11.02.2004
voting
So I voted last week, which was quite satisfactory, even though the ballot was pretty boring in Massachusetts. And I'm thankful that I did, not the least reason of which is that I can face the zillions of people from all around the world who are asking me today whether I've been able to vote. I was talking with my friend Simon, who's from Liverpool: he remarked that the British press is focusing more on the US election than they have any previous British election. I do not doubt this - the coverage is really quite amazing.
I have to say that anyone studying overseas in four years should be mandated to take a civics lesson before leaving America. I've had so many questions about the electoral college that I had never really considered before. Thank goodness for the NYTimes and CNN.com and all of the other news outlets that supply me with the information I need not to look like an idiot. The best source for information, though? Still The Daily Show, or at least America: The Book. :)
I'm going to try to stay up all night to watch the election returns come in. Unfortunately, while we get CNN International here, the programming calendar has Market Watch: Asia during the time that I want to watch the election. Maybe it'll be trumped by the election coverage.
I even had to explain the electoral college to my supervisor today before we turned our thoughts to the essay I'd written for him (he liked it! :) ).
Heh: I'm using iTunes on my computer like every good mac addict. And one of the shared music playlists is named "Go U.S.A." I'd like to think that I'm a patriot, but good grief. Interestingly, this person's got Tupac, Biggie, Wilco, Jedi Mind Tricks, and the 1955 Glenn Gould recording of Bach. USA indeed: Gould was from Canadia.
I have to say that anyone studying overseas in four years should be mandated to take a civics lesson before leaving America. I've had so many questions about the electoral college that I had never really considered before. Thank goodness for the NYTimes and CNN.com and all of the other news outlets that supply me with the information I need not to look like an idiot. The best source for information, though? Still The Daily Show, or at least America: The Book. :)
I'm going to try to stay up all night to watch the election returns come in. Unfortunately, while we get CNN International here, the programming calendar has Market Watch: Asia during the time that I want to watch the election. Maybe it'll be trumped by the election coverage.
I even had to explain the electoral college to my supervisor today before we turned our thoughts to the essay I'd written for him (he liked it! :) ).
Heh: I'm using iTunes on my computer like every good mac addict. And one of the shared music playlists is named "Go U.S.A." I'd like to think that I'm a patriot, but good grief. Interestingly, this person's got Tupac, Biggie, Wilco, Jedi Mind Tricks, and the 1955 Glenn Gould recording of Bach. USA indeed: Gould was from Canadia.
