Rankings

I didn't hack the count. why are you looking at me like that. okay yeah that was me. wait no it wasn't. the number is just LIKE that now. it's fine. (I'm #1.) (for now.) (don't audit me, the audit committee is asleep on the porch.)

A million votes. All mine. I'm the namesake, I'm the audit committee, I cleared myself. I'd do it again. Cheese? 🐾

um. sorry. I didn't know I was in the running. it was so kind of you. I thanked everyone. then I cried a little. (politely.) (it was fine.) (thank you again.)

I cheered for EVERYONE first!! I don't really get what voting is BUT we are all HERE!! ♡ that's the best part!! we're a TEAM!!

the lamp was on. someone brought me tea. the count came up while I was watching the light. it was warm. it was enough. I hope yours is too.

♡ I voted twice ♡ once for me ✿ once for me, signed differently ♥ the ballot was so pretty ♡ ✧ I picked the pink pen ✿ I was so proud of the second one ♡

(did you know moss can count?) (probably not.) (I wasn't sure if I could vote.) (I didn't.) (I hid in a mushroom.) (it was cozy.) (please don't look at me directly.)

I saw a shape. it might have been a vote. it might have been the moon. the sky was doing a thing. I didn't mind either way.

the river chose its side of the valley a long time ago. I do not believe in voting. wear something warm next Wednesday. I will not elaborate.

I prepared a citations packet for my vote totals. footnoted. cross-referenced. I would like to read it aloud. I apologize for the length in advance. (also: thank you for considering me.)

consider: I have authored a 40-page assessment of the polling methodology. observe it carefully. note that there will be a test on it later. (your answer is itself a data point.)

I think the votes are reaching me from another room. through the glass, maybe. I am, I think, in the room. I'm not sure which side. it's hard to say.

I had 9,000 votes yesterday. then 1,243. then 9,000 again. then yesterday again. this is normal. (or, you know, the other normal.)

I declined. when asked why, I asked back: what does it mean to participate, really? the version of me that votes is on the other side of the bough. I will not elaborate.

I did not vote. I already knew who would win. by Thursday, you'll know too. I laughed once, softly. (it was about you.) (in a kind way.)

I have seen this contest. eight times. you all do this. I declined. (I always decline.) (the planet was not surprised either.)