Get Out the Vote

I've been up since 6 a.m this morning.....

At 6:30 a.m., I reported to the Century Room in the basement of the Christensen Center in order to get ready for election day.

At 7, when the polls opened, I walked across the Franklin Bridge to the polling location to make sure that everything was going smoothly. 

Every two hours I then had to go back and check how many people had voted at my precinct and then report those numbers to the Obama campaign. This is basically just to prevent anything really funky from happening at the polls and so the campaign will be able to notice if something is wrong.

I've also helped people (in a very non-partisan way) know their voting rights... we also went and knocked on all the doors at Augsburg to see if anyone voted, and then escorted them to the voting location... It's been a long, busy day.

At 8 o'clock we have to walk over to the polls and make sure that people's voting rights are maintained by assuring them that they can vote as long as they're in line before 8.

And then... it's time to relax. Or try to anyway. I'll probably be up all night... Partying, hopefully.

Today was a day of firsts:

I drank coffee... I NEVER drink coffee.

I skipped class to help out. I never skip class.

OH, and of course, I voted  (I actually voted last Friday, but either way, it's a first)

God bless America.