Like Snood - NYT Interactive Election Map

Oh dear gott in himmel. This thing is dangerous. You just pop on for mo with a random question in your head, like, "How well did Obama do up in Orono?" (52.3% in Penobscot County - prob more in Orono/Bangor tho).

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html

Go if you dare. I just spent five minutes trying to find the bluest county in the land. We're high at 77.5% in Suffolk, but the Bronx is a whopping 88%! Socialist Librul New Yorkers are Libruler than Commie Librul Massies. Whatev. We'll get 'em next round. We always do catch up and then pummel them noo yohk a holes.

This Week in OMG That's SOOOO Fricken Cute!

Oh hell buckets. We are in trouble for a while here. It seems with this new Mutt President of Bursting Rainbows of Hope, I'm having a difficult time being cynical.

I keep crying and being all sentimental and proud of my country and all that. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

The world's celebration of our new president is so adorably heartwarming, I just have to share a couple of the mad cute stories.

• Obama's great great great grandfather is from Moneygall, Ireland. The town of Moneygall is hoping for a tourist boom as a result. Obama said he wants to make it over there and have at pint. They even have a song for him: "O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara, there's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama." Story here. You Tube song here.

• The Indonesian elementary school that Obama went to from age 7-9, where they were Hawaiian shirts as their uniform (sorta), went wild on Wednesday at the news of their alum's success. Double Recess!!! Awesome!!!! Sooooo cute quotes: "We're so proud!" Alsya Nadin, a spunky 10-year-old in pink-framed glasses, said as fellow classmates poured onto the playground and started chanting "Obama! Obama!"..."It's amazing to know that the man who will be the next president of the United States studied here, at our school!" said 11-year-old Muhamad Yodi. Full story here.

• And then there's the Japanese. Why in the world they're so excited I haven't the slightest, but I love how they make Obama's name sound like it's originally Japanese instead of Kenyan in origin... Oh wait! It's because IT IS a Japanese word: it's the name of a town in Japan. The residents of the fishing village of Obama, Japan are superpsyched. HILARIOUS You Tube video here.

Man, my heart feel warm in fuzzy right now. I don't know if I can take it. I'll just think about how disappointed I am in California for being so homophobic. There, my lack of faith in humanity has been restored. Phew. Close one.

For the Happily Obsessed

Behind the scenes photos from Election Night. I love the first family & the second family in ways that are not normal...

http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157608716313371/show/

Election Day is Finally Here!

No lines, though it was busy for sure. I was checked off when I went in, and checked off by a Boston Policewoman when I exited. I have never been checked by an officer of the law when voting, but I guess that's what they do here in Boston? JNSP.

Anyway, the whole point is: dude, I just voted for an African American man to be president of the United States and he will probably be the winner. Holy Crap. And it isn't an action movie or a television show or anything like that; it is really really real.

Here's the other thing - and this is legitimately more important than the ethnicity of the cnadidate: I vote FOR Obama, and not AGAINST his opponent, sentiment-wise. I mean, I actually LIKE the candidate I voted for as opposed to being ambivalent (like dear old John Kerry) or voting for someone as an act of defiance (like silly old Ralph Nader).

If you haven't voted yet, please remember to do so. Your vote sends a message, whether in a blue or red state, and of course especially if you're in a purple state.

Hooray for Election Day!