November 2, 2004

• I did my civic duty and voted today.  I got the little "I voted"
  sticker.  And I hate to say it, but my vote doesn't count. 
  Being from a state that is not a "battleground state", everyone knows
  who's going to win Connecticut so it seems rather dumb.  But I
  voted anyway, despite the fact that it took me a few minutes to figure
  out how to work the stupid voting machine.  I'm not even sure I
  got it right but whomever invented that device was definetly an idiot
  because it just makes no sense.  So who knows if my votes actually
  went through but hey, I got my sticker.

  You know I feel sorry for?  All those people on the ballot after
  the president.  Everyone goes in there looking to vote for the
  president and then they see a list of all these other people running
  for office.  The first reaction is, "Who the hell are these guys?"
  and then you feel compelled to vote for somebody.  Some vote
  purely by party lines, others vote by who sounds like they'd do a
  better job based purely on how their name sounds and then there's my
  personal favorite: making a pattern with the votes!  These poor
  guys are purely at the mercy of hoping that their position in the
  voting machine helps complete my peace symbol on the ballot.  

  Quote of the day while heard driving to work during heavy traffic on
  the radio: "..and for those of you on I-95, put it in first and throw a
  frisbee around 'cuz you're going no where."

  I realized that while at Six Flags that I've become a "screamer". 
  I never used to make any sound on those rides but it seems I have no
  choice but to scream during any sort of inversion.  I try not to,
  but it just comes out.  Is it like a peer pressure thing? 
  Maybe there's just one dude who really is a screamer and the rest of us
  are like "Shit, I'm enjoying this double cobra roll too..." and then
  let out a scream?  

  Honestly now, why is the Christmas stuff being brought out this
  early?  Do all you tree worshipers need to be starting this so far
  in advance?  It used to be that the Christmas season began after
  Thanksgiving.  Well you would think it was December 2, not
  November 2 if you walked into the mall and saw all the decorations they
  had up.  It's ridiculous.  

  I got a pair of new shoes yesterday from American Eagle partly because
  my old pair had no heel left in them(just the material on the outside)
  and holes in the bottom of the shoes.  I loved that shoe
  though.  I bought it on my birthday two years ago in the mall with
  the girl whom I took to my senior prom.  Anyway, these new ones
  look alot like the old ones but the one thing I hate about new shoes is
  driving with them.  It always feels like you've got a brick
  attached to the bottom of your feet whenever you try to drive in new
  shoes.   With a pair of well-broken in shoes, you can control
  the gas and brake pedals with one of your toes if need be but with new
  shoes, you need to just slam your foot in the general area of the pedal
  and hope you're hitting the right one.

  According to my desk calendar it's election day today in the United
  States and "Day of the Dead" in Mexico.  Honestly, I'd prefer to
  celebrate Day of the Dead.  Why?  It's pretty obvious; on
  election day, you waste a half hour in line voting for who you want
  president and then arbitrarely vote for whoever else is on the
  ballot.  But Day of the Dead is all about zombies!  Instead
  of the regular commute, you must navigate a maze of zombies and other
  things.  Ok, so basically I think Day of the Dead sounds cooler
  and perhaps thats the reason I'm more interested in it but damn it, it
  makes sense to me.

  Song of the Day: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son

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