The PTA even had a bake sale set up in the gymnasium, and the whole thing had a very small town feel to it, never mind the fact that I live in a major U.S. city within a battleground state. (The next closest polling station, located just down the same street, was littered with news vans and reporters.)

My favorite thing that I saw this morning was the 10 year old Muslim girl, complete in hijab,  handing out “I Voted” stickers to people as they left. So to anyone who still seems to think that you can’t be both a Muslim and an American and patriot, you can shove that up your ass.

All in all, I left feeling very good about democracy, and surprisingly patriotic for such a cynical ass as myself.

I had seen Tegan & Sara before, but this was my first time seeing Death Cab, and I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised.  They absolutely rocked. This ended up being one of the best shows that I’ve seen in a while, and an incredibly fun night. It began with me running all around the Arena District with some girl I’d just met, looking for an ATM, and then proceeding to have a drunken blast throughout the night with Michelle, Rebecca, and Drew.

As an aside, the opening act was City and Color, who I had never heard of before, but will now openly recommend.

All in all, a great night. Now when’s the next one?

josh