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mrsconn23

How are we feeling today?  How did we sleep?

I'm nervous.  Slept like shit.  Dreamed about my mom and can't stop thinking about her.  I think it's because I'm scared.  I have friends who are really smart and finding the good/positive news from the people who seem to know and that's the thread holding my sanity together. 

That said, I am disappointed that it's this close.  I am sad and scared for our country because we are so fucking broken.  

Casadena

I managed to stay away from televised results and only saw a few snippets on social media before bed.  I'm feeling ok, but mostly because i've purposely not paid a lot of attention and i'm super busy at work to keep me distracted.  I'm also horrified that the race is this close and I'm consistently shocked (maybe i shouldn't be at this point) that there are so many people who genuinely support this lunatic.  It's gross. 

I did treat myself to a pumpkin cream cold brew and breakfast sandwich on my way to the office this morning.  It was delicious.  

We're sending in the RSVP as no for one of our dear dear friends weddings that is still happening in December.  In Iowa - the land of Kim Reynolds who is so far up Trump's ass that there have been almost no restrictions and cases/hospitalizations are the worst they've ever been.  The wedding is supposedly really limited on the guest list and they're encouraging everyone to wear masks/distance on an "if you want to" basis.  We were thinking of going to just the ceremony, but now that i'm pregnant again i just don't think that even that is worth the risk.  It's heartbreaking.  We love them so much but it's just so irresponsible.  

I've never been so thankful that this week is totally slammed at work.

charlotte989875

I’m back at work and so far I’ve checked in with my manager, my work BFF, & deleted emails. I’m easing into things. 

I’m both optimistic and terrified; the former because things look good in AZ & WI, the later because in the event it’s close I think there are opportunities for him to steal the election (faithless electors, court challenges with an SC that has 1/3 Trump appointees / the Bush legal team from Bush v. Gore). 

All the political scientists I know are guarded but not defeated, yet. So there’s something. 

MyNameIsNot

I'm just tired. I ended up staying up until 2, glued to the tv, and still couldn't really sleep. I am just so sad that it's even this close. It's sad to know we share space with these people. I know I did this to myself, but I'd be worse trying to distract myself. 

The one highlight I'm enjoying is that Georgia continues to be close. Ultimately, we'll go to Trump, but it's huge progress to be so close. Atlanta is growing and it gives me confidence in our future. 

MissKittyDanger

So we're going thru the sesame desensitization. Our first appt is Monday so I need to get baking this weekend.

Angel is constipated so we gave him the powder to help his body deal. {it's like restoralax for animals} But also woke up to blood droplets everywhere. He had a bloody nose, so he could have sneezed, but I know when he's got these other issues he can get a bloody bum.
Idk. I called vet and we've gotta keep an eye out. I didn't see a scratch but it could be dry air, scratch inside or he bumped his nose.
This cat guys .... like he just turned 15!
I think M & I are going to discuss a vet appt soon. I told M what vet said when I called. So we'll see.

Did I mention we're redoing our kitchen? Right now ikea seems to have what we want so we may prep and just wait for next kitchen event.

Side note ; does anyone know when next is?

short+sassy

@mrsconn23, I'm sorry you had nightmares about your mom.  I know this has been an especially rough year and time of year for you and your family ((hugs)).

@charlotte989875, good luck easing back into work! 

Darn you, Daily Show.  I thought they were starting their coverage earlier, lol.  I ended up only watching about 10 minutes of it before I went to bed from exhaustion.  I was so tired, I at least got a good nights sleep.

Even if Biden wins (please, please, please God), I'm still so shaken and heartbroken that it is even this close.  What is WRONG with people?  How can that even be, smh.  Trump has had some of the worst approval ratings in US history!  I just don't get it.

I found out from my H last night that a good friend and neighbor didn't vote at all.  She usually does, it's very unusual for her.  I also didn't know she is a staunch Republican because I've never discussed politics with her, but my H said she is.  She didn't say this, but my H thinks she didn't vote because she doesn't like Trump.  But couldn't bring herself to vote for the Democratic ticket either.  It's still silly because there are a gazillion other things on the ballot and she could have just chosen to not vote on the Presidential choice.  But whatever.  I can't control other people's choices.

Some of you might remember, but our tenant/friend was arrested in MS about a month ago and then turned out to have an outstanding warrant in Michigan.  He's been in jail ever since and even got transported back to MI.  I just found out from his g/f that his court date is on the 10th and he might be out by then.  We're all crossing our fingers on that.

climbingsingle

I'm also extremely disappointed that it's this close. I'm trying to keep hope for all the absentee ballots, but I know Trump is going to fight them. 

My parents are Trump supporters so I've snoozed my mom for a few days. 

I successfully avoided all coverage last night, since I knew there weren't going to be results anyway. But someone has again put the TV on here today, and GAH I can't take anymore. 

mrsconn23

short+sassy said:

@mrsconn23, I'm sorry you had nightmares about your mom.  I know this has been an especially rough year and time of year for you and your family ((hugs)).

