Aborted Filing

I haven't written anything here for a while, due to a number of variables: finals, laziness, and finally, the ongoing (for me) power outage. Yes, my power is still out, since last Friday morning, approximately 12:45 AM. On Monday, with nothing to do due to the lack of electricity, I hit the road, driving the 60 odd miles to the state capitol building in Olympia. My intent was to turn in my initiative. Traffic wasn't too bad, and it took maybe an hour and a half to get their, not bad considering that I left at 2 PM. Once I reached the state capitol it took me a while to find parking, because most the parking is reserved for legislators. I finally found parking by the information center, and found out where the office of the Secretary of State was (Second floor, northwest corner of the capitol building). I found the office without difficulty, but when I tried to file my initiative, I encountered some problem. The woman at the front desk wasn't quite sure what to do, and had to make a couple phone calls. Here was the issue: initiatives to the people can't be filed until January 8th. I had thought that the 8th was the deadline to file. Ultimately, it's a mistake in my favor. It gives me time to get some other stuff I need to do together, such as creating the signature ballots, and filing with the Public Disclosure Commission, and lining up some monetary aid. I should have some more info up soon.