I was okay with the CA recall vote (I'm not in CA, though) but I didn't realize told today that you vote for the replacement candidate on the same ballot as your Yes or No on the recall issue. I would've thought that the Lt. Gov. would take over until there were primaries (maybe) and a separate election, but it looks like the next California governor will be elected without being nominated, which is usually the standard method for electing the prom queen.
I do think, though, that Arnold won't be the embarrassment that Jesse Ventura turned out to be, if only because Ventura set the bar so high.