1. yummylicious banana split flavored hookah
2. our office dimly light
3. the boy on my right hand side contributing to all the design work [yay team]
4. jack johnson, jason mraz or radiohead softly playing in the background
5. random 15 minute breaks .. one not so random, the daily show- it's a most every night
...and with these necessities and more, Ian and I continue to work through tonight. It is 1:35am and I set myself a deadline for midday tomorrow to have everything finished!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
to the RED states from the BLUE states 1:27 PM
This was in my inbox this morning.. talk about being clever and good writting...
To: The Red States
From: The Blue States
We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're
taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that
includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. It may even include Florida and
Ohio, they are seriously considering it. We've given them until Nov. 4th to
decide. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and
especially to the people of the new country. Since we're dropping the
middle states we're calling it United America, or simply the U.A.
To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get
stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You
get Dollywood. You can take Ted Nugent. We're keeping Bruce Springsteen and
Billy Joel. You get WorldCom. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get Ole'
Miss. We get Harvard and 85 percent of America's venture capital and
entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you
get to make the red states pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian
Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single
moms, and the highest concentration of pregnant unwed teenagers. Please be
aware that the U.A. will be for a woman's right to choose and anti-war, and
we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq ASAP. If you need
people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently
willing to send to their deaths without just cause, and they don't care if
you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish
you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, really we do, but
we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. We'd rather
spend it on taking care of sick people, and educating our children.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of
the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and
lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's
quality wines, 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech
industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias
and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech
and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with
88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs),
92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90
percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually
100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University,
Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank
you.
Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was
actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless
we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say
that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in
9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy Redies believe you are people with higher
morals then we Bluies..
Peace,
Blue States
To: The Red States
From: The Blue States
We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're
taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that
includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois and all the Northeast. It may even include Florida and
Ohio, they are seriously considering it. We've given them until Nov. 4th to
decide. We believe this split will be beneficial to the nation, and
especially to the people of the new country. Since we're dropping the
middle states we're calling it United America, or simply the U.A.
To sum up briefly: You get Texas, Oklahoma and all the slave states. We get
stem cell research and the best beaches. We get the Statue of Liberty. You
get Dollywood. You can take Ted Nugent. We're keeping Bruce Springsteen and
Billy Joel. You get WorldCom. We get Intel and Microsoft. You get Ole'
Miss. We get Harvard and 85 percent of America's venture capital and
entrepreneurs. You get Alabama. We get two-thirds of the tax revenue, you
get to make the red states pay their fair share.
Since our aggregate divorce rate is 22 percent lower than the Christian
Coalition's, we get a bunch of happy families. You get a bunch of single
moms, and the highest concentration of pregnant unwed teenagers. Please be
aware that the U.A. will be for a woman's right to choose and anti-war, and
we're going to want all our citizens back from Iraq ASAP. If you need
people to fight, ask your evangelicals. They have kids they're apparently
willing to send to their deaths without just cause, and they don't care if
you don't show pictures of their children's caskets coming home. We do wish
you success in Iraq, and hope that the WMDs turn up, really we do, but
we're not willing to spend our resources in Bush's Quagmire. We'd rather
spend it on taking care of sick people, and educating our children.
With the Blue States in hand, we will have firm control of 80 percent of
the country's fresh water, more than 90 percent of the pineapple and
lettuce, 92 percent of the nation's fresh fruit, 95 percent of America's
quality wines, 90 percent of all cheese, 90 percent of the high tech
industry, most of the U.S. low-sulfur coal, all living redwoods, sequoias
and condors, all the Ivy and Seven Sister schools plus Stanford, Cal Tech
and MIT. With the Red States, on the other hand, you will have to cope with
88 percent of all obese Americans (and their projected health care costs),
92 percent of all U.S. mosquitoes, nearly 100 percent of the tornadoes, 90
percent of the hurricanes, 99 percent of all Southern Baptists, virtually
100 percent of all televangelists, Rush Limbaugh, Bob Jones University,
Clemson and the University of Georgia. We get Hollywood and Yosemite, thank
you.
Additionally, 38 percent of those in the Red states believe Jonah was
actually swallowed by a whale, 62 percent believe life is sacred unless
we're discussing the war, the death penalty or gun laws, 44 percent say
that evolution is only a theory, 53 percent that Saddam was involved in
9/11 and 61 percent of you crazy Redies believe you are people with higher
morals then we Bluies..
Peace,
Blue States
Thursday, October 23, 2008
a life full of work 7:40 PM
I love working in the advertising industry and I might sound crazy but I also love sleepless nights doing work for the next day-- as long as I get to take a cat nap the following day and spend quality time with the boy. The work that I've been doing has been loads of fun and quite the learning experience-- I cannot wait to keep going at it.
