two-year campaign / is this shit really overwith??

So tired of the election.. stressed and anxious for it to be overwith.. I’m excited, but seriously, two frickin’ years is too damn long. I voted last week, absentee, and am content knowing that my state is an Obama state. My hopes are high, and all signs point to Yes for a win, but I won’t be sleeping tonight until I see the results, which in Spain won’t be coming in until around 3am. I’ve got a bottle of champagne in the fridge, waiting to be popped open in anticipation of the outcome. Still, I can’t be overly optimistic.. anything can happen, and everyone talks about the possibilities.. is the US ready for a black president? Are people saying one thing and voting the other way? Too many polls, too many podcasts, too much NPR in my ear and it’s driving me nuts. So I’m a masochist for all of this, but I’m excited.. really excited, for the first time in years and years. Plus, my boss has a bet with me, and if he loses, he owes me a hamburger.

~ by Mike Slichenmyer on 4 November 2008.