I spent most of the evening discussing politics and watching the news at a friend's house. I had to get home to get the kids to bed so I hear the announcement that Barack Obama is our president elect while sitting in my family room by myself. But not really by myself. Thanks to twitter I am receiving updates from colleagues and friends including one who is at Grant Park for the public Obama celebration. "@justinmassa #grantpark largest, most diverse crowd I have ever been a part of".
And really, I grinned through the announcement. I grinned because we had done it. I am proud of the work I did to assist Senator Obama, from the big items to the little items. A colleague emailed me after Ohio went to Obama and said "thanks for all your work in Ohio". As a volunteer, I feel part of the "we" and thanks to social media I always felt very aware of various efforts and communicated with some of them. The connectedness met me at many turns.
