Weekend Roundup: Underdogs For The Win!

This weekend I rejoiced at my father’s cured cardiac condition (yay, medical science!), ate lots of good food, played basketball, drank very little alcohol, wasted a couple hours of my life on Guitar Hero 2 (thanks a lot, Lauren), saw Barack Obama speak at a rally in Wilmington, and despite near-zero interest in spectator sports, watched the New York Giants win an un-winnable game. The cumulative effect of all this, I think, was inspiring.

Here are a few pictures from the “Stand for Change” rally today at Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware. My friend Emily was good enough to tag along despite her total lack of interest in politics, but I haven’t checked to see whether she minds my posting her picture yet. The weather could hardly have been better. It was a great day, and Obama gave (as usual) a great speech. I’m thinking that he might just be able to make like the Giants and pull off an upset in the “big game” on Tuesday. We’ll see!

Obama addresses his supporters.

Panoramic view of the crowd.

This shot seems really poignant to me, for some reason.

The crowd was very diverse, with many racial/ethnic/age/gender groups represented.

Statue of George Washington.

Me and one of several bizarre dinosaur statues I found in Wilmington.

Aerial view courtesy of some newspaper I stole it from and promptly forgot the name of.
The crowd was estimated to be 20,000+ strong.