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I will be there with Evan Greer. Stop by, hang out and riot with us.
April 30th, 2005: New York, NY
@ Times Up! Bike Space
49 East Houston St. (Between Mott and Mulberry)
TOM MORELLO (rage against the machine, audioslave)
LEFTOVER CRACK (acoustic set)
SETH TOBOCMAN (amazing radical art!)
BREAD AND ROSES (country-punk from boston)
RIOT-FOLK! (brenna, ryan, mark, and evan)
7:30pm - All ages! Sliding scale donation.
Part of the New World in Our Hearts Conference.
Pics from event coming later....
There is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn't ever feel like I'm just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it's good for us all to remember that we don't need to scheme and plot, or beg anyone to ask us out. We're fantastic. ~ Author, Liz Tuccillo
Recently a friend said to me about her buddy with benefits, “I think he is more into me than he wants to admit.”
I politely smiled and wondered to myself why we women are still doing this to ourselves. Why do we refuse to accept a mans actions over our own mind reading skills? Why do we think we know someone better than they know themselves? Some of us are handing over our personal power without even realizing what we are doing. The price we pay to stroke our own ego is far greater than the reward.
Many single women find themselves taking months and even years trying to figure out where a relationship stands. A new book entitled, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys is challenging single straight woman to look at themselves and examine their own fears. Instead of making allowances for a mans lack of real interest, the authors suggests a person stop wasting valuable time and start living for a higher standard. The authors advocate accepting reality early on and move on to something significant or at the very least living a full, joyous single life without compromises.
I’m not a lover of chick lit or most dating self help rule books, but I’m happy these authors are giving woman another option in which to feel good and take back personal power. Most of the time, those of us who rebuke the norm of romantic love are made to feel like bitter old spinsters or oddballs. He's just not that into you, Ok but you don’t have to let that slow you down. You can still look and feel great for the most important person in your life, you.
Entry Word: quirky
Function: adjective
Text: different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
A friend recently introduced me to his girlfriend for the first time. Later he told me she thought I was quirky. I thought she was adorable and I certainly took no offense to her comment. Maybe that means I am quirky?
Dimitri, gamer and web designer extraordinaire!
For the second time in my lifetime, we have a new Pope. In 1978 when Pope John Paul II was elected, there were no cell phones, no computers and a lousy speaker system at the Vatican. The fact that he was Polish and not Italian was news worthy amoung Catholics.
Wouldn't it be amazing if the new pope, Pope Benedict XVI would allow women priests? Wouldn't it be amazing if priests would be permitted to marry? No longer a sin, birth control. Can you imagine? No my friends the church won't change. Not one little bit.
This conclave was all about secrecy. The Catholic church is all about secrecy. Don't we know in these modern times that we are only as sick as our secrets?
Viva le Papa!
If you're like me, you tire of mainstream media as a news source. I never feel like I'm getting the truth or being told anything news worthy. Check out some worth while sites and keep and open mind.
Other people in the world are suffering everyday. Learn more about the genocide in the Sudan.
Marty Tankleff sits in prison with overwhelming evidence of his innocence. Yes, it happens even in America.
One People's Project is a site out of New Jersey that will keep you up to date on underground racist groups that incite violence.
Some of you might not have any idea who this 79 year old man is so allow me to fill you in. Ramsey Clarke is the attorney who will be defending Saddam Hussein.
Mr. Clarke is a former US attorney general under Lydon Johnson and far leftist known for his anti-American foreign policy stance. Mr. Clarke fought for civil rights and today takes the unpopular position of defending some of the most hated war criminals.
Mr. Clarke in his standard tan corduroy jacket.
Years ago I had the opportunity to meet Ramsey Clarke. Actually he frequented a place where I was working. During that time, I knew he was a famous lawyer but I wasn't familiar with his impressive career. Clearly his personal life was a challenge but I found Mr. Clarke to be an extremely polite gentlemen and I enjoyed speaking with him.
I will be watching the defense of Saddam Hussein with a great deal of interest.
Best of luck to Joaquin. I'm a huge fan of his work.
Click pic for a nice wallpaper of Joaquin
Ok I really didn't. After all he was very old, right? It's not like we weren't expecting it even though the Catholic church was putting the, "he's doing just dandy" spin on his health reports. The whole point of this post is to say I want this tee shirt!
*Disclaimer: This post was entered by a former Catholic school girl. Do not try this at home as it may result in extreme feelings of guilt.*
What the hell happened to us?
