So yeah, I didn't vote on Tuesday. I know. I know. Bad. So very bad. My friend Nina has been riding me about it all week.
"I can't believe you didn't vote!" she gasped as we got drunk at a Park Slope bar on election night and watched the returns on CNN.
I hung my head in shame and stared into my sake glass. "I know. I'm usually really good, but they didn't send me my polling information and I got lazy." I also reminded Nina that we live in one of the bluest areas of the country and both Spitzer and Clinton were shoe-ins for governor and senator respectively. "If there was anyplace to be lazy, it was here."
"You can't THINK like that! That's how they win! I thought you of all people would be voting. Wendy even voted." Wendy is our mutual friend who, according to Nina, normally can't be bothered.
So yeah, didn't vote. I suck. One of the most important mid-term elections in the history of the country and I didn't take part. It will take me a long time to live this down and Nina is still giving me shit.
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Oh, one more for my "list". You're keeping company with both my little sisters, one of whom lives in *Virginia*, for the love! If there was anywhere where people should especially lose sleep over not voting, it must be Virginia. And I agree with your friend. Vote always, don't just wait for them to put teasing (and often gay/woman/poor hating) ballot initiatives out there.
*shakes head in disappointment*
OMG I am so happy that you said that. I did not vote either and I am ashamed to tell my other lesbo, democrat friends.
And, and, and - I live in Florida where it's really impt to vote (not that it matters, they just make shit up, anyway, but at least we have to try)!
Yes, shame, shame, shame...
I don't even know who you are.
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