I normally don’t have much to say about politics, and today is no different, but I did live-tweet tonight’s State of the Union address (or at least the parts of it for which citizentube’s stream didn’t stall out), so I thought I’d preserve those tweets here for the heck of it. Please to enjoy.

Tuned in just in time to hear “…the President of the United States!” Watching on citizentube. #sotu

Oooh, Supreme Court justices! *fangirl moment* #sotu

What, the little Obamas don’t get to come this year? J.Crew must be so disappointed. #sotu

Ahahahaha, Biden and Pelosi are all matchy-matchy with the lavender and white. Think they called each other last night? #sotu

Hey Nancy, what are you wearing tonight? Oh, probably my lavender suit, Joe, why? Uh, no reason. #sotu

Dude, Obama is live-tweeting his own State of the Union address. Like I always say, vote for the guy who knows magic. #sotu

Does the policewoman sitting next to Michelle Obama have a cane hanging on her wrist? #sotu

Citizentube’s broadcast keeps stopping and starting, sometimes cutting out altogether. Boo. #sotu

How come 5/10 trending topics worldwide are about the SOTU, but when I switch to US, the top 3 are itampon, ipad, and nowthatsghetto? #sotu

The Houston trending topics have no reference to the SOTU at all, even when I refresh the page. Really? #sotu #trendingtopics

Yeah, repeal don’t-ask-don’t-tell! #sotu

“Let’s try common sense!” *silence* #sotu

Do the people of Haiti really chant “USA! USA! USA!” when the Red Cross or whoever pulls someone out of the rubble? #sotu

Wow, surprisingly low production values on the White House staffer panel for citizentube. These kids need a stylist, at least. #sotu

I’m still half-listening to the citizentube post-SotU question-and-answer session, and I have to say that the folks they picked are pretty good on camera and certainly knowledgeable. I guess first impressions aren’t everything. They do look super-young, though—does the White House fire people when they hit 30?

Did anybody else have a Trapper Keeper back in the day? I remember mine—it had overlapping red, yellow, blue, and green rectangles under a plastic cover.

In second or third grade, my elementary school banned Trapper Keepers. Apparently the velcro was so noisy that it disrupted class. This would have been about 1992. I get the feeling they banned something else that year, too, but I can’t remember what it was.

Later, in maybe fifth grade, I had a green fabric-covered binder that zipped all the way around. I guess clipping papers into the holes was too much trouble sometimes.

Nothing profound to say here, just remembering.

You know who else super-awesome has a Twitter account? Besides Carol Hannah, I mean. Stephen Motherfucking Hawking. Oh yes. Probably the most brilliant living physicist is on Twitter. He talks about the TV shows he likes to watch.

Damn, I love living in the future.

In related news, I’ve heard from a few people that Foursquare is the new Twitter. Really? So far I don’t understand the appeal, but apparently Twitter is hard to the get the hang of at first, too, so I’m sticking with it for a while. I’m getting my first smart phone tomorrow (squee!), so maybe that’ll liven it up a bit. Right now it seems more like Stalker’s Little Helper than anything else.

[Source: xkcd.com]

Oh man, do I ever love me some dimensional analysis. It’s so satisfying to line up all the units and cross them out two-by-two until you’re left with the perfect combination…or the mess that confirms that you’ve gravely misunderstood the problem.

If only I could figure out how to apply this fun and useful skill to the study of law, my life would be radically more fulfilling.

I’m watching the Texas/Alabama game. You know, because I need to witness this moment in the cultural, uh, zeitgeist.

Okay, fine, every now and then I enjoy watching a little football. But I’m still a nerd, goshdarnit.

This particular game, though, is not all that enjoyable. Everything after Colt McCoy’s game-ending injury right out of the gate has been more or less embarrassing for everyone involved. I want to give that poor backup quarterback a big hug and tell him it’s not his fault.

One thing Texas does have is better majorettes. I only saw two of them out there, but those two ladies could twirl circles around Alabama’s dozen bumblers. It’s the small victories that matter, right?

(By the way, the Bloglines problem seems to have fixed itself.)