I've been restless and upset, but I haven't actually cried; I don't think I'm quite over the shock -- it still feels so surreal. I'll probably cry on inauguration day -- I've been so invested in President Obama and have followed his career so closely since he gave that incredible
speech at 2004 DNC and it hurts to see him go. Especially considering the person succeeding him is a polar opposite in every way and won with a deplorable campaign appealing to the absolute worst in people.