Year in Review 2008
December 30th, 2008
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I try doing this every year, although last year didn’t exactly work due to the morons who allowed the Iowa Caucus on January 3rd (seriously, 10 days after Chirstmas?, give the candidates and their staff time to spend with priority #1 – their families).
So, here is the big list of things of this year.
- Finished the Richardson campaign in early January.
- Moved in a very convoluted matter back to the east. I stopped, in order, with all my stuff in my car, Las Vegas, Chino, Orange County, San Diego, side trip to Mexican border, Los Angelos, Santa Cruz (via PCH), San Franscisco, Park City Utah, Boulder CO, Des Moines, Detroit with a side trip to the Canadian border, Atlantic City. Then after two days, I got bored, so I drove to Redding via NYC, to Boston, then back to AC.
- Moved into an awesome place in an awesome neighborhood. Plus, in the first time since my second year of college, I had ceilings that I couldn’t accidently hit with my head.
- Started a great hybrid job, working for Democratic GAIN and Mission Control. Basically, I help the professionals in politics, and send mail asking voters to employ politicians who employ my friends.
- Restarted GSPM. Took three classes over the summer. Got an A in Polling and Law of Politics, and a B+ in ethics. Guess that says something. Only two more classes left so I can finish my 15 class program over 4.5 years.
- Started Kickball. Mayhem insues.
- Lost 10lbs.
- Go to Austin for Netroots Nation.
- Went to the 5 year reunion for my high school. Find out most folks went into financial services, one week before the September crash. And I thought politics was the unstable industry.
- For the last week, go back to the great state of Connecticut to help purify New England. Mission is accomplished. Jim Himes is going to Congress, unseating the last Republican left in America. Overall, my firm plays a part in 14 of the 26 Democratic house pickups in 2008. We also sent pieces with bullet holes in them to hunters in support of Obama. Among other things.
I’ll probably add to this list. But it’s been a great year for me personally. Onto 2009!