Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue

So today has been a much better morning! I woke up to see that Georgia had finally hit the tipping point earlier in the night. And then shortly after, Philly came in and finally hit the Pennsylvania tipping point we'd be waiting for. And it was immediately called by Decision Desk (who I'd been watching) though others still haven't called it, but everyone is agreement that it's really a done deal. I mean, almost all of the states still pending are considered pretty much done for Biden. But that was unexpected, I expected it to take longer after the flip (like Georgia has been doing) and I guess technically it still has 'cuz many others still haven't called it. But that shock of seeing 273 electoral points on ddhq had me in tears after a little bit. So the past day has been crazy but in a much better way! Yesterday I spent a good bit of time glued to it all. I was much more confident yesterday, and especially as it progressed given the numbers and all of the calculations. But this morning seeing the blue flip of GA and PA was stunning. And, again, Georgia! Holy shit! That's some history right there and I know Stacey Abrams played a huge part in that. Of course GA will go to recount no matter what because of how close it is, but if everything finalizes how it's all lined up to and expected to, there's so much cushion it won't matter (I hear Wisconsin is also going to recount, but only because they have a higher margin than most states and the lead is far beyond anything a recount could change). And even though it's probably not technically official, ALL OVER people are just talking about how it's over (even from far right places). And the behavior of both campaigns for the past two days has been a stark contrast. Biden's camp being very calm and patient, knowing how they expect PA to go and just waiting. Trump's camp literally flailing and panicking. Anyway, I'm just blathering about all this like I'm some kind of political correspondent. Anyway, myself? After work Mary Beth and I took a little walk around the neighborhood. Definitely can tell my foot/toe is on the mend. I mean, it's not 100% yet or anything, but it's getting close. I couldn't have taken that walk a week ago! We also played a bunch of games of Lost Cities and it was fun. Now it's time to enjoy my Friday off. I know I will! And yeah, I know things are far from over just with Biden as president, but still I'm going to cherish the fuck out of this moment. No matter what, without Trump in the white house it's only a huge fucking positive. And the way the Republican party had shifted to make him the core is bound to leave some instability there (I mean, outside of the instability inherent in being centered around an unstable person). Also, it's a little weird 'cuz, while Biden has been far from my ideal candidate (he was probably at the bottom of my list out of everyone in the primary), spending these past four or so days watching this close race and rooting for him so hard (even if it's more rooting against Trump, at some point that distinction stops mattering), it's kind of gotten me identifying with him in a somewhat sentimental sort of way. I'm sure that'll pass, but it's been a weird past few days.