HELLO.

This is the last day you can register to vote. So go do it you fucker, but remember this message. Voting is not an ideological act, it is a pragmatic one! People who abstain from voting to make a political or social point are living a life of privilege. They have the privilege of knowing that whomever wins their life will not be dramatically affected. If you're one of those people then pull your head out of your arse and get some fucking perspective. Voting is not a way of making an ideological stand. You stand by your ideologies through the life you lead, the things you say, hell, by what you post on Facebook. It's not through your vote. A vote has real world consequences. A vote means life or death for many people. You vote in a way which has greatest practical impact, that saves most lives, which drags your country closer to that ideal, even if only by the smallest amount. It is ok to vote for someone you don't completely agree with. It's ok to choose the better of two evils. It's ok to cast a vote that compromise some core values if it's better than the alternative. This is your chance to make a difference, to change the world. This is not the time to appease your conscience, or to make your self feel superior or self-important. I don't care if you want to go around telling people you spoiled your ballot because you don't want to be a part of a corrupt and rigged system. Good for you. You say whatever helps you sleep at night and perpetuates that liberal anarchist image you got going. But when you step into that voting booth you remember all the people who are going to be affected by this vote. The elderly, the disenfranchised, the students, the youth, the sick. Your vote matters. Don't be selfish and throw that away for the sake of your own self-image.

CROATIA! that was it. That's what Eurovision is all about. That's what I've been waiting for.

In one week I will no longer be a teacher. I'm quitting that shit. I'm also an emotional mess because of this.