I'm taking suggestions on how to get through the next 13 months

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

So how do I get through this election cycle without going completely crazy?

Should I join a pottery class?

Should I open my own Ebay store?

Should I read the complete works of Leo Tolstoy?

I don't think I can watch the news any more. It's making me completely crazy. I know I'm not alone here. What do you guys do to alleviate election-related stress?

[woofless]

1. personally I am going to

stick my forefingers in each ear, close my eyes and go 'LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA'


NOT!

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

2. believe me

That is exactly what I have been trying to do since December 2000. It ain't working.

[maggrwaggr]

3. go to your doctor and get a big dose of Paxil

and take it every day religiously until late November 2004

If Bush wins, keep taking it, but double the dosage.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

4. I'm already on Zoloft!

But if you think Paxil will help speed up the time, I'll certainly give it a shot.

[Endangered Specie]

5. Curious picture

YOu know, if W's right hand was raised just a little higher, you know what it look like ... Why, how ironic.

Pass the time?

-Here, ranting with fellow left-minded folks

-Helping with grassroots campaning

-Yell at Gary BirdSong- (evangilical nut who loves to preach hate on College Campuses nationwide, post if ya ever heard/seen him). Search google for him.

-Conduct online Warfare (MOHAA, Counterstrike, etc..)

Some of my favorites.

[freeforall]

6. Get on here and vent! n/t

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[rwheeler31]

7. Take a vacation

Go to San Francisco, get up to the mountains and see how life goes on.

[Jacobin]

8. I recommend Tolstoy

You won't be disappointed.

[Ellen Forradalom]

16. Read Proust

Or Joyce. Either will usher you into a dream-state, far removed from present reality.

[frank frankly]

9. join up with Bev and BBV, fight for local and national candidates

and I like to offset it all with hours and hours of reading, writing, and ranting. i've met an excellent cartoonist and we are working on some political cartoons, which makes me feel good because we may wake some people up.

but don't watch the news. they aren't helpful. you can still read about what they cover here. if I had cable, I would lose my mind.

but it is hard to keep sane during insane times. I recommend emailing Bev, though!!!

[Clete]

10. If you have some land, grow your own food.

That's what I am concentrating on now. I don't feel like contributing to the economy that much right now until we get a responsible government back.

[liberalhistorian]

11. I agree with all of these suggestions,

but I'm going a step further in my planning. If the Bushistas manage to pull another coup next year, and are still in office in January of 2005, I am definitely taking the kid and moving to Canada, I don't give a good goddamn if I have a job or not. I don't live too far from the border, I have a college degree, and I just cannot face living in a country that would vote for the Bushistas. And I will not be able to stand watching my country being totally destroyed by that Nazi wannabe and his henchmen.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

12. If he gets re-elected

The wife and I have decided on Norway. I know everyone says they're going to do leave the country if Bush gets re-elected, but I honestly don't know how I can stand another four years of this shit. Hell, I can barely even stand ONE more year.

[speckledgator]

24. another exile

I'm moving to Canada now...the further disintegration of my country will be less painful watching from afar. Besides I recently married a Canadian, and if the US would let her in...we would live here. As it stands she is denied entry, so I am going to Canada!

[karlschneider]

13. You could try doing what Alex Hassilev suggested decades ago...

he was one of "The Limeliters" which will be meaningless to you if you aren't an old phart like me ;-)

"I raced home tearfully, leapt into bed, assumed the pre-natal position and turned the electric blanket up to 9."

:D

[Fight_n_back]

14. Get through how Bush does

drink heavily.

[toddzilla]

15. unplug that TV!! at once!!!

read some books, go for a walk..

ok, that covers the first week..
uhh

look! over there!!

(runs away)

[MissMillie]

22. turning the TV off is my suggestion

get plenty of exercise, spend time w/ people who love you, and....


... volunteer for your candidate of choice.

You'll probably feel better about the process if you feel involved.

[prolesunited]

17. I ride miles and miles and miles

on my bike. Crank up the jams and pump the pedals till the sweat is dripping down my back and my legs ache.

Works for me. :shrug:

[SOteric]

18. Get politically involved

Go door to door, or sit in coffee houses and talk to people.

Register voters in under-represented districts.

Leave lists of URL's for places like DU, Bartcop and Truthout in books in bookstores.

This is not a time for armchair activism.

We still might not manage to acheive Bush's ouster, but at least, looking back on it all, you'll be able to look yourself in the mirror and know that you tried to impact Democracy in this country.

[NightTrain]

19. Have you tried hallucinogenic drugs?

Always worked for me!

[el_gato]

20. get off of the pharmaceuticals anyway

the world is fucked not you
you should feel depressed when you
take a look at what's going on
it's a natural response and
the pills won't help

[BigMcLargehuge]

21. take a martial arts class

it's done wonders for me

[Skittles]

23. I HATE TO ADVOCATE DRUGS AND SEX AND VIOLENCE

BUT THEY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED FOR ME. Who was it that said that?

[Blitz]

25. Become a Yankees fan

At least that way you'll definitely have some winners in your life.