election day.

i enjoy current events. every day i check cnn, yahoo (so i can get some entertainment news in there), occasionally the daily universe, and a bit of wall street journal, usa today, and time apps on my ipod.
today was election day. and guess what? i didn't vote. i am SO ashamed of myself.
right when i turned 18 i printed out my registration sheet.. but i didn't have my driver's license with me so i didn't finish it. and then i never finished it. and then since i didn't finish it, i didn't get my absentee ballot. i'm finally 18 and i've been waiting to vote FOREVER and i don't even exercise my right to vote.
at the same time, i don't feel as informed with the issues in my state. did you know good ol' sd voted on legalizing marijuana for medical use today? i didn't know that until i was online last night.
maybe it was a good thing i didn't vote, because i wasn't fully informed. that's one of my biggest pet peeves, people who want to get into a political discussion based off things they've heard their parents say. i'm lucky enough to have parents who differ in views but can also agree from time to time.. after they've done their research.
being here at byu there is plenty of conservative go-getters ready to tell you all about the republican party and how horrible obama is and how the democrats are ruining the country. they're just a bit dramatic if you ask me. no one likes how our country is right now.. but i'm not sure i'm qualified enough to argue with someone because despite my daily news update.. i still don't know both sides on all the issues, but i'd like to hear both sides before i state my opinion instead of getting one side shoved down my throat.

alright. just a little venting. go america!
on a lighter note.. i can't wait to do a semester in dc.. when shall i? i was thinking summer 2012 would be a really fun one.. as would winter semester 2012. i registered for classes today and am in comparative government and politics.. anxious for that. :)

have a good election day.. hope you were better than me and voted!

(in an article done on my grandpa when he passed away, a friend quoted something like.. "fifty percent of washington county's democrats died last night." i always enjoyed listening to his opinions.. because he always had so much to back them up and so much perspective. ♥ miss him.