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[juliet]

Am at marnameow & sbp's, staying up to watch the election results, which is causing me Trauma. Marna has, however, made Fantastic Chilli, & Sean has been nice about my hair. Pete was nice cooking-dinner-person earlier, as well. I intend to wait till 4 (and see California called) & then give up & go to bed, & I don't actually expect to have a final result by then. Thumbs crossed for Kerry, anyway...

Whitby was ace - proper writeup to follow, but to summarise: the lovely kitty_goth & I had champagne up at the Abbey again (it may be a poncey tradition, but it's a good one); met assorted new people who were nice; caught up again/spent time with many non-new people who were also nice; much fun at party on Sat night; didn't think much of any of the bands (surprise...); danced until my feet fell off at Laughton's on Sun night; bought FUZZY YARN at the nice yarn shop; put in blue hairfall thingys on Saturday (scary & disturbing). And I like the Avalon very much, for they make me vegan breakfast & look after my soya milk for me. Small quantity of photos available here.

Staying up for election is probably foolish given that I couldn't sleep at all last night after getting back from Whitby. This was not pleasant and led to me not managing to get to work. Slept most of the day, though, & a bit more between dinner & coming over here at midnight, so feeling a lot better now. Sleep soon, anyway.

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[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Am absolutely frazzled by the way things are going. Allan Lichtman proving to be an utter star, though.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Also frazzled and fretted! I am resorting to coffee-making.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I am resorting to b33r. Special occasion and that.

This is worse than '92. At least we knew by this point that it was all screwed.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I've already resorted to wine. Coffee the antidote.

I am so so glad I've warned work about my election-watching plans.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I've got tomorrow off, thank the absence-of-gods.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

I understand that I am expected to crawl in at some point, but 3pm is OK.

[juliet]

He is rather fine. Although that *shirt*! And the tie, Pete says, as well.

Reuters apparently calling PA for Kerry. Florida official results page being updated regularly, *but* note that Palm Beach & other strong-Kerry places hasn't come in yet, & there's the absentee ballots to consider (so 10 days before those are fully in).

The turnout is amazing.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I think we're not going to know until tomorrow now. New Mexico is uncallable until then, and I strongly suspect Ohio is going to Kerry and Florida to Bush.

[beingjdc.livejournal.com]

I hope you're right about Ohio. If you are, Kerry should be OK unless he loses Wisconsin, which is looking a bit iffy at the moment. Florida I think he's stuffed - 4% down with 18% left to count leaves him needing almost 2/3 of the remaining votes.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

He's down in WI, but there's been nothing at all from such as Milwaukee. He's pissed it in Pennsylvania though - winning that state with a 19% margin.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

Oi, and you should have been watching with me and Pete (and bed-departed Juliet and sheep). THen there are people to make bad faces at.

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Aye. I kind of assumed that you wouldn't be staying up on account of post hospital and Whitby tiredness. Silly of me, really.

Fuck, Florida called for Bush.

[marnameow.livejournal.com]

But I am Election Junkie! Although normally I get paid for to stay up. I should have mentioned it, though. I think I would not be able to sleep, anywhichway.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

So much so that David Dimbleby keeps calling him "Alan Rickman". As for his dodgy tie, well, didn't the great Bob Mackenzie have a few of those?