i'm getting excited about obama. i really think he can change how people feel and thus hopefully how they act . . . a bit of a redistribution of perception and power.

i think edwards will be his vice. maybe richardson would make a nice secretary of state.

but poor hillary. i fear there may be no promotion for her because they need her in a boxed senate, no loose reins for her. i don't think she's evil at all. i just think everyone else has moved on. gwb made us need to moveon entirely.

i'm in the process of moving on. i'm cleaning out my desk. i'm giving my students finals tomorrow. i want to take their pictures tomorrow. but i'm their teacher. while i'm relieved not to have to teach spanish, i also wish i could keep trying.

i'm going to miss the feeling of lincoln high. we'll see. it's funny to be wanting to stay at a high school. and it's too cold to go outside. what do you think, new hampshire?