My team lost, and now I sulk. Well, not exactly. It seems that the American people have let their opinions out into the air, and it turns out that I don’t agree with more than half of the country. It’s almost embarrassing…and at some points I don’t like the looks of things in this country of mine, but I guess I have to live with it for now.

Oh, and I’m not just talking about the presidency…how is it possible that 11 states voted to ban gay marriage? Jeez, some tolerance would be nice. Sometimes I miss living in liberal California, where it was possible to simply tune out the rest of the country…under the guise of a governor who swore to “pump me up.” Perhaps all this turmoil will be just enough to help me test out life in other countries…we’ll see about that.

In the end, I’m surprisingly optimistic. I walked around the office this morning humming patriotic tunes, which was nice. Things really aren’t bad here in the ol’ US of A, especially when taken in context. ..this morning in one of my classes we watched a movie about the Holocaust, and somehow that was able to make me feel better about my country and daily life. Sometimes we just have to thank our lucky stars.