Moot Thoughts & Musings

Today I threw on a pair of shorts and Tshirt, grabbed my voters' registration card, and walked out the door and down the street to my local voting joint. I love living in the city where you can walk to go vote. I'm glad I went in the morning; I didn't have to wait in line at all, once I figured out where my precinct was. At first the lady checking for my name couldn't find it on her list. I think she was thrown off by my maiden/middle name. It freaked her out. Thankfully, I was kind of looking over shoulder and pointed out my name after she said, "You're not on here." Yes, I was! The morale of this story: don't get freaked out by Italian names.

I was a little perturbed in the end, because I didn't get a sticker!!! I've been looking forward to my "I Voted!" sticker!! I even had plans of putting a proud picture of it on my blog!!! I looked around the place to see if I could ask someone for one, but it seemed that there were no stickers anywhere. :-P In spite of it all, I did experience a bit of a thrill voting Democrat for the first time: yes, I voted for Kerry.

It's a hot day and dark clouds loom, so I hope that won't hinder voters. In New Orleans, I think people get more hyped up over local elections. On the day of a local election, every piece of ground is literally covered with a heavy fall of candidate placards. Today there is only a light dusting, and those only for local candidates (like criminal sheriff). Maybe things will get more exciting as the day goes on. It's still too early for the little map on CNN.

I feel pretty crappy. Last night I went to bed with a fever and chills. This morning I still feel weird but don't have a fever anymore. I'm supposed to teach and have a test tomorrow, so I'm going to proceed as if everything is norma. But I sure don't feel well.

So if I can walk a couple of blocks while feeling sick, you can get out there, too!

GO VOTE!