hey, it’s my xanga birthday!
(lame that i noticed… but true)
i will eat a cupcake later to celebrate. perhaps with sprinkles.
Archive for May, 2004
saturday night, i went to a birthday party for ba, a friend of ellen’s who is my friend by association. thank goodness for association, cos this party was one of the best parties i have ever been to. seriously. the main reason? david garza, an extremely talented musician out of austin (and now LA, i guess). seth gave me his cd about a year ago (thank you seth!!), and i’ve loved his music ever since.
weeell, ba decided to splurge for his 30th b-day by paying david and his band to play in the living room of�ba’s *posh deluxe* condo. i knew it was going to be a good night when we (seth, josh and me) walked in to the first floor (a crayon sign, made by david, called it “the makeout room”) and discovered serveral guitars and a signed wilco poster. whoah.
soon, david was rawking our souls out. unfortunately, almost all of ba’s laywer friends (from V&E) sequestered themselves in the kitchen– they TOTALLY MISSED OUT. super lame. we, on the other hand,�were dancing up a storm on the wood floor of the living room, singing along and shouting out requests.
david was way cool.
it was so freaking awesome. like a private concert for 10 people.
plus there was birthday cake, and it was very yummy.
at one point, ba joined the band to play “this ones goes out to the one i love” by rem. i just remember jumping around and wondering, “am i in a music video?” it was almost heaven.
apparently, david was in a best buy commercial a while ago about “up and coming” musicians in which he said something like, “i’m david garza.� you don’t know me now, but you will.” josh kept threatening to go up to him and say, “i’m josh katz, you don’t know me now…” or “hey, you’re david garza. i didn’t know you then, but now i do!” ha ha ha… thank gawd he didn’t do that.
for another (and better) description of the night, read colby’s xanga.
ok, the poli sci nerd in me LURVES this site. it is way too much fun (and also has that delicious feeling that comes from spying on people)…
can you tell i don’t have much to do at work? (I’M NOT COMPLAINING!)
www.fundrace.org
jonny greenwood (radiohead) now has his very own BBC concert orchestra to play with. cool.
so, i’m currently looking for�a job (by the way, “what color is yr parachute?” tells me to tell everyone i know that i’m in the midst of a job search, so: EVERYONE, I’M LOOKING FOR A JOB!)… anyway, i emailed my mom my resume and asked her for any suggestions or comments. here is what she wrote:
Sarah, Looks great to me! Even though I know you, I’m impressed with your skills and experience. I would hire you immediately. Love Mom
how cute is my mom? 
absolutely disgusting.
FACTORY BUSH TOUTED CLOSES; 1,300 OHIOANS JOBLESS
Last April, President Bush visited a Timken Company manufacturing plant in Ohio to press for passage of new tax cuts that he said would spur the economy. During the speech Bush said that “the future of this company is bright and therefore, the future of employment is bright for the families that work here” (1).� Less than a year after the tax cuts for the wealthy passed, that same factory is shutting down — putting about 1,300 people out of work (2) and inflicting a “devastating” blow to the Canton community (3). With the White House pushing even more tax cuts for the wealthy (4) and supporting outsourcing of American jobs (5), Ohio has lost more than 200,000 manufacturing jobs since President Bush took office (6).
Of course, one person who will not be feeling the pain of the President’s economic policies is W.R. “Tim” Timken - a top Bush fundraiser and the man who decided to shut down the factory. Having earned more than $2.6 million last year, Timken stands to receive $59,000 in new tax breaks from President Bush this year (7) - Timken also happens to have raised $600,000 for the President in one night (8). By contrast, 89% of Ohio residents will receive less than $100 by 2006 from the latest Bush tax cuts (9).
Sources:
1. President Discusses Plan for Economic Growth in Ohio, 04/24/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36058.
2. “Timken to close Ohio factory”, Pittsburgh Business Times, 05/17/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36059.
3. “Timken Layoffs Potentially Devastating For Canton”, NewsNet5.com,
05/16/2004, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36060.
4. “Bush seeks to make tax cuts permanent”, Washington Times, 09/05/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36061.
5. “Bush Econ Advisor: Outsourcing OK”, CBS News, 02/13/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36062.
6. “BUSH STUMPS IN OHIO, DEFENDS JOBS RECORD”, 05/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36063.
7. Citizens for Tax Justice, Fall 2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36064.
8. Campaign Money Watch, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36065.
9. Citizens for Tax Justice Brief,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1176963&l=36066.
did you know that dennis kucinich is still campaigning?… but for something a bit different than you might think. i really love this guy:
“In a way, I feel like Johnny Appleseed,” Mr. Kucinich said. “I’m planting seeds all over this country: seeds of peace, seeds of hope. At some point, maybe years from now, there will be orchards. So in a sense, it’s about more than this election. It’s about more than politics. It really is about envisioning a new America.”
it may sound cheesy to you, but that’s only because we’ve grown accustomed to dishonest politicians. this guy, amazingly enough, is sincere. no. really.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/17/politics/campaign/17kucinich.html
in other news, the federal government is�currently prosecuting greenpeace in court. wow. i’m so proud: http://www.chron.com/CDA/umstory.mpl/nation/2573927
if you’re single, be afraid. apparently houston is one of the top 10 WORST cities for dating… according to “Sperling’s BestPlaces”… whatever the hell that is.
you can find the full list of best and worst at this site: http://houseandhome.msn.com/move/BestCitiesforDating.aspx?GT1=3278
it sounds extremely scientific:
“The study is based on criteria that include percentage of singles ages 18-24, population density, and dating venues per capita such as concerts, coffee shops, bars, bowling alleys, etc., and includes 80 metro areas in America. AXE Deodorant Bodyspray, which specializes in the dating game, teamed with Sperling’s BestPlaces to find out which city is revered as the D.C. (Dating Capital) of the U.S.”
i like the use of the scientific lingo, like “D.C.”.
according to the study, one of houston’s greatest weakness is a scarcity of lingerie shops. does that mean that montrose area residents get more action than people in sugarland? well… actually…
oh, and, to make matters worse for h-town,�the study names austin as�the D.C. of america. oh sperling’s, why must you taunt us so with yr scientific data?! maybe if houstonians started using more axe deodorant… riiight.
ok, sorry for another “generic” posting but this one is AWESOME. all the way back in 1870… too bad we have yet to arise.
Arise, then, women of this day! Arise all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: “We will not have questions decided by irrelevant agencies. Our husbands shall not come to us reeking of carnage for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy, and patience. We women of one country will be too tender to those of another country to allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.”
From the bosom of a devastated Earth a voice goes up with our own. It says “Disarm! Disarm!” The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.
As men have forsaken the plow and the anvil at the summons of war, let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of counsel. Let them meet first as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means whereby the great human family can live in peace, each bearing after his time the sacred impress not of Caesar, but of God.
In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women without limit of nationality be appointed and held at some place deemed most convenient and at the earliest period consistent with its objects, to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.
Julia Ward Howe, 1870
ok, i need to stop posting but i can’t help it. the ny times is just so freaking spectacular.
you must check this out: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/09/fashion/09GAME.html
i wanna play!!!
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