Election Night Scheduling
Well, I am happy to report that the scheduling of Japanese Holidays has made it possible for me to closely monitor the U.S. elections next week: it turns out that Wednesday, November 3rd is Culture Day in Japan, and the day is free. And with time zones and all, that means that the election results will be coming in throughout the day here. After DST takes effect in the U.S. on October 31, 8:00 pm EST will be 10:00 am here in Tokyo. Polls should close in Hawaii by 4:00 in the afternoon here, and unless it’s really close, the preliminary results will be coming in by early evening. Perfect timing. And, of course, I’ll be blogging like a madman throughout, most likely. I am already up to 953 posts on this blog, and #1000 may well come around on election day–rather fitting, if it’s so.