I can't get work done - so i'll tell you about my experience of voting in a garage w/ cranky oldies

ok I isolated myself for 4 hours in my house today before I go out tonight so that I could get WORK done - I have DONE NOTHING!  NOTHING!  I thought well since I don't have a TV it will be EASY to get work done with no distractions.  I WAS WRONG.  I have CNN streaming on one computer and MSNBC on another - with the nytimes blog up and checking out twitters and blog updates - 20 tabs open do diff sites.   I CAN't WORK  I Can't WORK - so I might as well not work for the rest of the hour and make pictures of animals voting and add cheesy designs to my photos. 

So in the suburbs - people go to garages to vote! who knew?  I thought it was just churches and schools and libraries.  I was hoping it was in their house so I could take pictures of their furniture.  As I walked up with adriene, I was treated VERY rudely by the women running my local voting center.  She said you NEED to put that camera away, please delete that photo - NOW - I want to see you delete the photo!  It's not in my persoanality to fake it - I really wanted to say you could've told me in a much more calm manner -but of all days to keep my mouth shut  - this was a day.  I wanted my VOTE to count.  So I "pretended" to delete my photo of their garage.  I understood her point - it is illegal and people do use cameras - like the minutemen - to intimidate people from voting. so technically yah I was doing something illegal.  But my intention was to say WOW I'm being an active citizen!  she could've just told me much more calmly. 

Then I was told by another old lady- "please cover your shirt up" I was wearing my "migrantes 4 obama" shirt  - she treated me as if I was wearing a tube top with my double D boobs hanging out.  .  oh well - I understand - just would've been nice to not be treated as a criminal.  We only freaking VOTE 1 every 4 years - it's not like I HAVE THE RULES memorized!!!!  Old cranky ladies.  But they didnt' deter my at all!  As you can see in my previous posts, I take a video of me marking my vote for obama!  You can the rest of my photos here!