We're so close to Election Day that I've finally caved and checked FiveThirtyEight. And then I googled "How can we trust election polls after 2016 election."
Tim said he's assuming Trump will win (he hasn't checked any polls). I told him that I'm *not* assuming Biden will win, because that would just lead to heartbreak similar to 2016, but I *also* can't assume Trump will win. Like, my brain is literally unable to make that assumption, because that also would crush my spirit.
I know we might not have an answer for POTUS on Election Night, but I just fucking want to get there and be done with all this. (Although "be done" is deluded thinking, because even if the election is called for Biden, we all know that Trump will refuse to concede and will contest the results and quite possibly refuse to leave office. I get all that. I still just want the election to be behind us.)
I think Biden will win, and Trump will steal it with the help of the GOP and the courts, in a way that makes 2000 look like child's play.
Like, my brain is literally unable to make that assumption, because that also would crush my spirit.
I figure numb and apathetic is the best I can hope for.
I have posted the zombie princess dress picture on my FB page. I think it came out pretty good. ltc has found a few plastic pumpkins in the house already and we're going to attempt to do an outdoor portion later.
I keep thinking that fighting to steal the election might take more effort than Trump is to expend.
He had a long life but I was sad to see that Sean Connery had died.
I'm in a bad brain place but I both can see it and also it brings apathy and numbness to the plate so I'm not really planning on trying to find my way out for another week. It's my coping tool.
I keep thinking that fighting to steal the election might take more effort than Trump is to expend.
It's worth it to him because as soon as he leaves office (unless he can flee the country stealthily) he has a ton of legal issues waiting for him. And it's worth it to the spineless, conscience-less, craven GOP to support him, because with a Democratic POTUS, the GOP is going to lose SO MUCH power. So it's in their best interest to help keep him in office.
I'm *not* assuming Biden will win, because that would just lead to heartbreak similar to 2016, but I *also* can't assume Trump will win. Like, my brain is literally unable to make that assumption, because that also would crush my spirit.
Yes. That is totally where I am and it is not a comfortable place at all.
Election limbo is the worst. I'm miserably afraid because I just don't know what's going to happen.
Okay, I have some data. Our nice long PVC pipe turns out to be too narrow to reliably deliver candy. After testing all 9 kinds of candy, 3 go down easily, 3 sometimes get stuck, 3 won't even fit in at all.
The testers (mr. flea and Dillo) then moved on to testing the 4 foot ballista they built for Dillo's 4th grade latin project. It was hit or miss, literally. Dillo did hit mr. flea square in the nuts with a Charleston Chew. They eventually devolved into shooting one Reese's Piece at a time (because they're ROUND), with mr. flea trying to catch them in his mouth.
The tabletop trebuchet is not impressive at all.
The testers think it's a total failure and we'll just have to eat the candy ourselves.
