let's pick up where i left off yesterday's story, shall we?
i wanted to get to the caucus early, so i left around 6:15. i was
heading to city hall, when i saw the school across the street was a
voting site.
thought i was supposed to go there.
went there.
found out i wasn't supposed to be there.
my precinct cuts off in the middle of the 100 yards between my house and that school. great.
jumped in the car and called daddy. figured i didn't have enough time
to go google this unknown school (i did), so i had him do it while i
drove.
he mapquested. NEVER use mapquest. it's stupid, and doesn't send you the direct route.
i drove around for 30 minutes looking for white oak st. it was a random side street ... that i didn't even need! blah.
NOTE: it is about a MILE away from where i was. and i drove around for that long. arg.
daddy was very patient with me, and stayed on the phone until i got there, at 5 til.
had to park four blocks away.
stood in line—OUTSIDE—without a jacket. (yes, i know, my bad)
they finally let us in the gym around 7:30. people were still voting.
stood around.
felt dizzy (blood sugar falling).
lamented with others about wait.
**FUNNY STORY: hundreds of people (estimated 4-500) were spread out on
the gym floor. an announcement went out that the republican convention
would be held on the far side of the gym, so please meet there. at
once, the entire crowd migrated to the near side (where i already was),
leaving 7 (seriously, just SEVEN) people for their convention. the room
laughed, clapped and then cheered. no one wanted to be a republican, i
guess.**
FINALLY, at 8:30, they were calling for individual precincts. didn't know mine.
looked at the map. found it.
stood in randomly-formed line. there was no organization at all.
asked if i had voting receipt. (early voters didn't get receipt)
had to step out of line to get one. woman giving it to me didn't even check me, she just wrote it.
getting headache and more achey.
luckily, they let me back in my place in line.
wrote my name, address, email and candidate's name.
**i'm concerned, because i didn't have my voter number (not many did), so i hope my vote actually counted.**
RAN out of the building, to get away from the throngs of people.
walked in complete darkness back to my car. 4. blocks. away.
had weird guy whistling a tune behind me the whole way.
was TERRIFIED i was going to get killed and thrown in the ditch.
walked faster to the car.
found that it was blocked in.
took five minutes and a 16-point maneuver to get it out.
drove home.
sara was there.
she made sure i ate something.
alex came home.
learned that obama was losing texas.
went to bed.
woke up.
obama lost texas. BUT NOT BY MUCH.
and ATM, he's kinda winning the caucus. THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT. go 08ama, GO!
btw, grayson was going to meet me at the caucus, but we just couldn't get it all together in time. maybe next time.
... in other news ...
tomorrow's the big day. day one of what i like to call "project:
betterment." my buddy laura (not local laura) and i are working
together on this. hopefully this time, i can produce a more
long-lasting change.
i have been contemplating waking up EARLY to workout, as i've heard
that is better for the body, but i don't know that 5 a.m. is doable.
will it make more of a difference to exercise in the a.m., versus 12
hours later? let me know your thoughts.
alright, i guess that's all i've got for now.
loves and AOT,
--jen
p.s. doesn't that suck? that stuff is permanent!
Comments (4)
We don't have caucuses in my state so I'm always fascinated to watch the coverage of other states. I'm sorry your guy lost! I'm hoping that his momentum picks back up. I can't imagine almost 20 years of the presidency being owned by two families... geez.
Hey.. not much fpr politics here... but I do know a lot about exercise... cause hey... thats what I do.
There are TONS of benefits to working out early. One being it will actually give you more energy throughout the day. Working out later in the day, especially at night will inhibit your sleeping.
Pluses to working out early are:
Initiates your metabolic system, and since your stomach is next to empty, your body will rely on your stored fat versus food in your stomach for fuel! However, and this is tricky to understand, when you start working out, your stop digesting food.
You have more time during the day to complete other things and will feel more refreshed in doing so.
You burn more fat in your body then if you did a workout later in the day... especially if you go for a run or really focusing on power lifting. This has to do with digesting foods, and the metabolic system.
Your not sweaty halfway through your day cause you get to take a shower after your done and feel refreshed. Plus... the gym is less crowded. :0
Hope that stimulates your brain. :)
@sammyjo_1 -
it definitely stimulated my brain! you gave me tons to think about. my only concern is that i'll be lazy and not go in the morning, but it really helped me out last time i did it. i just need to drag myself out of bed and GO! i'll prolly do evenings the rest of the week, and start morning workouts this weekend.
i'll let you know how it goes.
@KappaDeltaJen - It starts off like hell... but once you get in the habit of it... as if you had to get up like your going to work... it becomes routine and easy. It is harder to make it a routine during the middle of the day when things come up that are sometimes more important.