And they're off!

I love Election Day. I think it’s my second favorite holiday, after Halloween. And they’re so close together!

I jumped out of bed at 6:45 this morning in order to get to my local precinct by 7 a.m. I had to stand in line for 20 minutes. I cast my votes for mostly Democrats, not all, then went home and got ready for work.

I’m even wearing my favorite Election Day T-shirt. It’s got a picture of a donkey, and an elephant, and it says, “Let’s Get This Party Started.”

I remember being similarly excited on Election Day 2004. I also jumped out of bed that day in order to vote before my day really began. At the time, I was managing editor at the Daily and I knew I’d have a super stressful, action packed day. There’s no better place to be on Election Day than in a newsroom. Now, though, since I’m just a peon who covers education, I don’t have to work tonight.

Last time around, the results were not exactly what I had been hoping for. After the paper had been put to bed, I got drunk in the photo department with Tom. There’s the benefit of working at a college newspaper.

Tonight? I’ve got my fingers crossed. But I know how things work in this country. Whenever I get my hopes up, they get crushed like little pieces of glass from a broken beer bottle on the street.