Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.

Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

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


Sheryl - Nov 02, 2010 1:25:05 pm PDT #3381 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Yay Theo!

I voted on my way home from work. I'm not planning to watch any of the coverage.


Zenkitty - Nov 02, 2010 1:31:02 pm PDT #3382 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Civic duty done! Fairly simple ballot this time: the House seat and three referendums. Referenda. We had a Libertarian candidate for the House, but I've never heard of him. Dude, campaign a little.

Our voting location is the Elks Lodge, which is just across the street from me. Barely any line at all in the evening. I like it. Get in, vote, get home, fifteen minutes. And everyone's so nice and helpful, and all the signage is big and obvious and everywhere, so even an easily-confused person like me can find where they're supposed to be.


DawnK - Nov 02, 2010 1:38:00 pm PDT #3383 of 30001
giraffe mode

My almost-19-year-old voted for the first time today. I think I was more excited that she was. I usually absentee vote because I work very far away but the boss is out of town so we picked up my mom and all 3 generations voted. It was cool!

It's a good thing I went with them though, our polling place is the elementary school up the street and it's got some major renovations going on, so we had to pick our way across a corner of the construction site and mom needed both of us to steady her on the plywood walkway the construction guys thoughtfully provided (otherwise it would have been muddy shoes ahoy!)


Cashmere - Nov 02, 2010 1:39:56 pm PDT #3384 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I finally got a human call from the Republicans today instead of a robo-call. I asked them to remove me from their list as I am a commie, pinko, Socialist Democrat.


Jesse - Nov 02, 2010 1:40:55 pm PDT #3385 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Nope. It has her name and office location. It also says "no phone calls please!" My email says to contact her for more information. I will forward any emails that I get.

Ay yai yai.

Yay voting!! Our governor's race is pretty heavily contested, but my Rep was unopposed.


Polter-Cow - Nov 02, 2010 1:42:03 pm PDT #3386 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Ooh, we're having an off-site in Monterey in a couple weeks, and one night, we're having dinner at the Monterey Bay Aquarium!


Theodosia - Nov 02, 2010 1:42:23 pm PDT #3387 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I went to the library and swung by the polling place on my way home, which was noticeably busy. I voted for Martha Coakley's Republican opponent without knowing much about him, on the basis that he's most likely better.

Here's hoping that Question 3 fails -- an initiative to set the state sales tax back to 3%... in a year when the state has already made a bunch of painful cuts to public spending.


Jesse - Nov 02, 2010 1:45:34 pm PDT #3388 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Here's hoping that Question 3 fails -- an initiative to set the state sales tax back to 3%... in a year when the state has already made a bunch of painful cuts to public spending.

I know, right?? Fucking people.

Signed,

A Tax-and-Spend Democrat


meara - Nov 02, 2010 2:05:17 pm PDT #3389 of 30001

Megan, I hear ya--I don't think any of my friends are running yet, but the few republicans I have on my fb friendslist are all from college (I have an excoworker who's a teapartyer, but keeps it quiet). The college folk are pretty hardcore, working for reps an stuff. Luckily, since I did theater, most of mine are uber-lib.


megan walker - Nov 02, 2010 2:20:32 pm PDT #3390 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Well, on his Facebook page he's a Goldwater Republican, but I think that really just means he wishes we were back in the 50s.