i’m looking forward to it for a couple of different reasons.

for starters, i believe i have a meeting with someone for whom i have a great deal of respect. she is one of two people to whom i most attribute whatever success i’ve had in politics and in the party since i started, approaching three years ago. the meeting its is exciting because it will hopefully give me the opportunity to meet new people and begin building a coalition around progressive ideas and goals. she also mentioned having me do some ‘speaking’ (i’m assuming to groups of people) regarding the question of the hawaii state constitutional convention, which will be put to a vote this november….

(vote no on this particular issue. fight whatever urge you might have for the flighty ideal of democratic process. the forces mobilizing in favor of the convention are mostly bad people. admittedly, there are exceptions, though i’m not quite sure what their thinking. we have a good constitution and the things you may think need improving can be solved in ways other than opening up the whole constitution to amendment or revision.)

….this potential speaking opportunity could be great for me. while i’m proud to wave the PDH banner, proud to be a party member, proud to wave the FEC banner, this could be something else that will help raise my visibility, status (potentially), expand my network, and give me more experience. i don’t know the details, as the statement was made in passing, but i’m pretty excited about the prospect. i’ll keep you posted.

also tomorrow, i get to see my new favorite friend, of whom i don’t see nearly enough. to describe in detail here our friendship, or just what i think of her would be, well, foolish. needless to say, she’s pretty cool. and challenging.

i don’t mean this in a bad way, to be sure. in fact, quite the opposite. our backgrounds and upbringings are about as opposite as you could imagine. not only does she challenge me to see the world in a way other than i am accustomed, but she challenges me to grow, to be better. though the methods may be, shall we say, unorthodox, i appreciate her effort and determination…. here’s hoping i can live up to it.

and i’m supposed to be challenging her to grow, though i fear i’m not pulling my fair share of the load. there may be a couple of reasons, which i’m debating whether or not to divulge here…. ….

nope. sorry. not tonight.