It wasn't nightmares, more I wanted to talk to her and her to comfort me.  She couldn't respond.  Ugh.  Not much better than a nightmare, I guess. 

short+sassy

MyNameIsNot said:

I'm just tired. I ended up staying up until 2, glued to the tv, and still couldn't really sleep. I am just so sad that it's even this close. It's sad to know we share space with these people. I know I did this to myself, but I'd be worse trying to distract myself. 

The one highlight I'm enjoying is that Georgia continues to be close. Ultimately, we'll go to Trump, but it's huge progress to be so close. Atlanta is growing and it gives me confidence in our future. 

I'm rooting hard for GA and NC but yeah.  I know it's wishful thinking.  Can we please have some Southern states that aren't the worst (politically), smh.

Even more hugely wishful thinking, Louisiana's electoral votes went to Bill Clinton for his second term.  That made me just a little hopeful that they would see the light again and get this travesty out of office.  But it wasn't even close.  58% for Trump.  I think that's a higher percentage here than it was for his first run, smh.

OliveOilsMom

I'm holding onto the articles I read that says the fact the election hasn't been called yet, is a good sign for Biden.  My very smart and well read boss said yesterday that a group had registered 500k people for this election in Texas.  And in 2016 Trump won TX by just over 100k votes, so he felt that this would turn Texas blue.  Well - it didn't, so that didn't help me when I started to look at results this morning.

Yoga tonight.

Hugs to anyone who needs them.  

charlotte989875

For the states that are still counting absentee (PA, WI, some MI) this is good for Biden as absentees are trending D. AZ & NV Biden still has a lead & he should be able to maintain that. And even in GA most of the results are still waiting from the Atlanta area, which should lead Biden. 

Not great, but not terrible news. And this is all from political scientists who do election forecasting for a living. I’m holding on to if they’re not panicking yet then I’m not either. 

levioosa

*hugs* @mrsconn23

I hope your transition to work is smooth @charlotte989875

I am pretty stressed. I was sure even before the election Orange fuckface would win again and this isn’t looking great. I’m just so saddened by how many people are voting for him, although I’m not surprised. The silver lining is that I came home last night to FI deep stress cleaning the house, so I guess that’s something. 

levioosa

Some MM memes for us this morning

ei34

Hugs @mrsconn23

I knew that it was going to be this close.  There are a lot of closet/quiet Trump supporters.  I do hope Biden wins though.  

short+sassy

charlotte989875 said:

For the states that are still counting absentee (PA, WI, some MI) this is good for Biden as absentees are trending D. AZ & NV Biden still has a lead & he should be able to maintain that. And even in GA most of the results are still waiting from the Atlanta area, which should lead Biden. 

Not great, but not terrible news. And this is all from political scientists who do election forecasting for a living. I’m holding on to if they’re not panicking yet then I’m not either. 

I read that NV isn't counting votes today, but will resume tomorrow (WTF with that, but anyway).  Not that I would want this to happen nor remotely expect it to, of course.  But what a crazy scenario it would be if the whole election came down to what happens to their 6 little electoral votes on Thursday.

This was funny to me.  In my Google search for how many electoral votes NV has, I ran across the current voting map of their state.  Geographically speaking, almost the whole state is red.  But most of NV is a giant wasteland of desert and only small towns here and there.  The small parts that are blue are where Las Vegas and Reno are located.  As in, the cities/areas that I'm guessing have 95+% of NV's population.

In a way, it's almost like a microcosm version of the US itself.  Where, geographically, it's mostly huge swaths of red across most of the middle and the south.  The blue areas look so much smaller in comparison, but it's the western states and north east states that have more and bigger population centers.

MyNameIsNot

charlotte989875 said:

For the states that are still counting absentee (PA, WI, some MI) this is good for Biden as absentees are trending D. AZ & NV Biden still has a lead & he should be able to maintain that. And even in GA most of the results are still waiting from the Atlanta area, which should lead Biden. 

Not great, but not terrible news. And this is all from political scientists who do election forecasting for a living. I’m holding on to if they’re not panicking yet then I’m not either. 

This is what I'm really watching right now. Fulton county is mostly in, but DeKalb is not. DeKalb has a sliver of city of Atlanta, but it's mostly suburban and heavily minority population. 

mrsconn23

I am so disappointed in the Senate races.  This does not bode well for any compromise on anything.  They can shit on the floor and still get reelected. 

Our system for polling is broken AF.  I know the pandemic didn't help, but there's more to it than that. 

Also, national media outlets need a reckoning on how they cover news.  Calling it 'fake news' is too simplistic.  It's more, "stop worrying about fucking ratings and hold leaders accountable and "Fact check, in the moment, motherfuckers." 

I'd love to see the House replace Pelosi with a different speaker, especially someone more progressive. 

So many referendums and propositions that are extremely democratic were passed in states that went red.  There's a HUGE disconnect in this country between policy and party, because what people would consider 'liberal' policies are really popular.  

According to the NYT, it's projected 55% of white women voted for Trump.  More than in 2016.  I seriously have no words that stat.  

