Time's up, people. We've got political conventions coming, with running mates, protesters -- all the stuff you need to hold an actual presidential election. No more pretending this campaign isn't really happening. Duty calls.

Over the last few months Al Gore has been campaigning like crazy, unfazed by your inattention. His current message is that George W. Bush would turn the country into another Texas, a place Mr. Gore has been depicting as a sort of Burkina Faso with oil rigs. This pitch might work slightly better if Mr. Gore himself had not spent so many years as Number Two to the former governor of Arkansas. But the Democratic National Committee lent a hand the other day, somberly issuing a traveler's warning that urged visitors to the Lone Star State to update their immunization shots. Meanwhile, Mr. Bush has been proceeding at a more leisurely pace -- being inclusive, bonding with Dick Cheney and building his dream ranch house. This is going to be the only presidential candidate in history who spends the campaign working on his retirement home.

Back in Washington, Bill Clinton gave a radio interview in which he responded to a question on what the last eight years had done to his marriage with the following:

''Oh, I think it's been good for ours because I got to live above the store. . . . There's a swimming pool here and Hillary and I spent a lot of happy days out there just talking and reading. . . . We've probably had more time together in our time here that at any point in our marriage. . . . It's been wonderful for us.''

Nothing else has occurred that was anywhere near that amazing. However, these are some runner-up memorable moments:

May 15 -- Reacting to criticism that Al Gore's campaign is adrift, Tony Coelho tells The Times: ''When people say 'Maybe you've lost some traction,' they have no idea what we're doing. . . . Just watch us. Watch us go forward.''