Saturday, June 23, 2007

punching the hillary clinton campaign in the teeth

howdy folks.

as i'm sure you can infer from the title, i'm growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of job offers from the clinton campaign after they asked me point blank to not take a summer job doing anti-war organizing so they could have me work on the campaign. while i was pretty excited about the job as far as learning about large scale organizing techniques and to be in the midst of the excitement of a presidential race. also, hillary's campaign was the only one that made an ostensible job offer.

so, seeing as it's not likely that i'm gonna work for them, i've applied for an internship for the kucinich campaign, which i'd much rather work on anyway. i get a $400 a month stipend and help with housing, but i think if i get it, i'm gonna do it. i regret no scrambling to find a serviceable car and doing the anti-war work, maybe i can make up for it by doing this. it's tough though, where is the line of 'selling out' drawn? how far can justifications go? i would still work on the hillary campaign, but, i now feel foolish turning down other work in which i would've felt more ideologically comfortable . then again, if i never extricate myself from my comfort zone, is that just prepping me for a cushy life in burlington (with apologies to badger).
it's tough to say. options that are on the horizon: moving to nyc/philly/buffalo.

in the meantime!: i'm going to continue being an ad-hoc lumberjack for my uncle as we take down diseased elm trees on his property. next week, i get to use a sledgehammer. it's been awesome to work outside and get away from desks, computers, and the sort of lazy cerebral-ness that comes with ignoring the value of working with your hands for too long.

as fiona mentioned, we saw ocean's 13 and it was beautifully shot and a fun summer movie. right now i'm watching my sister brynn and her friend sierra run around outside sans shoes. yesterday was their last day of school.

<3s to everyone

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