Like a lot of people on this side of the Atlantic, I stayed up until the early hours of this morning to find out who would be president of the USA.
Congratulations to Obama and his team!
I have to admit that I fell asleep before his acceptance speech or possibly during it (no reflection on the quality of the speech, more a reflection of it being after 4am!), but I did get to hear McCain’s very gracious speech.
Today’s XKCD comic sums it up nicely (click to enlarge):
From Neil:
Totally spot on. I feel so utterly shattered and hooked – it’s that awful feeling I always get the day after an election!
From Michele Neylon:
Neil
I fell asleep on the couch earlier this evening while watching a DVD. It felt like it was the middle of the night, but it was only just after 9pm!
If it hadn’t been for the 8 years of Bush I probably wouldn’t have been as interested in staying up to see the results.
Michele
From Peter K:
I think I must be the only person who didnt do this