"Hey Seth, What'd you do today?"- "I voted....NBD."

That's right ladies and gents, I voted.
I went down to the polls and exercised one of my sacred rights as an 18 year old today. I didn't buy porn, cigarettes, signed up for the army, or bought lotto tickets, but instead I decided to vote. My experience was interesting because they poll didnt have my name down on their roster because I had registered so recently (October 10, my 18th birthday) but they still let me vote with a provisional ballot. I then proceeded to fill out my ballot which truly is designed so a four year old child could fill it out. However, my dilemma came from what boxes to fill out because I had not received candidate or measure information. Regardless, I filled out what I could like a champ. I won't share how I voted, but considering Allie Loy was in the room and txting me on who I should vote for on a particular candidate set...that's just a little hint. On the two measures, L&M, I read the provided information carefully before deciding my vote because those two measures will probably affect me in some small way if they get passed.
Lastly, I had the mentality throughout my American experience that my vote was just one in a large number that overall would not affect anything. Yet, I voted today because I am well aware that my age demographic has very low voting statistics so I came more to prove that the youth can indeed influence things. I'm really glad I registered to vote using Rock the Vote because it's an organization who's sole mission is to mobilize the youth vote which is something I respect tremendously.
With one vote under my belt, I know I'll be adding more votes to my collection in the future. When you turn 18 please vote! There may be a lot of elections, and it may be a pain to register, but we live in a democracy!
P.S. The little stickers they give you that say "I voted" are not very sticky =(