August 30, 2008 - Saturday
My life is full of outrageous characters and funny stories. My sister jumped on the bar of her cruise ship and belted out "The Star Spangled Banner" after a group of her friends were giving her a hard time about Americans not knowing their national anthem. My friend Johanna's solution to vitamin deficiency is "Eat a fucking orange." One of my bosses painted a compass on his floor and labeled the different directions: basement, kitchen, living room and wall.
But my curiosity is peaked by the events that don't happen and the characters I don't meet. I had this great idea to sun bathe at the fountain at the government center over my lunch break. It's a fairly crowded downtown area with a lot of business professionals. What kind of stir would me stripping my business casual uniform in favor of more suitable attire for the weather create? Although I doubt I would really be breaking any laws, I most certainly would be asked to cover up at one point or another. Or maybe Big Brother would surprise me and it would go off without a hitch and I would get a savage tan on my lunch hour..
Here are just a few people I would like to get to know: the dude jogging while wearing the button-down shirt, the guy with a weight vest power walking, and the mid-30sish gentleman roller-skating in a prom dress and sweat bands. And this was all just around the lake. Imagine all the other characters out there.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Fear is the path to the Dark Side
August 29, 2008 - Friday
Without getting too into politics (is it even possible these days?) I want to offer my top three things I love/hate about the RNC in St. Paul this year.
I hate:
--that the normally chill people at my job are freaking out like it's the second coming and that the normally insane people are say "Republican National...wha? Oh that's nice." like they're talking about a new Arby's sandwich or something
.--Fat Cats. And I'm not talking about Claude either.
--That I have to work harder to ensure that my deliveries don't destroy the delicate balance that Homeland Security has created around St. Paul.
I love:
--that the bars are open until 4 a.m. (Not that I'm into that sort of thing!)
--that The Daily Show is coming! Check out this billboard they have up outside of the airport:
--that after it's all over maybe people in Minnesota will be so turned off by Republicans they'll have the good sense to vote Democrat!
Without getting too into politics (is it even possible these days?) I want to offer my top three things I love/hate about the RNC in St. Paul this year.
I hate:
--that the normally chill people at my job are freaking out like it's the second coming and that the normally insane people are say "Republican National...wha? Oh that's nice." like they're talking about a new Arby's sandwich or something
.--Fat Cats. And I'm not talking about Claude either.
--That I have to work harder to ensure that my deliveries don't destroy the delicate balance that Homeland Security has created around St. Paul.
I love:
--that the bars are open until 4 a.m. (Not that I'm into that sort of thing!)
--that The Daily Show is coming! Check out this billboard they have up outside of the airport:
--that after it's all over maybe people in Minnesota will be so turned off by Republicans they'll have the good sense to vote Democrat!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Can you really get a pedicure with your guy friends?
August 16, 2008 - Saturday
You know what is so sad is that so many of us women were brought up on a steady diet of Cinderella and The Little Mermaid. Maybe the former had a pretty lousy life before her prince charming, but she ran her house and really didn't need a man. Just a better estate lawyer. And Ariel? Well she was just a dreamer. All that natural curiosity and all she wanted was to make out with a prince? I doubt it…they should have started that movie when she kissed Eric so that we could see what an amazing woman she became on land because she never stopped asking questions. She could have been a great writer or at the very least a life guard.
Why were so many girls shown that happily ever after is just the wedding and nothing after? Isn't that when your life is supposed to begin? The falling is fun but the real shit begins after the fireworks finale.
Or maybe for a second we should consider what life would be like if all the women in this world realized they didn't need men the way the once thought they did. I don't mean that we don't need them at all. I think that they can be wonderful friends and lovers if held at the right distance.
I think that women are the masters of giving great advice and very seldom following it for themselves. So where does that leave us? We tell each other how to be in a relationship, we tell each other to kick that man to the curb, we tell each other that we'll be there, but so many of us won't take it to heart. And the others say it half-heartedly.
But what about women friends? Who can you trust? I've heard if they aren't trying to steal your clothes they're trying to steal your man. And I guess maybe you can make a case for that. But if we kept our guard down a little bit and were completely honest instead of showing half our hand we could be so much more close. It's true you need to give trust to get it.
Why do women work against each other when together we could easily rule the world? Of course I think evolutionarily it boils down to who is going to get the better man for breeding. But when you put it all down on paper, women have to be everything to everyone almost all the time. We have to be the career woman, amazing mom, sex goddess, dedicated athlete, accountant, gourmet chef, beauty queen and entertainer. And that's just Monday. What about us? What about all of our passion and love for the world? Why wouldn't we take more time to develop and cultivate in each other the things we all care for? I mean, c'mon ladies!
