My beloved peeps in the Lounge will understand why I'm paralyzingly drunk right now.

[Aristus]

But I’m posting this here because it’s a political subject. My stomach has been in knots all day. I can’t eat anything but salty crackers.

Every election cycle, I’m grateful for DU. I love you all…

[TomSlick]

1. I'm merely comfortably numb.

It's early yet - maybe by days.

[Aristus]

2. I'm uncomfortably numb.

I really just want to be unconscious.

[TomSlick]

7. Is that possible? Can you be numb and uncomfortable?

I'll watch for a while yet but we aren't likely to know anything tonight.

[Aristus]

8. Thank you. I guess maybe not numb enough.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. I'm drinking no more....

But I am drinking no less!

[Elessar Zappa]

4. I'm thinking about going and buying a 12 pack before the stores close.

This is gonna be a long night.

[PJMcK]

5. Vodka and ice tea for me

Here’s a great primer on drinking on election night.

&t=601s

He says go big or go long. I’m going long with modest alcohol per drink.

No matter what happens, I’ll be able to feel the appropriate emotions!

[Aristus]

6. I'm on a vodka and tonic.

More vodka than tonic, although I did drop in a little limoncello.

[Backseat Driver]

9. I feel like singing, "There's got to be a morning after..." to you.

Plan B? Rogue wave?

[Hope22]

25. That's my song for morning shower after stress!

I will start singing it before I realize I am doing it! Yep, that will be tomorrow!! 😂

[Susan Calvin]

10. I wish I could be.

Since I've gotten older I tend to simply get ill if I drink enough for that.

[AKwannabe]

11. I'll join ya in GD

I have a Huckleberry cider in the frig.
Decided to drink tonight after all. The pot ain’t gettin it done yet.

[niyad]

12. And we love you back. If I start drinking now, I will be asleep by 9 mst.

Trying to keep several friends from panicking, one of whom is already having stress-related heart issues.

[Aristus]

13. ...

[niyad]

14. Hugggggs

[herding cats]

15. I'm about to pour wine.

I don't really drink but I feel the need. If not for this place keeping me together I'd be lost tonight.

What I'm saying is I agree, I deeply appreciate the people here and more so at stressful moments like this one.

[MontanaMama]

16. Had my max of two glasses of wine...

I am in PDX with my cousin…flying to Hawaii in the early morning. Poor planning on my part when I booked this trip. I’m so scared…and here we are. We love you too Aristus.

[2naSalit]

23. Have a safe trip...

Hopefully you can get this off your mind for a couple days.

I am looking for a new homeland, be searching in earnest when the results are clear.

[MontanaMama]

24. Thx my neighbor.

This definitely colors the trip and beyond. I guess it could still be okay but it’s looking bleak in Big Sky Country. This is painful.

[2naSalit]

27. Severely painful.

I can't bear to watch what would happen. Actually, I can't bear to watch what has already been going on.

[MontanaMama]

28. With you.

100%

[2naSalit]

29. Take care...

Catch up when you get home.

[MontanaMama]

30. Will do.

You take care too. I’ll be watching DU. There’s no other safe place.

[highplainsdem]

17. My stomach was in knots too. Finally had soup for dinner, just now having s beer - my first drink in weeks.

I've been scrolling Twitter as well as DU.

[WheelWalker]

18. Strength and honor.

[calimary]

19. Hey! Love YOU, TOO, Aristus!

[Joinfortmill]

20. Take care.

[BWdem4life]

21. You can't be paralyzingly drunk

and spell "paralyzingly" correctly, can you?

[peacebuzzard]

22. I need to go to the kitchen for something...not sure what.

[littlemissmartypants]

26. Love you back, Aristus.

I'll be forever grateful for how you helped me learn my way around this place when I first got here.

Thank you.





I personally am a stress eater. So I made sure I had great snacks on hand. Now I’m just hoping to get sleepy soon. But the suspense...

❤️

[denbot]

31. I hear ya.

The wife just let out a primal scream and tippsied towards bed. I’m going to chill with my go to rum and coke.

[love_katz]

32. Chiming in with hugs for you 💖💖💖.

I'm trying to remain calm, but not managing very well.

I'm listening to Hal Sparks, who is doing a 24 hour streaming show on YouTube.

Hal is very calm, focused, and logical. He seems to think that we're in the same place as the last election cycle. It will be tight, but he thinks Harris will win.

In the meantime, alcohol suppresses fear. That's why it's the time honored soldiers remedy.

I hope you don't have too much of a headache in the morning.

I love all of you.

[Crunchy Frog]

33. I've got alcohol, large doses of clonazepam, and a couple of hydrocones in me.

No lectures please. This only happens when Donald Trump wins an election.

Haven't slept yet tonight and currently getting my sons off to school.

Can't get rid of the pit in my stomach.

Cheers.