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Date: 02 October 2008 22:23:56
First off, thanks to those of you who said you were praying, and anyone who didn't say they were praying but did anyway. How did the Scary Thing go? Hmmm... well, not entirely the way I hoped it would, but I guess it could have been a whole lot worse. Without going into too many details, it left me somewhat disorientated, but I've now had some reassurance that things are OK and no lasting damage has been done, and I've been able to discuss and dissect the whole thing with my housemate Chez tonight, which has helped me no end. Yes, I know I'm still being vague, and I'm sorry about that, but sometimes the internet can be too public to share absolutely everything. So I'll just say, it was horrible but necessary and we'll wait and see what comes of it.
So let's move on. As I type this, there's a report on the news about the American presidential election. According to the most recent opinion polls, Obama is now 9 points ahead of McCain. This heartens me no end, as I've been backing Obama since the start. What I found interesting lately was the difference in thinking between Americans and the rest of the world; in a recent international poll some 80% of non-Americans apparently backed Obama over McCain, yet in America the polls have been pretty much neck and neck and, if anything, McCain has appeared to have a slight lead. It'll be interesting to see what happens...