You Know That the Economy is Bad When...

Publishers' Weekly Online has a special section that lists email addresses for everyone that has been laid off.

Illinois Business as Usual

G-Rod is now Gone-Rod. Heh.

Overdosing on Obama

Not that this is a bad thing, mind you.

I have been watching CNN since 8 this morning, and I can't get enough of it. I did take a short nap at 5-ish, but other than that, have been spellbound.

I have also gone to the J Crew website to try to order Michelle's green gloves. What is wrong with me? I don't even WEAR gloves. I don't live in an area that requires gloves. Good thing that their site is down so I couldn't spend more money needlessly.

Yay, Barack! Yay, Michelle! I am thrilled.

He'll Break Your Kneecaps

Rod Blagojevich makes me proud to be an Illinoisian.

Heh. What a complete moron. I'm sure that he honestly thought that he'd get away with it.

Aftermath

Hearing "President-Elect Obama" makes me grin from ear to ear.

On a not so happy note, I was at Publix tonight after Job #2. Or is that Job #3? Let's make it Job #2. Anyway, there I was in the cheese case, minding my own business and thrilled that I was almost done shopping, when I was approached by a guy in a hair net. He wanted to know if we talked about politics at my work today.

Actually, no. I spent the day dodging strollers while hung over, so there were no discussions of politics.

He went on to say that he was sure that the only reason why Obama was elected was because people hate Bush. He couldn't imagine any other reason.

I can think of lots of reasons, my friend. Bush is just the tip of the iceberg.

One more reason to avoid going to the grocery store.

A Deep Breath

I feel hopeful.

And, I'd really like to know what constitutes a blowout.

Heh. That's not nice. This is a time for renewal, not divisiveness. Seriously.

Live Blogging?

This could be disastrous, but I'll give it a shot.

7:11 How interesting that Obama is celebrating in Grant Park with the masses but McCain is at the Biltmore in Phoenix. I wish more than anything that I could be with T at the Congress Hotel right now.

7:17 I still have a hard time accepting that I live not only in a Red state, but also one that has such incredibly stringent liquor laws. The local ballots are rife with referendums on booze.

7:25 I meant well to have windows open for the Trib, Tennessean, Washington Post and NYT, but it's making me crazy. I'll stop messing with it once my guests get here imminently.

7:32 Soledad and Bill's exit polling graph makes my head explode.

7:58 T just called me from Grant Park. Rumors abound. I have promised to text her when anything interesting happens.

8:17 More and more Senate seats for the Blue guys.

8:25 Mitch McConnell. Blech.

8:42 Need mind bleach to stop thinking lascivious thoughts about John King.

9:07 Pundits are saying that it's over but I'll believe it when I see it. No champagne yet.

9:35 207 to 135. Enough already! Call it! We know that it's impossible for McCain to win!

9:37 Holy holograms! First Jessica Yellin, now the Congress? Yikes.

9:45 I wanted to play with the holographs on CNN.com, but it's only a scaled-back Magic Map. Bother.

9:54 Polls closing on the West Coast shortly. Hopefully, we'll get an answer SOON.

10:07 Crying and drinking sparkling wine.

I think that's it for me.

Big Day

Today is one of the most important days in a very long time. I hope that the American people will have the courage and wisdom to do what is right... or, at least, what they believe to be right. It's more essential that they get out to the polls.

The next few hours will be Very Interesting.

Vote Early and Vote Often

If only voting early would ensure that I don't hear another word about the freaking election.

Young Ones

A friend of mine from Job #2 is a 6th grade History teacher. He said that he was talking about September 11th with his kids in class yesterday, and that many of them didn't remember the actual day. They were 4 or 5 at the time.

I can't imagine living in a world where there is only war and terror. I am so grateful that I remember other times, and I look forward to the day when that peace returns. K, my beautiful niece, turns 6 tomorrow. I never really thought of her having been born in a time of such tremendous upheaval, but there it is. So sad.

"Better Angels"

I want to hope. I desperately want to hope. I have hoped before, and have always been disappointed. And now, Dick Durbin is addressing just that.

Please let me hope again.