I wandered into my polling place about 30 minutes ago looking pretty much as I always look. Indie band t-shirt over long sleeves that are slightly too short, slouchy cargo pants that don't quite come up to cover my stomach tattoo, dirty hiking shoes, and half-inch eyelets in my earlobes. I found the right line to be in, gave my name and address, signed the register, and waited for my ballot card. While I did so, the following exchange took place between the poll worker who'd signed me in and the one who was preparing the card.
Pollworker 1: "What party is she again?"
Pollworker 2: "She's a Democrat. Can't you tell?"
I could just as easily be pegged as a Green, really (hiking shoes, people, hiking shoes!), but either way I'm just glad to have confirmation that the quality of Fucking Right I'm A Liberal seeps from my pores and glistens on my skin for everyone to see. Perhaps for the next election I'll carry a big sign declaring I'M ALSO NOT WEARING A BRA just to make it extra clear.
Posted by dianna at March 2, 2004 05:29 PMYou should wear a button that says "MY PENIS LEANS TO THE LEFT"
Posted by: jason S at March 2, 2004 06:25 PMMy housemate once dated a boy whose penis leaned to the left. This is what she shared when I told her your story.
Posted by: Jolie at March 2, 2004 06:53 PMThis is Jolie's housemate, the one who once dated a boy whose penis leaned to the left. As cool as it was politically, it unfortunately made for some rather uncomfortable sex.
(and no, you don't know me personally, but I couldn't resist posting an expanded explanation of Jolie's post. ;) )
Posted by: j-lau at March 12, 2004 10:26 AMEr... are we talking, like, leaning WAY to the left? Because I've found a moderate amount of leaning to be perfectly comfortable. But then, in politics, if the word "moderate" applies then you're really not leaning that far left. Perhaps it's the same here.
Hi, Jolie's housemate!
Posted by: dianna at March 12, 2004 10:58 AMcouldn't you just lean to the left as well to mitigate the discomfort?
"so, are you straight?"
"no, i'm kind of to the left."