when i say ROCK the vote...

the u.s. presidential elections a.k.a. choosing the wrench '08
remember when you were still in school?
election day was so dope,
because you got a day off to stay home and watch cartoons an' that.
i have tomorrow off despite being well out of school,
and i plan on stayin' home,
possibly watchin' cartoons,
and maybe even rakin' leaves,
but probably not gettin' out and casting my ballot for hope and change and overall audacity...
i mean,
if i'm gonna choose to indulge in fantasy role-playing where my decisions matter,
i'll probably just break out the 20-sided dice,
and slide back into that old-school flavor...
center right, radical left, conservative, liberal, neutral evil, lawful good, chaotic neutral....
it's all comparable.
(alignment is a character trait in pretend games everywhere, it seems)

ahh, democracy.
at least we're in the last leg of the ever-illusory election doo-doo butter.
i mean,
after tomorrow,
we'll still have another 'nother couple of months of hearing about the historic blabbity-blahs,
incredible upsets, fortune telling doomsayers, and psychic newsroom predictions,
not to mention the gripes and 'foul' calls from the losing team;
of course,
really, in really real life,
both parties are chock full of losers anyway.
it's been three and a half years of campaigning and presidential crapstick saturation.
this all-american freedom of choice crap really tried to go to eleven,
but sort of fizzled out around 4.5 (in '06),
and then stayed the course for a few more years...

 
to give you an idea of how we make decisions up here in the woodsly goodness;
we got ammo box tops,
in the entranceway to the post office.
feel free to make any connections and assumptions you'd like,
about either side of the postal counter.
on the plus side, there ARE 'forever' stamps,
on the minus side, they're of the liberty bell,
ironic, right?  forever is a tragically flawed symbol of liberty.
choice isn't always what it's touted up as.
word.

ahhhh, democracy, i say again.
vote or don't vote,
whatever you think is best,
but plan on doing something productive as well tomorrow.
active participation doesn't involve dangling chads,
i'm sayin';
and for the record,
i vote every single day:
i choose the hottness over the weak sauce,
i pick eleven over ten,
i select .45 hollowpoints over 9mm fmj,
i elect to chug root beer not whiskey,
i nominate cheap art over fine art,
bicycles over motorcycles,
beards not moustaches,
hardcover over paperback,
dogs not cats,
and on and on and on and on.
the politics of everyday life, ya'll,
choices that reflect the decisions of a daily dose of just-be-dopeness.
find me a candidate that represents vegans, guns, perfect fall days, barbarian bonfires,
AND real life livin',
and i'll be SO on it,
until then, ya'll,
i keep my options realistic-
i represent a three party system:
costume, super-soul solid gold dance, and house, (like kid 'n' play)
just for good measure.
you know how i {albie}rock the vote:
never quiet, never soft...