So, I wasn't planning on posting anything today (I mean, why break a good pattern?), but it IS my birthday and I just turned 31 and stumbled across this on Questionable Content (the author of whom is also apparently just turning 31 today/tomorrow), and, well, I couldn't exactly let it go without commandeering it, now could I?

( It's my fucking birthday )

CNN and MSNBC have called a house takeover. 538 is calling Senate takeover down to 2%. Looks like we're going to have that very rare situation of a split chamber ( Read more... )

Nate Silvers updated house viewing guide with slightly newer information then last nights: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/02/3225/Cooks table on when states reported 50% polling results in 2008 - the idea being that's a better metric when results will actually be avaliable then poll closing times. I'll note that WA beats Alaska ( Read more... )

Well, I said I had a few more things to cover, so here goes.

First off, 538 put out an excellent house viewing guide, so I'm not even going to go into that. You should definitely check it out though - it'll help give you a really good idea as election results start coming in whether certain outcomes are 'expected'. This is critical because all ( Read more... )

I'm going to have a more involved post over the weekend providing my midterm result guide (that is, what states to watch as expected metrics of what's going on), but I wanted to make sure everyone was explicitly clear on one thing ( Read more... )

Cora has posted a very nice post showing some of the highlights of our wedding. Y'all should go check it out: http://coraa.livejournal.com/429578.html.

If, for some reason, you don't want to see her post and just want to view photos yourself, might I present to you:

Ceph's selected wedding photos: http://picasaweb.google.com/coraandpava/ ( Read more... )

Step 1: Sleep about 2 1/2 hours before your 8:45am flight. This both leaves you just a bit tired and without feeling like you're about to just lose a day ( Read more... )

I mentioned it on FB (and when does THAT ever happen), but figured I'd be remiss if I failed to also note the sheer weirdness of the fact that I'll be married in a week.

WTF.

My last post was 2 months ago on turning 30. This one is me realizing I'll be married in a month.

A lot going on, I suppose. Not that that apparently makes me any likelier to talk about it, but hey!

I appear to be 30.

WEIRD.