I'm going back to Maynooth tomorrow
And my room is a mess and my mom has bought heeled crocs for herself and it's a bit of madness.
Oh, and I went to the Inauguration yesterday. It was crowded. I promised I wasn't going to say anything political but I will say this:
I don't care who you are, what you believe, how you voted, and so on, but there is no, not one, not even the tiniest reason to boo or to sing that 'na na na na hey hey hey goodbye' song when they introduce the President of the United States. Compared to Clinton, W Bush made a discreet, respectful, quiet departure from office, took one last tour around DC in Marine One (which I found rather poignant, to be honest) and had a quiet, private ceremony for his supporters at Andrew's. He gave Obama a hug and told him he'd done a wonderful job. And I didn't vote for him, and I don't support everything he did, but I do believe that he has knowledge far and away beyond anything any of us will ever have, that he did what he felt was best when he felt it was best, and y'know what? There are a lot of people that hate us out there - not Bush, not Republicans, US - Americans, white people, Christians, non-Muslims, people who are pro-choice, whatever - WE are hated, and WE are attacked...but not in the last seven years. So say what you will, I'll probably ignore you and not debate you because debating politics is a waste of everyone's time unless you're running for election, but that's how I felt about yesterday.
Oh, and this amused me because even old people can snub each other in front of millions of people. Something to look forward to!
Oh, and I went to the Inauguration yesterday. It was crowded. I promised I wasn't going to say anything political but I will say this:
I don't care who you are, what you believe, how you voted, and so on, but there is no, not one, not even the tiniest reason to boo or to sing that 'na na na na hey hey hey goodbye' song when they introduce the President of the United States. Compared to Clinton, W Bush made a discreet, respectful, quiet departure from office, took one last tour around DC in Marine One (which I found rather poignant, to be honest) and had a quiet, private ceremony for his supporters at Andrew's. He gave Obama a hug and told him he'd done a wonderful job. And I didn't vote for him, and I don't support everything he did, but I do believe that he has knowledge far and away beyond anything any of us will ever have, that he did what he felt was best when he felt it was best, and y'know what? There are a lot of people that hate us out there - not Bush, not Republicans, US - Americans, white people, Christians, non-Muslims, people who are pro-choice, whatever - WE are hated, and WE are attacked...but not in the last seven years. So say what you will, I'll probably ignore you and not debate you because debating politics is a waste of everyone's time unless you're running for election, but that's how I felt about yesterday.
Oh, and this amused me because even old people can snub each other in front of millions of people. Something to look forward to!