THE AGE OF AWESOME IS UPON US, BITCHES!

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There are no words that can adaquately express how I feel about today as a woman, as a black person, as an American. This is only a little bit of why I voted for Barack Obama, but it's indicative of so much more. I will always remember where I am today. How I feel. How I ran around last night like I was on speed. I will tell my children about this day. Hell, I may tell your children about this day.

Eight years of horror is over. All hail the Motherfucking Age of Awesome.

I'm so excited I'm about to stroke out.

Comments

[imwalde.livejournal.com]

I keep bursting into happy tears for almost any reason, but especially when they show the crowd waving all the flags. OMFG.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I'm just -- and the thing -- with the awesome. [is totally verklempt]

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

YES.

I was looking at pics this morning and thinking 'THAT MAN IS GOING TO BE THE PRESIDENT IN AN HOUR OR TWO?!' and then thinking 'OMG, YAY'. I am freaking out.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I am totally useless, except for the continualy chanting of FUCKIN' A! and OMG!OMG!OMG!

[transtempts.livejournal.com]

I have been grinning widely AT NOTHING AT ALL.

[mbeasi.livejournal.com]

I'm watching the inauguration on my computer at work, and it is simply *thrilling*.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Best day ever.

[mysweetbrick.livejournal.com]

Preach, sister.

I'm in Sydney, and I stayed up to watch this shit. Tears of motherfucking joy.

[saucery.livejournal.com]

I'm in Melbourne, and I stayed up, too! (Not that I could've slept, with my blood thrumming in excitement and my heart pounding like a percussion orchestra!) <3

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I couldn't get to sleep last night and then I couldn't stay asleep and then I bolted out of bed this morning like somebody was scoring my vault. And then I ran around like I was on crack. Obama Crack! The best Crack there is!

WORD!

[helvetius.livejournal.com]

YIS WE KANZ!

Re: WORD!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

WORD!

[zoniduck.livejournal.com]

HELL YES!!!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, your icon. *high five*

[zoniduck.livejournal.com]

Hee! I know, right? Somebody needs to update this macro (http://pics.livejournal.com/zoniduck/pic/001789gc) immediately.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

YES!

[megaloo13.livejournal.com]

<3!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

!!!!!!!!!!

[romancandles.livejournal.com]

DUDE. Dude. I know. I'm sitting here alternately near-weeping and jumping for joy.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Vibrating. I was fucking vibrating. And then I was hyperventilating. And then I was like, oh, so this is what real hope is like. Huh.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can finally relax! I kept on thinking Bush was going to say "Just kidding!" and take it all away from us.

SO much yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, Hardison approves.

[mardia.livejournal.com]

You know that feeling of relief you get, where your muscles feel weak and all you want to do is just sit somewhere, because you're not sure your legs will hold your weight?

That's what I've had ALL DAY.

As I just posted in my LJ--I hope I never ever get tired of hearing these words: President Barack Obama.

America, for once I can say this honestly: WE ARE MADE OF SO MUCH EPIC WIN RIGHT NOW.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You know that feeling of relief you get, where your muscles feel weak and all you want to do is just sit somewhere, because you're not sure your legs will hold your weight?

It's called euphoria. Or post-sex lassitude. Since my clothes are still on (mostly) I'll assume it's the former.

We got it right. Finally.

[saucery.livejournal.com]

I just watched the inauguration. It's the single most moving historical event I have ever witnessed - granted, my life to date has been short and I am as yet young, but this day is one I will remember for the rest of my life.

Obama has an amazing ability to bring out the very best in people - as I've just said over at my journal. Watching the inauguration, I saw every American face in the crowds tilted upwards, glowing with hope, beaming with pride. I haven't seen America look so beautiful in a long time. It brought tears to my eyes.

Good riddance to Bush and his War of Terror. (War of Terror, mind, not on it.) He embodied the very callousness and disregard for human life that he claimed belonged to his foes. He hurt America more than we can possibly even understand, at this moment; I fully expect more things to come to light.

Buh-bye, Bush! Here, have a pretzel.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen America look so beautiful in a long time. It brought tears to my eyes..

Yes, that. That is what I'm talking about.

I wouldn't say Bush had a War on Terror, I would just say he was a War OF Terror. He did more to terrorize the American public than any foe, any country, an band of rogue operatives. That man needs to be in Gitmo. Except Barack is going to close Gitmo, so Bush should just be locked up somewhere far away from his ranch of I'm Ignoring You.

[saucery.livejournal.com]

You know how Bill Maher had that "Exit Strategy" segment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4q2fFhUjxY)? About which country/planet/galaxy we'd have to evacuate to if Obama didn't get elected?

I'd like to see one for Bush. Where would people vote to send him, if they could? Gitmo in an alternate universe where it won't be closed? (Although it should be closed everywhere!) A planet of man-eating pretzels somewhere in Alpha Centauri? (Far away from us, at least.) At the bottom of a bottomless oubliette? (Except that we're better off remembering his mistakes!)

My inner vengeful Boadicea wants to see visited upon Bush every torture that he authorized upon others; however, to do so would be to share in his darkness, and I want none of it. The time for darkness is over...

WELCOME TO THE ERA OF LIGHT!

[lembeau.livejournal.com]

No stroking!!! You need to be alive to experience the Motherfucking Age of Awesome, right? Exactly. :OD

I am so glad and happy for you, for all of you. And yes for me too, Canadian and all.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Best age ever or best age ever? Also, Jon is broadcasting LIVE tonight, knowing he's going to be drunker than W.C. Fields.

[heidi8.livejournal.com]

Here's to the Age of Awesome!

BOOM DEE YADA AND SQUEE!

[lembeau.livejournal.com]

Jon! ♥

If I could, I would have to go with bestest. It is a good day.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

:D

Word.

[ranalore.livejournal.com]

Best. Day. Ever.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*high five*

[wyoluvr.livejournal.com]

YES OMG. and i'm wearing my "never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world - indeed, it is the only thing that ever has" shirt with Mandela and Rosa Parks and Gandhi and Chief Joseph...COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS FOR THE FUCKING WIN!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Best day EVER.

it's true

[logans-mom00.livejournal.com]

You know how you read where someone says "the sun seemed to shine a bit brighter" when something good happens? Well, I SWEAR, the sun really WAS brighter today! I never need my shades when I take my son to school in the morning, but at 8am today the sun was already so freakin' bright, it really did feel like a new world, like the whole planet was cleaner and more pure. So I dug out my sunglasses and drove to school crying, and my son was very confused because it was the first time I've had to explain tears of joy :)

Re: it's true

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

it really did feel like a new world, like the whole planet was cleaner and more pure.

That's because it is. Really and truly.

[nebt-het.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

High five!

[nebt-het.livejournal.com]

It really is the most excited I have been about the possibility of a united country and a call to service in my whole life. And I have actually been involved before just not this hopeful!