the view from outside the US...

i realized today how interesting it is to be outside the US on an election day. the news this morning was all about the election (understandably) but what fascinated me most was not the random interviews with americans living in south africa but was instead the news clips on election activity occuring in other african countries. there were parties and celebrations in kenya (again, not surprising) but they also discussed musicals/plays that have been made about barack obamas life. and in nigeria, they showed cars driving around with barack obama bumper stickers, exactly the same as the ones in america. i suppose an election like this is a rare occurance. not all presidential nominees are half black. not all have relatives that live in africa. but to see the excitement of africans for our potential future president makes me smile and proves to me just how global this world is... even on this continent that so many people see as dark and underdeveloped. it is not often that a majority of the world gets excited about an election.

i would go on to other, more personal topics now but i find that nothing exciting is going on in my life these days. i am still alive however, and i suppose that is the most important part.

i also have a new tattoo. that makes five.