Wow, America!

This morning I woke up to a nice, tall glass of Conservative Tears(TM). It tastes like tea and schadenfreude.

In all seriousness, Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay woman elected to Senate. Elizabeth Warren! Mazie Hirono, the first Asian American woman elected to the Senate. Elizabeth Warren! Tammy Duckworth, an Iraqi war veteran who lost both her legs in combat, the first disabled woman elected to the House. Did I mention Elizabeth Warren? Claire McCaskill shutting down Todd "women's bodies have a way of preventing pregnancy during legitimate rapes" Akin.

And what a wonderful night for marriage equality! For the first time ever, voters approved gay marriage, in more than one state! Rape apologizing assholes told to GTFO by voters! Donald Trump's meltdown on Twitter! I want to cry tears of joy.

Finally: MOTHERFUCKING HEALTH INSURANCE

In Other News

I had a bit of good luck with money this month, and for the first time in a long time, I opted to treat myself to a major purchase for an early Christmas/Yule/birthday present (and still have some set aside for the kiddo's Christmas). So, I got a new Kindle Fire HD from Amazon.

It's gorgeous. I had considered the new Nook as Amazon has done some things in the past that made me leery, but for the same price for the Kindle, I got twice as much storage (16 GB versus 8 GB for the Nook), plus a camera and other neat stuff. I splurged and got the two-year extended warranty, which will allow me to replace my Kindle up to three times should I be really unlucky (better to have it and not need it...).

Anyway, I can now read ebooks, and a friend already tipped me off to a website that compiles a list of cheap and free ebooks daily, so that's a good start. Plus, I don't have to worry about cluttering my already too-crowded bookshelves and I get instant gratification and don't have to wait for them to be delivered. My only regret thus far is that I didn't spring for the stylus (I'm correcting that oversight after having the fun of clicking on wrong links constantly).

Soooo....website, ebook recommendations? Apps. OMG, I can use actual Apps now, which means I probably won't.