Voter Registration Rally

This past Saturday, I attended the Voter Registration Rally held on the South Steps of the Capitol. I was muy excited since the Secretary of State, Debra Bowen was going to be the guest speaker. Several weeks ago, she was in the Middle East trying to make voting for our soldiers easier. I've always wondered how soldiers voted during election time when they were stationed away from their precinct. The Rally was not as interesting as I was expecting. I was really disappointment with the low turnout. Since nothing much was going on except for performances by rappers, singer, and choir groups I decided to leave and go back when Debra Bowen was scheduled to speak. Well, I came back a little too late and she had already given her speech and left. Major disappointment on my part, since I really wanted the opportunity to meet/see her. =( I think I saw the Mayoral candidate, Kevin Johnson while leaving, but I wasn't sure since he wasn't surrounded by a bunch of bodyguards. I should have asked for a picture anyway, but I was feeling a bit self-conscious and didn't want to do it alone. The friend I was with didn't want to be in the picture since he was wearing a headband. geez... I did take a some pictures. Although, it was nothing exciting. This time I checked my camera settings so the pictures turned out great! No need to even photoshop. =D This was the set up of the breast cancer awareness event on the west steps of the Capitol. Here is the south steps where the Voter Registration Rally was held. See? Small, insignificant gathering. =/ Most of the pictures I took are more scenic views of the Capitol building since it still takes my breath away. Pretty... This was the gathering... There was a group sitting under the shade to the right of this picture. Irregardless, the crowd was still small. Depressing, isn't it? I was also sad that there were no McCain/Palin booths at the event. There was only an Obama/Biden booth. I was disappointed with that. I feel that since this event was made to encourage more people to register and vote, there ought to be a vast array of booths to help answer questions, promote more voters, etc. etc. This made the event look very biased... I was happy that there was a booth displaying the League of Women Voters. I chatted with the nice lady at the booth for a little while and grabbed some pamphlets then I wondered off to the back of the Capitol. With monuments like these, it's no wonder it makes me proud to be born in "Kahleefonyah." XD I had never seen the back of the Capitol until Saturday. =O I left the event after 4pm and decided to check out the boutiques on J st. Downtown has some neat little shops. I met up with my two little sisters and two little cousins and we walked around J and K street just checking out the shops. I didn't purchase anything in the little boutiques, but I did in a nifty little Antique shop called Nina's ... something. The name just slipped my mind. The shop was difficult to navigate, but everything was quasi-organized. I found a jewelry box in pristine condition. I see a little sad face on the jewelry box. It knows that the person who purchased it still avidly plays on her Wii and Xbox; also decorates her room with monster trucks, Harry Potter posters, and cat pictures in her bright pink bedroom and she collects knives and daggers. Poor jewelry box, it can already tell that I don't really wear jewelry. bwahhaah! The jewelry box is a bit small, but it was only $8! Not bad since it's now my first jewelry box. =D Drum roll, please! I am about to present the the best thing I have ever purchased. I actually haggled the price down to $10 since it was a little bit banged up and rusty. Chinese Checkers!!! I have never owned one. I actually learned how to play Chinese Checkers 2 years ago on Club House for the Nintendo DS. Yes, I know. I'm a weirdo for not knowing how to play it until recently despite the fact that I'm half Chinese. Whatever, I'm American-born, so I have an excuse to not know. hehee. The other side of this Chinese Checkers is actually regular Checkers. I've been playing that game since I was 6 years old. My first opponent was my popa. I hope my next community event will be much better. I should head back to that antique shop for some glass dolls. They would look great on my bookshelf with their creepy stare. hehehee Sigh, Mermaid just got on a plane heading to Vegas. I wish I was going with her. =(