Since I have tickets to Obama's big election day party at Grant Park in Chicago, I feel that it is my duty to tell the world everything that happens in real time via Twitter. If you're interested in how it's going down, I hope my little feed helps.

UPDATE: It looks like Ted Stevens was too busy going to jail to make sure the tubes were unclogged, so all my tweets came in to Twitter pretty much randomly. Looking through the sent messages folder on my phone, I will re-post them here in the correct order (along with a few that apparently didn't make it to the internet at all).

• 7:32pm - Some very enthusiastic Obama fans are providing ample entertainment on the train. Lots of cheering



• 8:09pm - Hit my head on a street sign. Nice start to the evening



• 8:31pm - I hope this massive crowd knows which way to go



• 8:51pm - Oops, I snuck in a pocketknife. A make warranty voider



• 8:56pm - Gimme an H! Gimme a U! What's wrong?



• 9:00pm - I wonder how often people actually cheer at CNN



• 9:09pm - Look at all the blue on that chart! Nobody's even come out on stage and CNN is already practically calling it



• 9:13pm - Nice. They're cutting the commercials in favor of sweet soul music over the Obama logo



• 9:28pm - Sighted at Obama party: one flask of booze



• 9:29pm - Mic check!



• 9:42pm - Senators? Pfft. I don't know who these people are. Gimme Obama!



• 9:49pm - Holograms?! This is the future



• 9:53pm - Tina needs a periscope. Paging Bre Pettis!



• 10:04pm - Obama wins!



• 10:13pm - Sound check for the next president of the united states. Most coveted roadie job ever.



• 11:21pm - It's over! It's literally an uphill battle to get out of here



• 11:28pm - I see now the advantage of cops on segways over horses is that they don't shit all over the place



• 12:31am - The honking of car horns and cries of victory fade into the distance, and the familiar sounds of chicago re-emerge



• 12:33am - But there is a glow of optimism. It feels better to be in america.



• 7:07am - Woke up this morning completely buzzed on caffeine and HOPE. It's like reverse Christmas, it's so exciting that you can't sleep afterwards!

So, that's my little slice of the experience. Photos and video will come when I have a moment to upload them.

It's exciting to be alive.

Photos and videos to be added below:



My friend Justin ran after this marching jazz band making their way through the crowds. A lot of people are saying the atmosphere last night was "like a concert, but without the music." They are incorrect.

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