I'm Like Reba--A Survivor!

I survived the DNC but just barely. I stayed safely out of the T-zone for most of the rest of the time, and enjoyed working w/ Kishan and Quentin my real bosses.

Both Randy & I put in 75 hours each and I seriously thought some of those delegates were going to punch me on the last night when things went awry. Our volunteers ditched, sending thousands the wrong way, flooding our bus lots, crippling transportation, and then the Secret Service shut down Federal Boulevard where the cabs were supposed to be to help with overflow. It was a nightmare and I truly thought we might have a riot on our hands. 

I heard Dennis Prager say that although he disagreed with the Democrats on many points, he found the Dems in Denver to be very polite and pleasant, even wonderful people. I might have agreed up until Thursday night in Lot J. Fortunately, the sheriffs showed up (not Randy--he was out at the jail), and everyone calmed down a notch. So...we got them where they were going but it took some time. I got home at 1:30AM. 

Somewhere in the confusion, I packed a city bus full of delegates before realizing that it was not one of ours. I wasn't about to unload them! I sidled up next to the driver and explained his new route and told him if he wanted to survive this ride, he would do as I said! Ha. I sort of hijacked an RTD bus...oops.

I did get in the stadium for about half an hour...just long enough to see Michael McDonald (seriously, how many times can I see this guy for free?!), Susan Eisenhower's speech (very classy), and Joe Biden's speech - I find him VERY annoying. 

With all this work, I did not get to go stalking with Melanie and saw no one famous despite the fact that Denver was crawling with celebs. AND I got really sad that I was missing everything by not having a tv to see the recaps at least. 

SO WE GOT TV...TWICE.

I got one of those converter boxes Saturday because my coupon came in the mail during all this hype. Then, of course, the same day, my brother Josh upgraded tvs, so we decided to buy his old one from him - it's a 42" HD number and way better. It takes up less space even though it's way bigger, and doesn't have a green spot in the picture. So I found out some of the stuff I missed. Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner were here. Bono was not photographed anywhere that I could see. Kanye West did not try to steal Obama's spotlight as I predicted. 

My college roommate arrested Randall Terry, head of Operation Rescue. She said she did not like his demeanor. Randy saw him in the jail because, well, he was working at the temporary detention center that night. He said that most of the OR people were very nice though. 

Then, John McCain picked Sarah Palin for a running mate, and whaddayaknow? History gets made no matter who gets elected in the whole woman/African American thing. Poor Hillary. And how sad is it that Tina Fey is no longer on SNL to play Sarah Palin?? It's nice to have history made, but I think I'd rather have the country sorted. Maybe both can happen. 

SO, I am glad to close the books on this DNC and I am off to watch my new big awesome tv. Vote wisely everyone.