Behold! The enemy is among us! —————>

OK, OK, I was just kidding. That really is a far cry from my real attitude regarding Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the U.S. today. For those of you who didn’t read my last protected post (and I really must congratulate you if you managed to crack my top-secret password), I mentioned yesterday that Ahmadinejad was invited to come speak at a forum at Columbia University. TODAY. Yes, today. Here in the U.S.! In New York! Today! So close, yet so far…

Yet, predictably, Ahmadinejad’s visit has already been marred by a round of protests from students and politicians alike. Some, like me, are perfectly willing to allow him to make his views heard. Others have already condemned this event as a “perversion of free speech” and some brilliant politician out there contributed this equally brilliant quote, stating that “There is no excuse to have this madman, this little Hitler who is running around all over the world killing our soldiers. This is immoral. This is outrageous. This is sick.”

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Ahem, attention, my fellow North Americans mobbing bookstores in the pursuit of Harry Potter 7 (or lazily sitting at home, hopefully not downloading the illegally scanned text from the Web): Whatever you do, do NOT visit the Harry Potter 7 Wikipedia page (link reluctantly provided here… don’t think about clicking it!)!!! A very detailed plot summary chock full of spoilers is featured in plain view, complete with the series’ conclusion, and if you desire to preserve the sanctity and wonder of the sacred, magical reading experience, avoid it at all costs!!!

On the other hand, here’s an informative article about the book’s release so far in the rest of the world, which is quite safe to peruse.

The official U.S. release is only one hour away!

In other news… my father bought a gigantic watermelon. Ooh-la-la! Tomorrow I’ll have a delicious watermelon sharbat smoothie.

Note: I shall be in complete media seclusion until I obtain a copy of Harry Potter 7 and finish reading it completely. This is to avoid any mention of spoilers from TV, radio, friends, and unfortunately other bloggers. Until then, therefore, Jenny-fa Land will be in total lockdown. Hope to resurface soon.

Sincerely, Jenny-fa.

今天我的時間不夠… 所以我不能給你們寫中文。

That was Traditional Chinese. “Today, I don’t have enough time, so I am unable to write in Chinese.”

I was watching the national news a while ago, and found that the most deadly school shooting in U.S. history has transpired today.

The first I heard of it, I was in my English class earlier this afternoon. However, I was unaware of the death toll at that moment.

A link to the story can be found here: Gunman kills 32 in Virginia Tech rampage.

One day in a distant time and age, Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union, was greatly agitated when he discovered that his pack of cigars had gone missing. He immediately contacted the head of the KGB and ordered him to locate the person who had stolen his cigars. The next day, Stalin opened one of the drawers in his desk and — wonder of wonders! found his missing pack of cigars inside. He phoned the head of the KGB and told him to call off the search, and that he had realized that he’d misplaced them in a drawer in his study. Then the KGB officer said, “Uhhh, too late, sir, three people have already confessed!”

Haha, just a Communist joke that my dear father imparted to me. If you didn’t understand it… just know that basically everyone accused of conspiracy or treason in that time had to “confess” even if they were innocent and had no knowledge of the crime.

Hmmm, I was just wondering… Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton? I’m bringing this up today because Obama just happened to visit a certain city in close proximity to our suburban town… they’re both excellent candidates, in my opinion. But I’m a bit torn between the two. Anyway, go Democrats 2008!

So. Last Tuesday was the U.S. midterm elections. After two days of anxiety, the results are finally in.

Democrats took both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

In addition, Ohio is now a blue state.

Tracy Russo of the Democratic Party Web site offered this statement: “There are no words. This is amazing… This is what happens when you fight everywhere, when you show up, when you ask people for their votes and when you offer people something they desperately want — a new direction for America.”

What can I say? I’m overjoyed. My fellow Democrats have finally triumphed, and the end of the accursed Bush regime is soon at hand.