Today I had a totally vindicating and validating experience. In a nutshell, the unprofessional idiot who loudly berated me last week for being "irresponsible", the person who is responsible herself for billing funders and simple accounting, screwed up on the billings. Instead of having $1,300 to spend, I now have to come up with a plan to spend $2,100 toot sweet because the funder has the higher balance, which doesn't match with the lower balance that the unprofessional idiot submitted in her last billing. I'm feeling pretty good about myself right now. I was right and she was wrong all the time. Neener neener neener. Of course, she still won't apologize to me.

I'm tired. Just in general. It's burnout. But I don't know how to stop.

I do have to say that despite the first quarter fundraising numbers, I'm still most impressed with Jeff Latas' campaign for CD8. I don't know if any of the other candidates are walking precincts yet or planning any media buys, but the Latas campaign has done both, despite a decided cash disadvantage. It's clear that his campaign has a strong grassroots base already developing. As I've said before, I like Gabby Giffords, the presumptive favorite, but her supporters are really turning me off with their arrogance and "mother knows best" attitudes. She'd be a great Congresswoman, but I really don't relish rewarding the obnoxious behavior (largely unrelated to her campaign) of her supporters. Most of them are the so-called "movers and shakers" in Tucson and I really am coming to hate their elitism. Even in a Democratic tidal wave year, I'm still not convinced she can carry this district in the general. Never underestimate the xenophobic, homophobic Republican base, in a Republican district, even when those Republicans are mostly "moderates". There's enough time for an immigration protest backlash to develop for Randy Graf to take advantage of. I'd really like to see some partisan and general polling in this district. I still believe - strongly - that Latas has a credible shot in the general if he makes it past the primary.

I'm going to take caa's advice and start making plans for when my current lease expires. I'm due for a change. A rewarding change. I'm a little curious to find out who the next President/CEO will be and if it turns out to be someone with whom I can work. But I also don't want to fall into the same old trap of trusting the newest leader because I foolishly think she will make the changes I know need to be made.

If you're in Tucson, please make plans next Wednesday evening, April 26, to eat at one of the locally-owned restaurants participating in Dine Out for Safety 2006. Up to 20% of your bill will be donated back to the Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault, at no additional cost to you! And 100% of that money goes directly to providing prevention and treatment services in Tucson (not overhead), thanks to the generous underwriting support of a number of community sponsors. I'll be at Pastiche, so feel free to join me there and introduce yourself, or go to any of the other restaurants, eat, drink and be merry and buy lots of raffle tickets! The grand prize is dinner for two at each of the 36 restaurants - you could eat out three times a month for a year! The other really sweet prize that I'd like to win is roundtrip airfare anywhere in the U.S., including Hawaii and Alaska! Remember, visit www.dineoutforsafety.com for all the details.

I just used far more exclamation points than were warranted in that last paragraph. I think it's time for me to finish here and wind my night down.

And thanks for all your support.