'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I wanted a massive blue wave, but I wasn't expecting it the way I was expecting Hillary Clinton to win in 2016. So I'm good today. Which is a nice surprise.
Very much this, for me. I was just disappointed about Beto because he really seems like someone who will go the distance eventually, and could be a real force for change.
The results in Michigan were pretty good. The newly elected Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General are all Democratic women. We also kept a US Senate seat (with another Dem. woman), and picked up a US House seat (to another Dem. woman). A couple of ballot proposals passed that should improve voting in the future (easier registration and voting, reduced gerrymandering). Since I still hope to move back to MI (if I can ever find a job there), this all makes me very happy about my once and future state.
I was disappointed last night--about Beto, about a couple of surprise Senate losses. But this morning, I'm pretty pleased. There really is a lot to feel good about.
I went to Aldi this morning at 9 to get their cheese Advent calendar, which was available in stores this morning. They had already sold out by 9 a.m., and I missed getting one by about 15 damn minutes. Curse my need for breakfast.
Oh no! I was really looking forward to you having a cheese Advent calendar!
Oh no! I was really looking forward to you having a cheese Advent calendar!
Apparently Target also is going to have one, so maybe they'll have adequate stocks. Aldi is one of those places where they get limited amounts of stuff and then they're done. Target seems more on the ball with inventory.
And maybe I'll just make my own cheese Advent calendar! That could be great.
Having my Senator, McCaskill, lose is pretty hard. However, the dems got the house, I didn't think they had a chance at the Senate so that's not a disappointment, and Kobach lost which is awesome. I may live in Missouri, but I feel more connected to Kansas (where I grew up and where my taxes go) so Kobach's defeat is pretty exciting for me.
Also, Nashville passed an amendment that will create a community oversight board for our police department, which is a huge win locally and very much needed. So I'm excited about that.
I wanted a massive blue wave, but I wasn't expecting it the way I was expecting Hillary Clinton to win in 2016. So I'm good today. Which is a nice surprise.
Same.
And my state reaffirmed transgender rights by 68%, which is encouraging.
I too am sad but not surprised. My optimism took a real beating these past couple years...
And in TRAGIC news...I went to Aldi this morning at 9 to get their cheese Advent calendar, which was available in stores this morning. They had already sold out by 9 a.m., and I missed getting one by about 15 damn minutes. Curse my need for breakfast.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I wanted to vicariously enjoy your Aldi cheese Advent calendar
I suppose I can't spend my workday parsing election news, but I really want to figure out what the Proposition results mean and why the voter turnout numbers I saw this morning were so weird (38% in California, 50% in Solano County and 31% in Napa? I couldn't tell on my phone if that might be due to the % of precincts reporting or actually be the turnout, tbh)
Three states voted to expand Medicaid too.