I like the poll and the hole

[theholyinnocent]

{Photo by MurphyZero, from flickr's Obama Steet Art pool.

Voting this morning was not nearly as traumatic as I thought it would be; the local news was reporting lines and crowds at polling sites all over the city. So we schlepped over to our polling place, P.S. Whatevah, and was relieved to see no lines out the doors.

Inside, though, it was a different scene. Packed. I had never seen so many people there at one time, and was glad that the missus had insisted we get coffee first, because otherwise I would have been "freakin' and tweakin.'" Resigned to our fates, we got in the line to find out which district's machine we needed to wait for. That only took about 5-10 minutes. So we went over to wait in the line for our voting district and there were...

...three people ahead of us. So either our district is really lame, or voted really early, or will vote much later. Other districts had a good 30+ or so people in line, with some lines going out the doors into the hallways. By the time we were done voting and were on our way out, the overall line was beginning to stretch outside the building. We were lucky. But to punish me for my good fortune, fate chose to bestow upon me THE WORST BAGEL EVER. I'm happy to take one for the team, though, just like Hills!:



I know that a lot of you won't be so lucky, though, and will endure long waits--although I certainly hope that's not the case. But to those of you who have yet to vote, chins up, sweeties: We're making history. Let's do it.

Comments

[godessillyria.livejournal.com]

I voted two weeks ago after standing in line for 4 hours here in Miami. Usually this area is heavy Repooblicans because of all the Cuban-Americans but surprisingly and to my delight there was a shit load of Obama supporters.

We might go blue this time around. Oy I have such agita. I will be needing some serious talking down if things go badly.

I'm off to mix my mojitos for later tonight. I may start drinking earlier than I was hoping.

[theholyinnocent.livejournal.com]

I will be needing some serious talking down if things go badly.

You, me, and most of the eastern seaboard, I imagine. Are you drinking yet? :)

[eclecticfan.livejournal.com]

Are you drinking yet?

are you?

[theholyinnocent.livejournal.com]

I'm not even hungover! HA!

[eclecticfan.livejournal.com]

me neither, but I can't remember I the last time I had 2 glasses of wine alone in my living room....

so - what was NYC like last night? quite in suburban Maryland, but I hear Philly was rockin'

[theholyinnocent.livejournal.com]

Oh, NYC was BATSHIT CRAZY.

[eclecticfan.livejournal.com]

Oy I have such agita

damn... I thought I was the only one to use 'agita' - used it at work the other day and had to explain its meaning - was more difficult that I ever figured since it is so ingrained in me trying to capture all the significance was tough