Bad Day at Work?
wow. If you ever think you're having a bad day at work, watch this. It will put your life in perspective.
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And More Coverage
Incidentally, A Photo Editor posted a link to a photographer's site, Chris Jordon, with images of the tragic consequences of ocean dumping and our love for non-biodegradable plastics. According to the photographer's statement, none of the images were altered in any way. Birds choke and die as they mistake plastic for food.
And More Coverage
Incidentally, A Photo Editor posted a link to a photographer's site, Chris Jordon, with images of the tragic consequences of ocean dumping and our love for non-biodegradable plastics. According to the photographer's statement, none of the images were altered in any way. Birds choke and die as they mistake plastic for food.
Update on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A woman named Mary Crowley is making an effort to clean up the garbage that has accumulated in the Pacific Ocean by starting a non profit, Project Kaisei. See CNN article here.
P.S. Still have no heat in my building and now no hot water either. On the bright side, my roommate met our next door neighbor who's lived in the building for 7 years. She said this is the first time something like this has happened which gives me hope that it won't happen again, but also makes me wonder if I brought the bad luck to the building. She, like me and my roommate, is also going through the great "what career do I ultimately want?" internal debate. Amazing how that kind of stuff comes up in conversation upon an introductory meeting. I guess it's forefront on everyone's mind.
Updates
So I've sort of gotten a little over the whole blog thing if ya'll haven't noticed. Although I'm sure you're entertained by my videos. I started seeing someone over a month ago and have spent the majority of my time with him.. and don't really feel comfortable sharing my adventures. It's both strange and highly satisfying to know that someone speaks my language. I mean really speaks my language - fake ghetto, funny voices, random tangents and understands me despite my mild ADD tendencies. It has been a great adventure so far.
But some things never change.. today at my spin class, Carl inflicted the most pain and torture on me that he ever has. He told everyone to sit down except for me and with a shit ton of tension, made me go faster and faster while instructing the class to cheer me on. I came seconds away from passing out before he told me I could stop. And I had no music to motivate me. At the end of class, I called him out on the lack of music so who knows why kind of revenge he'll get on me next week. Then after managing to shower in a post work out haze, I headed to Whole Foods for dinner. Not realizing that the hot food would cost an arm and a leg, ordered the meal with two sides; salmon, broccoli and (shhhh) mac n' cheese. It was way too much food and cost $16! Jeeze people. This ain't 2007. I don't got no money to burn and Whole Foods certainly isn't worth it. I don't even think they clearly posted the price. I figured it would be around $10 at most and didn't ask. Hmmm. Lesson learned.
Going backwards here.. took my folks to Schiller's for my dad's birthday last night. Pictures to follow. Also went to see my friend Rebecca Lerman in a music- 23 Coins about a child genius, genetics, and fake preachers. Interesting play and she did a hell of a job going from childlike banter to child genius preacher. Saturday went to a birthday party, etc. etc. and Friday went to Bushwick (I know, I'm so hardcore) to the CMJ festival. We only saw two bands perform but liked the Grandchildren out of Philly. They just seemed like a bunch of kids having fun and making awesome music. Kind of an eclectic, almost tribal sound that included harmonies fit for an a capella group mixed with the loud, full sound of errr punk rock. Okay, I ain't no music critic. Needless to say, it was worth the trek (aight we got a ride succkkas) - to Bushwick.
Peace out kids. Despite my total adrenaline rush from fearing Carl/ spin, I'm going to hit the hay.
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Okay Kids
This website is gross. Don't look at it right after you've eaten like I did. Excuse me while I yak. Yes, here it is folks. Look at this fucking hipster. I tried to skim through for Halloween costume ideas but my stomach couldn't handle it.
My 3rd Homeland.. Or something like that
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/room-for-color-2009/choose-your-favorite-san-miguel-de-allende-vs-cubelles-room-for-color-international-099095
Mischief Coming out of the Closet
Because I've been so bad lately with posting, I thought I'd give ya'll a treat. Video!! This is Mischief at his best. Excitement!
