I did that between IN/NC and the week prior to them. Of course, I also had finals. But it was a very peaceful week, indeed.

"I call Obama supporters to take a break from this site until Monday"

It was great. Of course, nothing had changed by the time I returned, but I felt a lot more centered (for awhile, at least).

Most of tomorrow and Saturday I am doing work as an Obama volunteer, so those times will be easy to keep the pledge. And Sunday I have some social events.  Maybe you're right. I should try to create my own space away. It doesn't do any good to get involved with diarists who are immune to evidence and argument.

I don't know if I agree that this is a great site.

I know it USED to be a great site before the primary wars started. Then, it became a matter of perspective and, honestly, who you supported.

But your point is well taken.

By Obama supporters, not by me.

I support neither. I'm just here to give my opinion.

I've taken time off before, but it was usually because rage built to a point that I was unable to see the screen because of the bulging forehead vein blocking my vision.

But I always came back...where else can I both get a politics fix AND get tabloid quality journalism?

I left town last week for a funeral and didn't get to the site for several days.  It was horrible.

Generally I get 99.9% of my news from the internet and don't have cable.  While out of town my only source of news was MSNBC (my mom watches 24/7).  I thought my head was going to explode.  Its that bad.  How do people watch that drivel?

If I take time off from Mydd over the weekend, how will I get a real sense of what people think about the RBC meeting?  The news sites will give me memos and dkos will give me echoed-celebration.  Only at mydd do I get to hear conversation (sometimes ugly) from both sides.  Can't do it.

You may want to take longer, should the contest continue beyond Monday. The only way it ends before August is if one of the two decides to drop out.

I'll be out of town for part of this weekend.

Maybe I will log in from my friend's laptop.  

For those of you who are truly addicted, leave off this until you watch the RBC meeting in full on Saturday on CNN. Lay in the noshies and nibblies and the fluids and lean back for something which is going to be memorable, and then spend Sunday forgiving yourself for your sins committed the prior day (I hope you won't be shopping for a new TV because you threw something at it).