Four More Years!

[vovat]

Okay, I guess I might as well write a personal post. Hurricane Sandy did hit my area, but didn't do much damage. We did lose power for about thirty-six hours and Internet for longer than that, which was annoying, but hardly of the magnitude that other people experienced. Work was actually closed for quite a while, due to a power outage. Nice break, but I do need some money. What I'm worried about is getting gas, which looks to still be difficult around here. Last Thursday night, I took bethje down to her family's house in South Jersey, and there weren't any lines or anything at the Wawa. Strange how uneven that sort of thing is. And now they say another storm is coming, probably because some states legalized gay marriage. No, seriously, it's a northeaster, and we might get snow. Isn't it a little early for that?

Didn't end up doing anything to celebrate Halloween, which kind of sucks, but what can an adult do if they don't get invited to parties? I guess there's always handing out candy, but I haven't lived anywhere that was practical in some time. They actually postponed trick-or-treating to Monday night in many parts of New Jersey, and I saw some kids out when I was driving Beth home from work. None of them came to our place, which is good, as we live on the second floor with the entrance in the back, and I wouldn't expect trick-or-treaters to know that.

Yesterday, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to vote, because I came across some form I was supposed to mail in to validate my address change, and I apparently never did. Turns out that I was worried for nothing, though, as I was indeed registered up here. I voted before work, and there wasn't much of a wait. I must say I'm relieved by the results of the presidential election, since I like Obama and think Romney would have been a step backwards in terms of many policies. Obama isn't perfect, but the last thing we need now is an extension of top-down economic planning (which we already have, I know, but at least Democrats tend to be somewhat more willing to look at the poorer among us as well).

Overall, I've been pretty depressed recently, for various reasons. I'm usually depressed around this time of year, but there are some specifics this time that I don't want to get into here.

Comments

[suegypt.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're alive and relatively well! Sorry about the crumby weather, etc., but the election turned out well (if you consider who will be making supreme court appointments for the next 4 years as opposed to who could have potentially). And, yes, the POTUS is far from perfect, but maybe now the Dems will have a bit more backbone in supporting his good ideas. One can hope...

Do you think if you got some regular cardio exercise like walking (even in a mall) would help with your depression? I know it does mine. Stay warm.