November...

I used to dread springtime for the memories. I think now, its November. Not only does every culture celebrate death with Halloween, All Saint's Day, Samhain, and Dia de Los Muertos, but in England they celebrate the death of Guy Fawkes and here in the US, we have election day.

Yeah... little kids get to associate death with costumes and candy. I can associate death with elections. When politics comes around, I want to die.

Can I just say, I don't like any of the politicians out there and to use a quote from a fond friend, "If you're a (fill in blank here) the only good you are is a good source of protien." My blank would be "politician". Of course, I can think of one person, who if he still reads this blog, would be highly offended. I'm sorry to him, because I know he's into politics. In his case, he's a good source of "friend" but I have no use for politics, elections, government leadership, etc.

So, mom registered me for an absentee ballot, which came yesterday. Unfortunately for anyone hoping I would vote, yesterday was also the deadline to get the ballot in the mail. Unfortunately for me, mom knows how to lay on the guilt.

I hate fighting with her. I've never fought with her about anything except voting and political issues. I didn't want to register when I turned 18, I didn't want to vote, in fact, I have never been inside an actual voting booth while being a reigstered voter. I have filled out an absentee ballot, once. Unwillingly. Knowing my parents would probably not speak to me for a week unless I filled it out. As it was, I had enough trouble as a result of my asking them who to vote for.

Its not even that we disagree about the issues. Its just that she strongly believes in something and I don't give a damn one way or the other.

Sorry for the language... I know by comparison that's really mild but usually I don't speak like that... I'm just upset. I hate arguing with my mom, as I've already mentioned. I get the Republican party emails, which I read but don't care about. And everything in there is exactly the opposite to what the Democrats are saying, even when it comes to plain facts. So one of them has to be wrong, and I really don't care which one it is. The sky can't be green and purple at the same time.

But she cares and its not Biblical to withhold your vote from an election. Well I have news. Elections aren't Biblical either. Back then it was either monarchy, Hebrew judges, or chaos, and sometimes the chaos made more sense.

I guess... I have other things on my mind this month too. Maybe its influencing my decision making.