We had two types of DUers last night. Which were you?

[Quixote1818]

The guys in the back or Ed Harris?


I had to block like 5 people last night who I haven't ever seen here before. They were driving me crazy!

[NurseJackie]

1. The one who went to bed early and slept soundly then got up early.

[soothsayer]

2. Ha!

[Quixote1818]

4. You were able to get right to sleep? Man, I had to eat a THC gummy at 1 pm to relax. LOL nt

[NurseJackie]

13. I was tired!

"Early to bed, early to rise" has a corollary: "early to rise, early to bed."

[whistler162]

39. Same here.

[boston bean]

3. I was silent.

[sarcasmo]

5. The one who needed extra Nyquil for sleep last night.

[NurseJackie]

40. I've done that. It takes the edge away... and any little aches and pains disappear too.

Then... 💤😴ZZZzzz...

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. I didn't say shit. But an initial burst of terror gave way to a more measured,

slightly hopeful feeling.... I guess I didn't answer your question.

[jayfish]

7. I Guess I Was More Like John Glenn.

I played Elite Dangerous all night.

[qazplm135]

8. I was whomever said...

I'm going to sleep and I'll see what the morning brings because I have no idea.

(Who then woke up two hours later hitting refresh)

[Itchinjim]

21. Me too. Only it was Xanax and Jack

[Kaleva]

9. Some honored the memory of the late Bill Paxton

[Zoonart]

10. Or this guy?

[Quixote1818]

18. Exactly! nt

[maxsolomon]

11. I felt nauseated, barely ate, drank water only, went on a long walk

to avoid MSNBC, went to bed early.

Knowing that these decisive states wouldn't be called last night made it bearable.

Still nervous today, and sickened by the GOP retaining the Senate.

[renate]

41. SO nauseated

I was looking forward to a lovely dinner of pizza, wine, and schadenfreude.

I did have wine.

But I couldn't eat and am still kind of leftover-nauseated today. That was a scarring experience.

[intrepidity]

12. Both!

Although I didnt always post my thoughts..

[DinahMoeHum]

14. I wasn't around here last night. . .logged off for the day. . .

. . .having been a poll worker yesterday, from 5 AM to 10:30 pm, I went home and went to bed.

Slept for about 9 hours straight. . .and still felt a little bit fried. I didn't log on back to DU until around 10 am.

This afternoon, there was a "Protect-The-Vote" rally a few miles from me, but I didn't go. It was a matter of the spirit being willing but the flesh still feeling weak.

[cilla4progress]

15. The whole range...

hopeful, depressed, anxious, dead to the world.

Sorry if I bummed anyone out.

[dameatball]

16. I passed out early and there were a bunch of cat paw prints on my keyboard this morning. Not that

I am trying to dodge responsibility or anything.

[Codeine]

28. Wicked clever cat.

He was on the ball.

[dameatball]

42. I was trying to get the truth out of him but he stared me down.

[marlakay]

17. I was anxious and turned off this

And all news and we watched episodes of a series. Checked back before bed and realized had to stop right away or no sleep so read for awhile.

Today took long walk and decided to change my thought patterns.

So a bit stressed but not as bad as past elections.

[Tribetime]

19. The drunk one

[Squinch]

20. Everyone deals differently. One way of dealing is not intrinsically better than another.

People don't choose their emotions. Especially the ones like fear and horror.

[Codeine]

27. Yes, patience and calm are intrinsically better than

brainless panic and FUD.

[Squinch]

43. I imagine most people who occasionally express fear are a lot

better adjusted than those who habitually suppress it to maintain an "I'm better than everyone else" feeling about themselves.

[Spider Jerusalem]

22. Me at 5:41PM Pacific yesterday:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14431850

Never in any doubt. Closer than I would've liked, but I'll take it.

[Brother Buzz]

23. I was neither

I sat in the MIR Team Lounge reading the instruction manual for the slick new espresso machine EarlG installed. The fucking directions were in Italian, but I finally figured it out. I'm now a whiz at triple espressos, but steaming the milk for my cappuccino is turning into a daunting task.

[mvd]

24. Worried but optimistic

I was wrong about Ohio, but it appears I was right about Biden winning the Presidency.

[Codeine]

25. First time I've ever used Ignore.

Some douchenozzle started thread after thread after thread every time he had a random thought. Excruciating.

[Quixote1818]

30. Me too. I never use ignore but last night they had me at the end of my rope as I was trying to stay

positive and get a good feel for the actual numbers. Most had really low post counts so I think they were just trolls screaming things like "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MICHIGAN????" To get under our skin.

[shrike3]

26. I was the one glued to what everyone said and posted very little.

[LizBeth]

29. I dunno, was I one of the five you blocked?

[Quixote1818]

32. Evidently not. LOL I actually only blocked one person I think. nt

[LizBeth]

35. Haha. You are funny. Thanks.

[BusyBeingBest]

31. Ha. Somewhere in between the hyperventilators and the stoic.

[pfitz59]

33. Calm and patient

"We got this"

[Solly Mack]

34. I went to bed and hoped for the best.

I didn't sleep well. But things did improve.

So...

[Dem2theMax]

36. The one who couldn't be bothered to bake the cookie dough.

Sometimes when you need to stress eat, you can't be bothered with the part that requires more time and baking.

Went to bed at 2 a.m., tossed and turned. Woke up at 6:37 a.m., checked phone for results. Nothing had changed. Fell asleep until almost 11 a.m.

I think by Friday, I might actually be able to get a normal night's sleep! For the first time in four years, I might add.

And as for the trolls, many were put on ignore last night.

[Sunsky]

37. The optimist

However, I was disappointed in my state (Florida) but hopeful that we could pull through.
I had to block a few people including long-time DUers. Most had nothing positive to say. Any post that gave us a glimmer of hope, they'd come in with their Debbie Downer responses. Every single post they OP'd were negative. For my peace of mind, I put them on full ignore.

[anamnua]

38. I, on the advice of others, tuned into the rather soothing Lincoln Project

and chilled out.

[brettdale]

44. i was like george contanza in the fire episode

Running from the tv to the computer to check DU.

[betsuni]

45. I stayed up late, was wide awake.

Slept in late, had horribly violent dreams of being a member of a criminal gang and shooting people. It was gross. Don't know what that was about.

[Jamastiene]

46. I'm a worry wart.

I can't help myself. I worry about everything. Nothing ever feels safe and sound. So, I was on Twitter the other night, and worried.

Looking back, I don't know why. For most of the night, Biden was in the lead in electoral college votes and was STILL in the lead in electoral college votes when Trump declared himself the winner.

That was the odd thing about it.

How so many of us could see Biden was in the lead and know how elections usually go, saw everything in reverse. My first thought was, "Oh, no, We're losing" when we weren't. I don't know why. I think the last four years have been so traumatizing for some of us, it made us feel like we were going back to the "moral majority" days of the 80s. At least, that is how it has felt to me.

But, I'm a worry wart anyhow. It's why I am so patient with people who really have OCD. I resist the urge to triple check everything before leaving the house, getting out of the car, etc.