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urbandruid) wrote2004-11-02 06:30 am
urbandruid) wrote2004-11-02 06:30 am
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The Essay, NaNo, and Last But Not Least- Vote NOW!
You'll notice I'm not bragging about either the fact my Moody essay is done, or my NaNo word count. That would be because the essay is not done yet, and I have yet to start NaNo.
But.
The Moody essay has a structure and an outline, my copies of GoF and OotP are full of tape flags, and I'm pretty sure, now that I know what the hell I'm doing with it, that I can have it done today. Especally since I have no class tomorrow, and can be up as late as I want to without fear of becoming zombie!Chris, anymore than I am usually zombie!Chris.
As for NaNo, well, I kind of figured on starting this morning at school, since I have no real work to do anyway. I have some stuff to look over for class, but if I have to stear at the Oddesy for three freaking hours, I will go nuts. Really, honestly, seriously a lot nuts. The only problem with this plan is that I type about ten times faster than I write by hand- really. It's the vision thing. Hand-eye coordination is not a great skill of mine. But hey, what can I do? I don't exactly have room in my backpack for my laptop. (Gods how I wish that I did...) I could take it with me in its own case, of course, but sometimes it's more than enough to be hauling my backpack all over campus. Plus, my laptop weighs about ten pounds, more like 12 or 13 once I toss it in the case and add everything that has to go with it, and, um...no?
So we scrawl in the notebook and type when we get home. Tons of fun, really.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bohemienne, I'm still gonna kick your ass in word count this year, though. :)
Just as soon as I get started.
So it's election day here in the good ole USA, and I spent half of last night staring at my absentee ballot, going slightly mad trying to figure out all the ballot measures and propositions and other insane local crap. Could not have gotten through it, I'll admit, without a newsletter the League of Women Voters put together explaining the state measures and what they would actually DO if they passed or failed. Because believe it or not, 'no' is not always a safe vote if you don't know what the hell they're talking about.
Anyway, lucky us, Mom and I get to drive by a polling place and drop the ballots off today. All the fun of voting with the masses without the hassle. I can't imagine standing in the little booth trying to figure all this crap out. Yeah, I know, they sent me a sample ballot, right? Well, yes, but I can't see the print in the bloody thing. Should write to the elections board about that, they need to offer a large print version. Not to mention Braille... I can barely see the absentee ballot- meaning I squinted at it and shouldn't have, and I think the good eye is still pissed at me about it.
I'm worried about how the election's going to go, but I've done everything I can. So here comes my annual plea to all the registered voters in the US on my friendslis- go vote, you guys. Please? You really can't complain too much about whoever wins if you don't vote. And aside from the Presidential thing, there are probably other things on your ballot you might care about.
One final election day note before I run off to finish getting ready for class: I love my party. On the news last night, I saw the local Democratic party has a number you can call to set up an appointment for a ride to your polling place. Aren't they awesome?
Go VOTE, people!
But.
The Moody essay has a structure and an outline, my copies of GoF and OotP are full of tape flags, and I'm pretty sure, now that I know what the hell I'm doing with it, that I can have it done today. Especally since I have no class tomorrow, and can be up as late as I want to without fear of becoming zombie!Chris, anymore than I am usually zombie!Chris.
As for NaNo, well, I kind of figured on starting this morning at school, since I have no real work to do anyway. I have some stuff to look over for class, but if I have to stear at the Oddesy for three freaking hours, I will go nuts. Really, honestly, seriously a lot nuts. The only problem with this plan is that I type about ten times faster than I write by hand- really. It's the vision thing. Hand-eye coordination is not a great skill of mine. But hey, what can I do? I don't exactly have room in my backpack for my laptop. (Gods how I wish that I did...) I could take it with me in its own case, of course, but sometimes it's more than enough to be hauling my backpack all over campus. Plus, my laptop weighs about ten pounds, more like 12 or 13 once I toss it in the case and add everything that has to go with it, and, um...no?
So we scrawl in the notebook and type when we get home. Tons of fun, really.
bohemienne, I'm still gonna kick your ass in word count this year, though. :)Just as soon as I get started.
So it's election day here in the good ole USA, and I spent half of last night staring at my absentee ballot, going slightly mad trying to figure out all the ballot measures and propositions and other insane local crap. Could not have gotten through it, I'll admit, without a newsletter the League of Women Voters put together explaining the state measures and what they would actually DO if they passed or failed. Because believe it or not, 'no' is not always a safe vote if you don't know what the hell they're talking about.
Anyway, lucky us, Mom and I get to drive by a polling place and drop the ballots off today. All the fun of voting with the masses without the hassle. I can't imagine standing in the little booth trying to figure all this crap out. Yeah, I know, they sent me a sample ballot, right? Well, yes, but I can't see the print in the bloody thing. Should write to the elections board about that, they need to offer a large print version. Not to mention Braille... I can barely see the absentee ballot- meaning I squinted at it and shouldn't have, and I think the good eye is still pissed at me about it.
I'm worried about how the election's going to go, but I've done everything I can. So here comes my annual plea to all the registered voters in the US on my friendslis- go vote, you guys. Please? You really can't complain too much about whoever wins if you don't vote. And aside from the Presidential thing, there are probably other things on your ballot you might care about.
One final election day note before I run off to finish getting ready for class: I love my party. On the news last night, I saw the local Democratic party has a number you can call to set up an appointment for a ride to your polling place. Aren't they awesome?
Go VOTE, people!