I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.

Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'


Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


megan walker - Nov 06, 2007 8:39:43 am PST #725 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I feel a little silly voting for mayor in a city I'm about to move away from, but I have a preference so I'm gonna.

I'd love to know it. I was just reading my voting "pamphlet" (a strange designation given the fact that it's 150 pages) and I'm more confused than ever. Hopefully I can figure out all these propositions before heading to the polls on my way home.


Susan W. - Nov 06, 2007 8:41:36 am PST #726 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I need to vote, too, and all I know is that I want to vote for the person I actually know who's running for city council. I need to look up all the other stuff.

Sigh. I want to be a good citizen, and I know this stuff matters, but local elections are so BORING, at least around here.


Kathy A - Nov 06, 2007 8:41:57 am PST #727 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

What state, megan? For my job, I have to track all the ballot issues across the country (there are eight states with questions on the ballot today), so I've got them all listed on my database.


-t - Nov 06, 2007 8:42:17 am PST #728 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't think I'm voting on any of the same stuff you are, megan. It's all local and county stuff, afaict. I should check that, though.


sarameg - Nov 06, 2007 8:44:50 am PST #729 of 10001

(a strange designation given the fact that it's 150 pages)

Good lord! My sample ballot was all of one sheet and it used BIG print. Mayor, city council president, comptroller (unopposed), city council member(unopposed.) I don't have it in front of me, but I think that's it for me this year.


§ ita § - Nov 06, 2007 8:47:26 am PST #730 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Cars driving themselves.

My doctor just asked me what I want to do about my migraines.

Uh, stop having them. Ball's in your court, MD.


Jesse - Nov 06, 2007 8:47:57 am PST #731 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I don't have anything really to vote for, so I may skip it. Crazy!


-t - Nov 06, 2007 8:54:06 am PST #732 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

California voting information is crazily complete - candidate statements, arguments for propositions, arguments against propositions, responses to both arguments. Knowing that's getting mailed to me allows me to completely ignore all political ads and most of the news.


sarameg - Nov 06, 2007 8:54:28 am PST #733 of 10001

Mr. Smith would haunt me.

My doctor just asked me what I want to do about my migraines.

This sounds like a question that should be responded to with a punch to the head. The questioner's head.


amych - Nov 06, 2007 8:57:31 am PST #734 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Mayor, 3 City Council seats (the top 3 of a pool of 6 candidates), and some bond issues. A typical odd-year election for this area.