I've got to take a break from DU again...I feel good about the election, but it's consuming my life!

[Bicoastal]

My LIFE, damn you!

When I go out with friends, I'm thinking about Electoral Maps. At work, I can't stop glancing at polls. On the phone with my mom, the only thing we talk about it our mutual dislike of Sarah Palin. I've volunteered for the campaign before, and may certainly do it again in the near future...

And when I'm home, naturally--I'm HERE!

I'm turning into a DUholic. Maybe I can quit cold turkey for a week, without going into Withdrawl. It's worth a shot...

See you all next Monday,

Bicoastal

PS--Anyone else feel similarly?

[BlooInBloo]

1. o/

[Vote2008]

2. I feel your pain.....

But ONLY four more weeks! It is a BIG DEAL worth consuming your time!!!

[TNMOM]

3. my kids have to tear me away from DU

This election has completely consumed me. Can't stop thinking about it.

[azmouse]

4. I couldn't do it.

Good luck in your week off.
May you find peace and sanity, and if you do, please bring some of those back for the rest of us.

[Clio the Leo]

5. Ok, but you will never have this chance again.....

.... we are living in an historic time. I want to drink every drop I can get.

[lisa58]

6. I understand, but no - after checking e-mail - I check here...

...and then many, many times throughout the day. Does that mean I need therapy?

[secondwind]

7. same here. But it's almost over....hang in there!

[CrispyQ]

8. I keep telling myself,

"Just five more minutes. Just five more minutes & I'll get up & do the laundry." Or whatever needs doing. And next thing I know, it' been 90 minutes!
8
A break is always good. I got a new ISP about 6 weeks ago & was without internet for 8 days! The first two days were hard, but after that it wasn't so bad. The worst thing was not having DU & other sources to verify how badly the MSM was misrepresenting the news. ;)

Good for you & good luck! You'll be surprised at how much you get done! Report back with a list of all you did.

[codjh9]

9. Yep - ANOTHER reason to be glad when the election is over! :^)

[jakem]

10. sigh. good luck. it always sucks me back in quick...

[billyoc]

11. This is war for me. I can sleep through the whole winter.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

12. Yes that's me.

I want the Democrats to win this time and I want to do as much as I can. But I don't want to alienate people around me that don't care about politics at the same time.

I think I am going to have 2 days out of the week where I ignore politics.

[Gman]

13. Hey! You've come this far, it's a month more

don't stop now...

[Hutzpa]

14. DUholic

and there is no remedy for it either...

Well, you might want to see Dr Skinner


:evilgrin:

[DesertFlower]

15. i can't.

i also can't stop watching cable news. the only break i get is about 7 pm when i get away from reality and watch regular tv.

[Peacetrain]

16. I am going on the DU diet, the day after the election

I am so sick and tired of it all now.. Been at this hard time since July of 2007, so while for some they are just getting into the meat of it all, the campagin, being an Iowan, I am ready for a break..



BUT BUT BUT.. I have to check in at least twice a day to catch up with all the articles.


So I will do my 12 step program starting November 5th, yeah thats the ticket



But But But then I have to wait and see how they try an muck it up (the republicans) in a hissy fit after they lose..make that December 5th..but but but

There is the inauguration..then the state of the union.. make that April 1st 2009.. yep that is when I will step back..

:)

[rubberducky]

17. Good luck to you!

This place is truely my addiction. If it were to go down election night, I do not know what I would do! I`d be in the panic room begging for my DU to come back on line!

[MoJoWorkin]

18. And I thought I was the only one who was feeling this way.

Good luck on staying away.

On 11/05, when we have Obama as President-Elect, we can all go outside into the fresh air and sunshine with the promise of healthier tomorrow for all of us.

[applegrove]

19. Your country needs you. Don't give up any of your volunteer activities.

Don't stay away too long.

[lolamio]

20. I thought it was just me! lol!

[mtnsnake]

21. Do the words "Sarah Palin" run circles around your brain like they do mine when I try to go to bed?

It's like ya gotta get de-wired before trying to get some sleep. Anyway, I think I know how you feel.

[seabeyond]

32. my hubby WINKED at me tonight. i gasped adn said you WINKED at me.... lol lol

and then we started busting up and all the things, doggonit, that she has taken away from us, ya.... ya betcha....

i use to type wink on certain posts and i wont do that anymore. they are just obnoxious now.

[Bigleaf]

22. I did this after the Primary. Sometimes, you just need a break. See you when you get back.

Take Care!

[casus belli]

23. Yes. Be here when you get back. lol n/t

[Cha]

24. It is life consuming but we've waited 8 long years.

You should have seen me in 2000, oy vey..I didn't have DU then. Just the crap corporate media news. DU is why I got a computer even though I was overwhelmed at first..I got better and can actually type pretty fast now:)

There's all kinds of degrees by how people react to our upcoming election and no matter how hard I try not to be so obsessed..it's a losing battle. I'm there.

It's a good thing, imo. YOu'll be rewarded for your consummate behavior.

[The Big O]

25. That's OK

I just signed up today so I'll pick up your slack. (I have lurked though for a long time)

[usregimechange]

26. Sounds like you are working your first step pretty well!

[seabeyond]

27. me me me... i was thinking tonight, before i got back on, lol lol.

yes to all you are saying. hubby has two friends that want to take us out to dinner. he told them, are you sure you dont want to wait until AFTER elections.... lol.

i have had two friends i have gone off on. later i said sorry i went into a rant and they both said, ... elections, figure closer we get more we have this from you

everyone is sooooo patient with me, BUT

yes i agree

not promising to walk away for a day let alone a week BUT

nov 5th i am DONE

[TheDonkey]

28. I think I'm addicted too. :(

:( I need to take a break as well. But after 2 years of this loooooong campaign it is all coming to a close! With Obama surging I cannot help keep myself away.

[sunnybrook]

29. I'm neglecting my homework

which is going to mean very little sleep for the next few days, with work and school. I have a serious addiction here, I LOVE this site.

Oh also I go to Wash U in St. Louis and we had a little bit of distraction there this week!

[bridgit]

30. Tomorrow I start back at work, and DU dissolves like a fog for several days...

[Samantha]

31. My dog is no longer speaking to me and I am not sure what day

my man left. Might have been a couple of weeks ago. Hope he comes back in November, or I will STILL be spending a lot of time on DU after the election ....

Sam

[seabeyond]

33. wow.... your story is sadder than mine. lol. wink. n/t

[rainbow4321]

34. LOL...my dog doesn't even come and stare at me anymore when her dog dish is empty

I heard "crunch, crunch, crunch, rattle, rattle" while I was at the keyboard, turned around and all I saw was the dog's butt sticking OUT of the dog food bag. Whoops.

[Samantha]

36. I woke up this morning to find my dog's dish in my bed

There's a first time for everything, but she does have a way of getting her message across. I fed her before I turned on my computer. Still not talking, however, ....

Sam

[Nia Zuri]

35. I actually dreamt about the electoral map!!