speak UP!

there is history in the making with this little lady today! let me tell ya about it...

a) i voted!! for the first time in my life! : ) I'm quite proud of myself. (Side Note: my little brother who just turned 18 nine days ago also voted for the first time today.... so i'm a little slow... but that's besides the point)

b) not only did i vote, but i also went on the first day of the advance polls and waited in line for 45 mins! how's that for some enthusiasm?! i was actually thinking ahead this time (as opposed to the last election) knowing that i would be in montreal (again) on election day...

c) i actually watched the election coverage on tv tonight with interest!! never fear, though, my friends... katie was not abducted and replaced by someone who looks and talks remarkably like her (like all the creepy people in my favorite tv series -- Invasion)... i have no intentions of making a habit out of this political nonsense... although i must admit that it gave me the same kind of pride that i got from watching the Superbowl and the Calgary Stampede for the first time in my life. i guess i kinda had an invested interest this time since a family friend was running for the conservatives in the Nickel Belt riding... (she ended up losing miserably, but that's no surprise... no offense!)

and last but not least... on a somewhat unrelated subject...

c) i had to ASK for a goodbye hug from one of the chesters this morning!! (you know who you are... :-P) this has certainly never happened before... and should never happen again!

so anyways, now that we officially have a conservative leader for a change and are stuck with the minority government thing once again, i wanna hear what you guys have to say about it (being that i am completely uninformed), good or bad?! And steveng, i expect a full 3 paragraphs out of you ; ) ...you'll never get another opportunity to talk to me about your precious politics again when i actually care to listen! hehe