So, I dunno about you all…but I’m still fucking EXHAUSTED from Election Night. There was the good (OBAMA!), the bad & the ugly (PROP. 8, BOOOO!!!!), and even a few things in between (Michigan passed a medical marijuana law!). For me, it took on this bizarre quality of a Joss Whedon-penned drama. You know what I mean. There was the hero who we all knew would win, eventually; but we also knew that the “bad guys” were gonna fight hard and that it was going to be ugly. (as evidenced by prior, unrelenting, ugliness in the previous weeks and even, sadly, in McCain’s concession speech. stupid fucking racists…) So we were all trapped, just waiting. And let me tell you, for those of us on the east coast, waiting for the polls to close on the west coast was the WORST. WAIT. EVER. Sweet zombie jesus…

I think, however, one of the sweetest moments for me came the next day when I watched The Daily Show. They had a segment which featured video footage of people reacting to Obama’s election from different locations around the world. And as cynical as I am, I still got a little weepy when I saw just how fucking happy those people were. Yeah, I know, they’re thoroughly relieved that we elected Obama instead of another warmonger; but I can’t help but believe that they were also cheering for us–the American electorate. The rest of the world hasn’t written us off yet, they still think America has something good to give to the world–and that, THAT my friends, is a really good feeling. Plus, let’s face the facts, we’ve just elected our first nerd president. mwahahahaha…..