Leah O'Donovan

Well, gosh, what a week it’s been. America elected a black president and a Democrat to boot. I started a new job that, so far, I’m enjoying immensely. The question remains for me, though, and the thousands of other liberal bloggers (and satire shows such as The Daily Show): what do we do now?

Since this blog’s inception in April 2007 I’ve devoted much of my writing to Bush-bashing, Republican-bashing and general ‘why I hate the Right’ rants. With a Democrat in the White House and a Democratic Congress, I don’t know what I’ll write about. I don’t want to become one of thosse boring, nerdy blogs: “Today I went to the store and I saw a mango that was shaped like a cat. It was so cool!” I like to hope that my political writing is at least somewhat interesting and informative if not at least 1% intellectual. I started writing about political matters as a sort of intellectual stimulation because I got none from my job. That too will probably now change, but time will tell.

So for now my dear (few) readers don’t expect as much as one post per day. For a while, until Obama takes office and we see how the US is doing, I may not have a lot to write about. Even once he does, I may not have a lot to write about. I don’t always have the most interesting of life. I’m not off vagabonding around the world like two of my friends (though I certainly wish I were). I’m not pregnant (though I’m certainly glad I’m not). At the moment my life is pretty darn boring. But if anything changes or I see something that just really pisses me off (though that can happen on an hourly basis) I’ll let you know. Until then, Verbal DiarLeah might be a bit of a wasteland. Here’s hoping Gordon Brown really screws things up for a while.