Throughout the seasons

by ciciwriter

Donna’s diary, thoughts about each episode, starting with the Pilot. Up Enemies! “You were great today, you worked hard like you always do, but you were also the inspiration I needed to find some light....I’m taking you to Shenandoah, grab your purse”.

2. Post hoc, The Post it

(Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc)

The Post-it

Real tense today. For the first time in our administration (ok, President Bartlet's, but it's great to be in that "our", even if as a minor participant), for the first time the problem was much more serious than selfish senators, tricky bills or intolerable lobbyists. Today was military, and even though I found out most of the details later through CJ's briefing I could feel the tension in the air, the magnitude of the situation and the rage of the President, which is pretty heartbreaking coming from a normally peaceful and sweet man.

So, what way out did I found for all this negatively charged environment? Gambling. Yeah, I know, I don't earn that much to make bets, but who said anything about goofing around with my own money?
Hehe, poor Josh, he didn't even complain that much. Ok, he did, but he knew I would still do it, and let me have my fun with it.

At night, after the televised address, and Leo's magic that somehow brought the President back to his normal self and consequently relaxed us all, Josh finally decided to call it a day. He left home smiling weakly, but in a rather suspicious way.
And just now, while I was cleaning his desk before leaving, I found this piece of paper with a post-it at the back and some basic rules and tips for gambling in sports printed out from some website.

Ok, wait a minute, wait a minute! He knows how to work a printer? He knows how to use the web? What the...?
Oh, ok. Now I've seen the post-it. Well, that was kind of sweet of him, and as I am done tiding around I can go home and check out these tips. And the post-it? I think I will leave it here, as a souvenir for what I predicted to be an unbearable day.

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Donna: I figured if you were so cynically playing with my money you could at least use some sort of guide. Don't make that face, I told an intern to search for this and print it. Night spender!

PS- If I lose again I am SO getting daily coffee!

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