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voting from Australia

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

This inverse seasonality is just bizarre. Charlie and I went into the Canadian Consulate so I could get a form to send off to the super-efficient Canadian Government, so they could send me a ballot for the election. The election was called the day after we left Sydney, back in October. That means that there are now just 16 days til we vote. Like I'm going to get that ballot from the government (in the mail, for Chr*st's sake!), and then sent off again in time. I guess this'll just be another election I've missed.

When we got to the Consulate, I noticed the box for the donations, and the poppies. It dawned on me that the Aussies don't do the poppy thing, then realised of course they don't - why adopt a Canadian tradition? So I bought one, and wore it around, but Sara didn't like it on the colour of shirt or something, and insisted it come off. So I forgot to get it back from her the next day, dang it.