Archive for July, 2004

The other day I heard something on CNN that made my jaw tighten. The reporter was commenting on what viewers can expect to see at the convention. She said something like, “In an attempt to emphasize Kerry’s military service, the Democrats will be parading out the gunboat crew with whom Kerry served.”
Parading? Someone missed her […]

Scenario: Things get increasingly stressful around the office.
I will never, ever do this again.
Yes you will. Give it four years.
No. Nope.
It’s like being a serial killer. You know it’s bad, but you keep doing it anyway.

In the office, we have a whiteboard. The whiteboard has little squares, and the squares represent the volunteers we need. Each day we check off about 25 of the squares, but it’s a painful and arduous process, one that involves about fifteen phone calls for every one person who meets a specific set of criteria. […]

Say, are you familiar with the Boston area? Are you over 21? Do you have a valid driver’s license? Are you sane? If so, fantastic. I need you — and your friends who are like you. I’m looking for volunteers to help the Kerry-Edwards campaign during the convention. It’s a big time commitment, but a […]

Scenario: I’m talking with my boss in her office. Her boss enters:
Him: Can you finish this list by tomorrow?
Her: Whatever you need, boss.
Him: Say, that’s a first!
Me: That’s what you like to hear, huh?
Him: (to her) Great, then I’ll just… (turns to me with a perplexed look) Did you just […]

In the Trident Bookstore on Newberry Street, someone has placed Maxim and Bust side by side. In another corner, there is a sign above a single small shelf. It reads:
Humor
Weddings

In the early mornings, it’s quiet except for the drone of CNN humming from dozens of TVs around the convention office. There’s one in the lobby, one in every break room, one in the open space where our campaign staff lives, and a few more scattered around the floor. I’m currently resisting the impulse to […]

So, if you go to double check the time your flight leaves, because you’re flying home to be a bridesmaid in your high school friend’s wedding, and it turns out that your flight leaves two hours before you thought it did, and you haven�t packed, and you�re across town from your suitcase, and you have […]

In addition to fine pirate supplies, 826 Valencia is offering �adult workshops.� (Unfortunately less kinky than they sound.) If you�re a writer, or you want to be, these workshops can help. Also, your cash goes toward teaching little kids how to write, which will set you aglow with goodwill.

Forgot to mention that I contributed to Of Recent Note on The Morning News.