There was a time, not so long ago, when we could proudly boast the one thing we could do well was pageantry. Well that’s over now which anyone who saw footage of the royal welding (sic) today will testify.
What a f***ing shambles! Right from the start it was badly done. originally it was announced they were to wed in Windsor Castle until Chas’s office discovered that, in order to comply with the law, the chapel had to get a licence to hold a civil wedding – which means that for the period of the licence any of the great unwashed could request to be married in the castle thus there was the possibility that minor royals could come into close proximity with the working stiffs who pay for their upkeep. This, of course, is not to be borne – what next? Charabancs of lower class oiks munching home made sandwiches on the camomile lawn? Gaudily dressed Chavs swilling down Lambrini with the bride and groom? Americians?
No, we will have none of that! So the whole mess was moved to the registry office to keep the commoners at bay. And then Queenie stamps her foot, throws her toys out of the pram and says she will not be going to the ceremony. Reason is she hates Camilla (Milly to her friends –“That bloody woman” to the royals) bur reason given is some crap about being the head of the church she cannot go to a registry office…
Then the Pope died. Dammed inconvenient!
He was probably holding on just to spite them after all those years of work trying to bring the Church of England back into the fold has come to nothing, so why not shaft the leader before I go? thought the Pope. Well it worked after announcing nothing will change Chas then says ‘ok move it forward one day’ but Queenie holds out for a six MONTH wait (give her more time to talk the idiot boy out of it…) so there are a string of conflicting press releases alongside news pieces about poor shopkeepers who are packed to the gills with wedding merchandise from tea towels and mugs to ……well, bigger tea towels and mugs all with the wrong date (personality I would have hired a bunch of immigrants with permanent markers to cross out the wedding and put ‘POPE DIES’ on the crap – the photo of Camilla works just as well as the Popes death mask) If they hold out for a hundred years it might still come good.
The event was P*** poor with little support or public interest in the wedding of two ancient adulterers who have been shagging since God was a boy with the hardest job being the news crews trying to drown out the boos from the crowd (I use that term loosely) and as to her taking the title Duchess of Cornwall?
Forgive my ignorance of protocol but when you marry a person of title and you inherit theirs the senior title is the one you must be known by. Chas is the Duke of Cornwall but more than that he is a Prince – the Prince of Wales. That makes Camilla Princess of Wales – just like the woman whose husband she was having an affair with and now has taken her position. In taking a lesser title their guilt is manifest – if all was well and you were secure in your actions then why not take the big title? Not that I hold much of a candle for dear, dead, Di but it was interesting to note that in the service following the wedding (the bit the Queen felt able to attend ) they had to renounce their sins – not something you normally see the royals forced to do and perhaps a requirement from the church or they would not go through with the charade.
All in all it was a cheap, threadbare attempt that was badly planned (even I knew for the past few months the Pope was to pop off at any minute so this was a bad time to make plans) and poorly communicated. The populace was expected to do what they were told and listen to their ‘betters’
When the Queen goes expect the wheels to fall off the state carriage, no shot for the 21 gun salute and Duchess/Princess Cammy late for the planting due to measuring for new carpets and thumbing through the IKEA catalogue back at the palace
Tell me, do my test results surprise you? Apparently, I'd sooner be a communist than a republican. HeHe
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This review was sent to me by my long time friend, Lee. Thanks Lee!
This movie was terribly entertaining from the twisted beginning to the slightly more unsettling end.
The show was visually both spectacular and ominous. It had an odd mixture of mainly black and white emphasized by colorized portions/images. While I found it to be pretty unsettling and sometimes annoyingly over-the-top, overall it worked very well and gave the show a definite well-suited feel. It set the tone very well for the theatre to follow
Based on a comic book series, the flick had a good graphic novel taste that didn\'t seem to fail like oh so many comic-book adaptations have before. The plot jumped and followed several interlaced stories throughout a corrupt crime-riddled vice-heavy city.
The movie was a great ensamble cast that didn\'t have much time for character development (although surprisingly the characters seemed to work despite the pitfall). Especially impressive was Marv (Mickey Rourke), an almost indestructible and very ethical thug with a heart of rusty gold and a penchant for dealing out well-deserved torturous deaths to people who are more evil than himself. Bruce Willis also played the great character of a washed-up and retired police officer with a bum ticker (although the viewer is expected to look past the fact that he looks about 15 years too young for the role).
