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In the unlikely history of America, there has never been anything false about hope.
The alarm woke me up at 6 am. Crawled out of bed, turned on the Mac and went straight to http://www.isobamapresident.com/ - which has a huge yes and a countdown to the inauguration. :)
Have spent the rest of the day watching BBC News24, catching up on Andrew Sullivan and reading my flist, which has exploded with joy! The world seems a better place today - less cynical, less depressing, full of people daring to hope.
I don't really know what to say, because everyone has said it already. But thank you, America.
ETA: My favourite Prop 8 story, which is turning increasingly bittersweet since it looks like the outcome will be a very narrow yes.
ETA2: Bittersweet indeed. I can't understand how history can go backwards like this.
Have spent the rest of the day watching BBC News24, catching up on Andrew Sullivan and reading my flist, which has exploded with joy! The world seems a better place today - less cynical, less depressing, full of people daring to hope.
I don't really know what to say, because everyone has said it already. But thank you, America.
ETA: My favourite Prop 8 story, which is turning increasingly bittersweet since it looks like the outcome will be a very narrow yes.
ETA2: Bittersweet indeed. I can't understand how history can go backwards like this.