Claremont has a new Mayor.

Well, over the weekend the ballots were counted for the latest election, and dudes - Claremont has a new Mayor! Jock Barker, a long-time colleague of my Mum's.

I know that probably won't mean much to most of you, but I am *so* over the moon about this. He's a really super awesome nice guy, and he likes Rogue, even though she's shy. Said all sorts of nice things about her, and Rogue licked him. Which she NEVER does to anyone. So I think that makes Rogue an honoured kitty now? Kitty of Council?

Oh, and the really awesome thing about the latest election? Women councillers now outnumber the men councillers seven to three! This is the first time this has happened in Claremont Council, I think. Brilliant! Mum's thrilled, because she won't be outnumbered by a boys club this year. I think it's really energised her, this win.

And man, did he ever kick arse! It was a really amazing election, because Paul Kelly (the other guy) had big Liberal dudes behind him, and he had super shiny expensive flyers, and every member of the council bar Mum come out in the local paper and say to support him. Mum had refrained from mentioning who she was going to vote for because she didn't want to sway the voters. After that display by the other councillers, she was all "Fuck this!" and came out in support of Jock the following week, in her own article. Which was pretty clever, really.

Mum didn't think that Jock would win, cause he didn't have the money that Paul Kelly had behind him. What he *did* have behind him, however, is years of hard work for the Claremont ratepayers, which tends to pay off in votes cause people don't forget shit. And you don't throw around glossy fliers during a recession, man. Bad form.

Anyway, so Jock Barker won by about two to one in the votes which is astounding, really.

Yeaaah, I'm probably way more excited about local politics than is regular. But I've grown up watching my Mum take part and it's really kinda hellishly fascinating once you enter its world. There's a sort of closeness with the constituents that isn't there with state or federal politics, and if you stand up for people, they remember. It means something to them. I guess, when my Mum (and Jock) go about local politics, they're really doing it for their voters, and when you see politics working as it actually should, it's kind of exciting.

So upset right now.

Ever feel like you're losing all your friends? That's how I feel. I feel like people find my life so depressing that they don't want to be around me.

Holy shit, my life is so depressing *I* don't want to be around me sometimes.

I feel so abandoned, so alone, so horribly horribly isolated. It's killing me.

Shopping when depressed = poor Nacey.

I couldn't really afford it, but I spent 110 bucks on knitting yarn. I'm making myself a Fourth Doctor scarf. I've always wanted one, and it'll be special if I make it myself. Besides, it'll keep me occupied, keep my mind off shit.