If any Chicago/Illinoisistas haven't voted yet and are looking for some hints as to who to vote for, here's a decent link to some voting guides, including a couple of judicial ones.

Nuts. I could have used that last week - I was lost with all the judges and other down-ticket people who I'd never even heard of. In a couple of cases I had to resort to my Who Are You People prioritizing system. (Basically - no votes for people running uncontested, then women, then least WASPY name, all of which can be trumped by a) super cool name or b) evil hand seems pulled to another choice.)

My cat likes to chew my hair when it's either fresh out of the pool or newly colored. She finds the scents of both chlorine and hair color fascinating and really gets into burying her nose into my head and then chewing the hair, so much so that she sometimes bites my scalp and that's when I stop her.

This is the sweetest story about voting I've read so far today. It ends with:

As I walked out the door, all the little kids were in lines waiting to filter into the building. A little Latino boy sees me come out the door and called out, "Hey lady! Whatcha doing here?" I smiled and said, "I voted today." Upon which all the little kids burst into cheers and yells. I walked away to the sound of applause.

Noah went to vote this morning with Kat and I. Conveniently right across the street from my house. He has a "I Voted" sticker on him.

Awww... [link]

Two deer say 'hi' to a cat....

I was lost with all the judges and other down-ticket people who I'd never even heard of.

Yeah, no kidding. I'm glad I made myself go looking this morning. I actually feel like I'll have a chance in hell of understanding who and what I'm voting for when I go after work.

In other news, I went to Wow Bao. Hot fresh whole wheat edamame bao v. good! Thai curry chicken noodle bowl also good!

He has a "I Voted" sticker on him.

I think we need photographic evidence.

You have bao? I hate you.

I ate my lunch at 10:45. I have no chocolate. It is Tuesday. These are all sad, sad things.

You have bao? I hate you.

Well, it is basically fast food bao, but still better for me than Burger King, I guess.

For shrift (and others) - awesome Internet poll: [link]

I think we need photographic evidence.

There is. I'm sure of it.

I learned that even when I leave an HOUR after I normally leave, I'm only 15 minutes late to work. There is a lesson there.

It's a GREAT day so far. I want paczi, but I don't know how to make it be so. Instead, I'll be having pancakes.

Then, like Jesse's Atkins idea, I think it's time for me to go back to the fat clinic and lose this weight as part of lent.