So, yesterday was the election. I was amused that pretty much everything was defeated, except the school bond that had completely slipped under my radar.

Working the polls was interesting, I must admit. It was a lot like retail, actually, without the bitchy customer factor. Fucking long day (6:30a to 9:30pm), but I expect I would've been better about that if I'd actually gotten any sleep the night before. I'll know better next time.

The process is a bit clunky and having a consolidated election was a pain in the ass, but all in all, it went well. For the start of the day, I mainly worked the ballot box ("Here's your stub and your sticker!"), but by the end, I was mainly doing the registry ("There you are. Sign here, please."). Many jokes were made about how we've gone from worrying about hanging chads to worrying about ink smears. Other good features of the day include Onion Blossom Horseradish Dip, pumpkin bread, and hitting Burrito King for the machaca burrito special.

Anyway, so that was that. They say there's another election in June, so I might work that one, too.


Pull my shirt off and pray, we're coming up on re-election day...