I suck at writing at the moment. Part of it is sheer boredom with all things election 2008 in the US and part of it is actual busy-ness at work at the moment. For those unaware there’s a massive election next Thursday 1 May to decide who’ll be the Mayor of London and the 25 London Assembly members for the next four years. And for those also unaware I’ve been working on organising this election.
I can’t say much because of the whole secrecy thing but suffice to say it’s been very, very interesting. I am looking forward to next Thursday and the count on Friday 2 May. That’s really the big thing: the count. Obviously that’s when we find out who won and that’s the most exciting bit. I’ll be in the thick of it at City Hall watching results come in throughout the day from the 14 constituencies and seeing them calculated at the end to get a winner. I, along with the other London Elects staff, will know who the winner is before anyone else. That’s quite cool. It’s a very tight race between the Labour and Conservative candidates so it will be a very exciting day.
So, that’s my life at the moment: election fever. From seeing ballot papers delivered to answering queries on when a postal vote will arrive I live and breathe the election right now. Hopefully once it’s over I’ll find more time and energy to write about fun things. Until then…