So, here we are.

What to write... Ever since this school year started I have been juggling a zillion different things on a constant and unrelenting basis; things to do, people to talk to, deadlines to meet, and on and on. My mind is drifting every which way and all I want -- all many of us want -- is some clarity and peace of mind.

For myself, I know this will come in small increments at least until December, when I will truly get a break from the noise to spend some more time with my family and read a good book or something. Some wine and a jacuzzi sounds nice. As a person with an easygoing and accepting personality, I am usually not one to succumb to strong opinions and bold statements. It is typical of me to passively observe and consider as many different viewpoints as possible. Just the same, I hate taking sides (unless it's an argument over the packers and the vikings, in which case I reeally don't care so much as I enjoy seeing people get so worked up about it).

In the past couple of years, much to my personal annoyance, things have been different. I've taken a stand in a number of ways as a citizen -- by provoking discussions with people about political issues, by writing on this blog (though the writing energies have been focused elsewhere lately), by hanging up flyers and standing on the side of the highway in protest -- all the while thinking, "is this really my style? am I making a difference? does any of this matter?" From the idiosyncratic bubble standpoint that is my percieved existence, it seems to matter, which leads me to wonder...

... as others might -- am I crazy, or do some things in this day and age seem really freaking messed up? Of course, there have always been negatives in some aspect of life, and there are plenty of positives, too. I guess the obvious worry is that positive aspects of life will succumb to negative ones. If THE dub is re-elected tommorow, I worry that the proverbial scales of justice will tip (see, and that's why I hate taking sides; because I sound just like the other side... those clever bastards).

This isn't to say that I regret having ever involved myself with the awful truth, I just wish there wasn't an awful truth to begin with. This is why myself and others will go to the polls tommorow -- to voice their opinion about what they see as having a positive effect on the future of this country.

In any case, this is it -- I hope our votes will change things for the better. Good luck everybody

P.S. Seriously, many of us could probably write a book about why the dub shouldn't be reelected -- VOTE VOTE VOTE