Driving Votes: Nicki's Blog - Archived Entry

I am really digging this. Slightly overwhelmed by how much energy is being returned to us and how many individuals and organizations are reaching out to connect with us. . .
Saturday started with brunch at Jesse and Kate's--damn fine super fresh style biscuits and fresh whipping cream and yummy fruit to power us through the day- a Seattle style breakfast of champions. I also had a soy latte of course. . .
Then we scattered to the winds, 3 on bikes heading north, 2 driving to the far reaches of King County and two east to the lake. Fabulous matching yellow t-shirts unified us in color and purpose. And we schmoozed, and we purchased copious quantities of baked goods and we made friends and then we had beer.

Spreading out in teams all day to connect with as many "Bake Off for Democracy" bake sales was such a fabulous idea--we connected with so many cool and active people who share our views and are itching to join us on our trip. Excellent strategizing on our part I must say. The power of unifying over baked goods has been underestimated all these years.

We recruited a guy at the bar to start a Tacoma chapter. We met Kerry campaign people who were excited to first hear about us. We ran into people who actually had already heard about us from their friends--evidence of grass roots effectiveness, considering our website just went public this week! Old ladies hugged us because they were proud of us. Crazy day. Excellent day. We have joined the revolution and it is so damn cool.