I am already tired of the phrase home-stretch

[veuve_norie]

Phonebanking is actually kind of totally nerve-racking if you have serious debilitating phone-awkwardness already, with people you know [like, even!] and with other people, every other person, in the whole world, like the... pizza guys, etc. Just fyi. But whatever, I'm still pretty proud of myself, I only used one alias, just the one time. And

Comments

[crackers4jenn]

Hello!

[veuve_norie]

Hi Jenn! How are you!!
Your icon just reminded me I haven't seen the new Office yet, whatthehell. Must rectify.

[yowsah]

i hate, hate, hate, hate, hate x 10 talking on the phone. there are probably only 4 people who i can talk to without feeling like i want to throw up the whole time or like i'm a total blubbering idiot!

[veuve_norie]

Seriously! It's the worst.
There's just so much. Like. Room for awful.
And the pauses.
And the talking-over-each-other.
And all my bad jokes do not go over! Without facial expressions and hand gestures! AWFUL BAD.
Yeah, sigh. I agree.

[wakingaube]

Wow, it's awesome that you can phone bank with that phobia! Because I'm the same way and even though I'd love to do this for Obama, I just can't.

[veuve_norie]

Aw thank you for saying that! I'm still basically a nervous wreck about it, but the Obama campaign has made it all shockingly easy. And for some reason, an actual script helps me SO MUCH. [maybe because I used to be a drama geek?] I'm not in a swing-state at... all, and am not calling to swing states [although that's an option! For someone less of a spaz! And I'm assuming that's easier now than it was, say, seven months ago?] so it's more making sure people around me know about early voting places. Which is simple and mostly worry-free and non-invasive but still important. In my humble opinion.
I've made calls for No on Prop 8 too and that one's a little more stressful, unfortunately.
Anyway! I ramble. Phones are still Awful.

[listost]

hi! what's this phone banking you speak of?

[delilahkanes]

You are a brave woman with many brave qualities!

(Who are you again?)

[veuve_norie]

Oh you are breaking my little heart.