Somehow, I seem to have a meeting the last few times a primary election has been held. I anxiously run out of the meeting…turn on WBFO and then get home jump on the computer and/or turn on CNN and wait and watch and wonder and ultimately whine.

For the PA primary I came home to find Mark on the computer. I turned on CNN and grabbed several sheets of scrap paper and a pen and filled up pages of notes and rants and well, blogging material while watching the returns.

Mark just kept on keeping on the computer and I kept on handling this with the greatest of ease. One to the computer. One to the Boob Tube. No need for both AND in all fairness, Mark was working on Wing Chun Camp information so it was legit computer use. Tis the first time the international camp is going to be held on the East Coast, right here in Gainesville, NY! And guess who the *host* school would be? Oh, the Northeast Wing Chun Student Association, My Mark and Kathy Jo’s school…VERY EXCITING! And A LOT of work.

Eventually, I gave up being patient and I said out loud something full of great wisdom.

“Blogging is my Wing Chun…and POLITICAL BLOGGING is my Ken.” (Mark’s teacher.)

I guess I should clarify this statement and suggest that bitching about politics on my blog…is my Ken. I by no means am a political blogger but Mark is a DEVOUT student of Mr. Kenneth Chung for MUCH longer than my wee little blog, although not much longer than my bitching about politics perhaps. That started in Middle School methinks.

(ASIDE: Ok, too cool, if you click on Mark’s teacher Wikipedia page above you see a list of his students and Mark and Kathy Jo are listed…follow those links and they have Wikipedia pages-waiting to happen, but still the pages are there! Mark has a Wikipedia page? YIKES! Allthingsjennifer doesn’t have a page…hmmm.)

So imagine my great surprise, me coming home from another late meeting and walking in the door TOTALLY ENERGIZED ABOUT THE DISCUSSION THE MEMBERSHIP engaged in at the meeting!!! And not even REMEMBERING the ELECTION RESULTS! Oh my goodness!!! After going off for a few minutes about the meeting, Mark and I even started discussing plans for the above mentioned Wing Chun camp next week as well. Finally, I get on the computer, log into my email and see a Breaking News Alert that Obama won North Carolina (duh) and REMEMBERED IT WAS PRIMARY NIGHT!

So what does all this mean? Perhaps engaging myself in useful, meaningful and productive participation in the community, sometimes trumps Blogging as my Wing Chun. But I think you all knew that about me too.

Ok, enough from me…on to the web to read about the aftermath. 79% of precincts reporting in Indiana and the numbers haven’t budged since I checked at 71% 😉

Update: I CANNOT GET THE SONG “Gary, Indiana Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana…” out of my head!

(Update from Wonkette Liveblogging, most excellent.)

10:42 PM — Ha ha, one of her supporters had to yell out and remind her that she has recently been claiming to be from Scranton, which is in Pennsylvania, not Indiana.

Update: Oh Bill Clinton. You are totally J.Ding on us during your wife’s victory (cough, cough) speech. Whatcha daydreaming about?

Update 11:40 Update: Ain’t no freaking way I’m going to bed until Lake County reports. Just. Can’t. Do. It

Update 11:45 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 49/51!!!

Update from Wonkette commenter: (LOVE IT!)

19,000 is how many people bought the last Mellencamp album. It could go either way.

Update: Lyrics dude, recite her some lyrics.

If you’d like to have a logical explanation
How I happened on this elegant syncopation,
I will say without a moment of hesitation
There is just one place
That can light my face.

VIP Update: I accidentally turned the channel to Adult Swim. The Revenge of the Mooninites episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force is on. One of my all time favorites.

Oh, if the CNN Talking Heads could just be wearing the Foreigner Belt tonight…

“Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight was as Cold as Ice.”

“This narrowing lead is giving me Double Vision. And yet, we’re still a Long, Long Way From Home.”

“Enough with these Head Games, spill it Lake County. Just Between You and Me, I wish this night was over.”

“I have a feeling after tonight, Hillary’s biggest hope for the future is for Obama to call her up and say he’s been Waiting For a Girl Like You, to be his #2.”

“Urgent. Hillary Clinton Wants to Know What Love Is, she wants people to log on and donate at HillaryClinton.com to show her…oh wait, That Was Yesterday.”

Update 12:47 Tired. Moving to Futon. Still in front of CNN though…

Update 12:53 Dammit. Not on the futon. But talk of HRC as #2 is filling the airwaves. As in VP nod. Yeah, almost. Dream ticket? Maybe um, about 7 months ago.

Update 12:55 I still up because I am punishing myself with guilt over forgetting to turn on WBFO as soon as I got out of my meeting tonight? Or am I really, just a glutton…don’t answer that. The idea of an upset is too delicious to wait until morning, but I am honestly moving to the futon and dimming the lights.

12:59 (Off the futon.) Always reassuring to flip between Tim (Buffalo Boy) and Wolf (Buffalo Boy)

1:12 Fine, if that’s a win. So be it. Almost Paradise…oh wait, that was Loverboy. Night.