Hey guys,

This week has been good! I took my first sick day on Monday, and it helped me out considerably. I was a bit apprehensive at first though, because I didn't know how my boss/supervisor would react. To my relief, she was fine with and gave my day off her blessing.

So on Monday I rested and cleaned up a lot around the apartment. The apt. really needed a good delousing of sorts, so I'm glad I got to scrub it down and vacuum up all the allergens and bacteria. By the way, I'm getting really good (not just competent) at keeping my living space tidy. Living in a co-op this summer will be a walk in the park.

In addition to cleaning I was able to take a stroll in the park because it was a gorgeous day. The weather has been fabulous all week, and I'm incredibly grateful for it. Torrential rains will occur for the next few days, but the temp will remain in the 60s-70s. I can live with that.

Tuesday and Wednesday were good days at work. As you non DC-er's may know, health care is a pretty big issue around here. No doubt, it's been dominating a lot of the conversation. A lot of our attention has gone to that at the office, which is cool because I get to hear all the information on it and what the exact democratic position is on the subject. And as always, they're keeping me busy.

Today we, the interns, attended a meeting with the head of the new media department. She gave us a digital tour of the organizing for america facebook page, the party website, and some of the blogs. Pretty cool lady. After partaking in some discussion with a few of the other interns, I learned what an advantage working in the Communications dept. is. A lot of the other departmetns are slower and don't deal with up to the minute, detailed news and policy. I ended up explaining a few integral issues to them, i.e. what reconciliation means and how many times it's been used in the past several years. If you're curious, reconciliation is a filibuster proof, majority vote, which has been used 22 times in 21 years (15 by Republicans).

Tomorrow is Thursday, a.k.a the last workday of the week. On Friday, I travel to Philly with my program to see independence hall and eat a cheesesteak. I plan on going out as much as possible this weekend and have a little fun...I've been sick/cooped up too long.

Shitty thing about going to Philly on Friday is that I miss another intern meeting, which will be hosted by college democrats. But it's not that shitty, because I talked to the intern coordinator today and expressed my interest in possibly getting a college dems chapter started at SU. She said she would set up a meeting with someone from College Dems for sometime next week!

So, all is well right now. I'm healthy, energized, and wanting to rock and roll. I even got to skype with Ursula the other day. Like see her face and everything! Made my day!!!


Will write more soon


Tim