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I really hope that everyone had a chance to sit down and watch the election last night. Amy and I had dinner with some friends, and then embarked on our journey downtown until we reached El Rio for our first stop. There we were able to see Obama’s speach which was absolutely incredible! The energy in the room was insane and so many people were cheering, chanting, and praising this victory! I think this is the first election in my history that I can recall this much energy!

Being in California, the whole state was buzzing over this. It was a clear sweep and the networks were already declaring Obama the 44th President as of 8:30 PM PST. After seeing the speech and having a few drinks, we decided to head out to the Castro and see what was left of the party. Unfortunitly, there wasn’t much going on with the music, etc., and the place was beginning to shut down. There was however, a TON of people in the streets partying regardless of whether the event was done or not! It was very exciting. We ended up wrapping the night at a friends house but reflecting on how amazing all of this really is. I have hope that we will see change, but remember that this does NOT start at the government’s level, but instead at our level on the streets. We need to make the change happen and can’t rely on just the government. It all starts with us!