Oh, my yesterday sucked. How was yours?

ALRIGHT. SOOOOOO.

Yesterday was the Michelle Obama rally/speech as well as one of the worst days that I have had in a long while.



My sister and I head out at around 8:00 AM giving us plenty of time for the hour drive and the long wait before the doors were opened at 10:30. About 30 minutes into the drive, my car starts acting strange. I'm doing 60 MPH and my car is acting like it is a strain to go faster. Then a weird noise starts and I decide to pull over into a median. I calm down and my sister insists that I continue to drive. I go to turn the key in the ignition and "click" is all I hear. My car will not start. I figure that it's my battery and call my mom in tears. She calls my dad and they both head out to see what they can do and to give me my mom's van.

But now we have a 25 minute wait and we're stuck in the median... in front of the fucking zoo... which is about to open. People start lining up behind us only to realize that we're not moving and they have to go around us. NO ONE STOPS TO HELP US. Two young girs broke down in a median and no one stops. When my parents were 15 minutes away or so, someone finally stops. The sweetest lesbian that I have ever met. She offers to push my car to the other side of the median so my car is out of the way and then tries to jump my car which fails when she realizes that her starter kit has a dead battery. The best part comes when I look at her shirt. It says- and I quote- "Keep talking. I like watching your lips move." I could not make this shit up if I tried. I am very grateful that she stopped, though.

Finally my dad gets there and starts scraping nasty dried acid shit from my battery. We make some jokes and then my mom shows up, shoves us in her van and tells us to go.
I love my parents. A lot.

We get there in amazing time, park a million miles away, and join the HUGE line to get into the civic center.
Every type of person you can imagine was represented at the rally. I was filled with this sense of perfect unity and it made me feel so proud to be American. (THAT WAS THE CHEESIEST THING THAT I HAVE EVER SAID AND I REALLY SHOULD DELETE IT... BUT IT'S SILLY AND TRUE.) The best thing I saw while in line was a school bus unload a bunch of adorable black children in their school uniforms and watching them walk up to the building while they were all chanting "Obama." I might have squirted out a few tears while that was going on.
I bought another button and we ran into some protesters with their nice McCain posters which we walked by while holding up the peace sign in their faces.

We make it into the building and although our seat is at the very top, our view is really amazing. There is a guy playing some covers on an acoustic guitar and when he finishes up, several people come on to speak. Then some music is played. A weird mix for a presidential rally, really. All American Rejects, Angels and Airwaves, Aretha Franklin, some other "soul" music as my sister called it, and some band that sounded like Yellowcard.
There were a couple more speakers and then Michelle came onto the stage. It was a spectacular moment. Everyone was on their feet, chanting (I chanted. I was proud.) "Yes we can."
Her speech was excellent and the subject matter hit home for everyone in the room. We got some decent pictures that I will post as soon as they are uploaded onto my laptop from my sister's camera.

After the speech, we actually found the van in the sea of vehicles and had to wait a century until someone let us back out. We called my dad to get the status on my car and he let me know that they got it started and could drive it for about 10 minutes before it started to make that noise again and they had to leave it about 15 minutes out of town. There was no oil in it due to a leak that I had no idea about and it is POSSIBLE that my block is cracked which would mean that I need a new car altogether. If that is the case, I am completely fucked and crushed. As of right now, I am using my mom's van to get around. But you have no idea how fucking much I miss my small, amazing, gorgeous, sticker-covered, 14 year old car, Haligh.
Anyway, we stopped by Best Buy and then ate lunch in town before heading back.

I am so happy that this is my first election and that I am voting for someone who I truly believe in. Ths person has the potential to turn this country around and unify us. It's a great feeling. Ah, hope.

BTW: BREATHE CAROLINA SHOW IN ALMOST 2 DAYS!!!

Currently Listening to: Mercy Mercedes