Okay, 24h of Mourning/Depression is Enough for Me

Today I've cried more than I have in a long, long time. I'd dry up only to get another bittersweet email from my father and I'd cry again. I think the last time I cried this hard was after I had to put my cat to sleep.

- Edit to add: I'm not mourning and crying because my guy "lost". I've been through that before. Heck in 2000 I didn't shed a tear. I'm crying at the thought of the women's rights that will be stripped from half of us, and the religious freedoms that will come to a grinding halt in favor of the almighty fundie Christian regime. I am crying for the thousands upon thousands of Americans and Iraqis who have died in vain for oil, and whose murderers were just handed free passes to keep on killing. I am crying for the thousands who died on 9/11 just so they could be a part of an ad campaign for a heinous criminal. I'm crying for all the blood shed so that a small minded little boy can play leader. I'm crying for us all, even those blinded to the murders and heinous cruelty that their votes just supported. -

I've not eaten much. I didn't manage to exercise today. I haven't even made it to the shower yet. But I have resolved to buck up and be done with the sadness/depression.

I've joined up with Democracy for America and I'm officially a member of the ACLU. I sent an email to my "kerryfans" mailing list of Democratic family members, encouraging them to do the same. My Dad already wrote back to let me know he has joined the ACLU.

I will be joining more organizations soon, not tomorrow but soon. And my husband is calling me on the way home about 15 minutes out. I'm going to draw us both a hot bath with wine and candles and we're going to put the world away for just a little while.

I haven't watched the news at all today. I have gotten almost all of my updates exclusively from here, I needed the news from "kindred spirits". Thank you all for helping me get through the day and I encourage you to take a step or two to re-empower yourself after our disenfranchisement from yesterday so we can renew our spirits and start anew.

See you tomorrow. Thank you Skinner for this site, so much.

Haven't read fiction in ages. After I get the kiddies to bed, I will start to read. Tomorrow I will go to the gym. Burn off some stress.

we've got to get muddy.

You made me cry again.

I'm going to the gym tonight, too.

and got dressed and went out for a 3 mile walk. In the dark. But, I just couldn't sit in front of the TV and listen to the celebrating. I'm planning to take a weeks vacation from the news...then it will be back to fighting the good fight.