Mischief Coming Out from Molly Aaker on Vimeo.
Branding
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
Interesting video on TED about the power and role of advertising. Kind of ties together with what I just read, "The Lost Symbol." I'll ignore the Dan Brown haters, thank you. Sutherland talks about the power of placebos and how our perception of people, objects, etc. effect it's worth. Just as Brown's book discusses the power of the mind. Like confidence - if we believe we can do something, we can. Does any of this make sense? It all made sense in my head.
Now if only I can get past recent Facebook shenanigans of this morning that sort of threw off my day. And focus on what the book taught me - to control my own thoughts and find the "God" & power within me. hmm
My friend is in this video
Last line at the end.
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Inspiration
On my last day of my "staycation," I'm chilling in my apartment reading Dan Brown's latest novel. I went outside a few hours ago and noted that it's quite beautiful out.. but I'm just going to ignore that fact. And off I go, dreaming, once again, about a career in art history where I will presumably discover lost works of art, learn about ancient symbolism and gain a better understanding about life by studying the past. And then the GRE's loom over me, $1,000 prep classes, months of studying, remembering high school MATH.. and then eventually I get back to my own reality. But then I see things like this and my excitement is reignited - a painting thought to be from the 19th Century is actually a Da Vinci!
Weekend Update
Wow, sorry I've been completely M.I.A. Here's a very quick update. Thursday and Friday I took off from work. Ended up being fairly productive. Went rollerblading. Saw the High Line and went to a super awesome Symphonics show at the Bowery Poetry club. Probably one of their best. Saturday I babysat in Brooklyn, then Sunday I went to a wine tasting in Upstate New York. Was tons of fun minus the port a potty experience but then again, we all had to endure it. Then Saturday night, if that wasn't enough, I danced hard core for a few hours at the Body & Soul party at Webster Hall with my new friend Natalie.
And in a few minutes.. I'm off to Grand Central, catching a train up to Breakneck Ridge where I'll be hiking and hopefully not breaking my neck! Pictures, videos, etc. to follow.
Happy Monday and Happy Columbus Day!
Boob Tube
I just had a large TV fall on my head. I swear. I'm not kidding. I really can't make this stuff up. I was removing my scanner from the unstable shelf that held the large TV that doesn't really work. It fell from the shelf, and literally rolled off my head and on to the floor. I'm okay folks. The TV did not break.. it bounced though. Yeah... what a way to start the first day of my "staycation."
Monday Awesomeness
Didn't really sleep that well at all last night. I love how the knowledge that I had to wake up around 6:15 stressed me out and prevented me from sleeping. Kind of counterproductive. During my 6 hours or less of sleep, I did manage to have a vivid, hopefully prophetic, dream. If you recall, a few weeks ago, I found a gold chain necklace at the 68th street subway platform... I dreamed I found another gold chain necklace and can't remember where I initially thought it came from. But then saw an old shoe laying around the room (not my apartment or house but you know how dreams are). I believe the shoe was from Target. The bottom lining of the shoe was coming off, and I pealed it away to find more beautiful gold necklaces. I believe 2-3. Then I had some sort of weird realization that someone in a far off place (where ever Target shoes are made) had tried to hide this jewelry in the lining of the shoes and they somehow made it into stores. So I have no idea how to interpret this dream or where to take it. Should I start designing shoes? Make sure I finally sell my gold chain? Is this a subtle reference to a long running joke between a friend and I - who once found money rolled up in a shoebox? Hmm.. perhaps I now know what I'll be doing on one of my days off.
In other news, I am awesome. I went to a Core Fusion class with my coworker this morning from 7am-8am! It feels sooo satisfying to wake up that early and already get a workout out of the way. I can go an unlimited number of times this week for $40. Otherwise, it's about $30 a class depending on how many you get at once. It's a mix of pilates and yoga. Awesomeness. And pain. I am Spartacus.