Pre Birthday Post

Ok, so I have a birthday coming up. I also have a list of stuff that would be nice to have for my room/apartment/basement loft/living space. So, if you feel so inclined to purchase me something for my birthday here is the list in no specific order-

A bakers rack.
Some cool way to store a lot of clothes, my dresser isn't big enough.
Some sort of book shelves, I have two but not everything fits on them, DVD's, CD's, Books.
Some sort of drapes? for my two windows.
Nice poster frames for my original Star Wars posters.
A flat screen TV to hang on the post.
Some sort of artwork for the bathroom.
Picture frames with pictures already in them, like pictures of me with friends. I have one so far.
A cool coffee table, I might have a line on one of those.
A crock pot.

I'm not trying to be greedy or anything, but I figure that this is better than a bunch of money.

Today history was made

So, as I sat at work and we all watched the ceremony happen from a CNN stream in the back I was thinking to myself that I was witnessing history in the making. No one in my family had ever seen this happening before me. Not my father, my grandpa's, or my mom. At one point while still at home I was actually choking up a little from the overflow of emotions. It was a turning point in the history of our young nation, was as one commentator put it. And that should be moving to anyone who calls themself an american, no matter which way you voted.

And it was, the prayer from Rick Warren was eloquent and thought out, the little bit of the speech I heard from the Prez was very well put and seemed to not have changed much from his campaign speeches. I was very proud to be an American today, proud to worship in a country that was founded on the principles of let a man worship as he wants to. It was nice to watch with co-workers who had voted the other way than me, it was nice to watch them cheer, and some even seemed to have a little more zip in their step today.

I love the fact that I live in a country where the change of power is a peaceful one. And I am glad that there was no major incident today, at least that I heard of, that would make me think otherwise. It was a nice day to call yourself an american no matter which way you voted.

I did find this rather amusing though when I got home. . . . . . . because I though it was going to do the opposite.