there will be internet in the obama office

nate from florida, wiring up the campaign
Originally uploaded by nada.cascadia

so after a brief conversation with the obama organizers back at the office, i went back to "the barking dog coffee lounge" and asked them if i could tap into their wireless and beam it over to the obama office. they might have thought i was crazy, but they were willing to let me try. next thing i was on google maps, locating a computer store, jump in the rental car, and two hours later nate and i are running wires in the cafe, and mounting a wireless access point in the window.

(as a side note, nate--in this photo--is getting his phd in engineering in florida, and at 29 he is the oldest of the obama campaign team here in beaumont. he is working on a new type of solar cells that are cheap to manufacture and mass produce, which hold the potential to revolutionize renewable energy. this is the first time he has ever gotten involved in politics. he is working on america's future in two ways, for the obama campaign and for energy independence and sustainability.)

and one block down the street, the obama campaign office is now pulling in the wireless signal that we are transmitting, with the ssid of "obama2008". a little out of the box thinking and a little determination. and after a long day of walking miles and miles, knocking on endless doors (our small volunteer team hit 1000+ doors today, and are expected to visit more than 2000 tomorrow), and some angry texans with comments like "you can tell obama to go back to africa" or "i would rather shoot obama than vote for him", it was damn nice to end our day over a couple beers and a fast internet connection. si se puede!

EDIT: a huge thanks to joey and tanya crawford for supporting the obama campaign with their internet connection, fair trade organic coffee, great music, and yummy sandwiches. i hope their new coffee shop (they have only been open 3 weeks) is successful. it is little connections like these between creative, hard working americans that will win this campaign, from the grass roots to the white house. more of this is what i want for americas future.