One thing I like to do with friends is drive and ride for hours and hours to places where other friends are converging to dance and play. Last weekend it was YDW in Vermont. This was a late-night lets-make-a-music-video project that was as fun as it looks...
Adam Tensta - My Cool -- 2008 YDW Techno Contra from Forrest O. on Vimeo.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
a night
Did you ever have a night that you didn't want to give up on, but everywhere you turned were signs that you probably should? Last night was like that. Too many stops and stories to go into right now, but it really became farcical around number five. Eventually I did slink back home, and woke up this morning with the feeling that I'd seen a really confusing movie the night before and my brain was still trying to catch up with it. In the end, I'm glad that I didn't give up on it, but I don't think that I could handle more than one of these every couple of months.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Bubble people
So I've been living in this place for almost 2 years now. In other towns and other moves, 2 years has been the amount of time it takes me to find a group of people I really like and am comfortable with. Not so here. While I am certainly not friendless, I know very few people I actually care for.
I keep going to the movies, drinking coffee, having dinner - doing all the friend date things, It's not working. I have a confession about these people. They bore me. They say nothing I am interested in. They may not be stupid, but they certainly seem that way.
The reason I think I'm so bored with these people and often angry is that they seem to think they live in a bubble. They have very few interests, usually limited to things like playing Guitar Hero and intoxication of some form. They don't understand and don't care to even acknowledge that not only do their actions have consequences for them, they affect other people. And vice versa. When they complain about cuts to their financial aid and then say that they won't vote because it won't help them, I want to strangle them.
And when I try to talk about things I'm interested in - a book I've read, worrying about a grant proposal at work, what will happen if we leave/stay in Iraq, how could people change their lifestyles to deal with climate change without sacrificing too much, is the portrayal of "fat" in Kung Fu Panda empowering or not and does that make the humor cruel - I get blank stares, or worse, an uncomfortable laugh and a comment about my intelligence.
In just the past few weeks, I've started spending time with 2 people that aren't like this. So wish me luck.
I keep going to the movies, drinking coffee, having dinner - doing all the friend date things, It's not working. I have a confession about these people. They bore me. They say nothing I am interested in. They may not be stupid, but they certainly seem that way.
The reason I think I'm so bored with these people and often angry is that they seem to think they live in a bubble. They have very few interests, usually limited to things like playing Guitar Hero and intoxication of some form. They don't understand and don't care to even acknowledge that not only do their actions have consequences for them, they affect other people. And vice versa. When they complain about cuts to their financial aid and then say that they won't vote because it won't help them, I want to strangle them.
And when I try to talk about things I'm interested in - a book I've read, worrying about a grant proposal at work, what will happen if we leave/stay in Iraq, how could people change their lifestyles to deal with climate change without sacrificing too much, is the portrayal of "fat" in Kung Fu Panda empowering or not and does that make the humor cruel - I get blank stares, or worse, an uncomfortable laugh and a comment about my intelligence.
In just the past few weeks, I've started spending time with 2 people that aren't like this. So wish me luck.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Blog Warning
At the risk of sounding like danah boyd, this whole ... Adventures in Friendship! thing ... it's, well, performance. It's fake. Right down from the title to the toes (hacker slang for posts!). Just keep that in mind in reading any of it.
Some of it is brilliant. Oh, how proud I am of those superpowers, and those Trampdance! flyers I think were actually quality work. And a toe here and there leaves me grinning with complacency, you know, the ones ... with the wit ... and doubleplusgoodspeak.
But the rest is just vaudeville. Don't read into it too much.
Some of it is brilliant. Oh, how proud I am of those superpowers, and those Trampdance! flyers I think were actually quality work. And a toe here and there leaves me grinning with complacency, you know, the ones ... with the wit ... and doubleplusgoodspeak.
But the rest is just vaudeville. Don't read into it too much.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
domestic violence
and why pregnant women are so vulnerable and how, oftentimes, pregnancy is what initiates domestic violence in a home:
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2270135,00.html
i would be much happier if diane taylor had explored this issue more.
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2270135,00.html
i would be much happier if diane taylor had explored this issue more.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Apparently, Some People Don't WANT Superpowers
Weird, huh?
I just got a request from someone that their entry in the superpowers game be removed from the site.†
Why someone would reject perfectly good superpowers is beyond me. It seems mentioning someone's name in this blog has triggered one of those newfangled Privacy Invasion Alarms, yet again.
Does the mention of someone on a blog, along with silly and benign superpowers, require a consultation with that person before publication? I know it doesn't legally, but typically, I wouldn't even give it consideration unless I was saying something defamatory about the person.
So this is the second request that someone's name be removed from the site! I think everyone's doing that "What would my employer find out about me?" Google search.
