i guess it's real now
Good news. I got an email from elections Canada confirming my nomination. I think it was from the head office but now that I’m thinking it might have just been the confirmation from the returning officer here in Toronto.
I’m excited, nervous, scared, hopeful. The usual.
This morning I got breakfast at Cafe Landwer. It was good; I got the farmer’s breakfast and a large cappuccino. I got the confirmation email at breakfast. I was surprised; in a good way. I was expecting it to come in on Wednesday.
We finished breakfast and walked back to my friends place. It has a gym and we went for a run. He went up before me. Training plan called for a 55 minute run. It was a good run. I got kind of scared because it looked out onto the street and there were a bunch of unmarked RCMP cars parked for the entire time I was running; an OMNI news truck also drove by and I thought, “does this have to do with me getting on the ballot?”. The whole run I was freaking out a bit but I used some mindfulness to watch myself freakout. To observe my fear. I used my mantra again. I can. I will. I must. I focused my attention to the centre of my forehead; in between my eyebrows. The void.
That calmed me down.
After the run my friend said it’s normal for them to park there. There is like office buildings and stuff with important people around here. Lol. It’s funny how the mind can put you as the main character so easily.
The run was good for me. This weekend I didn’t follow the program because I was out walking so much getting signatures. Which is fine and good honestly. Good for the mind, the body, the spirit.
Yesterday was supposed to be a swim. Tomorrow I am supposed to bike. There is not a good stationary bike here. Perhaps grab a city bike and go for a cruise? Maybe.
I need to start posting instagram/ social media stuff today. I think. Fuck. Don’t like doing that really but I guess I’ve been doing it in a way that feels like myself so I guess it’s not the worst.
I have an idea of doing 20 days of run/bike/swim clubs. Swim in Lake Ontario maybe? I wonder if people do that; I think most don’t. Would need a wetsuit to do that probably.
Lots on the mental. A friend wants to go do karaoke tonight to celebrate; perhaps. Watching a documentary on wild bees on the tv, it’s cool but they are kind of creepy at the same time. They are a complex species; I respect it.
I wonder what the next twenty days will be like. That’s when the election is; April 13th. I’ll do my best to win and to learn. I turn 30 a few days after. It would be cool to win an election before age 30.
I am supposed to open up a bank account; not sure if I need to do that before Wednesday or not. I’ll check.
People keep asking me my platform. I have been saying enforcing anti-competition laws, inspire other people in my age cohort to run for office, increase consumer protections from big tech (behavioural nudging, dark patterns, intrusive surveillance, etc.), repeal gambling advertisement law.
I need to get more detail on those. What exact bills I need to propose/repeal. Do I need a lawyer or policy person? Yes, I think so. I wonder who? I wonder who? If you know, let me know.
Jeepers creepers. Man o man.
Keep moving out there.
peace.