sarah palin pardoning a turkey

so we know that she can't talk about most anything that requires intelligence. apparently, sarah palin can't talk about turkey either.

several updates

1. i got a job. several jobs.

i started at air america as a part time call-screener, and i'll be doing that for the rest of this week. those people will hold for almost 3 hours. that's an entire show. i'm well-impressed with that.

i also have some gigs lined up at wnyc. thank you to everyone that has helped out with that!

i was working, as well, at a documentary studio as an intern. i got a little bit familiar with final cut pro, but i definitely think it was time to dip before they got too used to how hard i work! hah!

2. snoop dogg appeared on martha stewart?!



indeed my friends. indeed.

3. the number of hate crimes across america have gone up exponentially since barack was elected president. i don't understand. what the hell are people afraid of? i don't understand continued shows of racism. that thing people do when db2 shows up where they snap their head back a little like, "oh. i thought you were a white guy!" it was so subtle for so long, but i guess barack being elected has given people a reason to let that shit fly. well. that's what it is. shit.

4. thanksgiving is almost upon us, and it snowed today in nyc! i can't wait to go home to nc, shop at jc penny's, do some laundry for FREE at my mom's, and squeeze the hell out of some of my homies. it's the little things.

spacebar on macbook

i am really annoyed. the spacebar on my macbook is now sticking. causing me to have to hit it really hard to get a space. AAAAAAAAAAHKKHHHHHHHHHH.

i just went to craig's list again

because i'm still applying for jobs ... just in case
and i can't even bring myself to write another cover letter. i guess i should give myself a break.

went over to shara's and re-dyed the hair. hair appointment thursday.
we watched part of sex and the city - the movie. loving it, too. forgot how much i miss that show.

davey b goes on tour for a few days now. he's out somewhere tonight with ryan. i thought they'd be home by now ... i beat them! i am so glad that he is with me on this adventure.

new york - you are making me stronger. i am still me, but i am just as strong as i thought i was, and god really gives you what you need when you need it. support and love surround me even as i'm 100's of miles away from little ol raleighwood.

i miss dance class the most.

this is how i feel right now

interning at a documentary studio

blowback productions

while i wait to hear back from wnyc, i figured why not do something else with my time other than watching house reruns that i dvd'd? so, i'm interning at a really cool documentary studio in chelsea that is in a sweet building with sweet freakin views.

i watched "selects" of two docs they're currently working on - brick city and out of fashion.

brick city is about newark, nj. i found it to be REALLY interesting, and i REALLY, REALLY want to know what's going on with the people in it.

out of fashion is about the demise of the nyc garment industry, and it was really depressing. especially since i don't have a paying job right now. that will all change soon, but still.

i've made a new frand - who's profile pic on facebook features her dressed in a bathing suit and heels. she has no shame and i am lovin her ideas already. she's working on another project that involves the music of the african diaspora.

i read the other day about a dj named frank gossner that is right up her alley. he gave up a super lucrative dj'ing career and just moved to africa to collect records. that's some balls!

we're off tonight to a drum n bass event. shara and i are also going to panty raid. /hi kicky

re: taxes going up

i originally posted this in response to the status of my cousin and her former roommate, but i feel it should have a place on my blog, too.

you know, ladies, please share this with chelsea, too. the taxes that we pay here are SO substantially less than in places like canada. taxes pay for things like the roads, the high schools you went to, programs to help victims, they pay to keep jails secure and kept up. in the grand scheme of things, i can't believe that is politically the most important thing to the two of you. if it is, i'm very sad about that. i was not going to say anything, but i truly would like to have an open conversation about it.

the taxes that we have been paying have also been going to pay for the billions of dollars we've spent in iraq. they're going to bail out the financial disaster on wall street. taxes are a necessary evil in life, and they end up benefiting you whether you like them or not. you would go through life without health insurance for yourself or your children, would you? not if you could afford it.

taxes are like insurance. the higher rates you pay - the better protection you receive.

disbelief

last night we felt disbelief. we felt honor. we felt so many different things.

