IM IN LITTLE TOKYO RIGHT NOW :]
Beeh wants me to say that he is near belligerent land.

A Reason to Celebrate

All Americans today have a reason to celebrate even if the candidate that they voted for didn't make the election. Yesterday, voters decided that they were no longer too scared of the unknown -- that we didn't want to look back; Instead, we move forward into the future. We made history. We've come so far. The history of America is studded with breakthroughs followed by consolidation. Obama's victory is a victory for all of us. It proclaims the end of the dark years of the Bush regression. It's time for another breakthrough in American history.

We are hopeful.

Smoke the Poll

I just returned from my polling place just a few minutes ago. I arrived there at 7:03am and was surprised that there was one hell of a line already. Luckily, I was just dropping of my ballot. Now we wait for others, and the results :] I'm glad it's gloomy and kind of a rainy day, it feels very warm to me, and with the lines people have to wait in, it's nicer to hang out with more warm-hearted people.


Vote wisely.
I'll be updating again shortly.

Ready, go

I've just finished filling in the bubbles of my official ballot.
I can't wait to turn it in tomorrow. The lines will be packed, but this election could make history books. I'm psyched.

I'm voting to exercise my rights and powers as a citizen of this country, but I'm also voting for history.

This is fantastic :]

Note to self:

Things I need to do:

1. Register for Spring Semester Classes
2. Look for a School Summer program to work for this Summer
3. Begin looking into/applying for Credential/Master programs

I'm looking forward to:

1. Graduating. 2 more semesters to go! :]
2. Taking up more hours to have my own class instead of subbing after school
3. Becoming a full time sub during school hours
4. VOTING TOMORROW and the lines we're all going to have to wait in. HA.

Teacher, teeacher

I worked at two schools the past couple days, and it has been pretty fun. I like it a lot although it is really tiring. I wonder how our past teachers did it for us. I think that teaching is a very noble profession. I don't think teachers get the appreciation they really should be getting. I don't understand how they do it every day of the week...

EXHAUSTED.

more than exist

Most of the people that I know who know about the election and know about the propositions, how they'd vote, what we as young adults want, what our economy needs, etc. aren't voting. I know the electoral college makes it so that the count of our vote is so minuscule (the presidential one anyway) it seems to not matter, but I felt like this election should have provoked young adults to want to vote. The topics on the ballot are "hot" topics right now -- really controversial.

We're talking about rights that could ultimately be taken away. We're talking about health issues, animal rights issues, infrastructure, better roads, the right to choose -- woman's right to choose, abortion, drugs, energy, issues that we'll invest a lot of time and money into, etc.

I just pray that our country might be placed in safe hands -- that God protect and guide our leader to do the best for all because I believe both candidates, if put to the test, could really do something for our country, but will they? I hope whoever makes it into office really really cares for the country.

On first read, this is how I'm planning to vote:

Obama/Biden
1: NO
2: YES (huge farms that mass produce their pork by allowing a female pig to get knocked up back to back while she is immobile for almost all of her life, put small farms and farmers out of business; the reduction of animal cruelty in big farms will give business back to smaller farms. A YES on this vote does not put farms out of business; IVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS PROP FOR OVER 6 MOS. NOW. Health issues are involved -- waste of mass produced pigs are being placed in fields the size of a football field next to homes causing higher risk in illness and disease).
3: YES and NO -- I haven't decided how I'd vote. Both sides bring up compelling arguments. I'm trying to decide who has more fallacies in their argument.
4: YES. I'm pro-life/CHOICE depending on the situation. Politically, I'm pro-choice meaning that I believe that woman should have a right to her own body. True. I'm pro-life through church, but choose to keep my beliefs out of politics and out of this election. I think it's important that a grown woman has a right to choose what she herself would like to do with her pregnancy. Those who are not mature enough, should not make choices as huge as this one. Someone at the age of 13, 14, 15, should not be able to get secret abortions. This says that they can inform SOMEONE, ANYONE. It doesn't have to be their parents, but someone who cares about them, and wants to help them. That those guardians be allowed to know first about the abortion before the procedure so that EVERYONE is safe. This prop is called Sarah's Act because a 15 year old girl secretly got an abortion and died from it and might have been able to live if her parents had known because perhaps they have more of an idea about her medical record than she.
5: YES
6: YES
7: NO
8: NO. I do not support banning gay marriage. The sanctity of heterosexual marriage is already down the drain so why should we be able to choose whether or not homosexual marriage should be banned. Assuming the relationship is monogamous -- hey, it's just the same. We all bleed red. We're all human beings. Those who love each other should be able to share, live in peace, and be married. If you're not for gay marriage, then don't get married GAY, but don't punish other human beings because of the fear that they're different. It's almost like not giving blacks the right to vote because of the color of their skin?
9: NO (most likely)
10: YES
11: YES
12: YES

I don't know if these votes are swaying more left of right, but I actually have no biased opinions because I researched on my own, made my own decisions without the influence of knowing how other credible people would vote.

I really encourage people to vote this November 4th election especially if you are registered. Make a difference!