I'm no longer working at the restaurant and can give my full time to all the design work. I will miss the employee discount. Speaking of restaurant, Ian and I made our way to Kif for dinner tonight. Oh my godddd i died and went to heaven with the food there. The chicken soup that was one of the specials was just like the one my grandma used to make me when I was little back in Cuba. It had corn and vegetables and it was thick and an explosion of flavors in my mouth. Ian got the hummus, it was potent and fresh. The pita bread that came with it was fluffy and not stale like Zaytoons. I got the boneless short ribs and mashed potatoes.. Ian got the burger. We split a coconut flavor flan. The atmosphere in there is amazing. For days now we've been overly stressed, anxious and overworked. As soon as we walked in, we immediately settled down in the corner booth and was greeted by our waiter who by the way had a french accent to die for. Everything there helped us wind down and relax... just what we needed. I cannot wait until I get my camera for Christmas and I can start taking pictures of these new food experiences like Monica does.
Back to watching Primal Fear with the boy.
I'm no longer working at the restaurant and can give my full time to all the design work. I will miss the employee discount. Speaking of restaurant, Ian and I made our way to Kif for dinner tonight. Oh my godddd i died and went to heaven with the food there. The chicken soup that was one of the specials was just like the one my grandma used to make me when I was little back in Cuba. It had corn and vegetables and it was thick and an explosion of flavors in my mouth. Ian got the hummus, it was potent and fresh. The pita bread that came with it was fluffy and not stale like Zaytoons. I got the boneless short ribs and mashed potatoes.. Ian got the burger. We split a coconut flavor flan. The atmosphere in there is amazing. For days now we've been overly stressed, anxious and overworked. As soon as we walked in, we immediately settled down in the corner booth and was greeted by our waiter who by the way had a french accent to die for. Everything there helped us wind down and relax... just what we needed. I cannot wait until I get my camera for Christmas and I can start taking pictures of these new food experiences like Monica does.
Back to watching Primal Fear with the boy.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
burrr 4:00 PM
i hate the cold and i hate not getting enough sleep
i love ian and the fact that he will do anything in his power to keep me warm.
i hope to get sleep soon and i'm sad to know that i am done working at the restaurant.
i love ian and the fact that he will do anything in his power to keep me warm.
i hope to get sleep soon and i'm sad to know that i am done working at the restaurant.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
baconnnnnnnnn 10:45 AM
An Article on CNN this morning
"WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- One of Rep. John Boehner’s local offices was evacuated Monday afternoon after a suspicious package arrived in the mail.Staffers received the letter from Georgia by U.S. mail. After noticing it was leaking an oily substance, they called the Capitol police in Washington, who advised them to evacuate as a precaution and call in local authorities. Multiple police agencies responded to the Republican congressman’s West Chester office and began an investigation.
After an X-ray analysis, investigators determined the package contained bacon.
Boehner voted twice last week for a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, which passed Friday and was signed into law by President George W. Bush.
Some critics have charged that the legislation contained unnecessary giveaways, which are sometimes referred to as “pork barrel” spending.
A spokeswoman said it's ironic someone would send Boehner bacon because he has spent his career fighting pork barrel spending.
No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation. A note found in the package with the bacon was not disclosed by authorities."
"WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- One of Rep. John Boehner’s local offices was evacuated Monday afternoon after a suspicious package arrived in the mail.Staffers received the letter from Georgia by U.S. mail. After noticing it was leaking an oily substance, they called the Capitol police in Washington, who advised them to evacuate as a precaution and call in local authorities. Multiple police agencies responded to the Republican congressman’s West Chester office and began an investigation.
After an X-ray analysis, investigators determined the package contained bacon.
Boehner voted twice last week for a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, which passed Friday and was signed into law by President George W. Bush.
Some critics have charged that the legislation contained unnecessary giveaways, which are sometimes referred to as “pork barrel” spending.
A spokeswoman said it's ironic someone would send Boehner bacon because he has spent his career fighting pork barrel spending.
No injuries were reported, and the incident remains under investigation. A note found in the package with the bacon was not disclosed by authorities."
Monday, October 6, 2008
ian has fallen in love...all over again 3:12 PM
On our way to Fuerza Bruta, we saw this half scale, fully functional van. Ian fell in love with it and now wants it.
and on a more serious note 11:33 AM
another year of wisdom, a night of fun! 2:31 AM
Ian turned 23 yesterday and after being misled about rush tickets and prices for Fuerza Bruta [brute force], we finally got our tickets. We quickly grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the Daryl Roth Theatre in Union Square. On our way in, we noticed 2 couples who were leaving and overheard about being misled on the tickets. I followed them outside and gave them a code that would reduce their ticket price to $39 as opposed to $70 a pop. They were extremely grateful for my help [good karma points]. We made it into the lounge/waiting area and the place quickly filled up. I began to feel slightly clausterphobic and Ian reminded me that this is not the place nor time for this.
