Anyone else ready for the weekend? It’s been a great week, but I started noticing a slightly frazzled tone in the email messages of my friends here at Bay Area for Bernie along about 3 p.m. yesterday. Before you head off to your Friday happy hour hangout (mine is in bed with Beau the Cat and a Stephen King novel), check out what’s been happening this week:

Number of the Week: 100,000, the number of people who RSVP’d to Bernie’s nationwide kickoff rally, hosted at 3,500 events. The Bay Area had around 100 of those, and members of Bay Area for Bernie were at several. Margaret Okuzumi of Silicon Valley for Bernie hosted a party in Cupertino for 300 people, and Mike K. and I trotted down to an event in Berkeley with more than 100.

So that explains some of the frazzled email one.

Quote of the Week: “We have the people.”

Long Article of the Week: Vox’s Ezra Klein interviewed Bernie. There are video clips with dramatic closeups of Bernie’s finger nails. Bernie says, “That’s a great question” a lot, and frankly, he’s right.

Flabbergasted PR Person of the Week: Bernie’s communications director, Michael Briggs, sounds appalled: “He goes on for an hour—long, eat-your-spinach kind of speeches. And people are clapping for it!”

Like This Eat-Your-Spinach Speech: Bernie made some beautiful remarks at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

It’s Nice to See Reporters Using the Word ‘Quixotic’ in Print: Arit John at Bloomberg Politics analyzes Bernie’s Southern strategy.

Hey, We’re Getting a Podcast! Alan M. and Mike K. are starting a podcast soon. On each episode of the Bern Notice Podcast, they’ll dive into Bernie’s record and plan for America on a particular issue. In our first episode, they’ll discuss what Democratic Socialism actually means.

But we need your help! This weekend, they’ll be interviewing Lauren Steiner, the organizer of L.A. for Bernie, as well as a member of the Socialist Alternative. By tonight at 6 p.m. (Friday, July 31), submit a question for one of our podcast guests, and by tomorrow at 4 p.m. (Saturday, August 1), submit an article or video related to related to Democratic Socialism. Here’s the form link: http://goo.gl/forms/J9SRx5RGwS

What’s Next: We’re getting a calendar soon, so check back next week – it’s going to be the best, most luxurious event calendar you’ve ever seen. (See – the Donald Trump effect is hitting even the Democratic primary.) Also coming up next week: Tips from volunteers on tabling.

Enjoy your weekend, y’all! (The Rick Perry Effect that time.)

– chris.