a vote for snickers

well, it's the first tuesday after the third monday in march, so you know what that means: sba elections of course! for the past week or two, all kinds of posters have been hung in the law school and numerous fliers temporarily placed in our mail folders en route to their final destination, the trash receptacles. only a week or so of campaigning is necessary, because lets face it, once you get elected it's smooth sailing.

the most interesting race became that for sba vice president. there were three candidates. two were girls i'd never heard of, and the third a well dressed guy who sits towards the front in a number of my classes and at least looks the part. early advantage: class guy (as a bonus, i've seen him wear flip flops on occasion).

like any good candidate, many running for office attempted to buy votes. preying on the weariness and weakness of fellow classmates, they put candy in our mail folders, on tables in the lobby, and brought some to class.

as i walked into sales today, there were a couple nerdy kids up front who didnt belong. they were handing out ballots. i wasnt sure i was going to vote prior to this, as 1) it would require effort and 2) being a transfer here, i still didnt know a lot of the candidates for most of the offices. but when i was handed a ballot in stride, i decided to try my hand at voting.

for most of the offices, i checked people i recognized or had class with, or i checked the only person running. then came the decision, vice president. hmmmm. as it happened, one of the girls i didnt know had left candy in my mail folder, and had even bothered to write my name on the paper. how personal. a nice touch. good candy too. then, she had put more in the lobby this morning for people to grab on the way to class. another point for her. so it was close, two points for her, and two for the guy (well dressed/looked like he'd do a good job, and was in a bunch of classes/familiar). i wrote off the third girl, as i wasnt even sure she existed. ultimately, i voted for the guy. he gave us candy at the beginning of sales. all else being even, the last one to supply the sugar wins.

there has probably never been a more important snickers bar in the history of the mars company. as it turned out, he and the girl i never thought existed tied for vp. without that snickers, i would have thrown my vote away on candy girl, and they both would have lost.

so, now there's the race for the runoff. it's time to step up the bidding. let's see what you suckas got!