well, it's getting really exciting now - polls close in Ohio in an hour! We're now calling people to let them know that that can take there absentee ballots to the polls.
OK - that was what I was doing an hour ago! Then came the urgent calls to get people out to canvass in Shaker Heights, OH, followed by calling people in Texas to GOTV for the caucus! Things getting crazy here and I've just been given a vegan cupcake and some chilli!
gotta go now, some more last minute calls and then we get to hope and cheer and hope some more!
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Chicago, days 1-2
well, arrived in Chicago safe and sound. Yesterday was a bit of a blurr - 22 hours awake, 3000 miles travelled and 3 hours of campaigning!
we're staying at the house of a volunteer in Highland Park, north of Chicago, about a 40 minute ride on the train into town (and the trains have an upstairs!).
back phone-banking today - calling people in Ohio who requested absentee ballots to make sure that they've voted (or telling them where to vote today if they haven't!). Tonight there's a big party for the results, with chilli provided!
must get back to the phones now, and am going to a diner shortly to eat some corn beef hash!
more updates as they come, and photos to follow when I work out how my new digital camera works!
we're staying at the house of a volunteer in Highland Park, north of Chicago, about a 40 minute ride on the train into town (and the trains have an upstairs!).
back phone-banking today - calling people in Ohio who requested absentee ballots to make sure that they've voted (or telling them where to vote today if they haven't!). Tonight there's a big party for the results, with chilli provided!
must get back to the phones now, and am going to a diner shortly to eat some corn beef hash!
more updates as they come, and photos to follow when I work out how my new digital camera works!
Sunday, 2 March 2008
and some things never change...
... am at work, listening to Virgin Radio. It's between 3pm and 4pm, so what's on? "Sweet Child O' Mine" of course!
and there was me thinking that this only happened on a week day.
(reason this is worth a post is that it's been about 2 years since I last listened to Virgin Radio regularly, and this was one of the reasons I loved it so much!).
update: Ok, now Primal Scream is on - it's like being back at Alchemis!
and there was me thinking that this only happened on a week day.
(reason this is worth a post is that it's been about 2 years since I last listened to Virgin Radio regularly, and this was one of the reasons I loved it so much!).
update: Ok, now Primal Scream is on - it's like being back at Alchemis!
my god - it looks like the plan came together!
managed to have a lovely evening on Friday (albeit slightly more subdued than I would have liked), met up with cousins from the US for coffee yesterday, am in work at the moment which is going well, am feeling much better, am going home soon to pack and then to meet up with Charlie and Paul for a non-alcoholic drinklet before going home for an early night, ready to get up tomorrow at 6.15 to fly to Chicago!
(well ok - it's not like I had a plan, but if I had, it would have all come together...)
plus, amazing serendipitous moment - I've been trying to find out where Robert Levin is performing as I'd dearly love to see him. I hadn't had any luck and then thought "I wonder what the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are up to whilst I'm there?" and 'lo an behold, Robert Levin is performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.4! With tickets at $35, I'm going to Thursday - yay!
btw - I am aware that I'm not completely well yet, so there is a chance that the grammar in this entry has gone a little skew-iff!
also - I'm going to try and find an internet cafe so that I can blog updates of the whole Obama experience!
(well ok - it's not like I had a plan, but if I had, it would have all come together...)
plus, amazing serendipitous moment - I've been trying to find out where Robert Levin is performing as I'd dearly love to see him. I hadn't had any luck and then thought "I wonder what the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are up to whilst I'm there?" and 'lo an behold, Robert Levin is performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.4! With tickets at $35, I'm going to Thursday - yay!
btw - I am aware that I'm not completely well yet, so there is a chance that the grammar in this entry has gone a little skew-iff!
also - I'm going to try and find an internet cafe so that I can blog updates of the whole Obama experience!
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