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clevermanka) wrote2008-11-05 09:15 am
clevermanka) wrote2008-11-05 09:15 am
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Wow. Just...wow.
We watched the election results at a neighbor's house last night. It was a good experience. Free booze, tasty cheese, cigarettes on the back porch, and hugs all around when it was over.
The neighbor husband's birthday is today, tomorrow--sometime very soon--so the wife had a nice cake that they cut and shared around, 10:30 or so. I couldn't have cake, so after watching people snarf on this Wheatfield's confection for a few minutes, I decided to indulge in one of the artisan chocolates on the table. I picked one that was described as "chocolate with lavender-infused caramel" and popped it into my mouth. At that moment, the whole room erupted in hoots. I turned around to the T.V. and saw that CNN was announcing the win.
I learned about the election of Barack Obama with my mouth full of chocolate.
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Stop reading if you want to spend today on a 100% happy cloud. I totally understand. The following isn't meant to be pessimistic or cynical, but it might be a bit of a downer. That's cool. I won't feel slighted if you don't read it. This is mostly for my own memory and sense-of-self tracking.
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I wrote this in a comment in a friend's post this morning and I thought I'd put it here, too:
I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I'm not even a Liberal or Conservative (although I consider myself to be liberal-with-a-lower-case-L). I'm just me. And I voted for Obama. And I stood in shock and happiness when CNN announced the numbers that tipped it for the win. I was even, for a moment, hopeful.
We'll see how it goes from here. Because what I am is a realist.
The neighbor husband's birthday is today, tomorrow--sometime very soon--so the wife had a nice cake that they cut and shared around, 10:30 or so. I couldn't have cake, so after watching people snarf on this Wheatfield's confection for a few minutes, I decided to indulge in one of the artisan chocolates on the table. I picked one that was described as "chocolate with lavender-infused caramel" and popped it into my mouth. At that moment, the whole room erupted in hoots. I turned around to the T.V. and saw that CNN was announcing the win.
I learned about the election of Barack Obama with my mouth full of chocolate.
...
Stop reading if you want to spend today on a 100% happy cloud. I totally understand. The following isn't meant to be pessimistic or cynical, but it might be a bit of a downer. That's cool. I won't feel slighted if you don't read it. This is mostly for my own memory and sense-of-self tracking.
...
I wrote this in a comment in a friend's post this morning and I thought I'd put it here, too:
I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I'm not even a Liberal or Conservative (although I consider myself to be liberal-with-a-lower-case-L). I'm just me. And I voted for Obama. And I stood in shock and happiness when CNN announced the numbers that tipped it for the win. I was even, for a moment, hopeful.
We'll see how it goes from here. Because what I am is a realist.
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That is a wonderful moment.
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And why do I not have a chocolate icon? That's ridiculous.
This one works
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I think best to focus on the positive, and enjoy my life as much as I can without having the weight of the world on my shoulders. But still, I fear a little for our future, not because of change that could happen, but because of the hate that's still out there. It feels like the quiet before an pompeiic eruption.
Gotta try and stay positive.
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Nonsense. All politicians suck, hon. Just some suck less than others.
Good for you, staying positive. Gods know some people must, or we'd all be sunk.
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Yes, for me that is a very optimistic statement.
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I'm okay with your further musings. As I said to a few folks last night, I'm sure that no matter who won, it really won't affect my day2day life all that much. I'm not poor nor even in that magical middle class and whatever tax changes come down the pike won't make that much of a difference in my pitiful income bracket. But what did change is the sense of hope that a lot of people will have overall. And as my neighbor, who worked her ass off for the primaries, said to me this morning, "I'm sure that hell has frozen over today for some people".
I like her attitude.
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Well, yes. You're a realist, too. =D
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I haven't been accused of that in a long time.
Would you call my mum? :)
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And today, my optimism is extremely guarded. I'm on a we'll see stand-by. That's kinda weird for me.
S~
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Awesome. I learned about the election while trying to flag down a bartender for another beer. :-)
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