The New York Times asked their readers to submit words that described their moods after the elections — and then tracked the top words throughout election day in an interactive “wordtrain.”

Here are two screenshots of what readers said after the 2008 election and how they’re feeling now.

For more:

2010: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/01/us/politics/2010-election-wordtrain.html
2008: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/04/us/politics/20081104_ELECTION_WORDTRAIN.html

My friends and family always ask me for a voter guide, so here's how I plan to vote on November 2nd. Though I doubt we always agree, I think it's good to share our opinions. 

Special thanks to Minutemen and Tea Party sites for helping me vote against their recommendations, especially for the judicial positions. 

Let me know if you disagree on anything or have any burning opinions, I'm curious to see where my friends stand.

I made a few changes to my choices based on LA Council President Eric Garcetti's voter guide, in red below. 

xo bn

STATE

Governor: Jerry Brown

Lieutenant Governor: Gavin Newsom

Secretary of State: Debra Bowen

Controller: John Chiang

Treasurer: Bill Lockyer

Attorney General: Kamala D. Harris

Insurance Commissioner: Dave Jones

Member of the State Board of Equalization, 4th District: Jerome E. Horton

UNITED STATES

U.S. Senator: Barbara Boxer

U.S. Representative: Xavier Becerra

STATE LEGISLATURE

State Senator: Curren D. Price, Jr.

Member of the State Assembly: Mike Gatto

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT

Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: No

Ming W. Chin for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: No (anti-gay, but pro-choice)

Carlos R. Moreno for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Yes (pro-gay)

COURT OF APPEAL

Robert M. Mallano for Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One: Yes

Victoria G. Chaney for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One: No

Jeffrey W. Johnson for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One: Yes

Judith M. Ashmann for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Two: Yes

Walter Croskey for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Three: Yes

Steven Suzukawa for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four: No

Orville "Jack" Armstrong for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five: No

Paul H. Coffee for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six: No

Steven Z. Perren for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Six: Yes

Laurie D. Zelon for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven: Yes

Frank Y. Jackson for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Seven: No

Tricia A. Bigelow for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight: No

Elizabeth Annette Grimes for Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight: No

SUPERIOR COURT

Office No. 28: Mark K. Ameli

Office No. 117: Alan Schneider

Office No. 136: Amy D. Hogue

SCHOOL

Superintendent of Public Instruction: Larry Aceves

COUNTY

Assessor: John Y. Wong I'm changing my vote to John Noguez

STATE MEASURES

Proposition 19 - Legalizes marijuana under CA but not federal law: Yes

Proposition 20 - Redistricting of Congressional districts: No

Proposition 21 - Vehicle license surcharge for state parks: Yes, though I'm bordering on No since not everyone who has a car uses the state parks

Proposition 22 - Prohibits the state from borrowing or taking funds used for transportation, redevelopment or local gov't projects and services: No I'm changing my vote to Yes

Proposition 23 - Suspends implementation of air pollution control law (AB 32) until unemployment drops to 5.5%: No way

Proposition 24 - Repeals recent legislation that would allow businesses to lower their tax liability: Yes

Proposition 25 - Changes legislative requirement to pass budget and budget-related legislation from two-thirds to a simple majority: Yes

Proposition 26 - Requires that certain state and local fees be approved by two-thirds vote: No

Proposition 27 - Eliminates state commission on redistricting: No I'm changing my vote to Yes

 eric is awesome -- he's a smart, thoughtful leader who works on issues such as protecting the environment, increasing recycling, expanding after school programs, championing civil and gay rights, all that good stuff. you can learn more about him at www.ericgarcetti.com (and you can meet him at the party)!

 things you should know:
RSVP to anne@charlottedobbs.com or (310) 264-9200
you can donate/buy your ticket online at www.ericgarcetti.com. we will have a list of all online donors at the door so that you can get in
you can also pay cash at the door
eric will be giving a little talk at 9pm