a kid in a suit

Goodness gracious. Did that really just happen? I certainly hope that had at least the appearance of organization!

I'm at our event today - a debate between the 6 candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Cook County State's Attorney. At the moment I can hear them yelling at each other in the next room. Normally I enjoy watching these, but I'd kinda rather sit here in the lobby & write today. After getting slammed with everyone arriving at once (not to mention having reps from all 6 camps peering over my shoulder), I can use the downtime!

Don't think for a moment that I'm bemoaning my fate; this is the best part of my job! I love the excitement of event management! Seriously, everything can and will happen. In the middle of writing that last paragraph a reporter from the Tribune (who plugged into the mult box and has been recording the show) came running in from the next room frantically telling me that all of a sudden none of the media plugged into the press feed were getting audio. Whoops! We got it fixed though. As it turns out a (thankfully) very polite gentleman had settled the leg of his chair on the wire running to the back of the room. Didn't see that one coming. Although I have to admit - to cater momentarily to my ego - there is something deeply gratifying about being a kid in a suit who actually knows enough about what he's doing to tell professional businessmen (one of which I am not) and politicians what to do.

This thing has to be ending soon. It's already gone on far longer than normal. Though considering it's 6 politicians on stage, I probably could've seen that one coming...