Bad Karma?

OK, the past 12 hours have just NOT been my day. Or half day. Whatever. About the only thing that went right is I got my guinea pig's nails clipped -- this should NOT be a high point of one's day!

So, yesterday was busy (as they all are), and I wound up leaving work later than I would've liked, and rushing to get Grace to her Ortho appointment, which resulted in a cast on her arm. We were done with the doctor about a quarter of seven, so I took her to get a bite to eat where we ran into my Dad and Kathy. We had a nice dinner, then went home to wait for Grace's Dad to pick her up. While we were waiting, we clipped the guinea pig's nails, and it was about then that I started drooping. Plus, I was breaking out in little itchy bumps from the pig, and getting sneezy (and Dopey and Grumpy, too!).

By about 8:20 Grace had been picked up, but rather than either running or cleaning my house, which is what I'd been planning to do this evening, I went upstairs, got in my jammies, and was in bed by 8:45. I was expecting a call from a friend, so I figured I'd read for a bit. Next thing I knew it was 2am, my light was still on, and my phone had a voice mail. Hmph. I turned off my light and went back to sleep, thinking, "Well, at least I'll be well-rested tomorrow".

Nope. I overslept this morning, and was still dragging. It took me about twice as long to get ready as it usually does, my coffee was weak, and I was late for work. Grrr.

Why all this bad karma? I think I know. Yesterday was, of course, the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November: Election Day. And I didn't vote.

Now, in my defense, the only races on the Chapel Hill ballot this year were City Council and School Board. I had read up on the Candidates, and quite frankly, I'd've been happy with any of them. Oh, sure, if I'd made it to the polls I'd've picked the ones that I'd be MOST happy with, but it's not like I was strongly for one, or strongly opposed to one, for that matter. And, as I said, it was a busy day: I would've been pushing it to get to my polling place before they closed.

But still. For one of the few times since I turned 18, I didn't vote. I ALWAYS vote. I feel VERY strongly that EVERYONE should vote. Yes, it's a privilege, but it's also an obligation. This is OUR government, and we have a role to play. It's the citizenry's job to elect the officials. It goes beyond the old adage that if you don't vote you can't complain -- I think if you don't vote you've abdicated a fairly basic responsibility.

So this bugs me. I don't like that I didn't vote. Yes, I know that of all races to miss, this was probably an easy one. But still. I wanted to vote, I should've voted, and I think I've profoundly affected my karmic waves by not voting.

So does this mean I get to vote twice in the presidential election? :)