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I had to throw in some little entertaining exerpts from Jennifer's blogs, as they emphasize the draw of this movement. These are the feelings behind the smiles, the costumes, the pure silliness evidenced in picture after picture. It is not the mission itself, nor the message, as much as the powerful ego-tripping, self-actualizing, edifying effect of group belongingness and participation, reinforced and intensified by media attention.

I arrived at the Code Pink house on Tuesday July 1st excited and ready to whip congress into shape.

Wednesday we were sitting in the living room watching the news when CNN stated that Bush had a press conference at the White House on the G8 summit at 10:30. It was 10:15. Me and Liz said, "Let's go!" and grabbed a banner, a bullhorn and a cab and got to the White House. We blasted Bush on the bullhorn and interacted with the public. The press were jumping the bushes with their cameras to film US, not Bush!

I gave an interview to The Wall Street Journal, Politico and New York Times.

Friday a group went to Monitcello where Bush was speaking and successfully interrupted him 8 times!!!

I went to the parade with a group dressed as pink statures of liberty and had a great time handing out candy with facts on Iran, Iraq and FISA. I got in the parade with the hari krishnas for a bit until a cop literally shoved me out =(.

Cindy (Sheehan) came over for dinner tonight to the Pink House and we all enjoyed a great discussion.

Overall my stay here so far has been amazing - I finally feel a part of politics...

I now realize just how much I don't know about politics!

This house rocks!

Serious business or Fun, Fun, Fun??