VOTE! (again)
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 2:54AM / Standard Entry
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At 7:15 PST today, I got up and went to cast my vote for Obama. As with usual election days, I will now commit myself to hours of CNN on the TV and on the internet. Tonight, I hope to be celebrating with my closest 2000 or so Democratic brethren here in Los Angeles.
After 8 years and 2 major elections full of frustration and disappointment, I am both cautious and hopeful to put my expectations into one election again. I remember the Gore 2000 and the Kerry 2004 elections well. Those were also days of campaigning and watching the news endlessly. Waiting well into the morning jumping between NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN. Undeclared still in the morning. Waiting for Florida, and then waiting for days afterwards...
Yet, after so much disappointment, I will throw myself completely into the excitement and emotions of the election again. It's kind of like falling in love-- even after you get hurt over and over, you pick yourself up, try to think of the good times, and try again. Again, I'll keep the peep of the possibility of failures silenced in the back of my mind. Because this time is different. This time is special. This time we are on the verge of a too-long awaited history.
I am filled with this moment.
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