6:20 pm-6:50 pm: Matt Gonzalez for Mayor

Location: Campaign Headquarters/Duboce and Mission

"Gonzalez! Gonzalez! Gonzalez!" I scream at the top of my lungs, waving a large "Matt Gonzalez" sign while standing inside a packed party tent. I'm dressed in my Mission-hipster uniform, which includes a T-shirt and a stocking cap. Instead of waiting in the long entrance line, I sneaked around the side and sweet talked two people staffing a "No Entrance" portal into allowing me to jump the queue and go in right through the kitchen.

There's a jubilant, festive mood of new optimism. Ethnic folksingers play guitars. Wine flows freely. An outrageous food spread is there to be had by all. This is clearly a celebration. If it weren't election night, it would be a darn good party I'd go to anyway.

"It's going to be a fun night," proclaims a woman wearing Mickey Mouse ears and bondage wear. "I think Matt Gonzalez is a leader," she expounds. "Newsom isn't really a leader, and America hasn't been producing leaders lately."

"I agree!" I shout before leaving. My hour has come to a close. I must now go across town and support Gavin Newsom.