luke and i woke up at 4:50 a.m. this morning to catch a bus down to washington d.c. for the women’s march. i cannot count the number of times i have done this trip since george w. bush has been in office. this was the largest march i’ve ever participated in, though. there were many times when we were stopped in our tracks simply because our numbers could not maneuver around street corners, or exit through the park without causing delays. it was just incredible. and to see so many new yorkers, too, made me proud.

luke took pictures.

and i have to give credit where it is due. the wonderful, efficient and organized folks at assemblyman richard gottlieb’s office were our bus captains. they—eliyanna, wendi and dan—and our bus driver matthew at one if by land charter bus company (our bus number was 1812) made the entire trip as comfortable and efficient as possible. the best bus trip we’ve had yet for a washington march.

anyway, since i’ve now been awake for more than 20 hours, i must go to sleep. let’s hope that our numbers made a difference and will motivate people to vote this november. i haven’t felt the power of voting so keenly before. this is not a time to think that a single vote doesn’t make a difference. it can!