This is what you JERKS have done to my life!!!!! I HATE YOU ALL!

[KansasVoter]

6:30am - Get up, log on to DU before getting dressed. Make sure no overnight polls were posted.
7:00am - Analyze the shit out of RealClearPolitics until my eyes bleed!
7:30am - Arrive at work, launch the DU on the Iphone and check for any news, etc
(every 15 minutes from 7:30 - 11:30) Check DU for:
Polls, RAS, And any damn polling company that will post
Concerns,
MSNBC slams
Limbaugh is a jerk posts
They are not covering Obama like McCain posts
Etc.
11:30pm - 12:05 - Wait for Gallup, either Panic or Celebrate
12:30pm - 5:00 (same as from 7:30 to 11:30)
5:30pm - Arrive home, change, eat dinner with Family, try to act normal
6:30pm - Log on to DU
7:00pm - Olbermann
8:00pm - Maddow
9:00pm - 11:00pm - Try to do anything else but politics, shower, bills, etc,
11:00pm - 12:00pm - try to interpet what Drudge is hinting at for Zogby, if no Drudge post then await good news.
12:00am - Read Zogby, then either sleep well or worry until 1:00am and toss and turn all night

Repeat over and over until November 5th.

I hate you all! I seriously do!! :-)

:sarcasm:

[Maven]

1. 5:30pm - Arrive home, change, eat dinner with Family, try to act normal

LOL!

Yeah, the sad thing is that your post actually isn't an exaggeration for many of us, including (on some days) me.

I knew I had gone overboard when I started with DU on my iPhone.

[roguevalley]

46. OH MY GOD! SOMEONE STOLE MY DAY PLANNER! OH NOES!

I love this place. I actually practiced logging on so that I'm not locked out on Nov. 4th. How sad is that?

[liberalitch]

2. XOXOXOXO!

It's a fine line between love and hate....

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

3. lol! Welcome to My World!

:hi:

[bunnies]

4. Thats pretty much me too.

Except I've got Tweety at 7 & KO at 8 and I avoid drudge. :hug: :rofl:

[kestrel91316]

5. It's even worse for me. I'm the boss at work so I can diddle around on DU

ALL DAY if I like, lol. And I'm single, so I can diddle around on DU ALL EVENING at home if I like.

My entire life is consumed by politics. Sigh.

[Patiod]

6. Uh, no Daily Show?

:)

[KansasVoter]

9. Actually yes, but usually on DVR the next day! I forgot that!

[crazylikafox]

16. Yea, really. Forgot the daily show. Then Colbert. Or switch to Letterman

to see if he has any new McCain jokes, Maybe wait for Craig Ferguson, since he's been pretty funny lately & I'm still up, check DU again at 2AM & go to bed.

Wash, Rinse, repeat.....

And I wonder why I'm so tired & not getting anything done.

[Patiod]

23. Sadly, that was my day 4 years ago, too

it feels SO much better to see the map MUCH bluer. But still working just as hard as I did 4 years ago, this time with a little more enthusiasm because even though I liked John Kerry, I didn't find him as inspiring as Barack Obama.

[timber84]

7. that's about my life these days

on east coast i watch ac360 at 10 pm. My husband is getting very weary of my du/politics obsession.

[Roxy66]

8. Me too...it's really scary to see it in print

[MassLiberal]

10. my question is

what are we all going to do with ourselves after Nov. 5th?? I'm going to have to rethink my whole way of life, LOL!

[goodgd_yall]

20. I tend to drift away from DU

on non-presidential election years. I'll check in every once in a while, but it just isn't as engaging.

[asdjrocky]

11. Funny.

Although, I caould really do without the image of you posting naked at 6:30 am.

[Hardrada]

12. I stay up until the wee hours and post and wonder why

DU is so slow and then the Asian market news comes in.

[Betsy Ross]

13. At least you get to go to work.

I work at home and can bill for time I'm not on DU or elsewhere reading the news. Needless to say, I won't be taking home that much money for this month.

