Work was fantastic today. All the customers were happy. I got to wish them a "Happy Super Tuesday", and everywhere I went, EVERYONE was talking about the election. The only people who came in to the shop today without "I just voted" stickers, had clearly just stumbled out of bed and were on their way to the polling station.
Jaime, you would love this town- many people don't get out of bed until noon. This is actually the main reason Brad lives here. Another nice thing about today was that, because I live in Silver Lake, I didn't have to hear any Republican vs. Democrat debate at all. My neighborhood is all blue, baby. It's like heaven. Everyone had an adorable political gleam in their eyes...might it be hope that this day will actually create positive change? The only thing, and I'm ashamed to say it because of a really good article I read about the phobocracy of America, is that I AM a little scared that in November all of this will amount to nothing, and we'll feel disappointed for getting our hopes up. But today, we dare to dream.
On a side note, how rude is it when people ask who you voted for? It was very disconcerting, at work, to have customers asking me this question directly. What if I WERE a republican?!!! Major faux pas, folks. OH, and I didn't vote because I'm voting absentee in Ohio. Partly because of political strategy (which is looking pretty smart now that California was so split and with Ohio coming up so soon -Ben and Julie, could you send me that mail?) and partly in a desperate attempt to establish residency there so that when I go to medical school I hopefully have the option of not paying $60,000 a year. Big shout out to Ben and Julie for assisting me in this effort! Muchos gracias.
