Prepping for Madness (and Change)

Who would have thought a vacation would be so much work? Of course when one is preparing to witness history, a little extra effort never hurt. Nor was a little extra effort unnecessary in the face of a million and a half people clogging Washington DC; with my compadres and I anticipating one of the craziest rushes this side of the upcoming 2010 Olympics (stay tuned and take notes Vancouver) there is certainly much to be done. Thankfully we've found someone to put us up for a few days (Kyra rocks), thus avoiding whatever exorbitant hotel fee in whatever surrounding state we would have been forced to inhabit. Furthermore, leaving the balmy West Coast for -10 degree DC requires a fair bit of wardrobe management. Casual, formal or semi-formal, whichever we run across we must be prepared for it to be freezing cold. Mind you, being Canadian I'll have to grin and bear it....for the sake of national pride of course.

But seriously though, I've been mentally in Washington DC for the last week or so. Going over inauguration information (they just spam up the inbox over with that election info, the problem, its all useful), getting maps sorted out (taking into account street closures), planning transit routes (taking into account a massivly over burdened metro and bus system) and figuring out which of the myriad of election events to attend (the Canadian Embassy Tailgate Party is regrettably closed to the public). But there will be many sights and sounds to behold. With my Obama button and Canadian flag pins in tow I intend see all that I can. At work one of the my co-workers stated that the feeling in the air reminded her of the JFK and the 60s. Just a feeling of hope and renewal that's been sorely missed. Perhaps the JFK comparisons (and the FRD ones too) are becoming increasingly cliche, but sometimes the shoe fits, or at least we can all hope so. Though I may not actually see the future President in the flesh, I'm sure it will be history in the making. Be it from the man himself or from the people he leads, there's something in the air.