I voted!

[bluesilverkdg]

Just got back from the polls a while ago. There was a small line and a wait, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I'd taken a bottle of water and a paperback book. There were people there with lawn chairs, but none of the above was necessary. (Well, I was glad I had the bottle of water, but the people in the line just chatted and socialized for a while, so the book was unopened.)

I tried to do the whole walking to the polls thing, but about halfway in, I realized it was futile. The roads around here are not very conducive to walking and there's a one-lane tunnel that is dangerous for cars to get through. Going through it on foot would've been a deathwish. So I turned around (but still got in some exercise) and got the car. I'd meant to try and be there at 8, but it was actually after 9, due to the delay. Still, I was home before 10, so not bad a'tall.

Whether you voted early or today, what was your experience like? Long lines? Rude people? Or easy in and out and a sense of community? And were there any problems with the voting equipment? Everything seemed to be running smoothly out here, all was calm, and I didn't see evidence of any issues, but it's still very early in the day.

Well, now I'm at a loss. I ate a light breakfast at 6 am, and I'm kinda hungry, but if I eat lunch now I'll be starving at 3:00. Brunch, perhaps?

(Yes, my music is intentional.)

Edit: I forgot to mention that last night I kept dreaming that my house was turned on its side. As in, literally, the walls were the floor and ceiling and the floor and ceiling were the walls. Prophetic/symbolic or just weird?

Comments

[dda.livejournal.com]

I voted; there were no real lines to speak of but I went around noon. My town is rather small so we still use paper ballots but, for the first time ever, I was offered a "privacy sleeve" so no one could see which circles I had carefully filled in when I walked from one room to the other to put the ballot in the big box o' ballots. I declined.

The box sucked the ballot in and then promptly spit it out again! I had to do it again and this time it was happy. I'm hoping that by this time tomorrow, possession of marijuana will be a civil infraction rather than a criminal one here.

Oh and some new guy will be President. ;-)

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

Yes, some new guy is indeed president. I can't believe it was called at 11. Wow!

A privacy sleeve, eh? That sounds like something you'd get at The Toy Box adult shop. ;-)

[dda.livejournal.com]

I didn't watch any results and I'm basically still trying to avoid it as much as possible.

A privacy sleeve, eh? That sounds like something you'd get at The Toy Box adult shop. ;-)

Hehe! In fact, BabesInToyland was offering free sex toys if you voted (only from their physical stores, I think) and one of the gifts was a sleeve that, I assume, one would use in private. :-)

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw that! It was called "the Maverick." Women could get a silver bullet.

Down here, I could've gotten a Chik-Fil-A sandwich or a Krispy Kreme donut, but I opted for neither.

Oh, pssstttt...Obama took Massachusetts. (Since you hadn't been paying attention to returns. ;-P) I know that's probably a shock.

[dda.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw that! It was called "the Maverick." Women could get a silver bullet.

Actually, I don't think they cared; either sex could get either toy.

Oh, pssstttt...Obama took Massachusetts. (Since you hadn't been paying attention to returns. ;-P) I know that's probably a shock.

Yikes! I hope he gives it back at some point. :-P