The interview that follows is too surreal to be believed. And please heed their warning: If you’re squeamish or you have kids in the room, or if you really don’t want to know THAT much detail about what might happen to Tom if he hadn’t been pardoned, don’t watch further. The first part is family-friendly, and they blurred the worst bits in the second part.

Slate has their own take on Wolf Blitzer’s inteview with Jessica Yellin.

(Small caveat: I couldn’t get this video to run under Mozilla, but it worked under IE just fine. Fitting, perhaps, given the subject matter.)

We’re here to help! A themed party is easy and fun. Just follow these tips:

First, place plenty of chairs around the home theater system. Be sure everyone can see the telly.

Aren’t you glad you spent extra money on that big screen?

Next, decide what channel you’re going to watch. There will be some argument among the guests, but remember, the host(ess) decides. And like the geek you are, you’ll go with the channel that has the most high-tech electoral map possible. No cruddy old white boards for you.

Oooh, shiny!

Of course, you have to have food. Start by passing out the patriotic drinks. You’ll want everyone to be in a stupor before the first returns come in.

Mmmm! Just take Alaska from the map and float it on top for an interesting frozen garnish!

And what would an election party be without patriotic pork?

Stars and Stripes Forever!

And let’s not forget the dessert!

Who wouldn’t want to tear into that?

Most of all, have fun! And remember, we’ll wake up tomorrow to a new president-elect. Hand me some more of those drinks.

Others are signing autographs and fielding questions from the press.

Hey, get it while you can.

Via msnbc.com

I swear, some folks just have too much time on their hands.

I’m almost in that boat (gives me an excuse to reuse the graphic!), and I care, only because I’m going out of town in March for a convention in LA. This means I have to fly.

While perusing the msnbc.com site, I found this article about 5 questions to ask before voting. So, how do the presidential candidates stack up when it comes to solving our travel woes? Good question. No one answered any questionnaires.

The last couple of paragraphs were more interesting. Don’t stay home, it says, at least cast a ballot for a local candidate. The author explains why. Makes for some interesting reading.

This video comes from the same folks behind Charlie the Unicorn.