Monday, July 26, 2004
BEING HERE
Being here is something I can't quite describe, but I'll do my best.
And yes, I am - quite literally - here. As I type this, President Carter is addressing the Convention. My roommate and fellow SD13 Delegate Sheila Blake is on my right, and DNC member David Holmes is on my left. Sue Lovell is directly in front of me, and Rick Brennan is nearby. If you are following the Delegations online and on TV, don't look for the Texas marker - look for Oklahoma, then look about 20 feet to the left and you'll see us. The battery is holding a charge, the wireless is connected, and Little Mario is on my lap. All is right in this Delegate Blogger's world.
We're packed in here like teenagers at a Britney Spears concert. Imagine this - your typical athletic arena filled to overflowing with standing room only, and everyone has brought stuff with them. And then imagine that none of us stay in our seats for too long at a time, so there's constant movement and shuffling. And imagine instead of one Britney Spears, there are hundreds at any given point and time. And we all want to see them and talk to them and get pictures taken with them. It is a multidimensional joyful chaos that the TV cameras and the sound trucks can't even begin to replicate. If you're watching the Convention from home you're hearing the sound wired in from the podium, and seeing only what the cameras are shooting. Here I can look in every direction and see something going on, someone interesting - political and celebrity alike - and hear the constant drum of conversations all around me. It's all music to my ears; a work of art in progress to my eyes. All I can do is sit and absorb it all.
SENATOR Clinton will be introducing PRESIDENT Clinton shortly (I love saying that), and I expect to be on my feet. A lot. Time to post and pack it up, at least for a little while. ..
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And yes, I am - quite literally - here. As I type this, President Carter is addressing the Convention. My roommate and fellow SD13 Delegate Sheila Blake is on my right, and DNC member David Holmes is on my left. Sue Lovell is directly in front of me, and Rick Brennan is nearby. If you are following the Delegations online and on TV, don't look for the Texas marker - look for Oklahoma, then look about 20 feet to the left and you'll see us. The battery is holding a charge, the wireless is connected, and Little Mario is on my lap. All is right in this Delegate Blogger's world.
We're packed in here like teenagers at a Britney Spears concert. Imagine this - your typical athletic arena filled to overflowing with standing room only, and everyone has brought stuff with them. And then imagine that none of us stay in our seats for too long at a time, so there's constant movement and shuffling. And imagine instead of one Britney Spears, there are hundreds at any given point and time. And we all want to see them and talk to them and get pictures taken with them. It is a multidimensional joyful chaos that the TV cameras and the sound trucks can't even begin to replicate. If you're watching the Convention from home you're hearing the sound wired in from the podium, and seeing only what the cameras are shooting. Here I can look in every direction and see something going on, someone interesting - political and celebrity alike - and hear the constant drum of conversations all around me. It's all music to my ears; a work of art in progress to my eyes. All I can do is sit and absorb it all.
SENATOR Clinton will be introducing PRESIDENT Clinton shortly (I love saying that), and I expect to be on my feet. A lot. Time to post and pack it up, at least for a little while. ..
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