This is a very happy morning

I just woke up and checked the newspapers, but since they were printed a couple of hours ago there were no news. So I had to rely on LJ to give me them - and I got tears in my eyes. To most swedes I think, american politics is weird, the political differences are small compared to those between our parties and the candidates often seem to favour the same politics and have the same rethorics. Thanks to the tremendous press-coverage of this election I've got a clearer understanding of the differences and while they still are right-wing politicians in a european sense I can now see other important differences. And I am so happy, for you and for the world, since your country is the biggest boy with the biggest guns what you do affect the rest of us a lot. jillwheezul's post reminded me why this is important in more ways than that it gives us all a safer world to live in.

So, what happened with proposition 8?

In all the general happiness I wonder how proposition 8 fared. May I hope that the people of California said no to discrimination?

I got a package

From sarahbellem with a lovely, lovely silk fabric in it. Dark blue, thin and slightly slubby (since it's a shantung). Now I just need to decide what to make from it.

I actually got two packages, but my shoes from Irregular Choice were too small so I have to return and exchange them.

My new dress

Today I wore my new dress for the first time. Yes, I used the hat and gloves too, though not indoors.



The photo is a little unsharp, since I took it myself under not perfect lighting conditions, but will do for now.