I was on the phone; this morning with our project manager and he said,; “The smoke is white. No maybe it’s black. The bells are ringing. The bells; are ringing!” Within two seconds, my screen exploded with Instant Messages from friends and family. My cell phone was ringing and shaking my desk. I hung up the phone and watched the live video feed on msnbc.com.

Wow…what an exhilarating, dramatic moment. I heard the Cardinal say “…Ratzinger” and I was like wow…they chose Ratzinger!! I don’t know much about Cardinal Ratzinger, but I know people love him. My hands were trembling so much that I had trouble clicking my mouse and updating the site.

What a cool moment. I can’t imagine what it is like to walk out on a balcony to see 1,000,000 people there to welcome you. Who else on earth gets that? No rock star, no celebrity, no president or world leader. Kick ass.

After watching a couple minutes of the hoorah, I went on a buying frenzy to get some URLs with the pope’s name. I love JP2, so honestly, it will take me a while to warm up to Pope Benedict.