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O my America
I did mean to be quietly yet insufferably smug at my all-Republican coworkers today. I meant to be, but I wasn't. It turns out that I was busy: unexpected (and inexplicable) IT issues seriously cut into my time today, and since Wednesday is normally my busy day anyway, it meant that I spent all day just scrambling to finish what absolutely had to be finished today, and putting everything else (including the printer that I spent two hours this morning spinning my wheels over) off until tomorrow. Which will also, as a result, be busy.
I was busy, then, but also. I was plowing my way through the pile of stuff on my desk when I heard one of my coworkers (you might remember him as CoworkerR from yesterday) asking the receptionist whether I'd been gloating today. I didn't hear the rest of the conversation, just kept on working with my headphones on, but it occurred to me then that I didn't particularly want to gloat. I was just happy, and didn't want to spoil that happiness by talking to people who think my opinions are stupid at best and dangerous at worst. I wanted to savor last night with someone who shared my views, wanted to talk to someone who got misty-eyed at the victory speech, wanted to stay happy for as long as I could, wanted to put off the inevitable return to anxiety and frustration for as long as possible. I was at work, though, so I kept my head down. And at random times during the day I would realize that I was smiling, a big goofy God-can-you-believe-it smile.
It's indescribably good to be smiling over politics. It's been a while.
I was busy, then, but also. I was plowing my way through the pile of stuff on my desk when I heard one of my coworkers (you might remember him as CoworkerR from yesterday) asking the receptionist whether I'd been gloating today. I didn't hear the rest of the conversation, just kept on working with my headphones on, but it occurred to me then that I didn't particularly want to gloat. I was just happy, and didn't want to spoil that happiness by talking to people who think my opinions are stupid at best and dangerous at worst. I wanted to savor last night with someone who shared my views, wanted to talk to someone who got misty-eyed at the victory speech, wanted to stay happy for as long as I could, wanted to put off the inevitable return to anxiety and frustration for as long as possible. I was at work, though, so I kept my head down. And at random times during the day I would realize that I was smiling, a big goofy God-can-you-believe-it smile.
It's indescribably good to be smiling over politics. It's been a while.
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Actually, considering my boss is as yellow-dog a Democrat as exists, they do end up stifling it quite a lot. I can't really say the lack of "fair and balanced" discussion makes me lose sleep at night...
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Nor me. I'm no hobbyist-debater, and arguments, even ostensibly friendly ones, always set me right on edge. And ones that are in any way charged...
Jesus Christ. Looking at that sentence, I wonder how I've managed to last as long as I have in fandom. :D
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Me too! A couple of times I even realized that I was laughing out loud. What a crazy combination of joy and relief. Oh happy day!
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Whoever thought we could feel this way over a general election? So good to feel heard again.
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Ahaha, now I sound smug.
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