Adventures of a Tofu Slut

Man, I wish I was in BC - I really want to watch the election coverage, but it's going to be so late here by the time there are actually any results to see that I'm going to fall asleep on the couch. I do love that Rick Mercer gets a seat at the table with Peter Mansbridge and his team. (Ha! Peter just referenced Rick jumping naked in the lake with Bob Rae. That image will last forever.)

So. David Miller is back in as mayor, and Joe Mihevc is back in as councillor for my ward. Hooray! Life is good. (I can't believe Rob Ford got back in again, though. Yuck.) I've never understood why people don't take municipal politics seriously -- federal politics might determine the grand paths of life, but municipal politics make such a difference in quality of life.

As I went to vote today I noticed that all the buses had signs that were flashing between their route and "REMEMBER TO VOTE". I love it. It's certainly a nice change from "GO LEAFS GO".

I spent most of today crying. Don't worry, there's nothing wrong, but between the various DVDs and booka and the onions*, there was a salty river running through my apartment. Heroes better not be sad - I'm almost out of kleenex and my nose is very sore. It's a hard life.

*From this week's soup - mushroom barley miso (and I added tofu). Very tasty, and a nice break from tomato based soups. I'm so sick of tomato in soup, at least for the moment.

Harper won't give press conferences for the national media anymore.

Dude. I just...how, as PRIME MINISTER, do you think talking only to local media is a good idea? What, so only Ottawa gets to know what's going on? I mean, you won't let reporters ask questions, and then when they walk out in protest, you get all pouty and decide not to talk to them at all? This is very dangerous.

I feel like this isn't getting enough emphasis. This is not some prime ministerly quirk. This is our government trying to control entirely what we are allowed to know, and, honestly, playing childish games. I hope the press retaliate by making sure everyone understands exactly what the consequences of Harper being let into office have been.

Did anyone watch The Hour last night? They were doing the Panel Van in Calgary, asking people about the NDP this time, and a guy who was totally Chad Michael Murray's doppelganger made some sort of comment about Jack Layton's "grooming" that ended in, "Out of all the leaders, I'd fuck Jack Layton." Hee.

Of course, there isn't exactly much competition.

Apparently I was called for jury duty! Except they sent the notice to my parents, which is so weird -- what sort of list are they working off? I haven't lived there since 1996, I've actually filed a number of change of address forms, the government has my correct address. So I don't know. It's rather a moot point anyway, since my parents sent it back "address unknown".

I've only known one person who's been called for jury duty in Canada -- my co-worker Mark, who has actually gone twice in the time I've known him. You'd think, given the number of juries that are formed and the number of people who get rejected each time, that it would be more common. It's odd.

So here's the thing about CSI: when it's not on, I forget about it. It's not one of those shows that I think about over the summer break, or turn over in my mind during the week, waiting for the next episode. But when it's on, I love it. It's one of my favourite shows. And I've been trying to figure out why that is.

( CSI: the real crime is the sex appeal )

The pols are out in full force again. Yesterday the Conservatives were at my subway station -- I took a moment to point out to them why All Title Caps Throughout The Entire Campaign Flyer Is Maybe Not Such A Good Idea And Really Just Makes You Look Stupid, but I'm not sure they understood what I was talking about -- and today the Liberals were there. I expect the NDP tomorrow.

So, do you think the candidates for a riding get together and discuss who's showing up when? I mean, this is the exact order they were in last time, before Christmas, and there's never been more than one party there at a time. Or maybe it's a first come, first serve type thing, and they all run to the subway station first thing in the morning and then make fun of the candidates who didn't get up early enough. Of course, if they were smart they'd just send their lackeys to stand there overnight and save the spot.

I tried to watch the debates last night, I really did, but I don't like watching people debate -- it's too close to arguing, and my stomach hurts. Plus I really don't need two hours of Stephen Harper on my television screen. Did anyone watch? Did anyone actually say anything interesting?

Rick Mercer's Fantasy Conservative Cabinet is possibly the funniest thing I've read about the election so far, although it's not like he had to stretch very far to find good material.

Oh! And I saw the new Liberal ad last night, the one with all the quotes from American newspapers about how Stephen Harper is like George W. Bush, and how similar their politics are yadda yadda, and then at the end it says something like "If Stephen Harper gets elected, at least someone will be happy,eh?" HAHAHA. You know SOMEONE had to pull out the "we don't want to be like the Americans" card.

The Only Sane Co-worker and I have come to the decision that Canadians should get to vote in the US presidential election. I mean, whatever happens come November is going to have a huge impact on us here, what with the living next door thing and all, especially since I keep hearing Canada being thrown around during the speechifying.

In fact, TOSC feels that since the US has positioned itself as a global power, the entire world should get to vote. This might be a little difficult logistically, but I think he's determined.

Fuck. The most recent predictions have my riding going to the Liberals. I really thought we were going to go NDP. Oh well - nothing's set yet. There are results coming in from Ontario, but I haven't seen anything from my area yet.

Craziness going on in BC politics. Looks like the senior political aides to the finance minister and the transportation minister are involved in drug running and possibly money laundering, in association with organized crime. They are both also apparently linked to Paul Martin.

Well, anything that would get the Liberals under Campbell out will make me happy.

Speaking of politics, the newly elected leader of the BC provincial NDP party is an old friend of my parents, and someone whose family has lived in our neighbourhood for years.

It makes me so happy to read about all you Ontarians getting out there and voting. Democracy is a good thing, yo.

(It makes me even happier when I read that you are voting/did vote NDP! Yay NDP!)