Post Election Day Blues

So. Kerry is conceding before all the votes are in, Bush is planning his victory speech, and I'm still unemployed. But it is sunny and warm outside. I love California.

My youngest sister voted for the first time yesterday. She was so cute! We walked into the polling place and when she said she'd never done it before, all these adorable old people started smiling and clapping. When she finished and had cast her ballot, this woman even told her that "you did that very well." No one told ME that. At least I still got a sticker.

You are probably wondering who I voted for, aren't you? Well. I wrote in my post yesterday, as a joke, that I would vote for my friend Steve but the longer I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. So I did it. And before you start yelling at me about throwing away my vote, let me just say that the electoral college has already ensured that my votes will be pretty worthless in California unless I always vote Democrat. So at least I voted for someone that I trust and like, and who my conscience would not trouble me about later. This also frees me up to criticize whoever does end up as the President with total impunity, because I didn't vote for either of them--BUT I still did my civic duty and voted. I have the sticker to prove it.

(I like criticism. It is fun when it is directed by me at other people. It is not as fun the other way around though. Please don't do it. I get sad. Thank you.)

I'm going to go look for jobs now. Well, after I work on my tan, since it is so nice and sunny outside. I love California, except when it makes my votes worthless and good people like Steve can't become President. Then I hate it.