It feels much better to just let go of controlling one's identity, I think.
†I just abridged their name.
I just got a request from someone that their entry in the superpowers game be removed from the site.†
Why someone would reject perfectly good superpowers is beyond me. It seems mentioning someone's name in this blog has triggered one of those newfangled Privacy Invasion Alarms, yet again.
Does the mention of someone on a blog, along with silly and benign superpowers, require a consultation with that person before publication? I know it doesn't legally, but typically, I wouldn't even give it consideration unless I was saying something defamatory about the person.
So this is the second request that someone's name be removed from the site! I think everyone's doing that "What would my employer find out about me?" Google search.
It feels much better to just let go of controlling one's identity, I think.
†I just abridged their name.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Hanging Out in Philly...My Home Town
i had the pleasure of visiting a new restaurant in center city philly called 707. i was there for a snack and a drink, all in the name of my profession. i actually get paid to teach about wines and spirits and how well they go with the foods we eat. it's a special life.
back to 707. well, i found it to be a pretty place, sort of new york loft style decor; very modern. but more importantly, the small amount of staff there in the middle of the day, was organized and friendly. Jennifer served me one of 707's delicious cosmos made with fresh lime juice and raspberry liqueur. It was the most refreshing drink ive had on a steamy day.
i had an adorable serving of french fries served in a little pot, and at Jennifer's suggestion, with 707's awesome oregano mayo.
it's more fun to visit new places at odd times of day, at 2 or 3pm when lunch is over and dinner hasn't started. there's a zen-like silence, you get to know a place intimately and you get to see shifts change. i had a great time with my mixologist Jennifer but she had to move on with her day. she introduced me to Dave, who took over the mixology reigns and i persuaded him to sell me a glass of spanish rose. and it was just what a summertime rose wine should be, nice acid, noticeable fruit and a beautiful deep pink color. this wine delighted my sense of smell, sight and taste buds, and if it could sing, well, it would have been perfect. anyway, it's called zaza made with 100% garnacha grape variety; a more than decent delicious economical wine. it was a mere $6.50 at 707, which is cheap in restaurant language, it's probably about $9-$11 retail.
dave was a sweet young guy, seemed genuinely friendly and i had a lot of fun chatting with him about this blog. he was a bit confused as to why people like me do this sort of thing, write about everything we eat and drink. i couldn't really explain it. it's addictive and also, i think, a bit ego-driven and since i have an addictive personality and a big ego, well blogging about my life, suits me. but i also like to share and when i find things, places, and people i like, i want others to know about it.
today... it is 707 at 707 chestnut st, boasts the biggest martini in town at 7oz, of course. a few doors down from morimotos. Check out their fab website at http://www.707restaurant.com/
go...and enjoy.
don't be afraid to tilt the glass.
back to 707. well, i found it to be a pretty place, sort of new york loft style decor; very modern. but more importantly, the small amount of staff there in the middle of the day, was organized and friendly. Jennifer served me one of 707's delicious cosmos made with fresh lime juice and raspberry liqueur. It was the most refreshing drink ive had on a steamy day.
i had an adorable serving of french fries served in a little pot, and at Jennifer's suggestion, with 707's awesome oregano mayo.
it's more fun to visit new places at odd times of day, at 2 or 3pm when lunch is over and dinner hasn't started. there's a zen-like silence, you get to know a place intimately and you get to see shifts change. i had a great time with my mixologist Jennifer but she had to move on with her day. she introduced me to Dave, who took over the mixology reigns and i persuaded him to sell me a glass of spanish rose. and it was just what a summertime rose wine should be, nice acid, noticeable fruit and a beautiful deep pink color. this wine delighted my sense of smell, sight and taste buds, and if it could sing, well, it would have been perfect. anyway, it's called zaza made with 100% garnacha grape variety; a more than decent delicious economical wine. it was a mere $6.50 at 707, which is cheap in restaurant language, it's probably about $9-$11 retail.
dave was a sweet young guy, seemed genuinely friendly and i had a lot of fun chatting with him about this blog. he was a bit confused as to why people like me do this sort of thing, write about everything we eat and drink. i couldn't really explain it. it's addictive and also, i think, a bit ego-driven and since i have an addictive personality and a big ego, well blogging about my life, suits me. but i also like to share and when i find things, places, and people i like, i want others to know about it.
today... it is 707 at 707 chestnut st, boasts the biggest martini in town at 7oz, of course. a few doors down from morimotos. Check out their fab website at http://www.707restaurant.com/
go...and enjoy.
don't be afraid to tilt the glass.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
guatemala update #1
i just spent $130 on some rum. but supposedly, it's the #1 award winning rum in the world and straight out of guatemala too! it's called zacapa or zacapo, look it up. good stuff.
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