but i am mostly taken by my feelings of surprise. i expected barack to win, but it feels so good knowing we didn't screw this one up. after electing bush, unbelievably, twice, i didn't know if america had it in her. i still can't believe the number of friends and family i have that voted for mccain/palin. not to be sour, but palin can take the bridge back to alaska.

i think voting for mccain/palin was a foolish choice, but they probably believe the same of my choice to vote for obama. the race in nc is still too close to call whether obama or mccain won. that is incredible to me. it looks like obama has done it, but at the time of this writing it's still unclear.

what IS clear, is that dole is going home. and hagan is going to dc. i'm very pleased about that. pleased that we have a democrat governor, even though i don't particularly care for her, she's a better choice than mccrory. democrats in nc are different from democrats in other states. they're much more conservative and old boy's club - even the women.

that being said, i can't wait to see if there are celebrations today. i've got an interview at 2 in chelsea, so i will get to see the atmosphere and feeling in manhattan.

police shut down speakers outside storefront for art and architecture

Police Shut Down Speakers Outside Storefront for Art and Architecture
Originally uploaded by wnyc

similar scenes in williamsburg last night, apparently. i got messages that there were fireworks at some point. much celebration going on in the street. i txted and called everyone i could think of - we are so proud. tears and champagne.

later last night i got txts that there was rioting in williamsburg. i read on gothamist that it was just a celebration, maybe a few bottles being thrown, until nypd showed up in full riot gear. that apparently made everyone angry.

i'll be waiting to read what went down in my neighboring hood. we went outside when the race was called and there was no one on the streets of greenpoint. at least not on kingsland. got up early this morning to go get some papers before they sell out.

what a night. we've done it!

oh hailloween

how was your halloween?

mine was OK. next year i will know that if i want to go to the east village halloween parade that i must either arrive much earlier, bring a stepstool, view from the other side of the street, or some combination of all 3.

i went as a voodoo priestess / witch doctor. i scared the bejesus out of some people riding on the train because i blacked my teeth out. that was very good fun. in fact, here's a photo of me re-applying blackout to my teeth! unfortunately, there wasn't a photo taken of my entire outfit by anyone i know.

a lot of people took their photo with me, and a lot of photographers took my photo, but somehow we forgot to take one.

anyway. we later came home and changed back into our regular people clothes because my foot was giving me some serious trouble. shara wasn't having any of that, and she promptly put a stache and beard on me.

hilarious. she also let me borrow a beautiful parka that she got somewhere for a steal. beautiful embroidery. got my jones going for a sample sale!

i sold a bunch of stuff at buffalo exchange, which is the raddest little outpost i've stopped into in awhile. i scored davie b some pf flyers he's been jonesin, and i scored the gold mids i've been stalking for almost a year now. and a rad puma bag, and a jacket for work. oh and a flask.

brooklyn, you are so good to me. so rewarding. it makes schluffing up to the laundromat with my underwear out for all to see worth it.

we tried some place called habitat in greenpoint, but it wasn't in our neck of greenpoint. they also weren't serving food by the time we got there. so a car back to willy b, falafel by the l stop (not so great ... my falafel from costco is hella better). then to muggs, where i had some beer. duvel. who knew that i could even drink a whole beer?

i didn't hate it. but i still like shara's birthday beer better. leffe.

on that note ... back to craig's list. which has also rewarded me significantly.

an evening with ira glass?!

really? for $25? is there a catch here ...
the ymca? REALLY?

18 Nights of Inspiration: An Evening with [title of show] and Ira Glass

18 Nights of Inspiration: An Evening with [title of show] and Ira GlassThe New York Times called [title of show] "DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms, Kiss Me, Kate and A Chorus Line."

Join the extraordinary company of Broadway’s huge hit [title of show] for a lively conversation and performance, moderated by Ira Glass, in celebration of the little musical that could. Participants include creators Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen and their co-stars Heidi Blickenstaff and Susan Blackwell, Director Michael Berresse and Musical Director Larry Pressgrove.


Date & Time: Wed, Nov 5, 2008, 5:30pm
Location: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
Venue: 92YTribeca Mainstage
Code: T-MM5TH01-01
Price: $25.00

voting

the day is almost upon us. i feel like ... no, i know, we're living some serious history the next couple of days. here we go.

obama 08