But this happened: while I was watching CNN and waiting for Obama’s speech, I read “President Elect Obama” as “President Elect-O-Rama,” on my itty-bitty TV, and wondered what the hell kind of sub-culture vernacular CNN was using to win over viewers. Really, weren’t the holograms enough of a blatant appeal to the ever-important liberal trekkie demographic? Anyway, I figured it out, and now I know what I’ll be calling every general election for the next few dozen years.

Regardless of what I think of the results, it pisses me off election results of closed states are made public before the polls close nationally. It’s not going to change any election soon, but criminy.

You know what else? I’ve had it with the Penn Stater. As far as alumni magazines go, it’s pretty good, but every issue opens with two pages of dueling letters to the editor alternately accusing the publication of being a Tool of the Liberal Media!, and accusing the people doing the accusing of being Tools of Right-Wing Mind Control!. Threats of subscription cancellation are bandied, followed by one letter from some one who was absolutely appalled by what was on the cover. I think I’ve had it with righteous indignation. It’s my least favorite form of indignation. But it’s contagious, because after this month’s litany of chest pounding letters to the editor (A Nittany litany, perhaps?), I considered writing a letter to the editor about this very thing and canceling my subscription. Only now, on principle, I really can’t do that.