Finally it happened. I was called tonight and was polled about the election: who was I voting for (Obama), was I voting yes or no on Prop 8 (NO), how did I feel about abortion (pro-choice), and was I voting on Tuesday or had I already voted (voting on Tuesday). This is the first time I’ve ever been polled and it’s kind of exciting knowing that the next CA poll I see on fivethirtyeight.com will include me!

After reading all the political blogs this morning, I finally decided to do something other than watch tv or surf the net. So I started in trimming bushes and plants in the backyard. First, one of my fingers got to close to the clippers and and cut a big slash in the fingertip. Great. Blood was gushing and dripping everywhere. After cleanup and bandaging, I decided to put on gloves and continue the trimming. Then the rains hit. Didn’t last long, so I went back at it after about 1/2 hour. However, before I could pick up the trimmings, the next round of rains hit and were heavy and included thunder. So I gave up on the trimming for the day. At least I still have tomorrow to clean up.

So it was back to the internet, CNN and MSNBC for the rest of the day. Got some cleaning done inside and enjoyed the sound and smell of the first rain of the season pouring outside. And now will start moving back all the clocks. Nice knowing I’ll get an extra hour of sleep tonight, but I know I’ll hate it tomorrow when it starts getting dark around 5 pm. It was good while it lasted.