That Election Thing

I discovered last night that my usually trustworthy spellcheck fails to recognize 'Obama' as a word people may actually be intending to type, and instead suggests that I may be trying and failing to type 'Obidiah' or possibly 'Alabama.' It is even more baffled when I mention "Barack,' proposing that perhaps I meant 'Ba rack.'

Anyway, hard to post today without focusing on Barack Obama's victory last night. And you know, it wasn't even that close. McCain got totally blown out of the water. I don't want to broadcast my political views or anything, but I will admit that today I'm wearing a hawaiian shirt (again), humming Queen, and grinning at random passerby, which I acknowledge could be a sketchy combination.

A few favorite moments from the last few days of campaigning:
- Barack Obama saying "Brothers should pull up their pants."
- In the same interview where the above quip was delivered, Obama was asked "Boxers or briefs?" and declined to specify, but noted "Whichever one it is, I look good in them"
- Mark Salter (John McCain's senior aide), when asked how John McCain was getting through the last arduous day of the campaign, replied "Crystal meth" without missing a beat.

Clearly, though, the best moment of the election occurred last night on the CNN coverage of the election, when correspondents delivered their reports VIA HOLOGRAM.


I mean, come on. If that isn't the coolest thing to happen since the Fonz (who, for the record, my spellcheck does recognize), then I don't what is.