50 Things That Take Up More Time Than Voting

So, it’s Election Day and you might be asking yourself whether or not it’s worth it to get out and vote.  It is. If energy and time is your main concern, let’s take a look at all of the things that happen on a daily basis that would take longer than going out to vote.

1. McDonalds drive through

2. Watching an episode of Netflix

3. Calling your mom 

4. The line at Nickel

5. The time it takes for the bartender to notice you at Teds or Huskies

6. The time it takes you to get through one round at Nickel

7. The time it takes for that one creepy guy at the bar to find you at Nickel 

8. Showering

9. Blow drying your hair

10. Painting your nails

11. Emailing a professor that you are not able to come to class (because you’re out voting)

12. Deciding what to wear in the morning

13. Hungry Huskies delievery time

14. Doing your laundry

15. Brock Turner’s jail time

16. An Uber ride

17. Union Dunkin line at 11am

18. Walking up Busby hill

19. Buying Spring Concert tickets

20. An Adele song

21. Reading another Facebook rant about the election

22. Actually registering to vote

23. Toasting a bagel

24. Waiting to get a text back 

25. The time it takes to make a pizza at Blaze

26. Buying something on Amazon

27. Picking an instagram filter

28. Deciding what to order at Starbucks

29. Actually waiting for your order at Starbucks

30. Finding the perfect Bitmoji to fit your group chat convo 

31. Taking a Snapchat of yourself after you voted

32. The time it takes for your family to ask if you’re dating anyone, doing well in school, have a job, have a plan after graduation, know what you want to do with the rest of your life while at Thanksgiving

33. A nap

34. Minute Rice

35. Sneezing

36. Watching a Tasty Video on Facebook

37. Waiting for the UConn buses

38. Logging into Student Admin to pick classes

39. Perfecting the perfect winged eyeliner

40. Waiting to connect to UConn Secure

41. Walking from TLS to Arjona

42. Waiting for your bagel bites to microwave

43. The time it takes for your receipt to print at CVS with all those discounts you’ll forget to use

44. Omelet bar at North

45. Putting on skinny jeans that you used to wear in highschool 

46. Tying your shoe

47. Saying your excuse to not go vote

48. The time it takes to set an alarm on your phone to go vote

49. The amount of time it takes to get off the couch and go vote  (if not for America, do it for the sticker)

Your vote is your choice and America needs your help. No matter your views, your vote counts, so go out there and cast it!

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