I went to vote. One of my friends was volunteering at the polling place, handing out Democratic sample ballots. I saw her offer them to two people who both said something like, "Never in my life would I want one of those." She said that not everyone was like that.
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Hil R. - Nov 08, 2022 3:00:29 pm PST #18447 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sheryl - Nov 08, 2022 3:16:58 pm PST #18448 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Voted this morning and got an "I Voted" sticker, which fell off later in the day. Gary left work early to vote, and is home now.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 08, 2022 3:23:23 pm PST #18449 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I ended up not making an offer on the house. Even if the seller accepted the offer my realtor and I discussed, it still would have ended up with an uncomfortably high monthly payment based on what my mortgage agent told me today. Back to trolling Zillow.
Cass - Nov 08, 2022 4:08:52 pm PST #18450 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Oh Laura, that is so much.
In 5 years it might be in our living room, which would make voting SO EASY, for me at least.
Growing up, a wee Cass had a polling place in her living room. I couldn’t vote but I loved that everyone else could.
Laura, I share your pain
My Dad built the house I grew up in. It’s two miles south of where I live now. Squatters lived there a while after he sold it and it’s honestly a tear down now. The outside doesn’t entirely betray it but it’s so ugly and sad to see a beautiful home destroyed.
Calli - Nov 08, 2022 4:40:03 pm PST #18451 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
It’s hard when people don’t recognize the value we put into our homes. I’m sorry.
aurelia - Nov 08, 2022 5:05:30 pm PST #18452 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Brenda, holy shit! I heard Mary Dixon mention that on my way to work this morning but didn't realize that you were *right there*.
Steph L. - Nov 08, 2022 5:37:23 pm PST #18453 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Between candidates (so many judges!) and ballot issues, there were 31 races to vote on, and there is no way I could have done that in 3 minutes. I'm boggled at the 3-minute rule.
Jesse - Nov 08, 2022 6:00:20 pm PST #18454 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So scary, Brenda! Yikes.
The polling place I work at now is just too small -- I think there are 250 people total in the district? So between early and mail voting, we end up with a pretty quiet day.
askye - Nov 08, 2022 6:01:51 pm PST #18455 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
There were 2 issues to actually be voted on and about half the races only had a Republican running for office.
There was only one candidate for these races: SC US House District 4, SC Attorney General, State Comptroller, US House district 17, Greenville County Auditor, GVL County Solicitor Circuit 13, GVL County Treasurer.
There were 3 candidates for: Governor (Dem, GOP, Libertarian), Superintendent of Education (Dem, GOP, Green Party), Commissioner of Ag (Green Party, United Citizens Party, GOP)
and the State Treasurer contest was between GOP and Alliance Party
Steph L. - Nov 08, 2022 7:04:31 pm PST #18456 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
It does not look good for a lot of the statewide candidates I voted for. Fucking JD Vance is pulling ahead. Barf. But a lot of the county candidates I voted for have comfortable leads, and county races are definitely important. Still, almost all the Ohio races are a red wave. Fucking fuck.