So the House passed hate crimes legislation yesterday, setting up another veto from President Bunnypants. So, for those keeping score, here’s what this administration is all about: pro-hate, pro-war, anti-stem cell research. Sounds about right.

Not sure what’s going on in the world, since I haven’t had a chance to pore over the blogs in my normal fashion. The good news is that I am done with the first final draft of my final cost model. I now have a few days to proofread it and make changes, but if you put a gun to my head and forced me to submit it as is, I could do it. It sucks, of course, but then it isn’t likely to get much better no matter what I do to it from here on out, and I don’t think it sucks so bad that it’ll keep me from graduating. Now, I think I’ll go and take a nap.

The good news is, Wednesdays no longer suck. The bad news is, every day sucks, as I struggle to get this cost model completed. I would really, really love to get it all done before the weekend, but goddamn, it’s going slow. Y’all carry on amongst yourselves until I’m done.

OK, now we’re really getting in to crunch time. The sooner I get done, the sooner I’ll be done. So I better go do it.

So, tonight I have to go to class, which is the last class I’ll ever have to attend. Unless I’m somehow stupid enough to ever put myself through this again, which is pretty fucking doubtful. Even better, I don’t have to do anything but sit through a bunch of other people’s presentations. Of course, I still have my final, final project to complete, so I guess I’d better get crackin’.

Another Sunday, another batch of talking heads. I can hardly wait.

First off, on Press the Meat, it’s an MBNA kinda day, as Timmy Potatohead hosts Joe Biden as part of Timmuh’s “Meet the Candidate” series. An hour of Joe and Tim. Oy.

Over at CBS, Bush Buddy Bobby Schieffer hosts the Lizard Queen, Condi Rice (no time to answer Congressional subpoenas, but plenty of time to spread the , plus Jack Murtha. I hope they’re on together, and Murtha smacks her. Just don’t hit her in the hair, Jack, or you’ll break every bone in your hand.

On Fux News Sunday, Weaselface Wallace hosts the soulless John McCain, and his Stepford wife, Cindy, on to talk about McCain’s illegitimate black baby.

Over at the Goebbels Network, George Snufalufagus gets himself a little lizard action (maybe Congress should have her appear on Sunday, when she apparently has all kinds of time to appear), Kansas nutjob, Sam Bareback Brownback, and Russ “the man” Feingold. At the roundtable, it’s Fareed “Token” Zakaria editor, graduate of the NPR school of hackery, Martha Raddatz and the ever-smug yet dull George :jerk: Will. And then Natalie Portman will be on to talk about micro-loans.

Wolf Blitzer’s Late Emission includes a little lizard action (between all the talk shows and going down on dubya in the presidential limo, it’s no wonder she doesn’t have time for Congress), Iraqi Foreign Minister Hose yer Zebra Hoshyar Zebari, Democrat Adam Putnam of Florida, pseudo-Democrat Jane Harman of California, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and a few assorted CNN hacks.

Later, on 60 Minutes “Slam Dunk” George Tenet hawks his book with Scott Pelley, and Steve Kroft ponders whether someone who has been deemed an imminent danger to himself (like Seung-Hui Cho) be allowed to own a gun? Must people would probably answer “duh,” but apparently “advocates” for the mentally ill say yes.

Then there are new episodes of the Simpsons, Family Guy, and American Dad, plus episode 4 of 9 of the last season of the Sopranos. Have a good Sunday.

So, what’s been going on? I haven’t had a chance to really pay attention to much of anything in the news, except that I saw yet another crook in the DOJ resigned. Not much new there. Happy Birthday to the Syracuse Peace Council, celebrating its 71st birthday today.

Today’s my mom’s birthday. She’d have turned 83 today (and would be none too happy to have me tell you that). She was Taurus, I’m Scorpio. It was an interesting relationship at times, to say the least. Happy Birthday mom. To everybody else, Happy Arbor Day. Go out and hug a tree.

Whoopie, the Dow closed at 13,000 yesterday. For me, that means, um, let me see…pretty much nothing. Gas is back up to three bucks a gallon, I broke my hydrometer, Iraq is still Iraq, and that goddamn 50-page paper isn’t exactly writing itself, is it? But the Dow is up, and CNN thinks news is a video of cat pretending to play the piano. Whoopdie-doo indeed.

Okay, today is phase two of the beginning of the end. Lots left to do before class tonight, including finishing a paper, doing a network diagram, and coming up with a presentation. So, this is definitely an example of a Wednesday that sucks, but once it’s over with, I can concentrate on phase three. I can’t wait until this is all over with, even if it kills me. I’m too old for this shit.