The headline on Huffington Post just had something with "Obama sings order to close Guantanamo". I'm sure they'll correct the typo soon, but the image of Obama singing executive orders amuses me. Does anyone know if he sings well or not?

Meanwhile, over here you can find Word Clouds of Obama's inaugural speech compared to a selection of other ( Read more... )

I was stressed out about the project due today, especially since I couldn't concentrate on it properly until after McCain conceded and it was a done deal with no election stealing or other ghosts of 2000 jumping out at the last minute. So I didn't get to bed until 2am, and couldn't sleep for quite a while after that. I don't know how much sleep I ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful day. It's bright and sunny and unseasonably warm (though it will be snowing by the weekend, go figure). The light is golden through the leaves still in the trees and those gently floating to the ground. Even the ground is golden with leaves and sunlight ( Read more... )

McCain is gracious in defeat. That is impressive.

And we have a new president-elect.

Thank you to all the campaign workers and volunteers at the polling places and everyone who went to vote today! And especially thank you to Mr. President-Elect Obama!

Huffington Post and 538 have both called it for Obama. Most everywhere else has Obama with over 200 electoral votes and projected on track to win. But I still can't concentrate ( Read more... )

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Got to the Foster Center at about 7:30. We figured we'd try to miss the confusion of the start of the morning. It took about an hour. An hour well-spent, I'd say, though I do wish it had been a little shorter. I was ballot 181.

I've got a project due tomorrow. This evening, after dinner, I'm torn between going over to j_daddy's for the election ( Read more... )

Jim asked me, and I'd raised the question myself, if I would excuse students to go to a rally if it were McCain instead of Obama. I would. With less enthusiasm, maybe, but I'd do it. I had to think about it to articulate the explanation for why I think it's important to let them go to a rally ( Read more... )

Iron Man was as awesome as I remembered. Not a big crowd, but we had Raea, Gary and Nancy which isn't bad at all for shortish notice and on a weeknight! We watched the deleted scenes. Some of them added to the friendship between Rhodes and Stark. That was nice. Snickering at the Dubai party scene. We've heard that they used a villa in Mirdif ( Read more... )

I wish I was going to the Ren Faire tomorrow. Didn't make it to one last year!

I waste way too much time puttering around accomplishing nothing. I need to do something about this.

Two friends are on my mind right now. urban_exotic is off in New Orleans. With a hurricane interrupting her vacation. She's got plans, and I know she'll have a good holiday ( Read more... )