KINDA RAMBLING

As you guys get to know me a little better you will see that I go off on long winded tangents. Have no worries. At the end of it all there is a point. I am just trying to stay connected with you guys and give you some insight in to my personality and such. To that end. I expect no less from the rest of you. 

A little over a year ago I started covering the presidential campaigns. I am currently taking a break as it costs a shit load of money and no one wants to put a stringer on it until the final push in the last two weeks. Budgets being what they are everyone is tightening their belt even on a story as important as this one.

This works to my advantage for two reasons. First I get to have all the time I need to produce for our team, research new assignments that I have not had a chance to in past years, and get reacquainted with the folks in Sullivan County. Secondly I get to keep my sanity. After 20 months and what is most likely thousands of stump speeches I am tired and really bored.  At 5 to 6 stops a day hearing the same stories, lines, and jokes over and over, I found myself delivering the punch line to Obama's jokes before he did.

Even still I find campaign stuff everywhere I can't seem to escape it. I see Obama and McCain everywhere; in shop windows, newspapers, flyers, spray painted on the scaffolding next door to my apartment. God I hate viral advertising.

If ever there was a time for a break this is it. It is my last chance. Two days after the workshop I am back out on the road until election night. 

I will spend the next week nailing down the remaining assignments, meeting people in with people in town, and touching base with the vendors that will loan us equipment. It's a lot of long hours on the phone and in the car. All of this and it's three weeks before any of you will take a frame for this workshop.

This will be the seventh time I have produced and it's still one of the best things I will do all year. After four days of little sleep from doing the workshop I tend to be more relaxed and motivated than when I started.  So with that in mind I hope to get back to the campaign with fresh eyes and inspiration. With any luck the Senator will have new jokes too.