Polling day for the state of New South Wales is rocking up closer and closer this weekend. Labour and Liberals locking horns over the state of business affairs and outlining who is the bigger offender in running things dead into the ground.

On the one hand, Peter Debnam for the Liberals and a man who can't seem to keep a business afloat. Even to the point of denying his connection and business dealings with said markers on his CV.

And on the other, Morris Iemma for Labour. A man with a high forehead and ministers who haven't been all that great in their track records for running of services and infrastructure.

Two party preferred system means that either one of these will have to rule the state with their combined numbers. Placing a vote for the Greens and Democrats apparently, as some people will joke, a throwaway gesture.

Personally, it's going down with the Greens and Democrats ahead of Labour with the right-wing parties wallowing with Liberal. To that end, an idea for a little political grandstanding in the polling areas for Saturday.

Take the ballots, vote for whichever party tickles the fancy and sounds like a winner. Fold up the ballot as instructed.

On the walk from the voting booth, stand in the middle with a look of despair and a voice of shock. Proclaim something along the lines of "Oh my stars and garters! I've made a huge mistake! I just voted [political party of opposing choice]!"

Then place the ballot in the box and walk away.

2007-03-24 @ 23:11

There were 338 boxes to fill below the black line on the ballot for the members of the legislative council. And when done fast and with preferences in mind, takes about 15 minutes or so.

 

The ballot for the Squiddy Awards of 2004 are out there. Winners of 2003 include Brian Bendis for Best Writer, DC for Best Company and the Hulk hands toy for Best Merchandise.

For those looking at voting for science fiction shows and such, the Spaceys 05 Viewer's Choice awards are up and open for casting those fish in the pond with no fish.

 

Thought about casting a paper vote for the Wizard fan awards to be held in some convention later in the year over in Los Angeles. It's like any other survey, only without as many questions or a section for identification. Since the deadline for final ballots is March, kept coming back and looking at the form, thinking about whether or not to just send it in, casting the votes into the pool. Throwing away another gold coin for postage was the deal breaker there. So it's a good thing that they at least they have an online version of the fan ballot, even though filling in an online form/ballot/survey is cold.


Writer: Joss Whedon (Astonishing X-Men)
Smooth flowing dialogue, clear understanding of their dynamic and the mutants are cracking wise.

Penciller: Jim Lee (Superman)
Superheroes done with muscles in a way that makes them still look like they could run around the place. And the legs of his women still go up to the neck.

Inker: Scott Hanna (Ultimate Spider-Man)
No sense of clutter, no overbearing weight, light and fun like the comic itself should be.

Painter: David Mack (Kabuki)
Beautiful stuff this guy does, a style that isn't overtly sexual or even tensed. Soft and relaxed come to mind.

Colourist: Dave Stewart (Daredevil, Conan)
Taking it from Conan, it's murky, a little dirty and sort of wants to make itself smell a little regal for effect.

Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos (Astonishing X-Men)
It's like the letters keep on shrinking and everyone's whispering these jokes under their breath.

Editor: Ralph Macchio (Ultimate titles)
Of the choices offered, Macchio seems to have a handle on what's going on with the Ultimate line.

Male hero: Conan (Dark Horse)
Here we go, the sword wielding barbarian has come back from the wilderness and surprisingly isn't bashing in heads all the time.

Female hero: Kitty Pryde (Marvel)
Buffy.

Villain: Bomber (Ex Machina)
Now this was something good. An ordinary joe running about the snowy streets blowing them trucks up. The mystery of it all adding much to the monthly chase.

Supporting character: Nick Fury (Secret War, Astonishing X-Men)
Haven't seen this guy for a while, and when he does turn up he's still breaking balls.

Ongoing series: Astonishing X-Men (Marvel)
Over in some other article it'll be explained that the reconnect with the X-Men was pretty quick. Like coming in from the cold and already feeling the warmth.

Action figure line: Batman: Hush (DC Direct)
These are sort of like McFarlane toys, nice to look at from their box/blister, but playing with them outside is something else. Check out the left leg on Poison Ivy if you get the chance.

Movie project: Spider-Man 2 (Sony)
A whole lot more emotion as well as action. Funnier too. J. Jonah Jameson still rocks the show.

Greatest moment of 2004: Bone One Volume Edition
Have you seen the size of this monster? That's a moment right there.

TV show
Didn't get to watch much, if any, comic related TV shows during the entirety of 2004. In fact, none at all. And when was the last time Smallville was on Ch9? That must have been early to mid 2003.

DVD release & Video game
Outside of that Blade double pack and NFS: Underground 2, nothing.