The End is Near!
And that fact doesn't break my heart.
I have learned so much over the past five months of campaigning. Certainly I've learned a lot about how politics works in Iowa City, and I've learned an immense amount about the community. I've also learned a lot about myself and just how much really can be packed into a 24 hour day. It's a lot, by the way.
But right now the campaign is in hyper-drive during key hours of the day -- I spent a lot of time today phoning people to remind them of early voting -- but at other times it's oddly quiet. For the first time in who knows how many weeks I wasn't at the Iowa City Farmer's Market, manning the Wright for Iowa City table and chatting with fellow candidate Matt Hayek. I know we're supposed to be adversaries, but Matt's also my lawyer (it's a small town! What are you going to do?) and a good guy, so I enjoyed the Saturday mornings when we "tabled" side-by-side. We bought each other coffee (I think I owe Matt at this point) chatted with people, and during the down times talked to each other, swapping campaign stories and generally making the time pass quickly.
I was up early, about 6:45, and fueled by caffeine managed to do a bunch of small jobs that I've been putting off for months. I even met some friends for more coffee while my partner, Michael K. was at the first Winter Farmer's Market, which he helped coordinate. Then I started phoning, took a break compliments of the Hawkeyes (woe unto those who do phoning during a Hawkeye game!) and raced up a ladder to finish painting about 1/32-nd of our house. It's a big, ratty-looking old place, but let me tell you, when it's all done it's gong to look really nice. I think of it as historic preservation in action.
Anyway. We'll be shutting things down on Tuesday, about 7:45 PM. Wow. That's a strange, and frankly bittersweet, sentence to write. This campaign has been a huge piece of my life since June 7th. It's absence will leave a void. But hopefully, the loss of the campaign will be replaced by the gain of a seat on the Iowa City Council!
I have learned so much over the past five months of campaigning. Certainly I've learned a lot about how politics works in Iowa City, and I've learned an immense amount about the community. I've also learned a lot about myself and just how much really can be packed into a 24 hour day. It's a lot, by the way.
But right now the campaign is in hyper-drive during key hours of the day -- I spent a lot of time today phoning people to remind them of early voting -- but at other times it's oddly quiet. For the first time in who knows how many weeks I wasn't at the Iowa City Farmer's Market, manning the Wright for Iowa City table and chatting with fellow candidate Matt Hayek. I know we're supposed to be adversaries, but Matt's also my lawyer (it's a small town! What are you going to do?) and a good guy, so I enjoyed the Saturday mornings when we "tabled" side-by-side. We bought each other coffee (I think I owe Matt at this point) chatted with people, and during the down times talked to each other, swapping campaign stories and generally making the time pass quickly.
I was up early, about 6:45, and fueled by caffeine managed to do a bunch of small jobs that I've been putting off for months. I even met some friends for more coffee while my partner, Michael K. was at the first Winter Farmer's Market, which he helped coordinate. Then I started phoning, took a break compliments of the Hawkeyes (woe unto those who do phoning during a Hawkeye game!) and raced up a ladder to finish painting about 1/32-nd of our house. It's a big, ratty-looking old place, but let me tell you, when it's all done it's gong to look really nice. I think of it as historic preservation in action.
Anyway. We'll be shutting things down on Tuesday, about 7:45 PM. Wow. That's a strange, and frankly bittersweet, sentence to write. This campaign has been a huge piece of my life since June 7th. It's absence will leave a void. But hopefully, the loss of the campaign will be replaced by the gain of a seat on the Iowa City Council!
posted by Mike at
8:15 PM
1 Comments:
Congratulations on your win, Mike. I know you'll do a fantastic job. Iowa City is lucky to have you.
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