Wednesday, 15 October 2008

For part of the 32 hours I spent inside a plane crossing the Atlantic, I watched Recount.

I wanted Sarah to see it as well, so we got it with NetFlix and watched it tonight.

I have no idea how factually accurate the movie is, but I'll assume all of the bits that were on the public record were vaguely correct. I'll assume the chad factor with the ballots was correct. The movie portrayed the US electoral system as a complete and utter shambles. The thing I found most striking was that the recounts keep having deadlines that weren't met, and the whole recount got discarded as a result. The process seemed incredibly flawed.

It got me wondering how the Australian vote counting goes, given it's completely manual. I might have to volunteer as a scrutineer when we wind up back in Canberra.

I highly recommend watching this movie if you can get your hands on it.

I got a voicemail message at home from UPS for a Christopher Pollock. I've previously received some mail for him as well, so I went searching, and it turns out that he lives elsewhere in my apartment complex.

Not long after we moved to the US, we were picking up a pizza from Pizza Hut, and someone else was also picking up a pizza for "Pollock". It seems my last name is more common than I thought.