get your optimism on.

Well Salut,
It’s been so long, real long.
But basically, so how about that election? Life in France for any American could probably be quantified by BE and AE (before election – does it need a capital E? – and after election). Before Election there were interviews (http://www.bienpublic.com/actu/infodujour/20081104.BPA1181.html) and prejudgments. After elections there were “you have a horrific non French accent! You must be American! Congratulations!!” That’s a first.
There was also a [shockingly brief] amount of time that one might call DE (during election). Live vicariously through this epic period in history with the Colby students….and Kassie? http://www.bienpublic.com/actu/infodujour/20081106.BPA1947.html
If you don’t read French, the pictures are enjoyable.

Meanwhile, despite that I would have been able to drop my dear Amanda Burgess’ name like a rock all over the place for a place to stay up all night and watch (“Colby? Democrats? Oh you might know la presidente. Amanda? Yeah, and she’s probably going to be Secretary or State or something) I declined. I decided to stay huddled under my blankets in my room clasping my computer in two hands close to my chest and spending the night with MSNBC.com live coverage. And my sister - via google chat. When Obama GAVE HIS VICTORY SPEECH (that’s as partisan as it’s going to get up in here) we watched with baited breath and then promptly got distracted by how obscenely gorgeous his family is.
Wow. It’s a crazy world.

In other news, after something like that, there just isn’t other news.
Happy Armistice Day.