Long Awaited...

Okay. So you're right. I haven't blogged in quite some time. I've got a lot to put down on paper, so to speak.

The election:
I will always remember where I was, who I was with and what I felt the moment I heard about President Elect Obama. I was in the stairwell of the Hilton in Pasadena, CA with Rajiv, Dana, Erik, and Neil -Becca on her way. Racing up the stairs in anticipation of the formal announcement of our next president. I turned around to hear Rajiv say "he got it -he did it." My heart skipped a beat as I ran faster to get to the ballroom. As we entered the room, the music was playing, CNN was on the projector, and people were anxiously awaiting -someone finally screamed "we took Florida!" Shockingly, I screamed along with the crowd in absolute shock that FL was in the bag. Then my screech was followed by "Ohio's in"...did we just get Ohio?! The one state we were counting on 4 years ago? We sure did! There it was -clear as day on the projector -President Elect Obama swept the electoral college. Sure, if we looked at majority vote, it was pretty damn close. But he did it.

As the room filled with excitement, jeers and cheers. I stood back and took the moment in. I couldn't believe it. It felt amazing to be among so many different people and feeling the same rush of hope. There was one particular man that nearly brought me to tears. With the rest of the room dancing -one particular elderly black man sat quietly in a chair. The man showed very little excitement, but when I looked at his face, I could see it all. Overwhelming hope, pride, humility. It was a very humbling experience.

Undoubtedly, race was not and was never the underlying factor of Obama's campaign, but I wasn't able to shake the historic value of that day. As far as the issues go, I couldn't have been more pleased to see Obama win this race. He was the one for me -to represent me and my beliefs in the White House and I couldn't be more pleased. Obama's got a tough job ahead. He's faced with a tumultuous economy and two wars. I don't envy his position and don't expect a turnaround overnight. But, I do hope that he remains open and honest with us. I want to continue to stand by him and support my president rather than being let down once again. I'm optomistic about our future, but I also know the realties that we face.

Prop 8:
I have no comment other than, I still don't understand what happened here. I don't think I can ever grasp why this proposition passed. This issue is very much a black or white issue. It's a social issue that I continue to be very passionate about. Just as the other side cannot simply understand how I feel, I cannot understand how they feel. I cannot understand why other people have a say in who I can or cannot marry. Does this make me morally inept? If so, I'll have to live with it, because I'm standing my ground on this issue. I continue to be perplexed by its passage.