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Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:10:47 -0400

I gotta hand it to him...this is one good scheme

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:46:23 -0400

Wanted - Rollerskating waitresses (Downtown)

Date: 2009-08-03, 11:34AM PDT
Reply to: job-aw55h-1303723482@craigslist.org ^{[Errors when replying to ads?]}

Ok.. this is going to sound a little crazy…but here’s the deal. I’m turning 40, and I live downtown in a loft…and I’m having a huge party….no, I mean a HUGE party….I’m expecting 100 people and a lot of shit talking.

Since I’m world famous for my parties (it’s my ad, I can make shit up).. I’m really trying to out do myself. Therefore, I though it would be cool to have roller skating waitresses (since the loft has cement floors)…to skate around and hand out h’ordourves to all the cats that attend this bash.

so.. I’m looking for friendly, outgoing..and somewhat sexy roller skating models (I mean this is LA.. I’m not that out of control)…to mingle and flirt with my guests and generally have a good time.

I can guarantee you that this is the baddest party you will ever attend…let alone work.. and since my friends are mostly broke motherfuckers.. they are going to eat all the food in the first 90 mins… so you will then be getting paid to skate and drink and crash into my furniture….

This party is happening on August 29th, 2009

here’s what matters:

1) you have a sense of humor. I’m like hella sarcastic and so are most of my peeps.. if you can’t take a joke…it’s gonna suck.

2) You need to look good in a skirt. Look I’ll be honest.. I only turn 40 once.. and I’m planning on destroying most of my ability to remember what the fuck happened (esp. if the cops come)..but it would be nice to be in awe of how awesome you look in a skirt…

3) You must be sane. Don’t get me wrong.. I love crazy women.. almost married one…but not drunk on skates in my house.

4) You must have some cool friends… cause if you get this gig.. I’ll ask you to invite some of your peeps (cause the more the merrier and I think it’ll be less weird…if there are some people there that you know.

5) you have to have you own skates (ok.. I realize this is not the 70’s.. and this is the film industry.. .if you are really interested.. I can find you a pair of skates…..but the looking hot in a skirt thing is still non-negiotable)

please respond with your name, age, city you live in, recent pic and your personal assessment of your roller skating abilities. Also, sexy comes in a lot of flavors…so just believe in yourself… if I was looking to book a 6 pack of well endowed blondes…I would have stated that in my ad.

laters

Finally...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:12:00 -0400

Finally booked my first commercial in LA!

With this guy: http://www.dga.org/multimedia/honors-03/pages/aboutpytka.html

He’s known for being, shall we say, gruff? with both actors and crew on set (for the sake of the art!) and is, of course, the busiest commercial director in the world.

It’s a Hallmark holiday commercial, we shot it last week and it’s set to a John Mayer song.

Tears will be a-flowin’.

Here’s his decade-old interview with C. Rose

Flaming Lips cover Madonna’s, Borderline. Grabbed this...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:58:28 -0400

Flaming Lips cover Madonna’s, Borderline.

Grabbed this from Dani McIntyre’s NYC marathon site, runrundmc and it’s AMAZING.

Rachel Maddow sticks a fork in Pat Buchanan. :)

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:38:19 -0400

Rachel Maddow sticks a fork in Pat Buchanan. :)

Want.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:30:46 -0400

Want.

Changing my name to “Mabel Peabody”...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:30:24 -0400

Changing my name to “Mabel Peabody” stat.

msbojangles:

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Yes, it’s boring old Young Folks, by Peter, Bjorn and John...

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:43:00 -0400

Yes, it’s boring old Young Folks, by Peter, Bjorn and John but it’s an awesome version of this song my brother recently shared with me, from the Live at KEXP - Volume 3 album.

And this, folks, is why people choose to live in LA.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:40:12 -0400

And this, folks, is why people choose to live in LA.

My niece, Chloe, gets ready to fight some fires!

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:57:18 -0400

My niece, Chloe, gets ready to fight some fires!

I screen-grabbed this because I thought it was very Mars and...

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:23:38 -0500

I screen-grabbed this because I thought it was very Mars and Venus. These friends of mine are apparently pregnant news to me. Congrats to the happy couple. And, Go Redskins!

Vote for Corinne Chapman!

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:10:26 -0500

Vote for Corinne Chapman!

Tonight. Free. Very good play.

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:29:51 -0500

Tonight. Free. Very good play.

Take this class!

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:57:45 -0500

From two of the most creative and talented people I know:

STARTING YOUR OWN CREATIVE BUSINESS $150
3 hours, 30 minutes, co-taught by Adam Elend
Learn how to capitalize and make commercial products from your art. Understand the risks and reduce them through careful planning for business success. And discuss tips on writing a business plan. Bring your business plan for a personal critique.

