Election day! Well....local election and Alternative Vote referendum day, but that doesn't have the same ring to it. We didn't receive any polling cards, so I eventually managed to speak to a council employee who seemed to know slightly more than nothing about her specialised subject, and was advised that I "should be ok to vote". This did not fill me with optimism, and on pressing for further clarification I was advised that apparently,they are very busy, as lots of people didn't receive their polling cards. I asked if perhaps I should call back next week when the elections were over? She didn't seem impressed. I decided that I would vote when i got back from working at the School this morning, That didn't happen as I got back much later than expected, had to deal with a couple of calls, pick up youngest whose bus was late, get prepared for work, then then straight to rehearsal afterwards. It is te first time that I can remember that I didn't vote, and I am still cross about it. Oh well. Unfortunately, or fortunately as I could put it really, it would appear that my vote would have been totally wasted anyway. What we need is some sort of voting system that accurately reflects the wishes of the public rather than the silly two party politics that we have all grown to loathe....Oh hang on....perhaps we all like it?
In other news, Nadine Dorries....(Yes...I've been good.... I've avoided mentioning her for a while)....My delectable MP, spoke today in the commons. She has put forward a ten minute bill that is proposing that we preach abstinence to schoolgirls. She went on to explain that showing 7 year olds how to put condoms on bananas was immoral and that she wanted it stopped. Apparently, it leads to teenagers pretty much dropping their fruit based demonstration and "doing it" right there and then in the classroom. I have written to her to ask which school are ACTUALLY putting condoms on fruit to classrooms full of sexually active seven year olds, I await a reply with an inevitable sense of disappointment. I can only think in wonderment as to where would would be now, had her parents practiced the abstinence that she preaches about.
We rehearsed again in the evening for what is almost certainly the last time. We are performing in the semi finals in Maidenhead on Sunday, and whilst I am proud of the play, I suspect we will not progress to the final. Tomorrow I need to go to the shops and purchase Lingerie based products for my good lady wife to complete her costume. Yes...the cheap tart is going for the shock tactic to try and get votes, whereas I am keeping my stature under cover and relying on my acting talent. I am hoping that the blog of this shopping expedition does not lead to any horror stories. I have no problem with making tge purchases, it just usually ends up with other people being embarrassed for me.
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