And I'm going to be honest, especially this year, I've had many many days where I've wished I could just check out. I didn't want the ugliness, anxiety, and the drama, I didn't want to think about it or get involved any more. In that way I get it, it's dirty and exhausting, and every politician, even the ones I support are flawed and compromised, but so am I. I wish I could care less, and I wish I could assume things will work out, but I want better for myself, my loved ones, all of you, and even the idiots who didn't pay attention, even though I'm gritting my teeth a little while I type it. I know you are all exhausted too, you just want to say fuck it all, and disappear, but if you haven't, thank you.