I saw change

I skipped class Monday (with permission!) to attend the Dayton for Change Barack Obama rally at the Nutter Center on Wright State University's.

What an experience. I have a feeling it'll mean more to me come November and beyond, as opposed to now when I'm dealing with all the things I pushed off so I could go. :) Still, the man is a powerful public speaker - a gift I've not seen in a president in my lifetime. (Bush post-9/11, maybe .. but we were all going, "WTF?" back then.)

I could go on about the speech, but I don't want to use this blog as a political pedestal. I will say that Obama's realism and personable nature is refreshing given the current administration's tone.

Beyond the speech itself, it was greatly amusing to sit and watch the crowd interact with itself. I also gawked at the press gallery, eventually spotting CNN's Candy Crowley. (Even she wears jeans on the campaign trail.) Avid news fans (my friends and I) could tell when Obama arrived, as his press camp quickly rushed into the lower arena with backpacks and jackets flailing.

The trip was nearly 2 hours, making it a half tank of gas round-trip. For the sake of being able to say, "I saw Obama," I'm glad I took the trip.

...Just let me make up the assignments first.