On January 20th, 2009, at 12pm EST. America makes good on a small portion of that check.
I haven't posted since last month, so many things have happened in my sweet 'country 'tis of thee.'
And I have thought long and hard about what I've wanted to say about our President-elect, life (they found methane on Mars, that's possible life people!), work (writing a new script), and my love (Hi Ruth).
Truth is, as a writer, I can convey to you all how I feel about all these things (oh yeah, they fucking killed Batman! Assholes!).
But I just can't seem to find a place to start. I'm living this world, this monumental moment, and I didn't want to spoil it with convoluted words.
Do you feel it? Do you feel the new world? Say what you will, America sets the standard. And for the last 40 years, we have been substandard. Sure we're innovative (I think we built a rocket that destroys everything and in it's wake it actually drills a pipeline and staffs it with friends of Dick Cheney), but our innovation comes with a high price. One that's been too high for too long.
The world we live in is at a brink, we have no time left. We either make it as a species or we go down the tubes.
But this Tuesday, this day of inauguration for Barack Obama. It truly feels like a step in the right direction.
I have always been wary of politicians. I still am in fact. And a politician that gives me hope is ironically scarier to me than the typical run of the mill.
Because a man who carries the torch of hope is a man I will follow, and I am not one to do the following. But a man worthy enough to unite this country, to stand for righteousness and the common good of the people. I will be proud and honored to serve at the pleasure of that President.
And I feel in my heart that President Barack Obama is that Commander in Chief.
Martin Luther King Jr. We take one real step closer to our dream.
