Anyone else excited?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Higgs+Boson

It's also called the God Particle -- in the Standard Model of particle physics, interactions of other particles with the Higgs boson is how those other particles get their masses. I don't know the real details myself, but I think that's the main idea.

"It's discovery would further validate the Standard Model of particle physics as essentially correct, as it is the only elementary particle predicted by the Standard Model that has not yet been observed in particle physics experiments."

Well, many people were going crazy saying that CERN would open micro black holes everywhere and en up hollowing the earth.

No, that's in another world line.

Yeah, it would be amazing if they did, though.