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1031 Jackson Avenue, First Floor
Long Island City, Queens

Visit ciaraelend.com to view schedule and
pricing and to register for classes. Call 917.562.5116 or email ciara@ciaracouture.com for more information. Scholarships and Financial Aid available! Have an idea for a class? Email us!

kenyatta: Barack and Michelle Obama’s “First Dance” at the...

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:55:05 -0500

kenyatta:

Barack and Michelle Obama’s “First Dance” at the Neighborhood Ball

"I’m convinced that most people only spend 1-2 hours a day actually working. Of that time spent, a..."

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:27:48 -0500

“I’m convinced that most people only spend 1-2 hours a day actually working. Of that time spent, a lot of it is “meta work”, endless emails, scheduling, and such. When you go to work and sit in your cube you’re behaving pretty much like a CPU. Most of the time you’re at 99% idle, but you need to be there and “on” just in case someone needs some processing done.”

- nathanbowers

A witness in Palestine: What the US Media isn't telling you

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:19:57 -0500

Anna Baltzer: annainthemiddleeast.com

What Most US Media Isn’t Telling You

Four days ago, Israel invaded Gaza on the ground to compliment its
aerial bombardment. The Palestinian death toll has reached 660. The
official Israeli death toll is up to 5, of whom 4 were civilians.
Attacks on civilians, no matter who they are, is criminal. Yet the US
government, public relations officials, and mainstream media—unlike
those of almost every other country in the world—continue to
criminalize Palestinian violence while absolving Israel (the
undisputed party in power) of almost any responsibility of its own.
The official position seems clear: Israel can do as it likes until
Hamas stops all violence.

The underlying assumption here is that Palestinians’ human rights
depend on the actions of their leaders. This is false. Palestinians do
not have to earn the human rights inalienable to every person on
Earth. Human rights are non-negotiable. Likewise, Israelis do not have
to earn their human rights. Israeli state terror notwithstanding, it
would be criminal to bombard the entire population of Israel (in
which, as in Gaza, fighters live alongside their families in civilian
areas) for the crimes of its government.

But this is exactly what Israel is doing in Gaza with US weapons
before a seemingly impotent international community. Every day the
carnage unfolds on CNN-International (different from CNN-US—the United
States is the only country in the world with domestically customized
international news coverage): a mother and her 4 kids killed
instantly; a 7-year-old shot twice in the chest (I’m not sure how that
happens accidentally, but does that even matter?); more than 40
policemen in training obliterated (even Israel does not claim the
Palestinian police orchestrates rocket attacks); TV stations and
places of worship successfully destroyed; a mortuary out of room for
bodies.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs, “sewage water is pouring into the streets in Beit Hanoun,
following damage to the main pipeline between Beit Hanoun and the Beit
Lahiya wastewater treatment plant.” Save The Children reports that
newborn baby Gazans are battling hypothermia due to power cuts and
freezing winter winds.

Some of the worst news comes from the doctors. Can you imagine a
hospital functioning without electricity? According to the mainstream
British newspaper The Guardian, medics are working around the clock
and running out of anesthesia. There is no more gauze so doctors are
using cotton, which sticks to wounds. Nurses are forced to draw blood
with the wrong sized syringes and without alcohol. The Guardian
article was entitled, “The injured were lying there asking God to let
them die.” Many have gotten their last wish, dying as they wait in the
emergency rooms.

Medical workers themselves have also been under fire, with at least 4
killed as they tried to reach victims. Ambulances are not safe, nor
are the schools:

When I woke up yesterday a UN school had just been bombed, killing 3
of the civilians who had come to the school seeking shelter. Watching
the news later in the evening, I learned the same UN school had been
bombed again (twice in one day), killing 40 more. The British director
of the school, having lost his usual calm, was irate and imploring the
world to understand that nowhere in Gaza is safe anymore—there is
nowhere left to go.

Yet reading the Washington Post and watching the nightly news you
might believe that Israel’s is in fact the most virtuous army in the
world, going as far as sending text messages to and dropping leaflets
in Palestinian areas explaining that unless civilians leave, they will
be attacked. Reported alone, this might sound reasonable, but quickly
becomes absurd if you know that Gazans have no place to go to! Nowhere
inside the strip of land is safe and there is no way to leave it,
since the borders are sealed.

The bombing and invasion have clearly heightened the threat against
Gazans’ lives, but they did not start it. For the 18 months preceding
the invasion, the average Gazan could not reliably go to school, make
a living, contact the outside world, divert their sewage, heat their
homes, drink clean water, or eat. This was due to the enclosure summed
up in the words of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human
Rights: “Gaza is a prison and Israel seems to have thrown away the
key.” This was the reality of Israel’s “ceasefire.”

