August 2008
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my labor day wknd
…will consist of absolutely no labor whatsoever. It will, however, consist of the following:
-Reading -Sleeping -Partying/boozing -Being outside in the last few days of summer -Wearing white -A Broadway show -Writing -Having absolutely no obligations :)
Looking forward to 3.5 days of absolute bliss.
Newcomers Adjust, Eventually, to New York →
Emma sent me this article this morning, assuming I had already read it (I hadn’t), about twentysomethings moving to NYC and either falling in love and becoming true New Yorkers, or feeling completely overwhelmed/dissatisfied. It took some time for me to settle in, but never, even through the minor expected struggles, did I ever want to leave. This quote sums up my affair with the city quite...
“I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don’t fit the...”
– Barack Obama, last night at the DNC
James Morrison - the pieces don’t fit...
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OMG DNC!
Watching the DNC coverage has reignited a political spark that I thought I lost after 2004. The poignant, inspirational speeches from all of these democrats that I have consistently supported and admired (especially Bill & Hill) have made me really pumped about politics again! That current idiot in the white house left me feeling hopeless/helpless all these years, but I feel good about what is...
“A woman voting for John McCain would be like a chicken voting for Colonel...”
– President of Planned Parenthood and daughter of late Gov. of Texas Ann Richards Cecile Richards
why we don't have babies
Chelsea: and there were 3 girls there UNDER 22 married and with kids Me: <—-not surprised. Chelsea: And they were all talking about stretch marks and being stay at home moms and marriage Chelsea: I had to excuse myself and go outside and vomit Chelsea: And then I drank two 6-packs
in <3 with this song… joshua radin -...
dnc commentary
Hillary Clinton: I see it in the teachers and the firefighters and the police officers…
Sara: And our children’s book editors!
Whitney: And our celebrity gossip writers!
Sara: All the important people!
Whitney: And our cats!
Sara: Too far.
“OMG, look at all my shopping bags! Barney’s, Chanel, Juicy and now Forever...”
– a bratty Manhattan teen I overheard in Union Square. GAG ME!
two simultaneous lives
“New York is all about what could be,” says David Cloyd, a 34-year-old musician who moved to the city from Austin ten years ago. “You know: The potential. The possibilities.” He’s echoing, of course, the aspirational mantra that’s lured a million hopeful dreamers to New York before him. And in exchange for this promise of limitless possibility, this tantalizing what-could-be, New York...
This makes me sick. →
…or want to star in reality television.
“And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard...”
– Michelle Obama @ the DNC tonight. Sincere, incredible, inspirational. The words of a true (potential) first lady. Amazing full speech here.
“You know how they say you spend 1/3 of your life sleeping?…I wonder if one...”
– Jess
Watch“You know this is what I’ve always liked about New York…these little moments on the sidewalks. You can watch the buildings, feel the air, look at the people. And sometimes meet someone you feel like you can talk to…”
Very much looking forward to New York, I Love You!
Stephen Kellogg - Bound to New York
Still wide...
sunday night blues
Ugh. Sunday evenings are depressing. With the carefree weekend fun over and Monday on the horizon, it’s hard not to feel gloomy/lethargic/uninspired. I think this is why I never go to bed before 3AM on Sunday nights…I just don’t want it to end.
“…wish that you may find yourself enough patience to endure and enough...”
– Rainer Marie Rilke, from Letters to a Young Poet, which my dad gave me a copy of years ago. It immediately became one of my faves after I realized I had underlined practically every sentence in the entire book. I’m currently reading it again it as inspiration. I like to pretend that Rilke...
I want to learn French.
“I think you need to get your heart broken…”
– Emma, who, unfortunately, I think is quite right.
“What are you doing tonight? I want to dance and hear songs and feel feelings.”
– Michael. This has officially become the OMG it’s Michael blog.
Are there ANY politicians who aren't lying,... →
I’m gonna go with no.
I just so happened to stumble across Whitney's... →
Me: what are you eating?
Michael: Nerds!
Me: HAH! you are what you eat!
Michael: I don't get it. Are you beer?
Whitney: I can’t stop looking at those kitty wigs and spaghetti cat Me: you have a serious problem. a catastrophic one.
Blue Skies by Strays Don’t Sleep
I’ve...
veggie tales.
Lentils and spinach and fake meat, oh my! It’s official: I’ve been a VEGETARIAN for an entire week now. I decided to nix my carnivorous ways solely as a challenge to myself. It’s been slightly more difficult than I thought it would be, but I’ve managed to find a variety of substitutes and protein alternatives to hold me over. Vegetables haven’t always been on the top...
“I don’t know anything about sororities or fraternities. Except that I...”
– Michael
I want a love like Johnny and June
Me: What'd you do this weekend?
Michael: Cleaned out all the Seamless Web bags from my room.
wishes.
I wish I spent half as much time WRITING as I do googling, facebooking, downloading and emailing. Is it naive to consider myself a writer if I can’t even focus my attention on words that aren’t related to work or google searches?
It’s 3AM. Can’t sleep.
India.Arie - There’s Hope
There’s...