Daily Miscellany 2008-11-04

November 4th, 2008

Dear 761 words: Where are the rest of you? #
NaNo watch = 1168/1667. Respectable for a school night. I am going to bed. (Official site still in a desperate fail-spiral.) #
Yay for all you early voters! You rock! I am voting this afternoon after my doctor’s appt., hoping for the best. #
From a PR perspective, wouldn’t this be a perfect day to release press info you didn’t want anyone to care about? #
Speaking of releasing things you don’t want people to examine too closely - SPalin’s abridged medical records were released *last night.* #
http://twurl.nl/tzhfgg They’ve ID “pranksters” who told Dems in VA to vote tomorrow. No charges. Surprise. #
Leaving for work. Going to drive by the polling place just to have a look. #
Stopped by to check lines (3131 Iowa) no line outside, monster inside. Will go back this PM. #
At work. Felt like everyone was judging me when I saw the line and left. I will go back this afternoon, swear! #
http://twurl.nl/jd54c6 HuffPo article re: Rural Missouri town and their 1 (one!) voting booth. #
Do some work/check Twitter. Do some work/check popurls. Do some work/check HuffPo. Do some work/check email. Such is my ADD day thus far. #
One of my staff just went to attempt a lunch hour vote in the CWE. Will let you know how it goes, and if lines are dissipating. #
Non-election side note: I love writing LinkedIn recommendations. I work with so many outstanding creatives, it’s a joy to pimp them out. #
Even Cocteau Twins can’t calm me down today. Who’s in charge of time moving this slowly? #
Oh! Staff member came back with reports that voting “no big deal” in CWE, lines were “fine” She was gone less than 1hr. #
Have given in and started listening to RevCo. Someone, somewhere, wake me up. #
http://twurl.nl/zv1ae8 In news that surprises exactly no one, GOP operatives in Iowa are behaving like total dicks. #
Leaving for doctor’s office, after that - voting. Wish me luck w/both. #
Done voting, and home. Skipping the morning line was a good decision. #
Home. At a loss as to what to do with myself. Stare at television all night? #
http://twurl.nl/dhpvbd Yeah Oprah, it’s all about the dress. That and your continued irrelevance to the world. Go away. #
Also on the “go away forever” list: Droopy Dog Lieberman, Joe the Tax Cheat, Elizabeth Hasselbrain and all Faux News Spouting Heads. #
Too close to call, too early to call, too close to call, too early to call… why do I have the TV on again? #
Wish I had tomorrow off so I could go get sloppy drunk with @todderickv and Jessica. #
Why is Tom Delay still afforded a voice on a national political stage? Does disgrace now have an expiration date? #
My God, someone talk me down from how hard McCain is taking MO. #
I am obsessively refreshing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25362534 (along with a lot of other sites.) #
http://tinyurl.com/6fvj2q Apparently #votereport was helpful today! #
I don’t understand the MSNBC call for Obama in NM, based on their online map. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23907597 #
Left doctor, headed to polls. #
RT @maddow draconian SD abortion ban & every-sperm-is-sacred CO personhood definition (abortion ban) both failed #
Ah, and my “going to vote” tweet surfaces five hours later… #
There’s a lot of other liberal shite going down cross country, re: medical marijuana and pro-choice issues. #

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5 Responses to “Daily Miscellany 2008-11-04”

Heidi on November 5, 2008 2:16 am
Well, everything and everyone I voted for won. So yay voting! Lizzie & I went in the afternoon, and it only took about five minutes. I’m watching Barrack’s acceptance speech for the second time right now on CNN. I need it to feel real.
Dim Reaper on November 5, 2008 11:04 am
So although the US elections don’t have any direct bearing on lives over here in the UK, a lot of us are very glad to see that Obama won. Hopefully he’ll make some improvements not just for the US people, but across the world.
Heidi on November 5, 2008 11:17 am
I’ve been so happy to see all the international support Obama has. It’s great to have the rest of the world cheering him on. :-)
SuperBadGirl on November 5, 2008 11:22 am
I have been crying like crazy, I actually feel hopeful again. I understand the way that the rest of the world feels - like maybe America isn’t batshit insane after all.
Heidi on November 5, 2008 11:30 am
Yeah, I’m still crying on and off. When I saw Jesse Jackson last night, I went “yes, that.” This is the miracle we desperately needed.