Freebird woke up at 2:30 am. He whined off and on until 5:30 am. Which is when I got up. Which means, in effect, I’ve been up since 2:30.

I’m so tired I can barely keep my eyes focused. So it’s a good thing I double checked the screen layout when I cast my vote this morning at 6:20am, half-awake and completely uncaffeinated. I wonder if that’s a question on the exit polls: Were you awake, or at least able to see and read the screen? Y/N Let the record show, the sleep-deprived and completely exhausted constituency has cast her vote.

Holy shit. When is bedtime?

Thanks to the NJ law that allows anyone to vote absentee, this is the last election at which I will vote in person. From here on, I’m voting absentee by mail, and I cannot even express concretely how much better that makes me feel about voting. I don’t trust the voting machines; I don’t trust that my vote is counted accurately. If not for the American insatiable need to know everything right away, even if there isn’t any information to be had, I think the entire country should vote by mail. Not that anyone would ever support that.

Thanks to the Star-Ledger, Jersey’s mediocre state newspaper, I read a summary of the differences between Clinton and Obama, and based on Obama’s firmer and more detailed attention to fueling American power needs on renewable resources, I was leaning towards Obama, but after a conversation with Hubby’s father, I confirmed that idea. I’m definitely voting for Obama.

(Doncha love how revealing who you vote for is such a weirdly intimate thing? I feel like I just mooned the internet.)

Here’s why:

1. I went to bed at 10:30 last night. I am so tired this morning it’s physically painful. Why? Both children were awake between 2:30 am and 4am. Every time I went back to bed after settling one of them or soothing the other, I thought, “I can still get 2 hours of sleep....” “I can still get an hour of sleep....” Pah. Just as I was about to GET back to sleep, one of them would wake up. I’m exhausted and stupid, stupid tired.

2. BUT! I am powered and fueled by the awesome Giants win. Rooting for the Giants? Of course. Anything to wipe that smug expression off Tom Brady’s face. That was AWESOME.

3. I thought the commercials this year were entirely average, but the economy is downturning so the fun ads aren’t on. There weren’t any ads that were sexually playful, or even funny, really. Just odd cameos about swerving to avoid Alice Cooper in the middle of the road. For a recap: you can find them online or on YouTube.

4. Big ups to the ad that ran late in the 4th quarter after my laptop battery died that featured Ben Roethlisberger for American Idol singing the “Pina Colada” song. That was most excellent.

5. Where’s the coffee?

6. I have to get up at the asscrack of dawn tomorrow to vote (more on that later) and I am going to have to go to bed at 8pm to catch up on my sleep.

We recorded the first hour or so, so we’re laaaate.

We’re starting the game late, because Baba O’Riley had NO interest in going to sleep. He wanted to party, or take his nuk out of his mouth, or both. So we’re starting the Super Bowl commercial party with nachos about an hour plus late.

Announcer: “Finally. Football.”

Sarah: “Yes please. Commercials, too.”

Bud Light. Everything I want in a beer. And the ability to breathe fire. NO WAY is a woman attracted to that idea. Trust me on this. 2

Cut the head off his Bentley? Audi? Ew. Horse head commercials are gross. 2

People falling asleep bobbleheads. Pepsi Max. Head bobbing. Stupid. But good cameos. 2

Cheese. Baguette, filled with beer. Bud light. HA! 4

Squirrell screaming: Bridgestone - awesome. 3

Battle of the bands. Who gives a shit. Michelle Branch wannabe. Bum bum bum bum. I hear StrongBad: “You’re poet laureate.” 3

UnHitched: not watching it.

I hate that fucking Fox football robot, so seeing the terminator fuck him up? AWESOME.

On the path of Prudential? Wow, think the economy is bad? Prudential has SuperBowl ad. 2

Touchdown New England: 0 points.

Movie. Fraternity of assassins. With Angelina Jolie. 2

Jeter. On Grass. g2 from Gatorade. With Peyton! Peyton makes anything 200% more awesome. 5

Charmed Life with dude who needs haircut. Dell (red). 0 Anything (red) gets 0 from me.

That’s a big fucking pigeon. Switch to FedEx. 2

Cars.com - fight Glondor? 3

Stain talks for him. 2

Also, my talking stain.com? Every woman who has ever gotten her period unexpectedly just thought “EW!” Ok, well, I did.

Eli: That was outstanding! Great throw!

Turnover. Fuck.

Clydesdales! Hank. Poor hank. Dog working him out. Awww. Anything with the clydesdales is awesome. 4

Marvel IronMan movie. Only good because Robert Downey Jr. is so understatedly funny. 3

Gotta love it when the economy is bad. The commercials BLOW.

LIving the dream with Corolla and sleeping badgers. Ew. 2

Garmin. with napoleon. AWESOME. Very smart commerical. 4

Heart jumps out of chest? Ew. Follow your heart, career builder? AWESOME. 4

Lizard. Dancing to Thriller? The computer lizards are better dancers than the woman. Life water? 3

High for free out of the medicine cabinet. Nice. 2

TWO SACKS IN A ROW? I think I just had an orgasm. WAY TO GO GIANTS!

Pen and ink man with big booty. When you never say it’s good enough. Yukon Hybrid? 21 mpg? YAWN. Talk to me when you hit 30 in a hybrid SUV.

International dating? Bud Light? 2

Narnia 2: 2

Funky looking woman getting attention because she rubs herself with cashews. 2

Charles Barkley in the fave 5? That was awesome. 5

Justin Timberlake blown out on the street. And up a wall. HA! The part with the mailbox post was hilarious. 5

Doritos. Carmen. That was sick. 2

I think Hodges from CSI was the IdeaCast dude. Awesome. 3

Chase did not run a new commercial - boooooo. 1

Logging. History channel. Axmen. I can guarantee that the logging industry paid shitloads to get that on the air.

Tom Petty looks like Richard Carradine. Or whichever one is a ninja. Either way, the halftime show is never good.

Dr. Hodges from Bones with witch doctor at Cars.com. Awesome. 5

Pandas with stereotypical Chinese accents. 0

Shaquille and Vitamin Water. Smack him in the groin? Awesome. 4

Budlight Cavemen. better than Geico cavemen. 2

Carmen Electra looks rough. Spontaneous whoa. Spontaneous meh. 2

Alice Cooper. Richard Simmons. Firestone. 4

Lightning bug new job: 2

Sarah Connor : tired of it. 2

Car on curvy road. Genesis. Hyundai. No matter what they call it, it’s a Hyundai. 2.

Jumper. I could see that. 3

Baby eTrades. Creepy as shit. Until the reflux. Then I was rolling. 4

Bud LIght. The Ability to fly. Sucked into jet engine. 3

Chester Pitts. Plays the oboe. That was awesome. 5

American Airlines with trust exercises. Get me outta here.  AWESOME. 4

Girls and hair. sunsilk. 2

Stewie and Underdog fighting for a Coke? Awesome. Charlie Brown gets it. Outstanding! 5

Carville and Frist. And Coke. Awesome. 4

Bigwheel derby. That’s awesome. 4

There is no question I am seeing “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan.”