Hump Day Helper -- Unnecessary Edition

You saw the news from yesterday. There's no need to pick up your spirits for the rest of your week.

This Picture Says It All.

Election 2008: It's finally here

Hello and welcome to WDR's 2008 Election coverage. I'm Mr. Zhuang and here's the news:

First polls in (4:10PM, Pacific) : Obama 3, McCain, 8. This is only the beginning, mind you, so this is all bound to change as the night goes on. These guys need 270 votes to win, as I'm sure you're all aware. So, I'm going to guess that this means Obama has Vermont and McCain has South Carolina.

As coverage continues tonight, I will be adding comments, stats, etc. to this blog. As I do so, I will probably get more and more drunk, which may lead to some odd tangents in the blog updates. Also, there may be a long gap around 6-8PM Pacific where I'll be eating dinner. So, keep that in mind.

Update 1 (5:10PM) : Obama 77, McCain 34. Now that's what I'm talking about. Sure, there's a lot more to come, but it's good to see progress like this as the night goes on. Also, as obvious Obama supporters, this is what we want to see happening.

In addition to my coverage, I've decided to add a game aspect to make this more fun: For every state that goes to Obama after he reaches 270, I'll have a shot of whiskey. On the flipside, for every state that goes to McCain after 270, I'll run naked through the neighborhood. Really, everyone wins with this, trust me. My ol' buddy Johnny Walker will be waiting for his call to action.

Update 2 (9:29PM) : Obama 338, McCain 156. Well, things really got going, didn't they? Sorry for making this late; I was thinking of celebrations and scotch and whatnot. I was too busy to make the pilgimage to the computr and write all this shit down. Geez. Well, it's official: Barack Obama is the next President of the United States. It's totally tripping me out. Not to say that the scotch or "herbal supplements" being tossed around weren't a factor. But what of it - this is a time for celebration, no? I'vw=e had about 5 shots of scotch and several trips down the green river, so i thnk iv;e got this down. [Ed: Even though I added the boldface earlier, I'm keeping in the crazy typos at the end to commemorate Mr. Zhuang's celebratory state--Nic Ouzo]

People are already talking about how this presidency is going to change America. The time is here and none too soon. It's gonna be awesome. Just like this picture:

WDR: Live Election Craziness! (Tomorrow)

Unless you've been living in a cave for the last...your entire life, you know that it's election season again here in the ol' U.S. of A. If you're like me, you're pumped for tomorrow not just because we'll know who our new president will be, but also because you're sick of all of the lame election commercials that have been on all the time. This is even worse in Oregon (with vote by mail) because the politicians (even local) keep paying for spots even though most people have already voted. I guess it's still open for the rest of the states.

Oh, well. So, I'm going to be writing a blog tomorrow that will cover the election-gasm tomorrow night. It would probably be more appropriate for Nic to do this, as he will actually be aiding in the election process, but, well, he'll be busy with that. Me? I'll be getting drunk and watching TV. Watch as my ability to write goes from bad to completely unintelligible. I hope you'll all be watching along with me.