Monday, June 28, 2004
Today
Today I got up early, voted and then applied for a job! How productive!
It's enough to make a boy feel like all the other hamsters running the maze of this great experiment called society.
Voting was, well, boring. There's no way to make it sound exciting. I wish there was a little more pomp and circumstance. Something glamorous, like a red carpet or something, and maybe a press conference afterwards like they have for Academy Award winners...
"Trevor! Over here please! You voted! Congratulations! How does it feel?"
"Well, Barb, I'm just happy to have to opportunity to contribute to the political process. I really think it's not the winner that's important, it's the ongoing dialogue about our country's future."
"Any chance you'd tell us who your vote was for?"
"My vote was for Canada, of course! To tell you any more would be to ruin the surprise ending!"
"What are your plans now that you've voted?"
"Well, I'm probably going to wander around a bit and kill some time. We're guaranteed a certain number of hours off work to exercise our democratic rights, so I'm not going back until the last minute. I was thinking about getting a bagel."
"Thanks for voting, Trevor, you've been great!"
"No, barb, you've been great."
But alas it's all white cardboard boxes and crappy yellow signs printed on garbage bag material.
Interestingly enough, our address wasn't even listed in the elector officer's book of addresses. Must have something to do with the fact that this house used to be a commercial gallery. For a second I wasn't sure if he would let me vote or not. I was a bit worried but also excited at the prospect of being disenfranchised.
Then at least I'd have a real reason to complain about the new government. And I'd get to say "I was disenfranchised" a lot at parties. I bet girls go for that sort of thing.
Now it's time to sit back and wait for our new government. If it's Harper, this post may be last. I don't think I could live in a Conservative Canada. [shudder]
-Trevor
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It's enough to make a boy feel like all the other hamsters running the maze of this great experiment called society.
Voting was, well, boring. There's no way to make it sound exciting. I wish there was a little more pomp and circumstance. Something glamorous, like a red carpet or something, and maybe a press conference afterwards like they have for Academy Award winners...
"Trevor! Over here please! You voted! Congratulations! How does it feel?"
"Well, Barb, I'm just happy to have to opportunity to contribute to the political process. I really think it's not the winner that's important, it's the ongoing dialogue about our country's future."
"Any chance you'd tell us who your vote was for?"
"My vote was for Canada, of course! To tell you any more would be to ruin the surprise ending!"
"What are your plans now that you've voted?"
"Well, I'm probably going to wander around a bit and kill some time. We're guaranteed a certain number of hours off work to exercise our democratic rights, so I'm not going back until the last minute. I was thinking about getting a bagel."
"Thanks for voting, Trevor, you've been great!"
"No, barb, you've been great."
But alas it's all white cardboard boxes and crappy yellow signs printed on garbage bag material.
Interestingly enough, our address wasn't even listed in the elector officer's book of addresses. Must have something to do with the fact that this house used to be a commercial gallery. For a second I wasn't sure if he would let me vote or not. I was a bit worried but also excited at the prospect of being disenfranchised.
Then at least I'd have a real reason to complain about the new government. And I'd get to say "I was disenfranchised" a lot at parties. I bet girls go for that sort of thing.
Now it's time to sit back and wait for our new government. If it's Harper, this post may be last. I don't think I could live in a Conservative Canada. [shudder]
-Trevor
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