I had a pretty good day today. On the way to work, I ran into a friend on the bus. And on the way home from work, I ran into an old friend I hadn't seen in ages, and met one of his friends, who gave us a ride. There was a heavy meeting at work today. I was working in the residential home, and the meeting was addressing some issues that had risen as a result of one of the resident's passing. Voices were raised, tears were shed, crackers and cheese were munched on. Very brutal. But it was a good meeting. Some people had things to say, and it was important for them to say it. I'm casual staff, and relatively new to boot, so I didn't get too involved. My purpose was to assist the residents during the meeting, but I was able to sit in througout most of it.

The election is over, and we now have a Conservative minority government. I am trying to take solace in the fact that it's a minority government, and this country has survived previous Conservative rule. But I am worried about the lives of the kind of people I support, who rely on government funds to get the help they need. With the current Liberal provincial and the now Conservative federal governments, social and welfare programs are going to be in trouble. Dickheads like Harper and the HCF (Hypocritical Criminal Fuck) Campbell always think that these programs are superfluous, mainly because they and their friends have never needed the services offered. And hell, if they and their $100,000+/year pals don't need it, then clearly it's not a necessary service! It'd be nice if one of these asses took a step beyond their well-manicured lawns and had a look at the real world. Anyway, I can see this whole discussion heading into a vitriolic preach to the choir (too late) so I'm gonna cut it off here.