Obama….

wins – sweet as!!!!!!!!!

Too freaked out to blog

OK, I have lots of nice feedback from the last post and I should be responding to those comments and writing a new related post, but I just can’t tonight.  I am too freaked/worried/excited/nervous and really just too much of a mess to blog properly.

Generally, I consider myself lucky that I have been spared the inundation of political commentary and advertising on the US election.  Sometimes living on the other side of the world totally rocks (what am I saying – it rocks all of the time).  Although, I get the feeling that New Zealanders are more interested in the US election than the NZ one.  Which is an interest level slightly higher than completely disinterested, but lower than vaguely aware.  Thank goodness they only coincide every 12 years.

Anyway, I have been fairly sucessfully staying away from politics, but it all came crumbling down tonight when 2 things happened…. First I logged on to Facebook and saw the coolest thing.  Many of my friends had changed there status (see picture).  And secondly, I heard that there was going to be live coverage from 12.30am until 5.30am.  Well how can I pass that up?!  It felt like old times, watching CNN all day long – listening to the winner change every so often – biting my nails, drinking coffee.  So instead of blogging properly (or doing any other work that should be getting done) I am going to return to my American roots and watch the election returns on TV.  But I am also kiwi, so I’ll do it listening to the Guy Fawkes fireworks in the middle of the night because nothing (not even rugby!) is on GMT+12:00 time.

Aah, forgot to end in a question…. so, uh, how about those Bears?

UPDATE:  It is 12.26am and no elections in sight.  A quick check of the the NZ TV One site and yes I got it completely wrong, the coverage starts at 12.30pm (which makes sense because it is only 6.30am in NY and the polls haven’t even opened yet) – going to bed as soon as the coffee wears off.