Vote. And Vote.

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First, your Buck Fush moment of Zen [tm]: "We're not going to have any casualties." Please, for the love of ghod, help toss this asshat out of the Oval Office.

Second, those of you who are C11 voters, the keys went out last night. And, despite lacking a bid page, The Pants of Boo are again a contendah.

"Grainy" is an understatement today. Working on about three hours' shuteye at the moment. Glad the BoSox didn't screw the pooch, but that A-Rod play had me shouting "Holy fuck, it's Buckner again! Hang onto the fucking ball!" until the umps got it right in their discussion.

Also: New Yorkers are weather wusses. The crowd shots would lead you to believe it was twelve fucking degrees, the way they were bundled up. It was 46. Sure, you should have a sweater and/or a light jacket on, and gloves certainly wouldn't hurt if you're going to be sitting on your ass for three hours, but that whole Nanook of the North motif is just silly.

"The Dark Tower" is less awful than I'd been expecting, but it's still got its awkward chunks. Gnawing slowly through it, my annoyance at the reliance on Hearts In Atlantis (which, imnsho, was utterly unremarkable, and I barely remember reading, though it sits on my shelves) has peaked, I hope.

Comments

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Pants of Boo is always on the list. And always the the first on the list. Beyond pure amusing tradition, this serves a practical purpose. Since only one vote is allowed per key, and vote-changing prohibited (to prevent rampant mailbox-spying), we need a "default" option that doesn't materially affect the outcome of the vote, in case someone enters their key without making a selection, and pressing Submit. If one of the bids had the default spot, it might affect the numbers. We could put up "Select your choice here..." or something as the default, but that wouldn't be as funny.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

That makes sense. I was just fondly recalling years past when B's Ps actually had one of the better bid sites. ;-)

[angel-renewed.livejournal.com]

But what if Boo's pants wins?

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

Never happened yet.... There's a couple of ways to handle it, but the most likely outcome would be that it would be taken as a "vote of no confidence" and all extant bids discarded and we solicit new ones. Boo's Pants has been the top option since C7 vote, IIRC, and it's not caused any accidental problems.

[angel-renewed.livejournal.com]

If if Boo's pants are more popular than Tampa or San Diego, aren't we OBLIGED to try and fit 1,000 people in them?

[hellsop.livejournal.com]

You first. (: