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i fell out of the sky, and found myself to be a small japanese girl?
but i was born in france
20 July 2009 @ 12:12 pm
19 July 2009 @ 11:32 am
writes from the perspective of a young girl better than anyone i can think of.
i'd been hearing about her, that she was sassy, sardonic... southern, and a master of the short story, so traveling through taos, i went into a bookstore looking for the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (the first part) which apparently is NOWHERE to be found in my parents house! the bookstore failed me in that respect, but i did run across a novella by chabon, the final solution, and a good man is hard to find, a collection of short stories by o'connor, purportedly her best. i'd read the first 3 or 4 short stories and was enjoying them, but all the sudden this morning i was reading "a temple of the holy ghost" and was BLOWN AWAY by the precocious little girl character that is the protagonist for this short plot.
to elaborate i'd like to share with you a short passage that perfectly encapsulates exactly the way my mind worked as a child (and more frankly, does still from time to time). i like to think, i was not the only one, but who knows.
the little girl is sitting in her room, rememebering the fair last year where she decided to be a doctor....
i'd been hearing about her, that she was sassy, sardonic... southern, and a master of the short story, so traveling through taos, i went into a bookstore looking for the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (the first part) which apparently is NOWHERE to be found in my parents house! the bookstore failed me in that respect, but i did run across a novella by chabon, the final solution, and a good man is hard to find, a collection of short stories by o'connor, purportedly her best. i'd read the first 3 or 4 short stories and was enjoying them, but all the sudden this morning i was reading "a temple of the holy ghost" and was BLOWN AWAY by the precocious little girl character that is the protagonist for this short plot.
to elaborate i'd like to share with you a short passage that perfectly encapsulates exactly the way my mind worked as a child (and more frankly, does still from time to time). i like to think, i was not the only one, but who knows.
the little girl is sitting in her room, rememebering the fair last year where she decided to be a doctor....
She had since then changed and decided to be an engineer but as she looked out the window and followed the revolving searchlight as it widened and shortened and wheeled in its arc, she felt that she would have to be much more than just a doctor or an engineer. She would ahve to be saint because that was the occupation that included everything you could know; and yet she knew she would never be a saint. She did not steal or murder but she was a born liar and slothful and she sassed her mother and was deliberately ugly to almost everybody. She was eaten up also with the sin of Pride, the worst one. She made fun of the baptist preacher who came to the school at commencement to give the devotional. She would pull down her mouth and hold her forehead as if she were in agony and groan, "Fawther, we thank Thee," exactly the way he did and she had been told many times not to do it. She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.
14 May 2009 @ 09:37 pm
i'm back! and departing again swiftly tomorrow for lancaster to see BWNK!'s fam and camp with friends, so before i leave, let me tell you what i did while i was gone:
BWNK! and i got back to brooklyn about 3:15 this afternoon after an 8 hour and 45 minute drive from Acadia National Forest!
it all started last Sunday when we left Brooklyn with our sites set on Portland, ME (not MA, thanks lucy!)
highlights of portland included a cheap motel, ice cream at beal's where my coworker kate used to work, and the best beer i have ever had. it was called vacationland and it's a summer ale from a place called gritty mcduff's.
yum!
i highly recommend it to anyone who ever makes their way up to portland; the onion petals were also delicous. oh did i mention accidently biking on a highway and over an unlit bridge at night to get back to said motel from downtown portland? whoops...
( monday = BRIDGES! ROCKPORT! and OFF-TRAIL HIKES! oh my! )
( Tuesday is sponsored by the letter B! it featured bike rides, beavers, bar harbor and the bubble! )
( Wednesday featured possible food poisoning and some time on the western half of mount desert island; it had a lighthouses, a fire houses, and my favorite hike. )
my thoughts on day 3 without a shower
and i must say after all that, and not showering for three days till just moments ago, i have never felt so clean in all my life!
BWNK! and i got back to brooklyn about 3:15 this afternoon after an 8 hour and 45 minute drive from Acadia National Forest!
it all started last Sunday when we left Brooklyn with our sites set on Portland, ME (not MA, thanks lucy!)
highlights of portland included a cheap motel, ice cream at beal's where my coworker kate used to work, and the best beer i have ever had. it was called vacationland and it's a summer ale from a place called gritty mcduff's.
yum!
i highly recommend it to anyone who ever makes their way up to portland; the onion petals were also delicous. oh did i mention accidently biking on a highway and over an unlit bridge at night to get back to said motel from downtown portland? whoops...
( monday = BRIDGES! ROCKPORT! and OFF-TRAIL HIKES! oh my! )
( Tuesday is sponsored by the letter B! it featured bike rides, beavers, bar harbor and the bubble! )
( Wednesday featured possible food poisoning and some time on the western half of mount desert island; it had a lighthouses, a fire houses, and my favorite hike. )
my thoughts on day 3 without a shower
and i must say after all that, and not showering for three days till just moments ago, i have never felt so clean in all my life!
Current Location: BWNK!'s bachelor(ette) pad
Current Mood: clean
Current Music: akron/family - they will appear
08 May 2009 @ 02:03 pm
so look i'm posting again, so soon!
as an update from last time here are some adorable pictures of my parents and i and california:
catalina cove
dad, i, and the mystery machine
mom and i at san capistrano (an old spanish mission)
so last time i posted i mentioned i had an exciting week ahead which was true, so let's review shall we?
SATURDAY helped jill with her play and hung out in midtown crashing at agatha's
SUNDAY left from agatha's and rode to my coworkers morning-after birthday party uptown and got SOAKED! but then came home changed and went to bowery ballroom to see the antlers, the papercuts, and vetiver and it was so mellow and beautiful and amazing! never heard the antlers before and they were surprisingly good for an opener-opener, papercuts are an old fav or BWNK!'s and didn't disappoint, but vetiver was AMAZING, a little tear of joy even came to my eye right as they played everyday cause i was there with BWNK! and i'd been dreaming of it all week.
MONDAY - yoga as per usual and later was the rev at black betty, only 6 more performances left till black betty is gone forever!
BWNK!, vance, lisa, and josie all came out. Unfortunately i had to leave before they played my fav song, TANGALICIOUS!, because i had "an interview" the next morning at 10am in midtown, LAMEZ : /
TUESDAY - "interview" turned out to be a total scam! i was so pissed but got home and jill asked me to go to yoga and even though it was the intermediate class we decided to go and WOAH! it was so intense but so amazing and it really helped out a crappy day. missed the comedy show in my own attic, but went to kiser's bday at b-side which was nice
WEDNESDAY - i ran 6 miles! i ran from my house to thompkins sq park walked the three edges of the park then ran back home. first time using my new running shoes in the city and it was awesome. then i got a haircut:
BEFORE:
i pretty much just got bangs and cut out some of the crazy mulletness in the back. whaddayathink?
after haircut, i had NOW book club in manhattan on 28th st at 7th where we discussed francis perkins, which left me not far from woagies where i met up with BWNK! and noelle to go to bowery ballroom again! and see...
AKRON/FAMILY and HOLYFUCKINSHITOMGSWEETJESUSFUCKSHITWOAH!
THURSDAY i went to yoga again as per unemployed usual, but generally spent most of the day trying to be responsible and apply for job and being online and whatnot. met up with BWNK! walked around got a tent for the-fastly-approaching-Maine-trip! and a bottle of cheap ass georgi and sodas which we sat around in a courtyard and drank and played 21 question while killing time before before never again which was amazing again (i have such talented friends!) then evan, beller, jill, BWNK!, kate, and i all kicked it at rudy's for a bit then jill, beller, BWNK!, and i all took the train home together. it was really a simple, lovely evening with friends. unfortunately, i missed mushpot dj night in redhook :(
TODAY! so far all i've done is help jill and BWNK! pick up all the props from the tank and bring them back to her house, apply for some jobs, and make and eat lunch, but! i am planning on seeing the thermals tonight (again at bowery ballroom, what do i live there?!)
as an update from last time here are some adorable pictures of my parents and i and california:
catalina cove
dad, i, and the mystery machine
mom and i at san capistrano (an old spanish mission)
so last time i posted i mentioned i had an exciting week ahead which was true, so let's review shall we?
SATURDAY helped jill with her play and hung out in midtown crashing at agatha's
SUNDAY left from agatha's and rode to my coworkers morning-after birthday party uptown and got SOAKED! but then came home changed and went to bowery ballroom to see the antlers, the papercuts, and vetiver and it was so mellow and beautiful and amazing! never heard the antlers before and they were surprisingly good for an opener-opener, papercuts are an old fav or BWNK!'s and didn't disappoint, but vetiver was AMAZING, a little tear of joy even came to my eye right as they played everyday cause i was there with BWNK! and i'd been dreaming of it all week.
MONDAY - yoga as per usual and later was the rev at black betty, only 6 more performances left till black betty is gone forever!
BWNK!, vance, lisa, and josie all came out. Unfortunately i had to leave before they played my fav song, TANGALICIOUS!, because i had "an interview" the next morning at 10am in midtown, LAMEZ : /
TUESDAY - "interview" turned out to be a total scam! i was so pissed but got home and jill asked me to go to yoga and even though it was the intermediate class we decided to go and WOAH! it was so intense but so amazing and it really helped out a crappy day. missed the comedy show in my own attic, but went to kiser's bday at b-side which was nice
WEDNESDAY - i ran 6 miles! i ran from my house to thompkins sq park walked the three edges of the park then ran back home. first time using my new running shoes in the city and it was awesome. then i got a haircut:
BEFORE:
i pretty much just got bangs and cut out some of the crazy mulletness in the back. whaddayathink?
after haircut, i had NOW book club in manhattan on 28th st at 7th where we discussed francis perkins, which left me not far from woagies where i met up with BWNK! and noelle to go to bowery ballroom again! and see...
AKRON/FAMILY and HOLYFUCKINSHITOMGSWEETJESUSFUCKSHITWOAH!
THURSDAY i went to yoga again as per unemployed usual, but generally spent most of the day trying to be responsible and apply for job and being online and whatnot. met up with BWNK! walked around got a tent for the-fastly-approaching-Maine-trip! and a bottle of cheap ass georgi and sodas which we sat around in a courtyard and drank and played 21 question while killing time before before never again which was amazing again (i have such talented friends!) then evan, beller, jill, BWNK!, kate, and i all kicked it at rudy's for a bit then jill, beller, BWNK!, and i all took the train home together. it was really a simple, lovely evening with friends. unfortunately, i missed mushpot dj night in redhook :(
TODAY! so far all i've done is help jill and BWNK! pick up all the props from the tank and bring them back to her house, apply for some jobs, and make and eat lunch, but! i am planning on seeing the thermals tonight (again at bowery ballroom, what do i live there?!)
dirty02 May 2009 @ 02:54 pm
soooo, what has daniele been up to?
well for starters i'm UNEMPLOYED AGAIN, but this time it is AWESOME! becasue:
1) I qualify and should soon be receiving unemployment benefits!
2) I've been very good about keeping myself busy:
2a) I've applied for a lot of jobs and already have lined up two interviews, one which may send me away from new york ( more on that here )
2b) I also worked helping jill put the benefit party for her play together, which although financially was a success was socially a bit of a disaster and involved me being a baby and getting very upset when this gal passed out drunk in my bed in a pool of her own vomit. i also had to leave the next day from newark to hop a plane to california to see my parents, speaking of which
CALIFORNIA!
that's catalina island, my fav part of california we visited. it's a pretty rad place and has a fun history.
we rode bikes, ran along the pacific coast highway, ate LOTS of seafood, and just generally relaxed.
it was really nice :) i love my parents.
back to keeping busy:
2c) i've been doing yoga at an awesome place near my house where it's only $5 if you go at 2pm on a weekday, which now that I'm unemployed I can do, yay! I go the beginner class twice a week and pilates once a week, looking forward to getting better so I can start doing the intermediate class they also have twice a week, so i can do MOAR yoga and have a more flexible schedule.
OTHER GENERAL NEWS:
A) i went to lancaster for easter and played frisbee golf again and had a blast kickin' t with BWNK!'s fam. i also picked up some thrifted stuff one of which was an oversized dress that i altered myself to make fit, someone's getting better with a sewing machine and i think it might be this gal.
B) right when i got back form there i went to a kickass liquor store/no bunny show at union pool and had a blast.
C) later that week i saw dead milkmen and corn mo at a place in greenpoint. it was an EPIC show; i had the shit beat and suffocated out of me but had a great time and still managed to ride and make it to josie's bday party (granted very late) after which i rode home and collapsed and slept for a long long time.
ZE FUTUR:
702) pretty stoked about how things are going, have tickets for:
702P) vetiver/papercuts this sunday at bowery ballroom
702Q) akron/family at the same place wednesday
703R) the thermals this friday!!!
703S) and bill callahan and animal collective in the more distant future
703) also have a interview lined up for tuesday morning
704) THEN after all that i leave for BWNK! and i's super-special bonnie and clyde road/camping trip to maine and arcadia national forest!!!
ALSO OF NOTE:
M8) my roommate sheena is having a comedy show in our attic this tuesday
N9) scott is speaking about wine to gallatin alums tuesday
O10) jill's play, before never again starts tonight!
P11) the beets will be playing their anniversary show at out house MAY31ST
Q12) ryan, vance, and lisa will be having a housewarming BBQ the weekend before that to celebrate memorial day
R13) there's a camping trip to lancaster the may15-17, so COME!
S14) AND the ladies of mushpot will be having a dj night in red hook this thursday
T15) very very sad news, fanatic folded, yall :(
WOOOOOOO, life is busy. catch you later
well for starters i'm UNEMPLOYED AGAIN, but this time it is AWESOME! becasue:
1) I qualify and should soon be receiving unemployment benefits!
2) I've been very good about keeping myself busy:
2a) I've applied for a lot of jobs and already have lined up two interviews, one which may send me away from new york ( more on that here )
2b) I also worked helping jill put the benefit party for her play together, which although financially was a success was socially a bit of a disaster and involved me being a baby and getting very upset when this gal passed out drunk in my bed in a pool of her own vomit. i also had to leave the next day from newark to hop a plane to california to see my parents, speaking of which
CALIFORNIA!
that's catalina island, my fav part of california we visited. it's a pretty rad place and has a fun history.
we rode bikes, ran along the pacific coast highway, ate LOTS of seafood, and just generally relaxed.
it was really nice :) i love my parents.
back to keeping busy:
2c) i've been doing yoga at an awesome place near my house where it's only $5 if you go at 2pm on a weekday, which now that I'm unemployed I can do, yay! I go the beginner class twice a week and pilates once a week, looking forward to getting better so I can start doing the intermediate class they also have twice a week, so i can do MOAR yoga and have a more flexible schedule.
OTHER GENERAL NEWS:
A) i went to lancaster for easter and played frisbee golf again and had a blast kickin' t with BWNK!'s fam. i also picked up some thrifted stuff one of which was an oversized dress that i altered myself to make fit, someone's getting better with a sewing machine and i think it might be this gal.
B) right when i got back form there i went to a kickass liquor store/no bunny show at union pool and had a blast.
C) later that week i saw dead milkmen and corn mo at a place in greenpoint. it was an EPIC show; i had the shit beat and suffocated out of me but had a great time and still managed to ride and make it to josie's bday party (granted very late) after which i rode home and collapsed and slept for a long long time.
ZE FUTUR:
702) pretty stoked about how things are going, have tickets for:
702P) vetiver/papercuts this sunday at bowery ballroom
702Q) akron/family at the same place wednesday
703R) the thermals this friday!!!
703S) and bill callahan and animal collective in the more distant future
703) also have a interview lined up for tuesday morning
704) THEN after all that i leave for BWNK! and i's super-special bonnie and clyde road/camping trip to maine and arcadia national forest!!!
ALSO OF NOTE:
M8) my roommate sheena is having a comedy show in our attic this tuesday
N9) scott is speaking about wine to gallatin alums tuesday
O10) jill's play, before never again starts tonight!
P11) the beets will be playing their anniversary show at out house MAY31ST
Q12) ryan, vance, and lisa will be having a housewarming BBQ the weekend before that to celebrate memorial day
R13) there's a camping trip to lancaster the may15-17, so COME!
S14) AND the ladies of mushpot will be having a dj night in red hook this thursday
T15) very very sad news, fanatic folded, yall :(
WOOOOOOO, life is busy. catch you later
awake06 April 2009 @ 09:04 am
bike news: my poor calves! so in case yall hadn't heard i'm trying to be all good at biking and shizzzz so maybe i can tour a bit this summer.
options include a leg of a cross country with some friends or touring the mountains with my folks,
SO a while back BWNK! and i decided we'd attempt a ride from philly to lancaster when we visited his family for easter, essentially i'm supposed to be riding 60 miles friday (if all goes to plan) SO to prep for that we decided to go on a long bike ride this weekend SO saturday (april 4th) we rode from the burg through queens over the queensboro bridge, up the east side, then over the third ave bridge to the bronx where we rode in circles all over getting lost but really just logging more time on teh bikes, eventually wondering back south and crossed the triboro (RFK?) bridge to randall's island ( where the bike i was riding tried to kill me, ) through randalls island then over the triboro again this time to queens from where we made on way back ot the neighb and enjoyed well deserved and VERY delicious sandwiches at boneshakers where i actually brought my bike in for once cause i felt like i kinda earned the right to that day.
i ALSO rode 15+ miles yesterday during a combo bar crawl/trip to midtown to see a coworkers play
work news: i got a very sweet (but still shitty) rejection letter from CENYC. i'm not going to lie, i was upset and cried more than i'm proud of, but then i bucked up and rode my ass off. off to the hopeless search to find a job half that perfect for me, le sigh.
social life: after the long bike ride saturday i took the subway to laura zeis' bacon robots birthday party which was delightful! sunday i went to jenn delavega's for brunch and birthday bar crawl which i left for a bit to go to midtown to see my coworker kate's AWESOME play, negative space, and finally returned back to the burg for the end of jenn's bar crawl which featured awesome dancing to brazilian beats at black betty towards the end of the night
broken bodies: last but not least, i keep waking up at like 8am and not being able to get back to sleep, so that means i've ridden 45-50 miles, stayed up till the wee hours of the morning partying the last two night and only gotten like 3-4 hours of sleep to help me recover #fml
options include a leg of a cross country with some friends or touring the mountains with my folks,
SO a while back BWNK! and i decided we'd attempt a ride from philly to lancaster when we visited his family for easter, essentially i'm supposed to be riding 60 miles friday (if all goes to plan) SO to prep for that we decided to go on a long bike ride this weekend SO saturday (april 4th) we rode from the burg through queens over the queensboro bridge, up the east side, then over the third ave bridge to the bronx where we rode in circles all over getting lost but really just logging more time on teh bikes, eventually wondering back south and crossed the triboro (RFK?) bridge to randall's island ( where the bike i was riding tried to kill me, ) through randalls island then over the triboro again this time to queens from where we made on way back ot the neighb and enjoyed well deserved and VERY delicious sandwiches at boneshakers where i actually brought my bike in for once cause i felt like i kinda earned the right to that day.
i ALSO rode 15+ miles yesterday during a combo bar crawl/trip to midtown to see a coworkers play
work news: i got a very sweet (but still shitty) rejection letter from CENYC. i'm not going to lie, i was upset and cried more than i'm proud of, but then i bucked up and rode my ass off. off to the hopeless search to find a job half that perfect for me, le sigh.
social life: after the long bike ride saturday i took the subway to laura zeis' bacon robots birthday party which was delightful! sunday i went to jenn delavega's for brunch and birthday bar crawl which i left for a bit to go to midtown to see my coworker kate's AWESOME play, negative space, and finally returned back to the burg for the end of jenn's bar crawl which featured awesome dancing to brazilian beats at black betty towards the end of the night
broken bodies: last but not least, i keep waking up at like 8am and not being able to get back to sleep, so that means i've ridden 45-50 miles, stayed up till the wee hours of the morning partying the last two night and only gotten like 3-4 hours of sleep to help me recover #fml
tired29 March 2009 @ 04:47 pm
27 March 2009 @ 12:36 pm
Hey LJ Friends! Guess what? I think I'm falling in love with livejournal again, and it's a good thing. I missed it.
Also as those rare few who've seen me lately know: I'VE BEEN SICK THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH!
I just finally today got the last of the third round out of me (I think) and let me tell you it feels great. The third time I got sick, the lightbulb in my head FINALLY lit up that said, hey daniele, maybe you should try FUCKIN taking care of yo' self! so i said, ok, FINE if you INSIST i'll take some days off drinking, i'll eat some vegetable, I'll lay off the cigarettes, hell I'll even get extra sleep, and you know what? IT WORKED!!!!!
Also as those rare few who've seen me lately know: I'VE BEEN SICK THREE TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH!
I just finally today got the last of the third round out of me (I think) and let me tell you it feels great. The third time I got sick, the lightbulb in my head FINALLY lit up that said, hey daniele, maybe you should try FUCKIN taking care of yo' self! so i said, ok, FINE if you INSIST i'll take some days off drinking, i'll eat some vegetable, I'll lay off the cigarettes, hell I'll even get extra sleep, and you know what? IT WORKED!!!!!
I FEEL GREAT! this whole little epsiode has served as a very good wake up call, i think I really will be thinking more about how to take care of myself. Which brings up the question? Does anyone have advice/companionship for a way for me to regain my former flexibility? I bike a fair amount which will only increase as the weather improves so I feel my cardio bases are pretty well covered, but my flexibilty has gone down the shitter, also since I'm no longer lifting bags of recycling day in and day out, perhaps I could even use some advice/companionship on lifting weights/muscle stuff.
Also with my day off work/get better day, I was very productive. After a lovely previous evening of hangouts at my home, Jill and I met for coffee and Jill-is-the-best-therapists-EVAR time. and it was wonderful. daniele <3 jill. then i went home and swept and mopped the first floor of my house, THEN i went to a beauty supply store in greenpoint and got bleach, THEN i went to ryan's and we made ourselves healthy sandwiches with baked chips for lunch and he bleached my roots. my hair now looks like this:
(excuse goofy face!) THANKS BWNK!
Then we lounged around, watched old dr who, made a BIG collage VERY quickly, and greeted the man delivering the cool new mod furniture. we also eventually made dinner then read books before heading to my place for sleepy times. it was kind of a "boring day" but it was what i needed.
( emotional crap here! )
also i've been very productive craft-wise! katherine and i have been printing and i've been sewing more too! i hope to post my wares in a later, but still soon, post!
last but not least, i'm still waiting to hear back about a second interview for CENYC. i had my first interview, i thought it went really well, but the guy interviewing me was very up front about the fact that there were over 200 applications and he hadn't even looked over 100 of them yet. he said it'd be at least two weeks till i heard anything. so two days later i sent him a thank you email for the interview and bidded my time. two weeks officially passed two tuesday later and by three days after that (last friday) i still hadn't heard anything so I sent in a short but sweet, just checking in email. five minutes later i got a short email from the guy saying they were still in the process, so now my question is, it's been another week, what's my next step and when do i take it? remember this is the job of my DREAMS and i'll do ANYTHING in my power to get it. so lj friends, advice?
also apologies for super long post-ness!
Also with my day off work/get better day, I was very productive. After a lovely previous evening of hangouts at my home, Jill and I met for coffee and Jill-is-the-best-therapists-EVAR time. and it was wonderful. daniele <3 jill. then i went home and swept and mopped the first floor of my house, THEN i went to a beauty supply store in greenpoint and got bleach, THEN i went to ryan's and we made ourselves healthy sandwiches with baked chips for lunch and he bleached my roots. my hair now looks like this:
(excuse goofy face!) THANKS BWNK!Then we lounged around, watched old dr who, made a BIG collage VERY quickly, and greeted the man delivering the cool new mod furniture. we also eventually made dinner then read books before heading to my place for sleepy times. it was kind of a "boring day" but it was what i needed.
( emotional crap here! )
also i've been very productive craft-wise! katherine and i have been printing and i've been sewing more too! i hope to post my wares in a later, but still soon, post!
last but not least, i'm still waiting to hear back about a second interview for CENYC. i had my first interview, i thought it went really well, but the guy interviewing me was very up front about the fact that there were over 200 applications and he hadn't even looked over 100 of them yet. he said it'd be at least two weeks till i heard anything. so two days later i sent him a thank you email for the interview and bidded my time. two weeks officially passed two tuesday later and by three days after that (last friday) i still hadn't heard anything so I sent in a short but sweet, just checking in email. five minutes later i got a short email from the guy saying they were still in the process, so now my question is, it's been another week, what's my next step and when do i take it? remember this is the job of my DREAMS and i'll do ANYTHING in my power to get it. so lj friends, advice?
also apologies for super long post-ness!
chipper05 March 2009 @ 12:17 pm
OMFG, i'm posting again, so soon!
anyways, so i had my interview tuesday and i think it went really well. i was super intimated with "it's the mayor's office" "it's so big and fancy" 'i'm such a grungy kid, i'll never pass for normal there" and THEN david hurd (my-hopefully-future-boss) walks in wearing a tweed jacket, old-timey round glasses, with long gray hair in a ponytail that runs halfway down his back, and an earring in both ears! and i just knew right then, fuck-yeah i'm totes going to fit in here.
all went well, tripped on my words a bit but i think my enthusiasm for the job and recycling in general really shined through and won him over.
bad news = he's so far behind in the interview process that i'm not going to hear anything for like 2 (maybe more) weeks!
wednesday, i helped* ryan and vance move to their new place. it's really lovely and i'm happy that everyone's living situations are FINALLY settled.
tonight i am going to see agatha's friends in agents of woe at monkeytown (you should all come, $7)
and then tomorrow is birthday madness!!!!! which will be celebrated by lots of booty-shaking and gender-effacing performance via GIL MANTERA'S PARTY DREAM!!!!!!! (you should also come, $12) in greenpoint
saturday, jill and i are still trying to figure out birthdayness, but it will prob involve a daytime trip to chinatown! and then some dancing or show-type thing later in the GWA
and sunday is CHINATOWN sub-culture brunch!!!
02 March 2009 @ 10:35 pm
so i know it's been a while since i posted and just about as long since i read lj, but i would really like to make a comeback. i keep saying that. it keeps not happening, but maybe this time will be different.
i'm posting mainly cause i want to say one thing: i have the most exciting interview of my short life tomorrow
it's for the council for the environment of nyc, more specifically the office of recycling outreach and education. the more i read about them the more i love them. i really think it would be my dream job. not to mention it would make me a real adult again with things like health insurance, vacation, etc. not too mention a 40-45K salary.
my rent is $600.
FUCK, i want this job so bad. i could start saving for retirement. i could FINALLY travel to russia to see my brother. not only that but it would be the kinda job where i would meet a ll the right people to know to follow the path to a REAL career in sustainability. you know the kind of career where you do something meaningful, maybe go back to grad school to perfect your craft, and travel the fucking world. yeah......
i REALLY want this. i AM the recycling coordinator, give me this job.
as a sidenote my birthday is this friday. i'll be going to a gil mantera concert in greenpoint but if anyone wants to kick it and hangout saturday with jill and i (jill's birthday is monday) should call us. last but not least subculture brunch birthday/chinatown edition is sunday and i'd love to see you there
i'm posting mainly cause i want to say one thing: i have the most exciting interview of my short life tomorrow
it's for the council for the environment of nyc, more specifically the office of recycling outreach and education. the more i read about them the more i love them. i really think it would be my dream job. not to mention it would make me a real adult again with things like health insurance, vacation, etc. not too mention a 40-45K salary.
my rent is $600.
FUCK, i want this job so bad. i could start saving for retirement. i could FINALLY travel to russia to see my brother. not only that but it would be the kinda job where i would meet a ll the right people to know to follow the path to a REAL career in sustainability. you know the kind of career where you do something meaningful, maybe go back to grad school to perfect your craft, and travel the fucking world. yeah......
i REALLY want this. i AM the recycling coordinator, give me this job.
as a sidenote my birthday is this friday. i'll be going to a gil mantera concert in greenpoint but if anyone wants to kick it and hangout saturday with jill and i (jill's birthday is monday) should call us. last but not least subculture brunch birthday/chinatown edition is sunday and i'd love to see you there
Current Location: the frat house
Current Music: the impossible shapes
26 January 2009 @ 01:51 pm
hey guys, remember when i actually used to use this things to make thoughtful (?) entries lightly sprinkled with entertaining links and/or images rather than spending hours upon hours at work refreshing my twitter page?
I WILL BE MOVING THIS WEEKEND FROM MY OLD P
oh the good old days, anyways, there's a LOT going on in my life i don't have time to really update people on, but i hope to soon. most importantly right now is:
I WILL BE MOVING THIS WEEKEND FROM MY OLD P
i would really appreciate anyone's help i can get. i WILL be fully packed and i'm hoping to make this as quick and painless as possible. last but not least, it is my hope, once i get fully moved in to post pics or ryan's new place (working on which has been my life the past week or so) and my own as well obviously.
also the two weekends have rocked for shows, first night of pleasure and liquor store at silent barn stared off with me blowing smoke in the lead singer's face then him accidently elbowing my eyebrow, then the pit during liquor store was so badass that i got elbowed in the jaw and couldn't close my teeth for a bit and still thought it was worth it (update: my jaw is fully functional, going at like %90, so no worries) then just two days ago i pregamed at jills, rode to cake shop and saw THOMAS FUNCTION, then rode to rubelade and saw a badass junkyard band then a brazilian psyche garage band. AWESOME!!!!!!
oh yeah, and tonight's the rev of course if any of you losers wanna come by
also the two weekends have rocked for shows, first night of pleasure and liquor store at silent barn stared off with me blowing smoke in the lead singer's face then him accidently elbowing my eyebrow, then the pit during liquor store was so badass that i got elbowed in the jaw and couldn't close my teeth for a bit and still thought it was worth it (update: my jaw is fully functional, going at like %90, so no worries) then just two days ago i pregamed at jills, rode to cake shop and saw THOMAS FUNCTION, then rode to rubelade and saw a badass junkyard band then a brazilian psyche garage band. AWESOME!!!!!!
oh yeah, and tonight's the rev of course if any of you losers wanna come by
Current Location: chelsea
Current Mood: 
hyper
hyper12 December 2008 @ 05:03 pm
wow, it's been a while since i've updated my lj. i would like to get back on top of that, but who knows if i'll actually do that.
what has happened since we last talked? lost my job? yeah. still haven't found a new one, but did find a temp gig in the meantime working for BWNK!'s boss that pays pretty well and has awesome hours.
i'm currently on my long planned holiday with boyfriend in denver.
this has included:
1.5 days of work.
a really ugly haircut, well really dye-job.
a fantastic night with two of my favorite ladies.
an awesome fondue dinner.
and a new computer that i'm still very uncomfortable accepting.
but really who cares about all that? so let's move on to
i also drove today for the first time in 4 or so years and i must say i did a pretty good job. now i'm off to go bowling then come home to make and enjoy dinner with my fam then go see two of my favorite ladies AGAIN! twice in one week! golly, i'm one lucky girl.
tmrw will feature going with my mom to watch her handle birds of prey (one of her hobbies) and then clean out each and every thriftstore i can find while spending practically nothing because denver is great for that. i'm going to try to update my lj again tmrw, be it with a consumerism-and-photo-feuled post.
oh crap! i need to fit the new art museum in at some point too! gahhhhhh, bussssssy.
and last but not least, i want to apologize for posting such a girly worthless post upon my return
......woops!
what has happened since we last talked? lost my job? yeah. still haven't found a new one, but did find a temp gig in the meantime working for BWNK!'s boss that pays pretty well and has awesome hours.
i'm currently on my long planned holiday with boyfriend in denver.
this has included:
1.5 days of work.
a really ugly haircut, well really dye-job.
a fantastic night with two of my favorite ladies.
an awesome fondue dinner.
and a new computer that i'm still very uncomfortable accepting.
but really who cares about all that? so let's move on to
( pictures! )
i also drove today for the first time in 4 or so years and i must say i did a pretty good job. now i'm off to go bowling then come home to make and enjoy dinner with my fam then go see two of my favorite ladies AGAIN! twice in one week! golly, i'm one lucky girl.
tmrw will feature going with my mom to watch her handle birds of prey (one of her hobbies) and then clean out each and every thriftstore i can find while spending practically nothing because denver is great for that. i'm going to try to update my lj again tmrw, be it with a consumerism-and-photo-feuled post.
oh crap! i need to fit the new art museum in at some point too! gahhhhhh, bussssssy.
and last but not least, i want to apologize for posting such a girly worthless post upon my return
......woops!
Current Location: 5280
Current Mood: 
giggly
giggly28 October 2008 @ 04:25 pm
so my boss just told me today that our company is going under.
this means as of 5pm this friday, i will officially be joining the ranks of the unemployed!
i'm actually not that sad about it, i was downright delighted till it dawned on me that i probably don't qualify for unemployment since i just graduated and have only been working at a full time job for 4 months. i'll be fine and i'm sure i'll find odd jobs to scrouge together the rent for the next little while.
so friends! if you know of any jobs let me know. paying or not. since i will have so much free time, i might as well use it to learn new skills and build up my resume.
also if anyone feels like catching unemployment cocktails, gimme a call
this means as of 5pm this friday, i will officially be joining the ranks of the unemployed!
i'm actually not that sad about it, i was downright delighted till it dawned on me that i probably don't qualify for unemployment since i just graduated and have only been working at a full time job for 4 months. i'll be fine and i'm sure i'll find odd jobs to scrouge together the rent for the next little while.
so friends! if you know of any jobs let me know. paying or not. since i will have so much free time, i might as well use it to learn new skills and build up my resume.
also if anyone feels like catching unemployment cocktails, gimme a call
Current Location: midtown
Current Mood: 
apathetic
apathetic23 October 2008 @ 05:16 pm
i don't get why people say it's better to burn out than to fade away. has anyone ever seen a fire or a light bulb burnout? it fades. just slightly more quickly so it's even less likely anyone will see it die.
i think what people really mean is it's better to explode than to fade away. it's an even better metaphor too because when something explodes it sends flaming, sharp pieces of itself flying in every direction, indiscriminately harming those around it.
i wish there was a burning out that wasn't fading away, isn't exploding.
that would be perfect for all of us wouldn't it?
i think what people really mean is it's better to explode than to fade away. it's an even better metaphor too because when something explodes it sends flaming, sharp pieces of itself flying in every direction, indiscriminately harming those around it.
i wish there was a burning out that wasn't fading away, isn't exploding.
that would be perfect for all of us wouldn't it?
Current Location: midtown
Current Music: the microphones - i felt your shape
16 October 2008 @ 09:51 am
the
meaning
of the
world lies
outside the
world?
yes?
yes.
this all seems a little foucauldian, no?meaning
of the
world lies
outside the
world?
yes?
yes.
Current Location: midtown
Current Music: silver jews - people
14 October 2008 @ 04:06 pm
Mother don't worry, I killed the last snake that lived in the creek bed
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain
Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain
Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain
Mother don't worry, I've got some money I saved for the weekend
Mother remember being so stern with that girl who was with me?
Mother remember the blink of an eye when I breathed through your body?
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying upward over the mountain
Mother I made it up from the bruise on the floor of this prison
Mother I lost it, all of the fear of the Lord I was given
Mother forget me now that the creek drank the cradle you sang to
Mother forgive me, I sold your car for the shoes that I gave you
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons could be birds, taken broken up to the mountain
Mother don't worry, I've got a coat and some friends on the corner
Mother don't worry, she's got a garden we're planting together
Mother remember the night that the dog had her pups in the pantry?
Blood on the floor, fleas on their paws,
And you cried 'til the morning
So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten
Sons are like birds, flying always over the mountain
14 October 2008 @ 11:28 am
i am in the best mood today. also i've noticed that when i am in really good moods seems to coincide with a feeling of having good perspective on life. i think this is because i'm very lucky and have a truly lovely life.
i'm excited for fall. the cold, the hot drinks, the coats, scarves, slippery, snowy walks holding on to those you love, laughing drunk, cuddling, an empty matchless to play pool in. beautiful romantic music and french horns. yes. i want it all.
i'm going to have fall in the city surrounded by those i love (spoiler: this as it turns out will probably include jill as it should). i just went to philly and riverhead (for a country fair!) this weekend and i have a trip to denver lined up for december. real, beautiful winter in the mountains. i cannot express how excited i am for that, which is kind of strange. i've never been this excited for a trip home before.
i have also decided work in an office = a no go for daniele.
it's not horrible but it doesn't make me happy. i'll be starting the non-profit job hunt as well as GRE prep. i get the feeling more and more each day that finding a fellowship is really going to be the route for me. i've even kind of excepted that i love new york and i may look for a grad school here, but then again i'd be lying if i said oregon isn't amazingly tempting. i guess i'll just apply to a bunch of places i like and let chance work it out. but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
daniele = happy & lucky
thanks world
i'm excited for fall. the cold, the hot drinks, the coats, scarves, slippery, snowy walks holding on to those you love, laughing drunk, cuddling, an empty matchless to play pool in. beautiful romantic music and french horns. yes. i want it all.
i'm going to have fall in the city surrounded by those i love (spoiler: this as it turns out will probably include jill as it should). i just went to philly and riverhead (for a country fair!) this weekend and i have a trip to denver lined up for december. real, beautiful winter in the mountains. i cannot express how excited i am for that, which is kind of strange. i've never been this excited for a trip home before.
i have also decided work in an office = a no go for daniele.
it's not horrible but it doesn't make me happy. i'll be starting the non-profit job hunt as well as GRE prep. i get the feeling more and more each day that finding a fellowship is really going to be the route for me. i've even kind of excepted that i love new york and i may look for a grad school here, but then again i'd be lying if i said oregon isn't amazingly tempting. i guess i'll just apply to a bunch of places i like and let chance work it out. but let's not get ahead of ourselves.
daniele = happy & lucky
thanks world
happy01 October 2008 @ 10:56 am
they'd have to ask you to do your own stunts cause nobody, nobody, nobody could pull off the same shit as you and turn out alright.
i had the BEST bike ride to work this morning! it was cool enough to wear a light sweater. i was wearing comfy riding clothes and the wind was with me on the west side highway so i flew and got to work on time despite leaving my apartment a few mins late.
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
i'm good. i can handle my own shit and just cause i share my life and my loves with others doesn't make me weak.
i'm happy it's autumn. patty said the air smells sweet. i think it smells like mushrooms and apples. a forest on a coastline.
also i got invited to sit on the solid waste advisory board for manahattan, so hopefully i'll be able to advise city council to NOT do stupid shit. word.
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
i'm good. i can handle my own shit and just cause i share my life and my loves with others doesn't make me weak.
i'm happy it's autumn. patty said the air smells sweet. i think it smells like mushrooms and apples. a forest on a coastline.
also i got invited to sit on the solid waste advisory board for manahattan, so hopefully i'll be able to advise city council to NOT do stupid shit. word.
Current Location: midtown
Current Mood: confident
16 September 2008 @ 11:00 am
life is busy! but good.
( SHOWS! )
( AND FOOTBALL... )
( AND YOU?! )
last but not least! one of the artist, john houx, who i serendipitously stumbled upon found my blog. and commented on the nice things i said about him (cause he serisouly was fantastic) and i just found out he's performing at the opening of the biggest cathedral in harlem late saturday morning (but not till dec 6th *tear*) but regardless i'm going to go and it's going to be awesome! if people are interested, i'd like to make a group thing of it and get really good soul food after!
( SHOWS! )
( AND FOOTBALL... )
( AND YOU?! )
last but not least! one of the artist, john houx, who i serendipitously stumbled upon found my blog. and commented on the nice things i said about him (cause he serisouly was fantastic) and i just found out he's performing at the opening of the biggest cathedral in harlem late saturday morning (but not till dec 6th *tear*) but regardless i'm going to go and it's going to be awesome! if people are interested, i'd like to make a group thing of it and get really good soul food after!
busy
15 September 2008 @ 10:39 am
with the gravel in your back.
woke up saturday and came home and was productive! i did laundry, cleaned up the backyard, and went shopping for BBQ food and other usefull household items such as handsoap, tp, etc. briefly stopped by my awesome new neighbor's housewarming (fellow nyu alums) and then it was time for the end-of-summer-camp party.
it was my favorite party at 94 evergreen yet! not too big, more laid back crowd, but still full of awesome people.
and it lasted just long enough. towards the end i started pulling a daniele and going on an ocd cleaning/recycling spree but after 8-10 bags enough guests reminded me to relax that i did and really enjoyed myself.
sunday woke up and the house was a mess, but it was way too hot and i was way too distracted to clean it. lazed around with BWNK! (aka reclaimed boyfriend) for a while, then we rode our bikes in a haphazard fashion to socrates sculpture park which was sooooooo lovely, but the ride was gross and hot. rode back to BWNK's, relaxed, showered, watched the some of jets game and then we left for Bamonte's (aka that old, authentic, famous italian place in the 'burg you're always hearing about) it was delicious! and after we came back to his place and ate ice cream while watching planet earth and cheap seats. last but not least i returned my weary bones to my apt where i was greeted by leftover party mess. i moved the boxes that were meant to protect my floor and swept my room and fell asleep uncomfortably in the heat.
yeah so to sum it up:
sunday's heat and humidity = gross, but sculptures, food, booz, a special boy, and awesome friends = fantastic
ahhh, what a lovely weekend daniele has had! it started off friday with a goodbye-job party for this guy. he's leaving for a couple of weeks before returning to the city for culinary school. i always thought i'd be the last to say this after our mutual drams, but i'll kinda miss the guy. he's been nice as of late and just generally enjoyable to kick it with. left that party to go brenda's new boy's gallery and drink free wine and pernot and look at dean goelz' sculptures, like this:
i walked brenda to another party at a fancy roof, but then headed back to the end-of-job party so i could kick it with dan and my reclaimed boyfriend (yeah that's right. we're back together, awww). i should preface by "kick it", i mean sleep sitting up on the sofa while everyone else played video games.
woke up saturday and came home and was productive! i did laundry, cleaned up the backyard, and went shopping for BBQ food and other usefull household items such as handsoap, tp, etc. briefly stopped by my awesome new neighbor's housewarming (fellow nyu alums) and then it was time for the end-of-summer-camp party.
it was my favorite party at 94 evergreen yet! not too big, more laid back crowd, but still full of awesome people.
and it lasted just long enough. towards the end i started pulling a daniele and going on an ocd cleaning/recycling spree but after 8-10 bags enough guests reminded me to relax that i did and really enjoyed myself.
sunday woke up and the house was a mess, but it was way too hot and i was way too distracted to clean it. lazed around with BWNK! (aka reclaimed boyfriend) for a while, then we rode our bikes in a haphazard fashion to socrates sculpture park which was sooooooo lovely, but the ride was gross and hot. rode back to BWNK's, relaxed, showered, watched the some of jets game and then we left for Bamonte's (aka that old, authentic, famous italian place in the 'burg you're always hearing about) it was delicious! and after we came back to his place and ate ice cream while watching planet earth and cheap seats. last but not least i returned my weary bones to my apt where i was greeted by leftover party mess. i moved the boxes that were meant to protect my floor and swept my room and fell asleep uncomfortably in the heat.
yeah so to sum it up:
sunday's heat and humidity = gross, but sculptures, food, booz, a special boy, and awesome friends = fantastic
Current Location: midtown
Current Mood: 
full
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