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Did my hard-fought for civic duty and Voted. I didn't want to vote - because I honestly don't care about any of the people running. But I did for two reasons - one - I get the day off to vote, and two - women fought for my right to vote, went to jail, got beaten up, lost families, some even died in order for me and other women everywhere to be able to vote. Also, women do not have the right to vote everywhere in the world, nor do a lot of other people. So, it's not a right I should take lightly.

Was relatively painless, as for that matter was getting a new DVD player. Got a fairly cheap one at Best Buy - Sony. They recommended I don't get the HD model until I'm ready to upgrade to Blue-Ray. While my TV is HD ready, it's not quite at Blue-Ray yet - doesn't have 1081i - because they weren't making those yet in 2004. Got it hooked up and everything - only took an hour. Go me.
As for voting? Ugh. I miss the levers. We used to have levers - you went into a curtained book, clicked the ones you wanted, double-checked, then pulled a lever. Fast and easy. Now...you get a computerized ballot where you color in the little circle next to the name, then carry it over to a scanning machine which scans your results in and tabulates them. The problem with this - is I'm dyslexic and have a tendency to skip down on those sheets. And not realize it. Now I double checked my ballot five times, before I handed it in...but still. The other problem? What if you screw up?
You have to go and get another one. (I didn't.) And what if the computer reads it wrong - which is what happened in Florida two times in a row. Curious to know who came up with this bright idea?

American Politics..and art (no not related - I'm doing a kitchen sink post again)

( American Politics...mainly New York State Politics )

Sigh. I hate politics. Don't know what politics is like on the other side of the big ponds (Atlantic and Pacific Oceans), but here? It's basically organized chaos. So's government for that matter, particularly state government. Can't decide what's worse working for a huge privately funded organization or a huge state funded organization. Both are bureaucratic as hell, and both are run in a chaotic and insane fashion. Small companies aren't much better, sorry to say. Actually - any organization that is run by people has its issues, not sure why this is news to me, it shouldn't be.
Why do I keep thinking I'm going to find a smooth running, perfect organization - when people are anything but perfect? Also, power? People don't deal with it at all well. Give some bloke a little power and it all goes to his/her head in a jippy. Or is that a new york minute? (New York Minutes aren't as quick as you think in actuality. It's a myth, along with the one about the city that never sleeps.)

Bored. Oh well going back to work tomorrow. So there's that. A bit stressed over it. Have two things that I have to get out tomorrow or else. Very stressful time right now.

( about art, comic book art, my own art, and how we view it )