question for the group. Has anyone ever been a poll worker?

My mother did some survey work once, though it wasn't for an election. It was to find out more about people's birth control practices. The highlight was an Eastern European guy with a rather browbeaten wife.

"Do you use any birth control?"
"Yes, yes. We use the Pill."
"Ok, and how often does your wife take the Pill?"
"My wife is a very stupid woman. She cannot be trusted with things like this. I take the Pill!"

ND just perked up

I wondered what that was all about. I was doing the haunted house thing by the way.

I've done the poll worker thing. Not exciting,but cool to do in your neighborhood. I wouldn't skip work to do it,but it was good when I was unemployed. And sadly, or happily, my neighborhood is fully staffed.

I have no polling advice. I do want to wish Omnis a belated Buffista birthday, however. I called him on his actual birthday yesterday, but it ocurred to me that he propbably hadn't gotten a proper Buffista celebration. So happy happies here, Omnis, one day late!

Happy Birthday, Omnis!

Nope, still not asleep. (This always happens when I need to wake up early. I get worried that I'll sleep through my alarm, and then that worry makes me too tense to sleep.)

Hil, your response to your mother is awesome. Maybe your mom and Polter-Cow mom should team up, or would that be too much of a culture clash?

"My wife is a very stupid woman. She cannot be trusted with things like this. I take the Pill!

Thanks for the belated wishes. :)

And yes, being the sound geek that I am, I did indeed buy today's Shirt Woot [link]

Um. I wonder how many kids they had? Either way. HILARIOUS!

I don't remember if it was four or five. But not none.

There is a guy who sits near my cube who LOVES to randomly sing bits of songs at full voice. Today it is Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name. He has a decent voice, but still, kinda startling.

Um. I pretty much do that ALL DAY.

Every day.

Um.

...yeah, there's a reason that I thought it would be a good idea to have a Sing Along A Sound Of Music evening.

Anyhoo...vw, seconding the James and the Giant Peach suggestion - I'm reading it to my kids at the moment (they're seven and eight years old) and they're thoroughly enjoying it. I'd also suggest The Wizard of Oz or other Oz books for classic American kidlit fun, if that's not too obvious? The Spiderwick Chronicles are also pretty good for that age range?

"My wife is a very stupid woman. She cannot be trusted with things like this. I take the Pill!

rolls eyes forever.

My new favourite song? "Oh yeah it's FRIday, it's the WEEKend, oh yeah it's FRIday, it's the WEEKend!" (repeated indefinitely, while doing various victory dance moves of joy. As demonstrated by Year 1 in their assembly this morning, and then taught to all the school. Best. Song. EVAH.)

Oh, Hil. You get so much of my sympathy on this one. I don't get much of this shit since I'm only 23, but still, as the daughter of a Jewish woman (even though she's an awesome Jewish woman!), I just can't help to think from time to time she just wished to see me with someone. Male, female, doesn't even matter to her at that point*. When she talked with me once about it she told me she sure I'll get to it in my own good time and it's just a matter of priorities, and this is the woman who worried sick for me when I was in elementary school and junior high for not having friends and tending to spend the time among myself. Well, yeah, did you get a look on the supply on fuckheads that were in the same class as me? I'd rathar read another book.

(*Now, my tendency to advocate for gay rights really comes off wrong with this - I'm straight as you get them, but I'm kindda completing every "one day, when you'll have a man" tips with "or a woman!" and it doesn't exactly help.)

Hee. Shir, that sounds exactly like me and my mother. Except that I'm going to be 28 in a month.

(My mother also thinks I'm "too picky" because I refuse to date a guy who physically recoils at the word "math.")