Note: All times are Central.

10:58 a.m. — Biden just got sworn in! Technically do we have half of the new presidential team and half of the old? Weird.

10:59 a.m. — Musicians like Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, Anthony McGill, and Itzhak Perlman play. Ladeedaaa.

11:05 a.m. — Everyone stands up for the presidential oath of office … Eek!

11:06 a.m. — Obama is called "Senator" for the last time … and then "Mr. President!" Yay!

11:06 a.m. — Hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about that yellow outfit of the first lady's.

11:07 a.m. — The streaming video player (on Hulu.com) struggles because so many people are watching this historic event all over the world.

11:08 a.m. — The cameras pan the massive audience, and countless cell phone cameras are seen taking snapshots of today.

11:08 a.m. — Obama begins his monumental, historic, sure-to-be-memorized-for-elementary-history-classes-and-quoted-for-years-to-come speech by thanking George W. Bush for his service, whom the cameras then focus on for a few awkward moments.

11:10 a.m. — His speech is of hope, of a future, though it may hard to attain. Obama says, "We have chosen hope over fear."

11:11 a.m. — Make a wish! And Obama's words do just that. With a refreshing air, he talks of changes in the world of politics and a better and brighter future.

11:12 a.m. — I don't see how anyone can claim that Obama is a radical and anti-patriot. His words are about how everything we are, everything America has ever been, and how we have reached where we are through trial and tribulation. He doesn't glance over the economic crisis; he talks about "remaking America," a sentiment that people have been needing to hear — and what better opportunity to reassure the public about their choice in him? He inspires confidence in the future and has a plan to make us better as a country, and happier as a people.

11:15 a.m. — "What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted underneath them."

11:16 a.m. — "The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous."

11:17 a.m. — Stutter! Skippity skip-skip (the streaming video, that is). There are so many people watching!

11:19 a.m. — "We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people."

11.20 a.m. — "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers."

11:22 a.m. — "The world has changed, and we must change with it."

11:22 a.m. — The cameras pan over Naval officers as Obama talks about retired military, and the selflessness of individual people that affects the outcome of our entire society.

11:25 a.m. — If those were Obama's parents, they're adorable.

11:26 a.m. — I hope he wrote this speech himself. Even if not, he's an amazing speech-giver.

11:27 a.m. — And he wraps up, just 20 minutes after he began. As I said earlier, that speech will go quoted for decades, watched in history classes, and memorized for speech and debate courses.

11:28 a.m. — Obama hugs his family and Biden.

11:29 a.m. — Fox News is talking over the next speaker, Elizabeth Alexander, a poet in a red Palinesque outfit reading a poem she wrote. We cut back to her poem after missing the beginning. Stupid TV coverage.

11:30 a.m. — Continuous panning of the audience, and back to Alexander as she presents her poem.

11:31 a.m. — Some dude has "OBAMA" written in rhinestones on the front of his hat. Yay!

11:32 a.m. — In the same vein as Obama's speech, Alexander propagates hope in her verse.

11:33 a.m. — The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery comes to the front to deliver the benediction, whatever that is.

11:33 a.m. — What is he saying? Oh well. It sounds inspirational.

11:34 a.m. — The cameras go to the crowd, a lot of whom seem to be leaving? Still, there are plenty still entranced by the mood of amazement, which I can only imagine is even stronger in D.C. today.

11:35 a.m. — "Help us make choices on the side of love, not hate." I approve.

11:36 a.m. — Barack has his eyes closed, entranced by Lowery's words of hope.

11:38 a.m. — Camera to Al Gore, who is chuckling as the reverend makes a few jokes. Although he was a bit mumbly, Lowery was a really good speaker, expressing the same sentiments in a new way.

11:39 a.m. — A Naval choir sings the national anthem, and the audience stands. The crowd sings along, en masse. Obama and his family, of course, sing also.

11:40 a.m. — Wow, I just realized how decked out the White House is! Awesome! Oh, and look at those cameramen on that huge tower. Weird.

11:40 a.m. — The presidential party and their families exit the stage, and Obama greets people as he exits, Bush close behind.

11:41 a.m. — Shots of the audience waving at the camera.

11:42 a.m. — Hillary Clinton looks really happy!

11:42 a.m. — OK, so Fox News is stupid. The anchor says "the speech was OK" but "no phrases jumped off the page." I disagree! That speech was AWESOME.

11:43 a.m. — There is dancing in the streets, and tons of music behind the droning of the Fox people.

11:43 a.m. — Bill Clinton also looks pretty happy! His outfit is kind of preppy compared to Obama's classic suit and tie. Also, why isn't he with Hillary? Oh well.

11:46 a.m. — Shot of McCain! Awkward alert!

11:47 a.m. — More shots of the crowd, and more incessant blah from the Fox speakers. I guess that's it for the inauguration!!

Well congratulations! We have a new president, officially! Go No. 44!!