Today's Track : Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Lovesong

I was really busy pretending to be busy at work today. Everytime someone walked by my desk I made the "God, why can't I solve this problem" face. You know -- the one you make when you've been working on a really hard problem and you're on the verge of solving it. After awhile I realized I wasn't making enough typing noises to convey my false busy-ness. So I started replying to some old emails I haven't responded to. Then when a coworker walked by I'd put on my frustrated face and ALT-TAB'd to a script I already finished about a month ago. Occasionally I would mumble to myself, "arg...stupid microsoft". Once the customer service supervisor in the next cubicle looked over and said, "rough day huh?...me too."

I hate being inbetween projects. I hate beind idle. I hate being inbetween projects and idle. This tomfoolery has to stop. I have to get on another project soon.

In the afternoon I decided to take a little break and spark up some conversation with the ladies near my cubicle. I thought I'd joke around with them a bit.

Shaky - So are you guys going to vote tonight?
Suzanne - Yeah, I'm going to go right after work.
Shaky - Yeah, me too.
Karen - So who are you voting for?
Shaky - Well I really like what Mike Harris and the PC's did with our education system so I'm gonna vote for the conservatives.
Karen/Suzanne - *insolent looks*
Shaky - I kidd...I kidd!
Karen - You better be!
Shaky - Of course I am, Mike Harris and the PC's are the ones who killed our education system with their cutbacks. I know that!!
Suzanne - *irreverent look*
Shaky - Wow, tough crowd.

Actually I had a similar conversation with a few friends over some wings a few weeks ago. It went something like this...

Shaky - So who are you guys voting for next week?
Friend #1 - I'd probably vote Liberal.
Friend #2 - Really? I think I'm gonna vote Conservative. I really like what Mike Harris did with our education system.
Friend #1 - Oh...you mean completely destroy it?
Wanda - hahaha.
Shaky - hahaha...you gotta be kidding right?...with all his cutbacks...he's the cause of all the crowded classrooms and teachers going on strike!
Friend #2 - Oh really? I didn't know.

It was amusing and disturbing at the same time. Just goes to show that not many people pay attention to politics and how this country is ran. I'm in the same boat. I should pay attention a little more myself.

Anyhow...Liberals won the election tonight by a large margin. Time for some much needed change in this province.