Technically, I am sitting in my living room. Virtually, I am in the Netroots Stadium at the YearlyKos Convention in Second Life. I’m listening to the speakers testing the sound while doing my keyboard housekeeping. They’ve just opened the doors to the keynote. I’m telling you this is freaking cool. I’m looking for a couple of my friends who are there from Utah.

I have video backup. I’m sitting with my avatar friendlies. It’s all good.

Earlier, I joined a DFA Night School conference call, live from YearlyKos in Chicago, on Building an Open Progressive Community, lead by the perpetually bouncy Arshad Hassan (who was recently in Utah for a great DFA training weekend).

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No, it isn’t dead. I have such a mixed relationship with politics. I get high on local political organizing. It lasts for days after every meeting, training — anything. I love the face-to-face and local.

But, I’ve had a tough time lately with national politics,. I tend to devolve until my response is just a reactionary “Bite Me.” Very helpful, I know. And it’s depressing me completely to see what criminals are getting away with on a national level. I sit down at my spiffy laptop to opine, and all that comes out is a deep sigh. For months this is true.

I’m going to steel myself. There are some excellent resources, events, activities around. Deep breath. No sigh. Go.

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