I was working from home today, and Lizzie was off, so as soon as she got home from running Drew to the dentist, we grabbed the boys and went to the local mall to vote. Well, we grabbed some lunch first, becase the line was a bit long, then we waited maybe ten minutes in line to snag our ballots.
Mitch helped me, and Drew bounced between my booth and Lizzie’s. Early voting is the best. At about 12:30 today, after being open about 2 and a half hours, we were number 5100 or so in the little counter where you slide in your ballot. Sweet.
Now, how about you? Most states, if not all, have early voting, or absentee ballots, so you have no excuse. Get on it!
Michael Jasper 
Isn’t that crazy about the long lines with two weeks to go? I voted yesterday.
Alex.
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Hey Michael,
I usually vote absentee ballot and do so early but my part of California screwed up and sent out incorrect ballots so we’re supposed to wait for new ones before casting our votes.
Oh, I looked up your book A Gathering of Doorways and it looks interesting. I think I’m going to have to grab a copy when it’s released.
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Alex — we early voters rock! And I really dug your voting mini-comic! Sweet. Though the voting and potato chips video sorta unnerved me…
K.S. — thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment! Hope you get to vote w/o any problems. We were paranoid yesterday that somehow our votes would be invalid or lost. And I hope you like the book! (Hope it comes out on time… less than a week to go!)
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From Daily Kos:
NORTH CAROLINA
Early voting is already at two-thirds of 2004 levels. Here are the partisan breakdowns:
D) 56.3% (48.6% in 2004)
R) 27.1& (37.4% in 2004)
I) 16.6% (14.4% in 2004)
Also inspiring for Dems: the male/female numbers:
Men: 42.8% (56.6% in 2004)
Women: 56.3% (42.9% in 2004)
Tha’s almost a complete flip.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/23/144349/27/737/639967
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