Right now I'm hearing the cheers of revelers. It's like a football game only better. Way better. Yay Obama! Halle-frickin-lujah! And also, go North Carolina! 

I think a part of me harbors a belief if it’s not written down it didn’t happen. Of course that’s not true but today I also feel like I need a pensieve to store all my thoughts.

So, mostly for my own benefit, here is an account of what I did four years ago on election night when I worked for the BBC. (I wrote an article about it but the webpage no ( Read more... )

I never thought I'd say this but I'm really proud of North Carolina for *maybe* turning blue! It makes me feel like my absentee vote might actually be worth something!