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November 01, 2008

Test, one two

Despite the fact that I have been silent for so long that my website has an echo, or perhaps because of it, I am seriously thinking about doing NaBloPoMo again. I'm also batting an redesign idea around my skull, so I decided to check out my site, which I haven't looked at since getting a steal of a deal from my webhost (threatening to go to a different host works, apparently) and not having to deal with moving servers.

So. Um. Imagine my surprise when instead of my blog, I pull up my "redesigning, back soon" page. Say whaaat?

This is a test post to see if I can make my blog appear. If I can, then hey, I guess I'm in business. Metaphorically, since this is a time suck and not a money-maker. Such as.

sarae at 05:11 PM |

November 02, 2008

Ahem.

So, when I saw some blogs/tweets yesterday talking about NaBlo, I kind of got whipped into a frenzy. Must sign up! Must post on Nov 1! It's NaBlo time! However, I forgot one key component - I'm going to have to come up with (interesting) material every day.

I think I just remembered why I haven't been blogging much. Hm.

Addendum: Erm. I posted this in my photo blog by mistake. Bad omens for the month ahead!

sarae at 10:44 PM |

November 03, 2008

Nail biting

It's less than twelve hours until polls start to open, and I am terrified. The news keeps reassuring me that Obama has a sizable lead; that McCain would need to grab all the battleground states in order to win. But still, I worry. I worry regardless of the situation, but this election? It terrifies me how much is at stake.

In 2000, the first presidential election that I could vote for, I was living in a dorm and stayed up to watch the election coverage with other dorm mates. We watched the news in the den on our floor, and as the hours ticked by with polls closing but no conclusion, we waited. People left the later it got, but some of us stayed, myself included. I watched the talking heads try and make sense of the news, or lack thereof, and waited. It was my first real election, I was terrified of W., so I waited. And stayed up, all night long. Waiting.

I am terrified of that happening again, and I am more afraid of McCain now than I was afraid of Bush then. I hope that there's a decisive, Obama victory before midnight. Not just because I want to see the decision, and see it tomorrow night, but because I want an election free of lawsuits after the fact. And I want this country to try and heal, after being ripped apart for the past few months. But mostly, I want to have hope for the future.

sarae at 08:32 PM |

November 04, 2008

Yes, we did.

I spent the majority of election night with my knitting group at a bar. A bar which was the most packed that I'd ever seen it, with all the TVs turned to CNN, and for once there was no music blasting. Instead, every time CNN would project an Obama win, the place would erupt in cheers and applause.

When it was all but certain the Obama would win, I left in order to be able to hear some of the election coverage. It only seemed right - I've spent countless hours listening to discussion about the then-coming election, I needed to hear some of tonight's discussion.

And now it's almost over - McCain has conceded, Obama's way over the necessary electoral votes - and I hardly have words. I am so very relieved and thankful that it turned out this way, yet it doesn't seem real. It probably won't until Obama's victory speech.

sarae at 10:49 PM |

November 05, 2008

Timing

Back in late September, I made my first political donation ever. I had been planning on donating to Obama's campaign for awhile, so when I logged on to his site one day and saw that you got a free car magnet with a minimum donation, I was sold. I even added money to the minimum amount.

But, then I didn't get my magnet. And I didn't get it. If I'd bought merchandise from the site, it would have taken 6-8 days for delivery - I figured it was on its way, or that because I donated more than the minimum amount, it got lost in the shuffle. Whatever, it wasn't like I had only donated to get the magnet - if that was the case, I would have just bought one outright.

After several weeks of idly checking the mail to see if it'd arrived, I stopped thinking about it. Until today, the day after the election. When I went through my mail to find - the car magnet. The bright side is that it doesn't say '08 on it anywhere; I can slap it on my car now and if it's still around in 2012, it will serve as my non-permanent bumper sticker then.

sarae at 08:14 PM |

November 06, 2008

Things I have wanted to photograph lately

(But have not, for various reasons)

  • My ballot on Tuesday
  • The orange truck on my parent's block, which had been parked under tree covered in orange leaves
  • My haircut, right afterwards when it was perfectly styled
sarae at 08:22 PM |

November 07, 2008

Days

Today just after noon, it started snowing. It stopped and started a few times, but it's back to snowing now. Or rather, doing that rain/snow mixture that doesn't stick, just makes you turn your windshield wipers on. Also, the ground is not cold enough to stick.

Tomorrow, it's supposed to rain/snow. Tomorrow night, it's supposed to snow more. Welcome to winter, Wisconsin.

sarae at 10:04 PM |

November 08, 2008

Test

hmm

sarae at 12:10 AM |