I intended to watch the Inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday. I really did. After all, I watched most of the debates and I watched the election, and I wanted him to win. Yet for some reason I can’t identify other than January 21st sounds to me like a much better date for an inauguration than January 20th does, I missed it completely!
I’m pleading the “I’m Not American So it’s Okay to Miss the Inauguration” Amendment.
Or I’m pleading ignorance.
Take your pick.
It was pretty emotional. I felt very proud and a little choked up. Mostly I felt hopeful.
Hopeful seems to be the primary emotion of the Americans (and Canadians) I’ve spoken to. It’s a nice way to start the year, that’s for sure. 2008 ended on such a note of doom and gloom.