We didn't get a gay president.That's ok, maybe next time. It was clear before the campaigning even started that Sauli Niinistö was going to be the new president and he dominated the polls as well as the first round so it wasn't a surprise. 30% of the eligible voters chose not to vote on second round making them unable to whine for the next 6 years. You don't use your civil right to vote? You don't get to complain! I am proud of the 37% of Finns who voted for Pekka Haavisto. Since not all of them are gay, there is a clear movement for more tolerable Finland and people can see beyond sexual orientation.
If you are looking for positive sides for this result, the future president's wife is my name sake so hopefully this will mean that people around the word will learn to pronounce my name properly. "Jenni" will never be the same again! Make sure they say your name correctly!!!
Now that the first election is over we can move on to the next exciting event of the day: Super Bowl!
Brooklyn and TJ (which one is which?) are ready for it and so am I! I am wearing one of my many Eagles jerseys and have compiled every Eagles merchandise I own into my living room. Which isn't many as some/most of them never found their way back to me. But since Eagles, despite their "dream teamyness" never made it this far, we are cheering for the Patriots. Which probably means they'll lose since all the teams I've cheered for in these play offs have lost. But I'd rather cheer for the losers than the Giants so there you go.
Enjoy the Super Bowl and I'll see ya on Tuesday! Will probably sleep through Monday.
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