We need ranked choice voting, like yesterday.  And the electoral college needs to go.   

We also need a reckoning in general.   Even if Biden pulls off the win, we are a very broken nation that is still in a great deal of trouble. 

mrsconn23

OMG my BFF is about to WIN her school board race!   It's been super tight, but she just pulled ahead and they're counting the last of the absentee ballots.  I'm so damn proud of her. 

levioosa

mrsconn23 said:

OMG my BFF is about to WIN her school board race!   It's been super tight, but she just pulled ahead and they're counting the last of the absentee ballots.  I'm so damn proud of her. 

That’s awesome! I’m salty about our school board race. The incumbent ran again and won. His claim to fame was helping flip the Louisiana governor seat to red back in the day. And clearly they have a stellar school system now 🙄

mrsconn23

levioosa said:

mrsconn23 said:

OMG my BFF is about to WIN her school board race!   It's been super tight, but she just pulled ahead and they're counting the last of the absentee ballots.  I'm so damn proud of her. 

That’s awesome! I’m salty about our school board race. The incumbent ran again and won. His claim to fame was helping flip the Louisiana governor seat to red back in the day. And clearly they have a stellar school system now 🙄

Ugh, he sounds fun.  Gross. 

She was up against the incumbent.  She just said she'll know in about 3 hours.  

mrsconn23

And OMG Michigan is fucking LOSING IT.  MAGA supporters are trying to swarm the counting location to stop the counting.  Biden is in the lead and also, WHAT THE FUCK? 

short+sassy

mrsconn23 said:

OMG my BFF is about to WIN her school board race!   It's been super tight, but she just pulled ahead and they're counting the last of the absentee ballots.  I'm so damn proud of her. 

It's nice to hear some cool election news!  Even if it doesn't affect me, lol.

For my own (mostly) good state election results.  5/7 amendments went the way I voted for.  Unfortunately, banning late-term abortions was a landslide, smh.  Though I expected that.  Yet again, Louisiana will be no help in the Senate.  No flips here.  The Republican running was a strong incumbent so, also not surprising.

But sports wagering was a landslide "yes" vote in all parishes (counties).  Yay!  It's fun to bet on football once in awhile.  I know in the grand scheme of things, it's not that important at all.  But I'm trying to grasp whatever straws of excitement I can, lol.

short+sassy

levioosa said:

mrsconn23 said:

OMG my BFF is about to WIN her school board race!   It's been super tight, but she just pulled ahead and they're counting the last of the absentee ballots.  I'm so damn proud of her. 

That’s awesome! I’m salty about our school board race. The incumbent ran again and won. His claim to fame was helping flip the Louisiana governor seat to red back in the day. And clearly they have a stellar school system now 🙄

SIB
Harumph!!!  I'll have you know.  When it comes to education, Louisiana usually beats West Virginia and Mississippi.  (usually)

((I know you all can't see me because I'm online, but I'm lmao even writing a backhanded compliment to Louisiana's educational system.))

short+sassy

mrsconn23 said:

And OMG Michigan is fucking LOSING IT.  MAGA supporters are trying to swarm the counting location to stop the counting.  Biden is in the lead and also, WHAT THE FUCK? 

It's hateful.  SO HATEFUL.  That people...led by the POTUS no less...want millions of votes to be thrown out because they were mailed in and/or haven't been counted yet.

One of the things that actually makes "America Great", is our democratic system.  And all eligible people being able to vote, unencumbered, to help shape our future.  The enormous and disgraceful irony of Trump and some of his MAGA people purposely trying to disrupt this process throughout the election makes me feel more like our country is being turned into a dictatorship. 

short+sassy

For a non-political and cute comment.

I really need to turn off the Petfinder search I have for manx kittens.  Since we already adopted one nine months ago, lol.  On the plus side, they send me links to adorable kittens.  On the negative side, we're not adopting another cat   But then I want more when I see their cute, little pictures.

Case in point, one of the shelters had a picture of the kitten inside a person's shirt pocket.  Like a normal shirt pocket, not an oversized one.  Evil !!!  How dare they flaunt how tiny and adorable that kitten is in front of my face, lol.

Jen4948

I haven't watched the returns and am trying to avoid them today.

I had an interview early this morning and just feel nervous and scared about that and the election. 

mrsconn23

22 votes!  That's all it took for her to WIN!   

kerbohl

short+sassy said:

For a non-political and cute comment.

I really need to turn off the Petfinder search I have for manx kittens.  Since we already adopted one nine months ago, lol.  On the plus side, they send me links to adorable kittens.  On the negative side, we're not adopting another cat   But then I want more when I see their cute, little pictures.

Case in point, one of the shelters had a picture of the kitten inside a person's shirt pocket.  Like a normal shirt pocket, not an oversized one.  Evil !!!  How dare they flaunt how tiny and adorable that kitten is in front of my face, lol.

I torture myself my looking at available bunnies in my area, and there are currently two that I would absolutely LOVE to have, but I'm not adopting right now.  I already thought about what I would name them ... I feel your pain!