You know what is so sad is that so many of us women were brought up on a steady diet of Cinderella and The Little Mermaid. Maybe the former had a pretty lousy life before her prince charming, but she ran her house and really didn't need a man. Just a better estate lawyer. And Ariel? Well she was just a dreamer. All that natural curiosity and all she wanted was to make out with a prince? I doubt it…they should have started that movie when she kissed Eric so that we could see what an amazing woman she became on land because she never stopped asking questions. She could have been a great writer or at the very least a life guard.
Why were so many girls shown that happily ever after is just the wedding and nothing after? Isn't that when your life is supposed to begin? The falling is fun but the real shit begins after the fireworks finale.
Or maybe for a second we should consider what life would be like if all the women in this world realized they didn't need men the way the once thought they did. I don't mean that we don't need them at all. I think that they can be wonderful friends and lovers if held at the right distance.
I think that women are the masters of giving great advice and very seldom following it for themselves. So where does that leave us? We tell each other how to be in a relationship, we tell each other to kick that man to the curb, we tell each other that we'll be there, but so many of us won't take it to heart. And the others say it half-heartedly.
But what about women friends? Who can you trust? I've heard if they aren't trying to steal your clothes they're trying to steal your man. And I guess maybe you can make a case for that. But if we kept our guard down a little bit and were completely honest instead of showing half our hand we could be so much more close. It's true you need to give trust to get it.
Why do women work against each other when together we could easily rule the world? Of course I think evolutionarily it boils down to who is going to get the better man for breeding. But when you put it all down on paper, women have to be everything to everyone almost all the time. We have to be the career woman, amazing mom, sex goddess, dedicated athlete, accountant, gourmet chef, beauty queen and entertainer. And that's just Monday. What about us? What about all of our passion and love for the world? Why wouldn't we take more time to develop and cultivate in each other the things we all care for? I mean, c'mon ladies!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
God bless the BBC, PBS and the The Daily Show
August 10, 2008 - Sunday
This weekend I watched some of the best athletes in the world smack around a volleyball on the beach and make swimming thousands of meters look like fun. I love the Olympics. I'm not the competitive sort, but I really get into the idea that the entire world can look to something at the same time (that isn't a tragedy) and come together.
This summer Olympics are the first I have watched in years. In fact, I think the last time I even remember anything about the Olympics is Kerri Strug and holy sh*t! Was that really 1996? Youch. I guess school and working constantly will do that to you.
I noticed something that maybe I should've noticed awhile ago. At first I thought that because I am in the media world maybe I am more sensitive to it. But after asking my friend from Norway, maybe not. Is it just me or does the American media have the most arrogant air about them?
(I want to put a disclaimer here. I love my country. I am proud to be an American. I know that might sound cheesy, but I truly am. That being said, there are a lot of things I am embarrassed about and media, namely television, is one of them. That and McDonalds.)
I want to see *all* the athletes competing! I want to see every one of them. How many times can you show me the American competing? Aren't there a few other countries out there somewhere? Has it always been this way? (The idealist in me says no, but the realist dwelling in my basement shakes his head "Yes you idiot!") I guess that's just reason number 4,217 to kill your television.
This weekend I watched some of the best athletes in the world smack around a volleyball on the beach and make swimming thousands of meters look like fun. I love the Olympics. I'm not the competitive sort, but I really get into the idea that the entire world can look to something at the same time (that isn't a tragedy) and come together.
This summer Olympics are the first I have watched in years. In fact, I think the last time I even remember anything about the Olympics is Kerri Strug and holy sh*t! Was that really 1996? Youch. I guess school and working constantly will do that to you.
I noticed something that maybe I should've noticed awhile ago. At first I thought that because I am in the media world maybe I am more sensitive to it. But after asking my friend from Norway, maybe not. Is it just me or does the American media have the most arrogant air about them?
(I want to put a disclaimer here. I love my country. I am proud to be an American. I know that might sound cheesy, but I truly am. That being said, there are a lot of things I am embarrassed about and media, namely television, is one of them. That and McDonalds.)
I want to see *all* the athletes competing! I want to see every one of them. How many times can you show me the American competing? Aren't there a few other countries out there somewhere? Has it always been this way? (The idealist in me says no, but the realist dwelling in my basement shakes his head "Yes you idiot!") I guess that's just reason number 4,217 to kill your television.
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