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August 14th, 2004

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August 3rd, 2004

11:25 pm Vertigo Diner (beside King's in downtown Raleigh) is closing after the end of business on Saturday. How I will miss their roasted red pepper soup and creative alcoholic concoctions. Current Mood: sad

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July 14th, 2004

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July 11th, 2004

10:40 pm I went to the Kerry/Edwards rally on Saturday. I arrived around 2:30. Someone told me that Kerry and Edwards were going to start speaking around 3:00. That turned out to be a dirty, dirty lie. They were actually just arriving at RDU at 3:00. Grrr. On the positive side, by arriving a bit early I secured a prime viewing location near the edge of the fenced pen that partitioned the crowd into three sections. I couldn't have asked for a better place to see the backs of the people in the middle section, who were all bastards for having special tickets that let them get near the stage. Since temperatures were in the mid-nineties, I took a water bottle and drank like a sailor. Except I wasn't getting drunk. The Kerry campaign provided lots water for everyone to drink, so I refilled my bottle a few times. By 4:00, I had to piss like a water buffalo. All of the traditional urination avoidance methods were employed. Some rather mediocre local Democratic speakers fumbled their way through their uninspired remarks. They provided very little distraction from my swelling bladder, which was the size of a cantaloupe, I'm sure. One speaker tried to get the crowd to yell, "We want Kerry, we want Edwards." The result was pretty weak. The crowd around me was the loudest when the person using the microphone wasn't speaking loud enough. "We can't hear" and "Turn it up" were easily some of the most enthusiastic chants. I attempted to escape the human sardine can that had me trapped, keeping me from the sweet relief of a port-a-john. While Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke, I pushed my way though the crowd with, "Excuse me," "Pardon me," and "I'm sorry, was that your foot?" After at least two solid minutes of pissing, I was ready to listen to Edwards and Kerry speak. They did a pretty good job, and the crowd responded very favorably. I held the campaign-provided "Kerry/Edwards a Stronger America" sign and cheered. Some guy offered to buy my sign, but the volunteer that gave it to me clearly intended me to have it, so I politely declined with, "No, it's mine." The rally ended just as thunderstorms rolled in. Overall it was a positive experience. I have some photos that I'll post later. Next came dinner with elliot, slack, and hunter. I ate too much sushi. slack suggested that we go to see The Day After Tomorrow. Wow, what an awful movie. The "science" was totally unbelievable. I am Jack's shameful movie suggestion casualty. I just saw a midget biker with a Mohawk on The Discovery Channel. He was dancing next to his Harley. That is all.

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July 4th, 2004

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