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Nov. 7th, 2012 01:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
selenayNormally I love to watch election coverage, even when the election concerned ends up going in the wrong direction for me. All the analysis and excitement just makes me feeling so connected and excited about the entire process.
Why yes, I am one of those voting evangelists.
Last night, after such a weird and subdued day at work, I was just too drained to even consider it. Instead I made myself finish the first draft of my C/C exchange fic and then I curled up with some books and a large cup of tea for the evening.
I was completely thrilled to wake up this morning and check my news feeds, emails and Twitter over breakfast. With the race being so tight, I'd assumed that we'd still be waiting on results through most of today. Instead I got to read the excitement as state after state called for Obama and eventually Romney conceded and it was just wonderful.
Now if Canada can just wise up and throw out Harper next time...
The atmosphere at work has been much happier today. I think it's the combination of time to reflect and most of us celebrating the Obama win. We're back to being a chatty, gossipy group and hopefully over the next few weeks the overall effect of yesterday's events will be to make our team an even closer one.
Tonight I'm going out with my knitters for highly calorific coffee drinks and treats. I really need that after the last day or so.
Why yes, I am one of those voting evangelists.
Last night, after such a weird and subdued day at work, I was just too drained to even consider it. Instead I made myself finish the first draft of my C/C exchange fic and then I curled up with some books and a large cup of tea for the evening.
I was completely thrilled to wake up this morning and check my news feeds, emails and Twitter over breakfast. With the race being so tight, I'd assumed that we'd still be waiting on results through most of today. Instead I got to read the excitement as state after state called for Obama and eventually Romney conceded and it was just wonderful.
Now if Canada can just wise up and throw out Harper next time...
The atmosphere at work has been much happier today. I think it's the combination of time to reflect and most of us celebrating the Obama win. We're back to being a chatty, gossipy group and hopefully over the next few weeks the overall effect of yesterday's events will be to make our team an even closer one.
Tonight I'm going out with my knitters for highly calorific coffee drinks and treats. I really need that after the last day or so.
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Date: 2012-11-08 02:38 am (UTC)Well, my province pretty much already did :p but I think, please god, if Justin Trudeau wins the Liberal leadership the Liberals could pull it off next time. I'm thinking the NDP could have done it under Jack Layton, but new guy just doesn't have the same oomph yet. Justin can deliver a speech like nobody's business, has a background so clean it squeaks as well as a name that's sacred in some parts of the country (and even the people who hated his Dad still respected him) and he grew up watching a consummate politician at work.
I can't think of anybody on the national scale right now who can really compete with that. And he's young enough that he could do a lot of rebuilding with the country and the politics of the party to re-energize both.
Not that I spend a lot of time thinking about it or anything :p