Good luck! I know it was absolutely terrifying here the last few elections. Ever since the snafu that happened in 1999 elections have me so nervous myself. (And that one ended even worse than I thought he would be, but many of us survived.)
Can you play Alan Wake? It's a freaking scary game, will get your mind off things. OR you could watch all the videos on Youtube and try to figure out what it is all really about.
You live in a fasinating part of the world! Super rare carniverous plants, that area that always has lightning storms, and the world's highest waterfall.