I voted
A bit past 8 this morning, Thom and I arrived at the polling place (Carver Center on South Queen Street, which serves Arlington’s 38th Precinct), and we didn’t get out of there until after 10 a.m. Whew. There was quite a line, and for most of our wait, only three of the five touch-screen voting machines had been working; they got the rest up and running by the time we were near the front of the line. Well, I’ve cast my ballot. Have you? Go vote!
I will be spending the rest of the day at home. I woke up with a sore throat, which I thought would just disappear, but while I was in line waiting to vote, I began to feel worse: sluggish, achy, and so forth. So I’m back at home to rest. Tempted as I am to keep myself glued to the TV or the internet all day, for now I will resist and instead comfort myself with chicken soup and a nap.
[Addendum (3 Nov.): And now for a frivolous aside, just because I can’t bear to read actual news today: a few days ago I ordered two pairs of pants from the Gap, and have been tracking the package on the UPS website. Monday and yesterday, the package made its way through a couple of swing states, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Was it doing some last-minute campaigning?]