A DAY IN THE LIFE
Posted November 5th, 2008 in Culture
A legendary day in the life of America…it’s 2:28 a.m. and I am both exhausted and exhilarated. Have been reading all the Twitter posts about the election; so much elation and excitement. So many people voting for change and willing it to happen. And I can’t remember how to spell exhilarated — still not right (now it’s right ’cause I looked it up).
For how my visit to the polls went, check out Lisa Murray’s site; she’s collecting stories. I am so happy about the enthusiasm for democracy that seemed to invigorate the country today.
This is a cool emotion cloud the NY Times is running, asking people for the one word that best describes their current state of mind — and you can get the red and blue breakdown. Even hope is turning up red. Maybe we can work together. I think McCain did well in his speech to remind everyone how historic a night this is and how we are all Americans with a history that we are still forging. Obama’s speech (and I must admit, I usually zone a bit during them) impressed me for how aware he was of the tremendous responsibility he has just been chosen for.
Who knows where we go from here; but I hope that we can be a less divisive country after tonight. All sides will require leaders of courage and wisdom able to unite on common goals.
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