Well, bummer. We did the manual count of the ballots rejected by the machines. 80,000 votes cast in the district and the other guy won by 37 votes. The manual look yielded 32 more for each of them so the end result was the same. I guess the lawyers are going to look at the outstanding issues with signatures and so forth, but I don't think we are going to flip this one. Closest we have managed in recent years. People gotta vote!
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Laura - Nov 18, 2018 7:36:22 am PST #2162 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
-t - Nov 18, 2018 12:48:24 pm PST #2163 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow. That is close.
Theodosia - Nov 18, 2018 12:57:53 pm PST #2164 of 30019
'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"
Really close! I'm glad every vote is getting counted -- and I hope this will show people on all sides just how important making the voting process more robust -- such as reliable machines and paper ballots clearly laid out -- is really to the benefit of both sides.
Scrappy - Nov 18, 2018 1:11:10 pm PST #2165 of 30019
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Hear, hear, Theodosia!
msbelle - Nov 18, 2018 2:54:24 pm PST #2166 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Scrappy - insent
Laura - Nov 18, 2018 3:16:52 pm PST #2167 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
The number of no votes at all was amazing. And although the process is to draw a connecting line people circle the name, underline, check mark, and other oddness. I don't think the guy who won is a bad guy, but I really hoped to flip it blue. Oh well. It was nice meeting all the super involved civic minded people.
Laura - Nov 18, 2018 3:21:51 pm PST #2168 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Catching up with my news reading...
Former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced Sunday he is giving a record $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University to support student financial aid at his alma mater and make its admissions process "forever need-blind."
Okay, that is impressive.
Jesse - Nov 18, 2018 3:40:43 pm PST #2169 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh wow.
Sheryl - Nov 18, 2018 3:48:30 pm PST #2170 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
So I barely did anything at the con this weekend. (Went to a concert and songwriters showcase from the musical guests, the Chromatics. Also went to the Masquerade.)
Don't know what got into Mr. S this weekend to make him so wild.
msbelle - Nov 18, 2018 4:18:31 pm PST #2171 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
WHINE ALERT!
My allergies are BAD. nose is running, throat is sore, cough is intermittent but persistent and ouchy. My eyes re watering and my whole body is generally achy. oh and occasional very strong sneezes that come on with almost no warning.
Add to that my pinched sciatic nerve which last night started with shooting pains down my leg and eases up only to attack again when I dare shift positions and or lift that leg.
I know my lung capacity is already diminished, but this just started 2 days ago and that is way too fast for bronchitis to set so I am FIGHTING IT. I am drinking all the water, tea with local honey (supposed to help with allergies), have taken my 24 hour allergy medicine, plus the cedar specific drops, and now I am headed to the shower to hopefully get any pollen in my hair out and gone as well as steam my head and lungs. I guess a neti pot also to try and de-gunkify my sinuses.
I do not know if I can build a pillow contraption to where I can sleep on my stomach and have my face face downward like a massage table, but I may also try that. If I have another night of draining into my throat I will likely not have a voice tomorrow.
I also need to eat, but everything seems like work and in my head I think it will all make me more congested - does dairy stuff do that? am I making things up?
I hate everything.