The closure pushed Gaza’s humanitarian crisis to a new low, with
poverty reaching 80%. Any attempt to counter poverty was thwarted.
Gaza students dependent on transportation could not reach their
schools, and those accepted at foreign universities in America,
Europe, and the West Bank were denied permits to leave. Without enough
fuel, industrial businesses were either shut down or running below 20%
capacity, resulting in the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. Contrary
to Israeli court order, the Israeli army allowed just 15% of fuel
needed for generators, wells, and transportation, resulting in garbage
piled high in the streets while up to 15,000,000 gallons of raw or
partially-treated sewage flowed into the sea every day. This was the
reality of Israel’s “ceasefire.”

On November 4th and 5th, Israel broke the “ceasefire” by killing at
least 6 Palestinians in Gaza, reported on CNN-International but
unlikely by CNN-US. Of course, there was no ceasefire to begin with,
since the main requirement on Israel was to sufficiently unseal Gaza’s
borders, a requirement that was consistently ignored. By the end of
the “ceasefire,” 262 had Gazans died due to lack of access to proper
medical care during the blockade.

Hamas should be condemned for its attacks on civilians, but it is
naïve to expect that they would renew a truce that Israel had never
adhered to. Whether or not it would cease cross-border attacks in
exchange for Israeli reciprocity—as Hamas continues to offer—is
something we cannot know, since Israel has never given the offer a chance.

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10 IDEAS for TAKING ACTION:

Analysis and sympathy have no value if they do not result in any
action. There are enough action ideas below that every single person
on this list has the power to do at least one, ideally many more.

1. Monitor and contact local media to inform others and counter
misinformation. Write letters to the editor (usually 100-150 words) or
op-eds (usually 600-800 words) for local newspapers. Also contact
radio talk shows and television news departments, especially in
response to biased coverage. You can find all local media at:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/media/
The US Campaign to End the Occupation compiled a fact sheet about US
direct contributions to the war on Gaza, which you can use for facts:
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/downloads/gaza_us_weapons.pdf

2. Organize and join demonstrations in front of Israeli embassies or
(if that’s not doable) in front of the offices of elected officials or
other visible place. Inform the media beforehand. Here is a list of
the many demonstrations happening around the country (For example, St
Louis, where I live, usually has one a month, but this month there are
demonstrations every day):
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1773

3. Join local activist groups organizing local actions. If there
aren’t any, start your own. Now is an excellent time to rally support.

4. Initiate boycotts, divestments and sanctions to nonviolently
pressure Israeli compliance with international law, as was effective
in the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Now is an excellent
time to rally support and begin a campaign. More info and resources at
http://www.bdsmovement.net/

5. Send direct aid to Gaza through one of the following organizations:
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency: www.un.org/unrwa/
- United Palestinian Appeal: www.helpupa.com
- Islamic Relief: www.irw.org
- Canadian Red Cross: www.redcross.ca
- American Near East Refugee Aid: www.anera.org
- Physicians for Human Rights: www.phr.org.il/phr
- Other groups: http://gazasiege.org/support_gaza.html
You can also support solidarity activists on the ground at
www.palsolidarity.org/main/

6. Contact elected and other political leaders in your country to urge
them to apply pressure to end the attacks. Find your representatives
and their contact info at
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/officials/congress

Call the Obama/Biden Transition Office at 202-540-3000, press 2 to
speak to staff member. Tell them the U.S. needs a new Middle East
policy, which holds Israel accountable to international law and UN
resolutions and human rights. Tell them the U.S. should not support
Israel with billions of dollars every year and should not be arming
Israel with U.S. made weapons. Add your own suggestions. The time is
right for President-elect Obama to hear from the peace community.

7. Sign petitions for Gaza, for example:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/gaza_time_for_peace/98.php?cl_tf_sign=1
http://capwiz.com/arab/utr/2/?a=12364076&i=90758629&c
https://secure2.convio.net/pep/site/Advocacy?s_oo=d13BldH27ypl2jxg-1cOFA..&id=233

8. Put a Palestinian flag at your window. Wear a Palestinian head
scarf (keffiya). Wear black arm bands (this helps start conversations
with people).

9. Do a group fast for peace one day and hold it in a public place.

10. Inform others in your community with flyers, vigils, and
conversations. At the very least, forward this on.

This list was based on a call from the Palestinian Center for
Rapprochement Between People and Friends of Sabeel.

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For more info on Anna, her work, and do subscribe to her news letter (which I highly recommend), go to : www.AnnaInTheMiddleEast.com

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Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:32:05 -0500

Our last day in Wyoming. Granite Falls.

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:30:43 -0500

Our last day in Wyoming. Granite Falls.