On Tuesday, I woke up like any other day. The sun was shining, and the air was still. I showered, got dressed, and skated to my 11 o'clock class with Ice Cube's 'Today Was a Good Day' playing in my ears. Yes, I thought, today will be a good day.

The Who, that great rock 'n' roll band of yore, put on a fantastic show at the TD Banknorth Garden Oct. 24.

President Barack Obama.' I like the sound of that.' Election night wasn't a nail-biter this time, and thank goodness we did not have the voting controversies that we have had the past two elections.

Today's worldwide headlines renewed my faith in the American people with the advent of an Obama presidency. However, there is one area that I feel the candidates have inadequately addressed: food.

I walked into FitRec for the first time ever last week '-'- to get a flu shot. Because I don't work out, I get optional vaccines as a substitute for working out. It's kind of my shtick.

The traditional media is dead. My harsh tone for the printed word and yakking head have been triggered by the recent barrage of political endorsements newspapers and other outlets have been making over the past few weeks.

It's probably no surprise that I voted for Barack Obama with my Florida absentee ballot last week. It's also probably no surprise that with Nov. 4 finally dawning, my column is taking a political slant this week.

Rotten democracy is a common theme in Africa. One can see it in places like Zimbabwe, where corrupt and power-hungry politicians like Robert Mugabe are willfully letting their beloved lands go to waste so the reigns of power will not be handed to those who truly deserve them.

The 2008 presidential election takes place on Tuesday, but it has been over for so long that we have since entered the period of Wednesday morning quarterbacking the whole process.

As the deadline for submitting my column this week came closer and closer, I somehow allowed my mind to wander toward what I might talk about in next week's column.

Last week I fulfilled one of my lifetime goals: I saw Al Gore speak in person. He spoke as an alumnus and inspiration at Harvard's 'Sustainability Week' celebration.

If I told you I was a fashion girl, I think you'd agree. But these days, it's more of an affliction than a harmless hobby. No longer just a passion, nor an interest, but a full-blown psychological vice.