I didn't know for whom I would vote for president until I got in the election booth. I did not vote for John Kerry. Calm down, I live in New York State.

I am very excited about the write-in candidacy of Susan Metz, who is running against State Assemblyman Roger Green. Green had recently resigned over ethics violations (read all about it on her site) but is running for reelection anyway. Metz is running a write-in campaign on the Green ticket. I went to her site and found out she lives (and works) on the street where I grew up. I think there are three or four polling stations in our state assembly district, and I only found out about this candidacy from some dude who was handing out cards in front of the polling spot. She is the only candidate who's against the Ratner high-rises which will literally destroy the neighborhood. I wrote her in.

I took a long time to vote. I apologize to the people behind me, but there weren't really too many. I think I helped things out by making a crack about the white people in the other line (the much much longer line) for the other election district. The middle-aged African man in the dashiki and I joked about around a little bit about them. Sidebar: I don't really think Jews are white. I trust the experts on the subject. Like, say, the Klan.

I am fucking petrified about Bush winning the popular vote. I have resolved to resist checking the news until tonight, and I am fighting this instinct with every molecule of my being. No more election talk for now–AC Milan is playing Bacelona in the UEFA Cup!

Update: Barcelona wins. I hope this is not a portent.