Yes, when we turn Zombies, if FEMA doesn't detain us in one of the concentration camps, I will endeavor to get to Australia so I can eat his spicey brains. yum yum!

In closet news, it seems like the lady who came out and designed/sold me the closet no longer works for the company. And at the time she was new (which explains why she had to call 3 times to get approvals and what not). So when she was calling and asking for design help, apparently she didn't express that the client hates sliding doors, and mirror doors, and wants his closet completely enclosed, to keep dust off of everything stored in the cloest. Latest round of email seems to suggest that the built in drawers that I want can't be behind a door, due to shrinkage of size of drawers; I can't have half closet of double rods, quarter closet of shelves/drawers, quarter closet of double rods, due to the fact, that if I want hinged doors, the shelves/drawers structure will be the structure by which they hang the hinges from, such that, that section will be in the middle, and it will be closer to 1/3 double hang bars, 1/3 shelves/drawers (exposed), 1/3 double hang bars. And currently the talk is the doors are plain jane smooth white doors, when I wanted paneled doors, since every door in the condo has those panels to them, and plain white doors (basically mirror door without the mirror) will look ugly. Waiting on reply.

ION- I think I am becoming a morning person. This scares me. I've always been a night person. Of late, I've been falling asleep before midnight. Waking around 5am. So far today, I've found/disabled the stupid auto launch dock for my HP computer, started another 14 updates on windows. Figured out that the explorer app on the xbox can NOT play flash, and therefor can not play videos from any of the TV websites. Sat on the throne. Currently got a washer load going. And caught up in Bitches. It's 6am. I should be sleeping. I weep, because I fear I may have to give up my vampire status. Also, I need to work nights tonight through Sunday. Who knows, maybe this weekend will kick me back into night mode.

One of my favorite things about the election is the fact that Florida was such a valuable prize, courted and fussed over, and we didn't even need it to close the deal. Like the prom queen who's still fussing over her hair when it's time to go and when she finally comes down the stairs to greet her adoring public, the limo left already and everyone else is at the afterparty.

Hee, and we totally deserved it too.

I've found that the day after the election when someone asks what you think of the results, it's always safe to reply "I'm so glad it's over".

I think one reform that a lot of people could support would be to limit the time candidates can campaign. The way things are now, it's as much a matter of stamina as it is a candidate's position.

They keep talking 2016! Stop it! Please give us a break already.

I think one reform that a lot of people could support would be to limit the time candidates can campaign. The way things are now, it's as much a matter of stamina as it is a candidate's position.

Absolutely. And how in the name of all things holy do we wrest the power of redistricting out of partisan hands?

NO SHIT, Laura! I am exhausted.

I want to read about vampires and pretty men and women and baby animals for a while. The election sucked up my brains and ramped my anxiety WAY too much.

And how in the name of all things holy do we wrest the power of redistricting out of partisan hands?

Ohio had a measure on the ballot this election to try to do just that -- it would have established a commission of citizens, in an even mix of republicans, democrats, and independents, who would have determined how the districts were to be drawn.

It wasn't a perfect proposal -- there were issues with the blank check they'd basically be given, and there was no procedure in place to remove any member of the commission -- but better than what we have now.

So of course it lost.

Stands in the corner with Laura and Strix

TCG finally got home from his meeting shortly after I posted, and he took the day off of work today so we are being lazy this morning.

I kinda love the attention and adoration that has been bestowed upon Nate through this process. He certainly was my life raft in moments of doubt.

And once again I agree with Laura. I loved the Keep Calm and Check Nate Silver's Blog meme that was going around right before the election.

I had to come in early this morning to fire someone for the second week in a row. Thank Dog this is the last of these for what I hope is a long while.