The title's a bit of a misnomer. It's certainly not a "celebration" for more than half of the candidates who aren't quite with the winning. But either way, the "Election Celebration" was held at 3:30 in the gym, in front of the backdrop of volleyball practice and various balloon arches.
There were plenty of twists and turns in the various races (like ASB President and Veep), and more than a few frustrating moments ("They were UNOPPOSED! We know they won! Mooove on!"). I even got to deliver what some people felt was the biggest twist of the afternoon (Brian Lee's upset over Lauren Lee in the Class of 2010 Presidential campaign).
But I had steeled myself beforehand. I knew that no matter what happened in there, whether I won or lost, I would still come out with a result.
Turns out... Not so much.
Ariel ran an excellent campaign, and I agreed with many of her ideas for improving the class. Unfortunately, the votes didn't quite turn her way. I wish her the very best in all of her pursuits, and hope she applies for the Inner Council next year.
But my other opponent was Andrew Lee. "Andrewmon". Apparently, he ran away with the votes, and I barely received enough to take this thing into runoffs. Now, Andrew's a great guy. I've worked with him for a couple of years now, and I know he's always enthusiastic about what he's working on.
However, is he really the best candidate for the Presidency? Can he lead the Class of '09 with conviction, weathering the rough patches along with the good times? Is he firm enough to really be a leader?
I'm not implying he isn't, of course, I just need you, the voters, to ask yourself these questions and decide for yourselves. I may have come down on him a bit hard for using flash and gimmicks, but I don't think our class should be swept aside of the real issues because Candidate Such-and-Such's campaign is based on a better TV show that Candidate So-and-So's campaign. I've tried to talk directly to the class, through this blog, through my speeches, and through whatever other avenues I can find.
I care passionately about this class. The question is: Do you?
I'm tired of all this campaigning, all this innuendo about whether a candidate is competent or not. I wanted it to end, but today proved it wouldn't. So I'll come back on Monday, campaign off what's left of my butt that hasn't already been campaigned off, and hope you all vote for me on Tuesday. And by Wednesday, it'll all be over. I think.
Today's Helpful Hint From Will: Still coming down from your St. Patrick's Day festivities? Hopefully you don't have a hangover (technically called a veisalgia), since you shouldn't be drinking. And while there aren't any cures for hangovers known to be effective, here are some of the more colorful ones:
- Pickle juice
- An especially large pizza/sandwich
- A disgusting Scottish energy drink called "Irn-Bru"
- Charcoal
- Cabbage leaves
- Taking a shower and abruptly switching hot and cold water
- Canned asparagus
- DayQuil and/or NyQuil
- And, of course, more alcohol ("hair of the dog")
I WILL - STILL
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