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Jan. 20th, 2009 09:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynneYAY PRESIDENT OBAMA! I'm trying not to be cynical. The campaign is over, and now he has to actually live up to those promises--or not. He's a man and a politician, and compromise and failure are inevitable. But when I watched the Inauguration and the camera panned over the crowds, I occasionally saw people wearing shirts that said "YES WE DID", I thought, yeah, we did that, but it's not the most important thing. Obama's speech said it--there are more challenges ahead--there always are--the important thing is the belief that we can.
I watched the Inauguration for a couple hours, though I had to go to class before I could see Bush get on Air Force One (or whatever it's called when the president isn't on board), which made me a bit sad. :p But while watching I saw one of the guys in Young Democrats, and he invited me to the celebration tonight at a pub downtown.
I went, because friends are good! Spending time with real people is good! XD
I got there around seven, but I hadn't had dinner because the pub served food and I figured I'd get something there. I got there before anyone I knew, but it was completely packed so I had to wander around a bit to find that out. I got something to drink and then saw people I knew, and joined them.
But I don't know them very well. I was hoping to get to know them better, but didn't really happen. They all knew each other better than they knew me, so they talked to each other a lot, with body language that kept excluding me even when I kept shifting to try and be included. I'd already had my drink when they got there, so we'd found a fairly clear place to sit/stand and they said they were getting drinks and I figured they'd come back when they got them. After awhile I went looking and they were in another room talking to people. They'd also already had dinner.
One of the guys, the one who pretty much kept the conversation going, kept finding people he knew and going off to talk to them. The rest of us just kept standing around awkwardly with no idea what to say. I talked for a bit to the one guy there I didn't know at all, but then conversation kept dying down.
I was hungry and bored and awkward, so finally I left. Not the most successful experiment in social interaction I've ever had. :p Not sure whether or not I regret it. On one hand, I was hungry, bored, and awkward. On the other hand, at least I tried. Eh.
So now I'm watching The Brain of Morbius. Y HELLO THAR, FOUR! I love Four. I know he's a common favorite Doctor, but there's a reason for that--he's just so awesome and quirky. :D
I watched the Inauguration for a couple hours, though I had to go to class before I could see Bush get on Air Force One (or whatever it's called when the president isn't on board), which made me a bit sad. :p But while watching I saw one of the guys in Young Democrats, and he invited me to the celebration tonight at a pub downtown.
I went, because friends are good! Spending time with real people is good! XD
I got there around seven, but I hadn't had dinner because the pub served food and I figured I'd get something there. I got there before anyone I knew, but it was completely packed so I had to wander around a bit to find that out. I got something to drink and then saw people I knew, and joined them.
But I don't know them very well. I was hoping to get to know them better, but didn't really happen. They all knew each other better than they knew me, so they talked to each other a lot, with body language that kept excluding me even when I kept shifting to try and be included. I'd already had my drink when they got there, so we'd found a fairly clear place to sit/stand and they said they were getting drinks and I figured they'd come back when they got them. After awhile I went looking and they were in another room talking to people. They'd also already had dinner.
One of the guys, the one who pretty much kept the conversation going, kept finding people he knew and going off to talk to them. The rest of us just kept standing around awkwardly with no idea what to say. I talked for a bit to the one guy there I didn't know at all, but then conversation kept dying down.
I was hungry and bored and awkward, so finally I left. Not the most successful experiment in social interaction I've ever had. :p Not sure whether or not I regret it. On one hand, I was hungry, bored, and awkward. On the other hand, at least I tried. Eh.
So now I'm watching The Brain of Morbius. Y HELLO THAR, FOUR! I love Four. I know he's a common favorite Doctor, but there's a reason for that--he's just so awesome and quirky. :D
