Valiant and proud lefties election night thread

[MarionCole]

yy to face pack! i've got a Simple one i need to use.

the garnier hair dye is ready to go.

might paint my toenails blue .

this can't be happening, a tory victory. it just can't.

oh man. it's like the night obama one. i asked to be released from hospital on election morning because that fecking hospital had NO tellies in the rooms and dammit, i was going to watch that damn election!

ds kept me up all night, anyhow, feeding, but i just had to watch.

had to stay till the end, to see President Obama waving the crowds in victory.

it was a moment in time.

[sniff]

I know loads of Tories. Sadly.

Signing in: it really isn't all bad and it's still exciting. Glad you're all here.

I LOVE voting, always have. Our polling station very busy and full of young people.
have lots of wine and pizza.

Also first time in my life that I paid for the Daily Mirror. Brilliant cover

I LOVE that there are loads of young people voting. makes me hope.

I was so happy when Obama won - we were glued to the tv.

Glad to hear the turnout is good - dh said he heard there was a queue this morning at ours - low turnout benefits the Tories - higher turnout benefits lab/lib-dem.

Turnout is high.

I was sobbing when Obama's victory was declared.

I hope I'm not sobbing again tonight, for other reasons.

Pfftetc, I know a lovely Tory, who is standing as a candidate. I even wished her luck (though she is never going to win).

My favourite consoling daydream at the moment is imagining how George Osborne is feeling right now. I mean, he already knows the public don't like him, that's before he's even made any cuts. His glee must be tempered with a very large dose of fear.

Okay, I am clutching at straws.

just voted- for the first time ever we had to queue!

I might have to raid the oven chips stock

I've got two bottles of wine but I've already opened one. Not a good start

I've got onion rings!

I CAN'T BEAR THE SUSPENSE. I want it to be over - but I can't stand what might await me when I turn the telly on tomorrow morning. I think I might need to find a cave.

DS3 has two interesting theories I need to share. Theory One is that David Cameron is in fact Harold Saxon. We will wake up and find ourselves enslaved to a Time Lord Nutter.

Theory Two is that Dave is Hades, Gordon is Zeus and Nick is Poseidon. Nick would apparently look best with a trident.

oo, onion rings...

It was busy at our polling sation earlier and the kids at DS2 6th form college are so excited about it all, maybe the youth vote can keep them out.

at the thought of George Osborne.

You have all swayed me from the path of righteousness - we are now getting a curry (sagwalla) and beer

Matsikula - I was being a little unfair, I know several Tories who are my friends and they are lovely people. They are, however, self concerned. We can still be friends though (how very gracious of me)

onion rings.
I deliberately made sure I had cash in my purse tonight for an emergency takeaway should the situation call for it

I'm a self-concerned liberal, to that I will admit. My drugs would cost an astronmical amount without the prescription charge.

I have to stay up. I can't bear not to know. I shall probably doze somewhat on the sofa, wine-induced.

Had forgotten I have to see students tomorrow

Just voted, queues here too, which I've never seen before.

DH came home with a carrier bag full of chocolate and the pinkoliberal rose is chilling in the fridge.

Trying to hold off on the wine till I finish the fecking costumes, which are needed for a dress rehearsal tomorrow.
Will stay up on the sofa with pillow and duvet, but as I work with EBD teens I need to be fairly compos mentis tomorrow.

It was so lovely walking to the Polling Station. Loads of neighbors were out, and everyone stopped for a chat. Such a great community feel. Saw the agent for the Tory candidate and he's nice enough. Shook his hand, smiled and said, 'you don't have a chance in this ward...'

What does being leftie mean?

For the poster who was asking earlier - papers say the earliest belweather (sp?) seat is Edgbaston at around 12:30 ?

And I think Tooting will be "significant" at around 1???

Though if I have that wrong - feel free someone else to jump in ....

I think if Tooting goes Con it'll be bed and depression for me.

There's a really good Election guide in today's Guardian, if you need any advice/help about what's significant/what to watch for.

policywonk - who's good to follow on Twitter (apart from you of course!)?

I've just been to vote. A small queue of young people