Speaking of teeth, please direct yourself here to hear some amazing grunge pop by my friends for life, Kyle and Gabe; the band is called Loose Tooth.
November 5, 2008 • 3:27 pm 0
Morning in America
I am really proud of our country today. Reading reactions from around the world, seeing people celebrating in the streets of Manhattan last night, and feeling a new sense of hope (of course, coupled with anxiety and caution) for our future… I can honestly say that this is the first day in eight years that I have felt this way. There is so much to repair, so much to begin… but this is a beginning, and a profound and hopeful one at that. I am, however, extremely distressed by the passing of Proposition 8 in California, and Florida and Arizona’s vote to ban gay marriage outright. Small steps… some forward, some back.
Now to attain the new Futurama movie that came out yesterday…
October 20, 2008 • 9:27 pm 1
September 28, 2008 • 2:38 pm 2
Don’t talk politics and don’t throw stones
Ok. I am getting really stressed/psyched about the election. Working for a voter registration organization has been really interesting, and it has been getting even more so as November approaches. I stayed in Friday night and watched the debate and I do think that both parties needed to up their games a little bit, but all in all was happy with Obama’s side and the current polls and trends (pollster.com, 270towin.com, etc) are looking up for Democrats. This being said, I have never called myself a Democrat, and I do believe that all politicians must be inherently corrupt, and I do keep a copy of the Communist Manifesto on my shelf… however, I have to remember that what is happening is what is happening, and although we do live in a “democracy”, these two candidates are really who we have to choose from. I support Obama’s tax plan and ideas on Iraq, energy, education, reproduction rights, (repealing) The Patriot Act, trade and healthcare, and I think that if he has the ability to carry them out, a lot of things could actually change in America.
I was first introduced to McCain about eight years ago, when I heard him speak back then, I did not have such a bad impression of the guy. He appeared on The Daily Show a number of times, and most of the time I was impressed by his ability to not be a “generic” conservative, and to speak and listen like a human being. He lost me as soon as he supported the Iraq war, though, and when word of him running for President started up, I wanted to learn more about his positions (mostly out of curiosity, but I am trying not to jump to conclusions these days). McCain, sadly, is totally all about free trade, against Universal Healthcare (or any kind of publicly funded medical care), for nuclear energy (and, evidently, bad at disposing of its waste), is vehemently Pro-Life and wants to overturn Roe v. Wade (read here), is against federal funding of birth control OR sex education (are you kidding me, seriously?), supports the teaching of intelligent design in schools, does not support civil unions of gay couples (let alone marriage), and despite his record of removing troops from Lebanon in the early 80s (among other places/other years) still believes we need to achieve “victory” in Iraq. I cannot support a candidate who holds any of these positions. Ok, he supports stem cell research. Cool.
This coupled with his VP choice of, JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, Sarah Palin… I am really, really hoping for the best.
There is no “ideal candidate” in America. My point here is that there is such a serious inventory of issues I am completely against that McCain believes in, and a good amount of stances Obama has that I completely agree with.
I might delete this.
September 8, 2008 • 11:25 am 2
Emily Haines
September 7, 2008 • 1:12 pm 4
Some pictures of some days
mural on grand st in brooklyn
marlene drawing the bun!
sable ordered too much food
a chinchilla asleep in a chinchilla egg?
jess, erin and robin
semi-typical work day latelyAugust 10, 2008 • 10:23 pm 0
GreenLight proof
August 7, 2008 • 2:32 pm 0
The big she-bang
If you are in NYC instead of CT this weekend, pleeeease go see Allison and countless other wonderful things (including Hop Along, Queen Ansleis and tons of crafts and FOOD) here:
It’s all day long at ABC No Rio, which is at 156 Rivington (btw Clinton and Suffolk)! There is more info online here! Hooray!
August 7, 2008 • 1:23 am 3
Jenny Lewis at fifteen
July 24, 2008 • 1:22 am 0
A day in pictures
Today was spent in Park Slope at Dan’s recording and brainstorming. We now have five songs ready to put real drums on, and then start covering the scratch with complete tracks. It is pretty exciting to have the process start become tangible.
On coffee break #2, we passed the following window display:
If you can’t see, it is two babies vacantly staring at a piece of swiss cheese. Whatever the store actually sold, they were doing a great job.
Then Meredith, Andrew, Jacqui, Dan and I did chorus/backup vocals with Josh for some new Kiss Kiss tracks. It went kind of like this:
Then it started to pour, and Josh came in looking like this:
Thaaaat pretty much sums the day up. Also we put some hip hop beats in one of my songs.
Tomorrow, mom and I go do secret things in preparation for Robin’s birthday. Yeeeahhhssss.
