I Voted
November 04, 2008
I waited 50 minutes at my polling place (a local library). The longest I ever waited before was 10 minutes, but I did go first thing in the morning instead of in the middle of the afternoon.
When I finally made it into the library, after winding my way through part of the parking lot and then the park space in front of the library there was a joyous call: “A through G go to the front of the line.” Yes! I am a G and so I skipped ahead of at least fifty H through Zers. But that is not the point, the point is that after my divorce I changed my name from my R- beginning last name back to my maiden name, the one that begins with a G. And so, I have reaped a benefit of my divorce today. Lovely. May it be a sign.
I was number 104 in the A-G group, out of a polling place of 3,000 citizens about an hour after the polling place opened.
Off to mediation.
O BA MA!
The polls aren't open here yet. We're actually waiting until this afternoon when my son gets out of school. He wants to vote for Obama too. I think your name being called in the early group is definitely a sign of good things to come for you. (And I hope we all have better days ahead). Fingers crossed.
Posted by: JC | November 04, 2008 at 07:04 AM
My heart is holding strong for O B M A M A
Posted by: phhhst | November 04, 2008 at 08:58 AM
I got a little verklempt when I cast my first vote for a non-white male for Pres. (I waited an hour for the honor.)
Posted by: April | November 04, 2008 at 12:18 PM
I watched the news all night last night. At 10:59 EST my daughter asked me for an update. The clock struck 11, and click click click the votes for the west coast came in and...OBAMA wins. There was a surge of emotion, disbelief, belief, wonder, recognition, joy and HOPE.
Posted by: Laura of Rebellious Thoughts of a Woman | November 05, 2008 at 03:11 PM