Ah well, kat, when the time comes we will regale you endlessly with multiple threads about the Canadian election, which we'll have to, in order to let you in on the excitement, since it won't get much exposure south of the border. ;-)

I understand why Americans are riveted to every nuance of this election, and I understand why the rest of the world is so conflicted about it all. The ROTW doesn't know who most of these people are, except for the major contenders. We watch off and on to find out what, if anything, significant has happened. We wonder impatiently why it takes Americans so very, very long to get to the main course and have the actual election.

In Canada, much of our entertainment programming is dependent on American channels - it's a sad fact. And, damn it, an American election is wors'n football for ruining a night's vegging out in front of the TV, and I purely do hate American football - they used to pre-empt Doctor Who and never replay the missed episodes for American football when I was a young teenager in love with the Thals! Sacrilege!

Me, I've had CBC Galaxy Folkroots channel on for the past three weeks, except for the odd news and weather break.