.- quantum uncertainty -.

I am done putting together the ballot box for tomorrow's elections. That included putting in my riding and my poll number on various pieces of paper and envelopes, counting the FIVE HUNDRED ballots, putting the box together (silly little cardboard thing), putting everything into the box, sealing the box with two seals and making sure I didn't leave anything OUT of the box (although that's less dire now than it will be tomorrow night).

Everything's good.

My poll clerk was at the Elections Canada office today and they CALLED me and informed me that my poll clerk wanted to talk to me. This is because I hadn't yet called her up, although I was going to do that right after I inventoried the box. Well, had I not asked for my poll clerk's name and number on Friday when I got the box, I wouldn't have even known who the hell she was, so whatever.

She sounds elderly, as I predicted. 70s or so. Her husband is also working at the polls, in the same polling area, but not at the same station.

JB should have had her training today. I suspect she'll be a poll clerk, and I curse that she's not mine. I hope she winds up being at my area, but since my riding is a large one, I doubt she will be. Alas. Well, at least I (probably) won't be working near Scarianne again, like in 2004. Gah to my brother's ex. And, so help me, if I am working in the same place as her again, I'm going to request to work in a different riding next time. :P

I'm working at the same area that I would have voted at had I not already voted in advance. This means that I'm going to see everyone from my building voting tomorrow just a few tables over, including my grandmother, which will be nice.

I'm somewhat nervous, but only about the day, not the election itself. That's the good thing about working at the polls -- you don't tend to think of the election as a whole until after you hand in your results (which is around 10-10:30pm, after you've been there since 8:30am) and then you're like "HOLY CRAP, who are they predicting to win??!!"

This year, I'll have a car, so I'll be able to drive myself there in the morning and back home at night, so I can get the election results before they actually predict a winner. Hm. If JB is at my polling area, maybe she'll want to come over afterwards for the results and then I could drive her home... or she could spend the night, I don't know. Hm, hm. Well, I'll have to wait to hear from her.

Uh, okay, enough of that.

To do today:

- go to the drugstore
- go to the grocery store
- get car
- do laundry

Hm. It might be worth it to get the car FIRST and THEN go to the stores... But it all depends on my parents and when I get the car. And laundry, ugh, I can't wear jeans. So I have to wash the black slacks I've got and wear those tomorrow. At least they're not terribly uncomfortable.

Okay, after talking to my brother, that's all cleared up, I'm getting the car tonight, so everything else has to be done first.

With seven hours to go until the end of 2005 for me, I thought I'd take a few minutes to write.

First of all, my DSL chose today to come back to me. Welcome home, beautiful. ;)

Second of all, I am in the most demand on NYE than I've ever been. Seriously. It's kind of freaking me out.

( New Year's Eve Plans )

( Thoughts on the last day of 2005. )

( New Year's Resolutions )

And on that note, I have to finish getting ready for dinner, then run to the dep quickly for my emergency "OMG I HAVE A MIGRAINE HELP" caffeine withdrawal supplies and then ... go.

I had more to say, but I can't manage to articulate it all.

Have a very happy (and safe!) new year, everyone!