[sickinohio]

22. Bwahahahahahha

I'm in your situation!!!

[Schulzz]

14. Great post! Just think of Obama's two words: "One week!" nt

[Mira]

15. Re-entry to our former lives will be interesting and not witout withdrawals,

your post is wonderful K& R - As for me, I've lived this way one way or another since 1999 - when I began to realize the danger of *Bush.
Did not find DU til 2004.

[Hardrada]

52. I noticed him that early too and thought this guy is someone we

really have to stop. Well, we tried! I noticed him before I noticed the fact that there was something a whole lot wrong with the MSM.

[NotThisTime]

17. THAT'S MY DAY!!! I'll be glad when this election is over, I need more sleep!

[goodgd_yall]

18. Ha! I relate to checking DU every 15 minutes

I have days like that. Of course watching Olbermann and Maddow has become my regular routine too.

[Critters2]

19. Hey! Stop posting my day planner on the tubes!! nt

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

21. C'mon, you totally missed the daily "David Gregory is an asshole" post.

When I see that post, I think to myself, "Hey, it must be 3pm!" (PDT)

:rofl:

[Starry Messenger]

24. Shit I JUST LOGGED ON TO POST THAT!

cheers!

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

32. Cheers, back a'tchya!

:toast:

:evilgrin:

[gratefultobelib]

25. Jump up from the computer every time I hear my husband coming in so he will not

needle me about my obsessiveness!

[Starry Messenger]

26. I'm doing this on the west coast--I start at 4 am.

I know everyone is awake out east when it's time for "Morning Joe fucking sucks" and "I hate Mika".

[yardwork]

27. I can't eat dinner now unless I'm crouched in front of DU.

The cat has taken to jumping on my desk and eating my dinner right off the plate in front of me.

[xxqqqzme]

28. What no Jon Stewart @ 11:00?

[ComtesseDeSpair]

29. Hahaha!

Your life sounds EXACTLY like mine! My GF cannot wait until the election is over so I can "stop being so obsessed about politics". She's especially annoyed that I make her watch Countdown every night. "Politics AGAIN? Can't we watch something fun???" Six more day, six more days...

[tilsammans]

30. LOL! Are you stalking me?

What you described = my life these days.

I. AM. OBSESSED.

On November 5, I might actually start getting some work done.

:kick:

[crossroads]

31. And I thought it was just me...lol! Thanks...

[Left Is Write]

33. I do seem to be scheduling my time around the campaign, DU, and Keith Olbermann.

I try to squeeze in watching Hardball when I can too. :P

[mmonk]

34. I don't get it. What's the problem?

:shrug:
That's how I live. Not good enough for ya?
:P

[sufrommich]

35. "try to act normal" lol! You should get a DUzy

for this OP.Hilarious(and we can all relate).

[Terran]

36. Oh man! I do try to get some computer gaming done in there

somewhere. Engaging in a desperate and prolonged battle to conquer the galaxy helps relax me. :crazy:

[KansasVoter]

55. Call of duty for me!

[msanthrope]

37. Fiber. I highly recommend it. Decaf, too.....n/t

[nichomachus]

38. Just do what I did

Get an iTouch or an iPhone -- then you don't even have to get out of bed.

Problem solved -- assuming you can get someone to bring you food.

[Starry Messenger]

40. I'm so obsessed I log into DU

using BART wifi on my iPod touch when I'm transferring in downtown San Francisco every morning. I usually only have a 10 minute wait...but. I gotta.

[abbiehoff]

39. Act normal?

That all sounds pretty normal to me.
I'm at work now and shouldn't be doing this.

My husband complains every evening that I have to watch the same programs. I get annoyed with him when he tries to chat while I'm trying to listen to Keith or Rachel. It's becoming quite a strain.

Then I'm gone all weekend canvassing. He's living for November 5. So am I, but I'll certainly suffer a certain amount of withdrawal.