There's no way of doing the show justice in trying to describe what it is about. It is a sensory overload and an experience that is one of a kind. The show is 70 minutes long and you are in a theatre with no seats. Everyone stands for the duration of the show and is ushered around during the performance. We all essentially become performers and feed off everyone's energy. There are several moving set pieces including a treadmill, a stomping floor, a confetti explosion, a rotating ring and a mylar pool over your head. My favorite part was most certainly the mylar pool.
The mylar pool has 4 female members dancing, jumping, sliding and splashing. The boy next to me at the time as well as everyone else got a peep show several times. This was the longest set piece. They lower the pool enough to where you can touch it and make direct eye contact with the performers.
I'm going to stop trying to explain the show because like I said, it won't do any justice to it. I'll upload some photographs from it and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - if you are ever in Union Square, want to see an amazing show, aren't clausterphobic and won't have seizures caused by strobe lights then GO SEE THE SHOW! I wouldn't bring a fancy camera because you won't be able to enjoy the crazy, wet rave party at the end of the show without getting it soaked.
And so we left the show feeling like it was all a dream and headed back to Brooklyn. We ended up going to Madiba for dinner and finished off the night with a delicious dinner, drinks and dessert. Oyy that white russian and sambuca aren't settling too well in my system right now.
Friday, October 3, 2008
when is it enough 5:12 PM
I was chit chatting with the lovely Mandi Hulme last night about our lives and everything in between. We talked a lot about what has been going on and after reading back on our conversation, I have been doing a lot and have accomplished so much in the past couple of weeks.... yet i feel like i'm at a stand still. I feel like I have not accomplished anything and this is perhaps because it has all happened so fast that my days have blended in together.
In the past month i have accomplished the following:
- Started developing the concept and brief for Blue Rare with Monica.
- Casted, directed and produced 3 National Radio spots for Metlife and Partnership for a Drug Free America.
- I have found a new interest in pursuing arts other than visual arts -- yay for music.
- I have lost close to 15lbs.
- Design work for Sigma Sigma Sigma and the National Convention.
- Design work for NCSHLA.
- Have worked 30+ hours every week at Il Porto
- I have become more aware of my fashion sense and have sort of given myself a boost of confidence.
- I have solidified my relationship with some very special people and at the same time have ended some toxic friendships.
- I have tried to stay involved with the colony as much as possible [yay for 10 new ladies!]
...and yet, I'm obviously not that impressed with it-- much less happy. Don't get me wrong, I'm not sad... I'm just not all that satisfied.
Things that I look forward to in the coming days/weeks that will hopefully ease my mind and perhaps make me feel more accomplished...
- FCB and Plum [crossing my fingers like there is no tomorrow]
- Breakthrough with Blue Rare, I sort of need time in the day when I can actually do work for it and be happy with it.
- Continue to work towards my weight goal and tone up once I loose a few more pounds.
- Break it to Ian my thoughts of quite possibly applying for the LC position with Sigma. I really want to do it but it is all dependent on how things play out in the coming weeks.
Something has got to give! I always need to stay busy and be satisfied but what will it take to get there?
In the past month i have accomplished the following:
- Started developing the concept and brief for Blue Rare with Monica.
- Casted, directed and produced 3 National Radio spots for Metlife and Partnership for a Drug Free America.
- I have found a new interest in pursuing arts other than visual arts -- yay for music.
- I have lost close to 15lbs.
- Design work for Sigma Sigma Sigma and the National Convention.
- Design work for NCSHLA.
- Have worked 30+ hours every week at Il Porto
- I have become more aware of my fashion sense and have sort of given myself a boost of confidence.
- I have solidified my relationship with some very special people and at the same time have ended some toxic friendships.
- I have tried to stay involved with the colony as much as possible [yay for 10 new ladies!]
...and yet, I'm obviously not that impressed with it-- much less happy. Don't get me wrong, I'm not sad... I'm just not all that satisfied.
Things that I look forward to in the coming days/weeks that will hopefully ease my mind and perhaps make me feel more accomplished...
- FCB and Plum [crossing my fingers like there is no tomorrow]
- Breakthrough with Blue Rare, I sort of need time in the day when I can actually do work for it and be happy with it.
- Continue to work towards my weight goal and tone up once I loose a few more pounds.
- Break it to Ian my thoughts of quite possibly applying for the LC position with Sigma. I really want to do it but it is all dependent on how things play out in the coming weeks.
Something has got to give! I always need to stay busy and be satisfied but what will it take to get there?