I was isolated, alone, in a rented cabin in the country where I was working on the road. The TV had 3 channels, very fuzzy reception, and I kept clicking around trying to follow the results. When it finally came, I had to call my two oldest friends and my son to have someone to share the joy with. I had bought a little bottle of champagne earlier in the day and cracked it open to celebrate. In the 24 hours that followed, I realized that I have been depressed for 8 years under Bush, a feeling of hopelessness over me. The next morning after the election, I woke up with a new sense of beginnings, optimism and a "lightness of being".