To those seeking eye candy, of course there was your lineup of beautiful women--frequently topless or in other stage of lack of dress *grins*. A majority of the female characters were either exotic dancers or hookers, so what did you expect? Of course, women were not left out on the eye candy front--fortunately for the strait men in the crowd they were clothed.
If you have a problem with gore or didn\'t see violent humor in moves like pulp fiction, starship troopers or natural born killers do yourself a favor and avoid this movie. It is not for the serious or weak of stomach. If you find yourself laughing at many of the wrong times or situations--do not even consider missing this film.
This movie was rated R, of course, for nudity, profanity, \"styalized violence\"/gore, and about every other unsavory subject matter-related thing under the sun. But, hey, if you want to see a pedophile get his nuts ripped off at least you know what movie to watch.
With the death of Prince Rainerin the news, I recall being in Monaco.
A friend lived nearby in Nice and we were able to take a short flight from Paris.
I adore the south of France. Frankly, I prefer it over Paris. Monaco and it's people remind me of walking down Park Ave. only far more elegant.
I can completely see what a certain Philadelphian of yester year saw in the country of Monoco.
I rented this film and cried through the entire thing. It reiterates what I have learned from experience. Traveling is humbling, it renders me vulnerable. I connect with myself in new ways when I take myself outside my comfort zone. I get plugged into humanity and always come away with much gratitude and a new perspective.
Ernesto "Che" Guevara developed his politcal philosophies as a young man of means who was able to travel for the sake of exploration and pleasure. His future and the furture of Latin America was shaped on that road trip.
On that note I ordered this book and I look forward to the new film on the life of Che.
Things have been very stressful for me in the past few weeks. I don't dare get into all the details here, but suffice it to say I'm dazed and confused from taking shit on the chin.
Today was a good day because I decided to make it one. I ran errands and shopped. I shopped yesterday and I shopped the day before. I think I see a pattern. Met up with some friends tonight and that was nice.
Mostly I feel like some people are just freaks. They are so selfish all they can think about is how something effects them. (Look at the Terri Shiavo/ Michael Jackson misfits. I wonder how they live in their home lives?) Do some people ever do anyone a solid? Hell no. They are so busy acting self rightous and pretending to stand on some imaginary higher ground. Some don't know the real meaning of being there for others. They exist in there own little space.
I think I'll finish this Yuengling and watch an Agatha Christie movie from Netflix. The 1930s art deco world is so beautiful even when it includes a murder.
I watched A&E's new documentary Intervention. Excellent program but my heart breaks when there is no mention of family members finding their own recovery. As I watch the program, I hope and pray that somewhere along the line professionals are getting a message of recovery through to family members who feel that addiction is something their loved one is doing to them.
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Bravo is running a new program called Showdog Moms & Dads. Right off the bat I can see that I wont be able to stomach this. It's those sickening kind of people that kiss their pet on the mouth and project human emotion all over the animal, hence the title of the show "Moms & Dads." Does your pet really want to wear a Halloween costume? I think not.
You have to check out this flash clip sent to me by dear sweet James in New Zealand. It is hysterical. I especially love the French!! WTF!
Watching The Brini Maxwell Show tonight I thought back to the 80's, when I was combing the NY club scene searching for Andy Warhol, I held tightly to my bible Details magazine. Sure you know the Details rag of today that men’s mag that address' the metro sexual. I'm referring to the original Details of Stephan Saban and Michael Musto, journalists of the club scene.
I recall Rupaul being mentioned in every issue. She was a fabulous 6ft tall drag queen who much later fell into mainstream media. Yes, I am referring to that Rupaul.
One time in Details I read the obituary of one Jackie Curtis. They raved about Jackie's greatness and what a lose her death was to the world. I believed she might have had some serious addiction issues. All these years later and there is a film about her.
Then there is Lady Bunny and Wigstock. I thought that looked like the greatest party on earth and the Lady is the hostess with the mostess.
Lypsinka is such a cool name for a drag queen and she is gorgeous! Once I heard she was appearing here in Philly and I wanted to see her perform.
Finally, one other thing to share with you. I saw Lou Reed live and he performed Walk on the Wild Side. The song is about drag queens (Jackie Curtis, Candy Darling etc.) in the back room of Max' Kansas City in the 60's. Read the lyrics. Lou is literally saying what went on as any Warhol aficionado knows.
I always try and be sure to share the most intriguing information with you, dear reader. I hope you appreciate it. ♥