I like that my friends care/feel about this election.
few things disturb me more than apathy.
the gist of thoughts of my friends and I at this point range from
“let’s secede from the South” to “Nihon ni ikimasu!”
and “fuck Texas”
and “last night I almost cried” and “I’m near tears”
and “Americans are stupid”
..on the last, I figure about 80% of them are stupid, and half of those just happened to get their votes right.
of the 20% who are not stupid, probably half of those didn’t vote.
oh. that puts most of them in the ‘stupid’ category.
so 90% of Americans are stupid.
what other explanation/exucse is there for reelecting Bush?!
xyz: And I’m going to make a t-shirt that says “I went to the polls, and all I got was this lousy President” on it.
Everyone who did not vote, or who thought that voting for Nader was an intelligent thing to do, or anything of that sort, is just as responsible for Bush sitting comfortably at the helm of the decline of the United States and its environment and its economy and world-influence, and the neglect of the well-being and safety of its citizens and the fate of many many others in the rest of the world, as are those brilliant individuals who explicitly voted for him.
*feeling soundly disgusted*
ugh. i’m tired. ‘want to stay up to hear election results but
a) that’s not gonna be done/decisive for who knows how long
b) i’ve been tired for a week. and my eyes have been tired of computer and television screens for this same past week…
so i’m going to get into bed and let my phone feed me results for however long he stays up.
and i’m wearing my ‘every vote counts’ sticker until this thing is over.
and if it goes badly i’m leaving the country.
i want it to go the right way.
i think it can.
i hope it will.
g’night.
you see? i said goodnight.
xyz: no one aproached me about my button :(
A friend brought this to my attention: votergasm.org. Golly, I might have been able to get a lot more people to vote if I’d known about this.
A little late now…
;p
Today was spent mostly in Pennsylvania, helping America Votes 
(an organization I’d not previously known of) canvas select neighborhood streets to remind people to vote this day. I went out there with my father and mother. This is our first time (I don’t think my Dad’s done this before) participating as such… We voted at our local polling station near home before driving out to Penn this morning.
Obviously, the AV people had done their homework way ahead of time, and sends its volunteers to neighborhoods that are very politically friendly but have traditionally have a very low voter-turnout rate. Few people were home/came to their doors while we were there, but the few who did were mostly pretty friendly and receptive…(there was one really shady guy though… and he apparently wasn’t even registered so he’s extra blah…)
But I loved the neighborhood we were in. Bush signs were few, Kerry signs were many. I had never ever considered myself to be a partisan…but the fact is that this year, Bush signs make me grumpy, and Kerry signs make me happy. It’s simple truth.
You know who’s really really good at this canvassing thing? my mother. She started the day terribly hyper and on full-steam-power-charge.. and she was even starting to worry me a bit… but fact is that she is very good at approaching people and getting her message across and being charming and active and moving through everything like a cheery choo-choo train.
Here’s just hoping the election goes the way it has to!
Howie Day — Collide
Even the best fall down sometimes, even the wrong words seem to rhyme.. out of the doubt that fills my mind, i somehow find: you and i collide.
the dawn is breaking.. a light shining through… you’re barely waking, and i’m tangled up in you.
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stuff at 11:47 pm
Tweety vs. Woodstock: The battle for cute yellow-birdie supremacy
I’d kinda like Woodstock to win it, if for no other reason than out of love for Charles Schulz..
but Tweety’s kept in such good shape all these years, just keeping alive with Sylvester around.
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mused at 11:41 pm
it seems to me that a girl can better manage rejection or direct negative confrontation than she can being avoided/neglected/ignored. while a guy can better manage being avoided/neglected/ignored than he can being outright rejected or negatively confronted.
Today was a thoroughly beautiful day. Daylight savings time brought the sun up bright and early.. I had a beautiful night, a beautiful lazy morning… sashimi.. worthwhile conversation.. driving.. a walk in a park.. beautiful colors in the trees..
To wind it all down, ‘carved jackolanterns at home with my family… another good Daddy-cooked dinner.. no one came to get candy from my house, cuz our driveway is so scary and formidable—but that means lots of chocolate left for us.
Today wasn’t cold like most Halloweens are, either.. It was.. simply beautiful.
And i’m going to bed before tomorrow, this time.
A new week, a new leaf—whatever color it may turn.
..begin with a clear view of green.. and a new scene may paint from this beautiful halloween.
Well, that’s it. As far as I can tell, the navigation and layout and various cogs are each moving the way they should be… So…a little bit nervously…I hereby dub this site “Alicson’s homepage” and open the doors to visitors.
Welcome, and I hope you enjoy your visit.
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