag.
but yeah, basically what i'm trying to say is that we need to boot our douche of a pm and step up for ourselves. the other candidates - liberal and NDP - aren't that hot either; i mean what was that and the whole 'we're banding together to overthrow the government' crap? bold, yes, but totally unrealistic. it sounds like an overused plot for a bad movie.
i was never one to speak out about politics but after seeing the whole craziness with obama it made me realize that canadians are focusing too much of their time on things that don't directly affect them - it's about time we started caring about our own country, naw meeeeen? let's comb through our people and find somebody that might actually be suitable for the job!