[leftynyc]

41. I hear that

I'm dedicating the entire weekend after election day to sleep and moronic TV or movies on DVD. Laying like broccoli.

[marew]

42. Do you have a hidden camera in my house?

Except you forgot The Daily Show.

[bushisanidiot]

43. I feel the same way.. I tried to warn my gf what was in store for this election season.

i kept warning her i would get more intense the closer it gets. i'm literally counting the hours now and have a hard time giving 2 shits about anything else in life (which isn't good). doh!!

she seems to be hanging in there with me though. i told her i'd be back to normal by mid-November (assuming we WIN!!).

[M_Demo_M]

44. So glad to know that I'm not the only one!! n/t

[1corona4u]

45. LOL...

:rofl:

[Essene]

47. On behalf of those Concerned... we apologize

[youthere]

48. You have time to shower?

I just keep a bottle of Febreeze by the computer.

[kimmylavin]

49. DU Widows...

My day looks frighteningly like yours, and my husband cannot wait until this election is over.
He misses his wife... :)

[vincenzoesq]

50. Political junkies love company

but this is the most exciting candidate, and the best campaign in my 65 years. Plus we have sideshow entertainment from the opposition.
No withdrawal pangs for me--I'll be too busy celebrating our victory by an avalanche.

[DCBob]

51. I can relate. Hang in there, it will soon be over.

:hi:

[RagAss]

53. HAHAHAHHAHA..... Welcome to the Asylum !!!!

[eshfemme]

54. Oh man, that's scarily close to my life.

Sweet fucking baby Jesus! Du, I hate you all for what you've done to me!!!

;)

[ThatsMyBarack]

56. Get a life....

On November 5th! :hi: :patriot:

[codjh9]

57. Hah!!! Yeah, I can't WAIT 'till the election is over to return to Normal Life... n/t

[MorningGlow]

58. This afternoon my 4YO accused me of ignoring him

He's been home sick for two days, has gotten much better late today, and so is quite bored. LOL I actually have been attentive to my darling son, but on the other hand I do tend to peek at DU a lot...!

It'll work itself out tomorrow--he'll be back in school and I'll be online for way too much of the day...as usual...!

[Willo]

59. OMG!

I didn't know Gallup posted between 11:30 and 12:05.

*making itinerary adjustment*

[Hawaii Hiker]

60. Since Sept., every day I'm glued here and the

www.electoral-vote.com site...After the conventions are over & the general election season is in full gear, it's hard not to be so engulfed in this, especially this election is probably the most important one in history....

[Paula Sims]

61. I thought I was the only one

I'm checking every 15 minutes at work (deleting cookies but can't delete the site visit) and I don't care. What gets hubby is that I spend more time on the DU than with him --- and he's the one who got me started on the DU.

Even if there were a 12 step program I don't think I'd participate.

[Lerrad]

62. Dam, That sounds just like my day. I got an idea.

You do it on even days, and I will do it on odd days. But we will each have to stay up all night to send the other a report.

[live love laugh]

63. 6:30 AM Get up and log on...you log on??? I just open up the laptop by my bed. I usually check DU

before my feet hit the ground in the morning and before sleeping at night if nothing else.

If I am going away for a weekend....Must...take...computer. I did this past weekend.

In conversations with friends, I'm usually very well informed, in fact better informed than they are about politics. I just find myself stumbling when I have to disclose my "sources" so I go..."I read on my favorite internet site..." or "I saw on the web that..." but it always seems weird to say that. Of course, they don't know DU.

DU plays a big role in my life that's for sure.

[KansasVoter]

66. LOL...I might take the Iphone to my room now!

[Clio the Leo]

64. You dont watch KO and Rachel REPEAT? What's wrong with you!!! NT

[Santro]

65. Did you hack my email? Cause that looks a lot like my day.

LOL

[Omnibus]

67. I get up earlier than you...

And sometimes, I watch the Daily Show / Colbert, but otherwise your day is a lot like mine.