I live in a medium-sized city, but this definitely pertains to me. I have never seen Providence as happy as it was the days and weeks after the Sox swept the World Series. I have never seen Providence as miserable as it is in this post-electorial funk.
Listen to Eminem, my pretty city. He'll make you feel a little less (or a little more) manic-depressive. Psychotic rage is better than depression in my book!