There is a new president and I gotta say, it feels sorta odd. Ever since I entered into high school eight years ago until one hour ago the President has been George Bush. As I was watching the inauguration today, I kept thinking "wait... Bush is no longer president... this is weird... am I dreaming?? *pinches arm"
I remember when I was a freshman in high school, I was a HUGE Bush fan merely because my father was one and I was ignorant about pretty much everything. I had no understanding of politics, life, other peoples and cultures that were different from my own, I had not yet experienced 
any sort of oppression or discrimination for being gay, I accepted the norms and labels society had set out for me, and I followed my religious faith blindly without asking questions.
any sort of oppression or discrimination for being gay, I accepted the norms and labels society had set out for me, and I followed my religious faith blindly without asking questions. WOW have things changed! I am in no way saying that I am in any way enlightened and no longer ignorant, I feel that everyone is at least somewhat ignorant no matter how hard they try not to be or say they aren't. But I know that after eight years, I
know that I understand myself and life much more than I did before. I've gone through love, heartbreak, failures, successes, experienced new cultures, met a wide variety of people, questioned and re-discovered my faith, came to terms and embraced myself, said 'fuck off' to social norms... Everything is different. And having a new and ideologically and politically different president has sorta thrown me into a really strange reality check about my own life, my future, and the future of my country.
know that I understand myself and life much more than I did before. I've gone through love, heartbreak, failures, successes, experienced new cultures, met a wide variety of people, questioned and re-discovered my faith, came to terms and embraced myself, said 'fuck off' to social norms... Everything is different. And having a new and ideologically and politically different president has sorta thrown me into a really strange reality check about my own life, my future, and the future of my country.I am both excited and nervous. Lets see how these next four years will go! *crosses fingers*
PS: I gotta say though, I giggled when I heard Obama mess up his oath into office... like "..AW! Seriously?!"
PPS: I love this... http://dorothysurrenders.blogspot.com/2009/01/vacation-vixen-michelle-obama.html "Our First Lady is Hotter Than Yours"
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