Today's the day.

Wow. Here we are. The historic crossroads I never seriously thought I'd see. It's going to be hard, but I'm going to try and get through the rest of today without yelling the words "septuagenarian", "asshole", "psychotic", "Bible-thumping", or "harpy".

It's like Christmas, but way more stressful, because if one wins I'll get presents and joy and four years of sunshine brought in on the backs of flying unicorns, and if the other wins, I'll get four years of lashings. Of course, I don't expect either candidate to last the whole term. One do to being born during the Roosevelt administration, and the other due to the fervent xenophobia still so prevalent in this country. I heard a woman caller on a radio show a few weeks ago loudly decrying Obama as a terrorist because his name has the word "bomb" in it. No, not joking. Not in the least. By that logic, I'll refuse to vote for McCain because his name has the word "Cain" in it. As in the first murderer, according to the bible. Cain and Abel? Rocks and skulls meeting at unfortunate velocities? OK, weak analogy, but you get my point.

It's gonna be a bumpy ride.