rewind.play.repeat.pause.fast forward.please.

again?
the last day of the year, again? i didn't think 365 days of absolutely nothing could pass by so fast.
rewind.
i still don't see anything. it's still a blur.
where's the focus button?
not here. not in my life. if it's a blur, it will stay a blur. no focus button needed.
play.
alarm clock ringing, car engine running, students talking--too loud--teacher screaming, stomach grumbling, lunch bag crackling, teacher glaring, stomach grumbling, teacher glaring, eyes rolling, lunch-finally, lunch- back to class, home, homework, sleep.
repeat.
and pause. breathe. you said to slow down but i didn't. pause again.
Wicked at Pantages. good. pause again. going to the Imperial Palace Buffet in Biloxi. better. you said to enjoy school but i didn't. pause again. but i didn't enjoy school. i don't. don't pause again. i'm done.
2009? listen, 2009. i'm talking to you.
don't be another crappy home video.
6 hours and 20 minutes left.
fast forward.
please.

And this is it. This is the end of a long campaign, and the beginning of what I hope- what we all must hope- to be 4 years of change. Yes, Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States. And he will be the first black president.
But what we all need to understand is that 52% of the nation voted for Obama. And we can't forget the other 46% who voted for a man just as honorable and vital to our nation. I hope our nation won't be divided. We can't be divided.
And we have to remember that we live in the United States of America. The United States- not the Obama states and not the McCain states- will prosper. United as One, United under a common purpose to make America great. We have chosen our leader, and by doing that we have chosen a purposeful and hopeful future that wouldn't have been any different had we chosen any other candidate.

8:02 in the West Coast, 11:02 in the East, and Barack Obama is the next president of the United States of America.

Villagers are gathered around an enormous flat screen TV in Obama's father's hometown of Kogelo, Kenya (pop. 5000).
They have been cheering the whole night as each gray state on the TV turns blue for Obama.
They love Obama so much that they have even produced a musical, appropriately named "Obama".

OBAMA HAS TAKEN OHIO, THE MAJOR KEY STATE. HILLARY CLINTON WON THE PRIMARY IN OHIO AND PUNDITS WORRIED OBAMA MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN REACHING OUT TO VOTERS AS WELL AS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THE LAGGING ECONOMY, HOWEVER, SEEMS TO HAVE PERSUADED VOTERS TO GO FOR HIM. MCCAIN REALLY IS GOING TO NEED A MIRACLE. FAST.

Let's hope those Kenyans keep cheering.

Obama: 200
McCain: 130

ps. check out Grant Park in Chicago. Police say that over 500,000 people will be there to watch, what they hope, Obama's acceptance speech.

McCain needs to win 5 out of the 6 battleground states to have a definite run for the White House.
If Obama holds on to Pennsylvania and wins just one more state, John McCain will need a miracle to get to the White House.

for anyone who doesn't know about Hagan vs. Dole in North Carolina:

Elizabeth Dole (wife of Bob Dole) seemed to be favorable for re-election, BUT THEN a little known Democrat by the name of Kay Hagan decided to run for the Senate seat. However, TV ads sponsored by Dole announced Hagan as "godless", tying her with an "anti-religious" group. It soon turned into a nasty race when Hagan fired back. Voters were smarter than that.

Hagan is officially the new North Carolinian Senator.


NEW YORK to OBAMA, along with Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, D.C.

GEORGIA to McCAIN, along with Wyoming, North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tenesee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina

Electoral Votes:
174: Obama
76: McCain

Some swing states still up for grabs, but it doesn't look like McCain can take 'em all.

electoral votes:

Obama: 102
McCain: 34

John McCain desperately needed Pennsylvania, but Obama snatched it. 85.7% of Pennsylvania is white. Over half a century later,it could be that America may have gotten over the "race" factor.

After losing Pennsylvania, McCain needs to win almost all of the battleground states.

3% of the Total Nation Reporting
And it's lookin' good.