aww sh*t.

i got laid off today.

sacked.
fired.
sent away.
dismissed.
canned.
terminated.
given the axe.

call it what you will, i feel a little betrayed.

and i'm a forced to face the fact that the last 4 years have been wasted. and no matter how good i think i was at my job - no matter how much of a difference i'd like to think i made - none of it mattered to the people who sign my paycheck.

and that sucks a little.

proud.

tonight i helped elect barack obama for president of the united states. 

i'm not sure if i've ever done anything so important. 

and for the first time, in a long time, i'm proud to be american.