I want you to make love, not war. I know you've heard it before.

I think voting is really cool.

I just really like the idea that citizens are meant to decide and choose laws.

I really love the way our government is supposed to work, in the simplest of ways.

This morning I spoke with my mother about the whole voting thing.

I asked her if she had ever voted for anything in Iran.

Clearly, she hadn't.

It's SO CRAZY to think that my parents lived under a monarchy.

In their eyes, it was a dictatorship.

That is so inconceivable to me!

I don't even want to get into those politics, lack of rights, the practice of stoning women...

Slkjsdfkljdsfjkldfs.

But I'm also just really excited for this all to come to a head.

It will FINALLY be over sometime tomorrow, which is lovely.

In other news, 

The weather is colder, (yes!)

Heather has not yet returned from the weekend (great!),

My job is the best busy work kind of job that I could have asked for,

I'm always in the know as far as events go, which is really exciting!

(And, alphabetizing and organizing? This is totally up my alley),

I had a really embarrassing coughing spell in class today,

but I'm capable of singing at times, which is an improvement on this cruel bronchial inflammation.

2/3rds of my midterms turned out to be B's, which is ehh, you know...

I'm kind of a brat when it comes to grades and I can't be satisfied until I make an A.

However, considering these were my 1st ever midterms at UCSB,

I think I will just smile kindly and relax for a moment.

I love my bed: it's large, cozy and I'm sleeping early this evening. 

:)