3:52 a.m. -- Well, it's Tuesday and it's Election Day 2018.

Apparently, this is going to be a good election for the Left. Most of my friends are really happy about that. I'm not particularly enthusiastic about it because, as obnoxious as I find most of the Trump people to be, I also find the American Left to be painfully and insufferably self-righteous. They're like the new Puritans, demanding loyalty to their online Gods and threatening to burn heretics at the stake. For instance, on twitter, it's always the Resistance people who make a big deal about unfollowing anyone who doesn't agree with them about every little thing. I mean, God forbid that anyone think for themselves as opposed to just retweeting every vapid thought with a resist hashtag.

I live in Texas, which is getting a lot of attention this year. Everyone's really excited about Beto O'Rourke, despite the fact Beto is basically just another rich white guy who was born into privilege and is now pretending to be a class warrior. As much as I say that I don't care who wins, that's not entirely true. For instance, I do want Greg Abbott to be reelected governor of Texas because I don't want to have to deal with a state income tax. While I'm not a fan of Ted Cruz's, I would rather Cruz win because most of O'Rourke's supporters are just so incredibly obnoxious. It's looking like my congressman will be defeated and replaced by an ex-football player. That's fine, I guess. Personally, I like the idea of one party controlling the Senate and one party controlling the House. The less that the government can do, the less that government can screw up.

Anyway, I'll be voting totally and completely third party this year. Why? Because that's my right. I'm so sick of being told that I'm throwing my vote away unless I vote for either a Democrat or a Republican. I resent the assumption that I'm going to automatically vote for one party or another. Mostly, I just resent the fact that the Resistance and the MAGA folks have to make every single thing political nowadays. So yes, I will vote third party and if that causes someone's favorite candidate to lose, so be it. Life will go on, regardless of who controls Washington.

I was given the day off work, specifically so that I could go vote. So, I'll vote and then I'll go to the movies. That's kind of my Election Day ritual. I always vote, even though I think it's usually a waste of time. Mostly, I just do it because I've got a streak going. I haven't missed an election since I turned 18. I have to say, though, that I think that most Get Out The Vote efforts are really obnoxious. Everyone has the right not to vote and that's a good thing.

Anyway, I guess all of the blue wave people will be gloating tonight and hopefully, they'll enjoy it since all of their candidates are going to sell their supporters out as soon as they're sworn in. In fact, if history is any guide, the end result of the Blue Wave will probably be Trump getting reelected in 2020. (How quickly people forget 2010 and 2012.) But for now, the voters of America can indulge in their fantasies of making a difference.

5:30 a.m. -- I'm reconsidering whether or not I actually want to vote today. The more I see people saying that I have to go vote, the more I resent the idea of doing it. Up until this point, I've voted in every election that I've been eligible to vote in so not voting today would end that streak but my God, the Get Out The Vote people have been sooooooo obnoxious this year! I really resent being talked down to and occasionally threatened by those people.

I guess I'll go to the movies first and then I'll see if I still feel like voting afterwards.

6:43 a.m. -- I was feeling so conflicted that I woke up Jeff and asked him about whether or not I should vote or not this year. As always, talking it over with him helped a lot. While I was explaining my feelings to him, I realized that 1) I was being silly and 2) I really should stay off twitter for the rest of today. In short, I really just needed to vent, a little. I'll be voting later today.

10:30 am -- With absolutely zero enthusiasm, I voted. This year, in particular, people have been making it sound like voting is the equivalent of going to war. "Bring snacks! Bring comfortable shoes! Bring friends! MAKE PLANS AND DON'T GIVE UP!" I waited in line for about six minutes and then I got my ballot and I voted for all the Libertarians. Everyone was perfectly nice and polite. I'm not really sure what goes on at other polling places but I've never had any difficulty in Texas.

12:27 pm -- Just saw something on twitter about a 90 year-old great grandmother who voted for the first time today. Why are we celebrating someone who is so lazy that she waited 69 years to cast her first vote?

1:45 pm -- The more I think about it, the more I wish I hadn't voted in this election.

4:00 pm -- Per tradition, I saw a movie after voting. This year's movie was Halloween and it was good but the whole time I was watching it, I had this nagging thought at the back of my mind. The more I think about it, the more I resent being told that I "must vote." This year, the get out the vote effort has been particularly obnoxious. I hate being told what to do and if I could take back my ballot this year I would. 2018 will be the last year that I ever vote.

5:14 pm -- I had a good talk with my friend Linzy and now I feel better about voting. I really am in a mood today! The night is about to get better because Jeff and I are going to see the original Suspiria at the Alamo Drafthouse tonight! If anything can get my mind off of everything, it'll be seeing Suspiria in a theater!

9:00 pm -- Suspiria was great as always. And .... it looks like the midterm isn't going to be as bad as I thought. Democrats are winning the House, which will keep Trump in check but the Republicans are gaining in the Senate, which will keep the country from going socialist. Looks like Beto did better than expected but his fake ass won't be representing wall street in the Senate. In other words, it's a midterm like almost every other midterm and twitter is a useless tool when it comes to predicting politics. It looks like I'll have a new commie congressman but I can always just move to the district next door. We'll get rid of him in 2020. The district needed some new blood in Congress, anyway.

1:14 am on Wednesday, November 7th -- I don't understand why people get so worked up in elections that don't even involve them. I'm like seeing people in Kansas and Michigan and Colorado crying because we didn't elect Beto. And I'm just like, "Why do you care? Worry about your own state." It's funny because they were all kissing Texas's ass when it looked like Beto was going to win but now they're all like cursing us to Hell. Get a grip, people.

Everything's going to be alright.