dispatches from quilt city

For all of you who have felt it necessary to ask over the last week, married life is great.

Though Sarah and I thought there would be some post-wedding depression, I think the fact that we are in DC (where we only temporarily live and thus are really tourists), has helped keep us from feeling like we've returned to "normal," whatever that means.

Last night we were both at the NOW conference, where they were holding their Democratic Presidential Candidate forum. In attendance were Howard Dean, Al Sharpton, Carol Moseley Braun, and Dennis Kucinich. They were all really interesting, but to be honest the only one who seemed at all Presidential was Dean. Sarah was the time-keeper for the forum, and got to meet them all before and got her time sheet signed by them. We also met John Edward's wife, Elizabeth, who was there as his representative and Sarah got her picture taken with Helen Thomas, who was in attendance as a moderator.

After the forum, we stayed for the NOW PAC auction (Sarah because she had to, me because....well, I had to too). There was some really cool stuff, including a two-hour meeting with Janet Reno in Miami (dance party not included).

Today we have a dinner to attend after Sarah finishes her duties at the NOW conference, but the rest of this weekend is pretty wide open. Finally.