at midnight on election night i turn 30.  my school friend ben and i are planning an election night party (the one 4 years ago was the most fun EVER, so i obviously have to have one this year, too, and he's offered his apartment - yay!).  i just emailed ben about the party and included this sentence:

At midnight I turn 30. I hope to be so joyously drunk on Obama's victory that it is the best birthday of my life.

this about sums up my feelings on politics right now.