“we now have this shining light in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile jars of clay containing a great treasure that shows all surpassing power is from God and not ourselves”
Well, uninterrupted is a little exaggerated as I just had someone named Sodamapalli Sreedevi phonetically break down their name over the phone at work. Just my luck after a 15 minute process of learning the persons name…turns out to be a wrong number.
I hate wasting time. If life wasn’t full of wrong numbers it would be a better world.
I’d love a career that requires no patience…I’ll work on it.
Anyway, for the meantime I just finished up my 3rd semester with Wayne State and closed ‘Its a Wonderful Life’ at the Bonstelle Theatre, Downtown Detroit last sunday.
Normally I don’t get nostalgic with shows, but I think this will be a hard one to let go of. I’ve made some serious connections with people during the run and it’s been a surprisingly rewarding experience.
Rehearsals for ‘Wonderful Life’ started in October, so its almost like thats when Christmas started for me. I was sick of it before it even began, but then I forgot the fact its an actual holiday and ALL OF A SUDDEN ITS NEXT WEEK?!
I haven’t thought about shopping, getting a tree, putting up decorations, making/eating cookies, repositioning nativity scenes or those awful light up lawn deer…or any other holiday festivities! I blew right through all of that with the show and all of a sudden my world has gone from pumpkins to snowstorms. Jesus.
The life of Fekkak Mamdouh, a Moroccan-born waiter, turned upside down after 9/11, when the restaurant he worked at the top of the World Trade Center was destroyed. The story told in the book The Accidental American illustrates Mamdouh and his colleagues’ struggle for justice with a strong argument for a new immigration policy, one that would allow everyone to fully share the benefits of globalization.
The Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan (ROC-MI) and the Restaurant Opportunities are celebrating the release of The Accidental American by author Rinku Sen, who wrote the book along with Mamdouh.
This free event is Oct. 8 at The Raymond C. Smith Carriage House at Inn on Ferry Street (84 E. Ferry St), 9-11 a.m.
Breakfast will be served by a local bakery. A portion of the proceeds from book sales at this event will benefit ROC-Michigan.
So long driving back and forth between downriver and Detroit
As of Monday i’ll be moved in and starting classes. Model D did a tribute to Colin Hubbell who passed away last week who developed the lofts at 55 Canfield.
Watch this video, and see why developer Colin Hubbell was special.
Hubbell talked with Model D TV producer/director Tom Hendrickson about his 55 West development in Midtown at its grand opening party in 2006. The party was like a who’s who in Detroit development, plus a smattering of Wayne State students, CCS types, city officials, and more. More importantly, Hubbell brought people together of all races, politics, ages, backgrounds and classes. He embraced diversity and lived it.
oh, and keep in mind that this was is 2006 before anyone knew anything about kwame. lol
It looks like the smart money is on Delaware Senator Joe Biden for Obama’s running mate. Why would Obama choose Biden? Our theory is that Obama just likes Biden. He’s a funny guy. But is it a terrible choice? We think it is! But we’d love to be wrong! Pros and cons (mostly cons), below.
The official line is age, experience, and foreign policy expertise—Biden matches up well against McCain by outdoing him on most of his strengths besides the “tortured for five years by homos” thing. But with Biden comes the history of saying insane and inappropriate things and, you know, the plagiarism. (We said he matched up well with McCain!) And hey, let’s look at some of our favorite moments of Biden saying something insane—taken entirely from his recent run for the presidency!
July, 2006: Biden: goes to a 7/-11. And says: “You CANNOT go into a 7-11 or a Dunkin Donuts without an Indian accent.” Which he meant as: some sort of comment on how Indian-Americans are a fast-growing and terribly productive group whose support he’s always welcomed!
August 27, 2006: Biden: goes on “Fox News Sunday.”
And Says: “You don’t know my state. My state was a slave state. My state is a border state. My state has the eighth-largest black population in the country. My state is anything from a Northeast liberal state.” Which he meant as: reassurance that he was not an out-of-touch liberal coastal elitist!
December, 2006: Biden: goes before the South Carolina Rotary Club.
And says:Delaware, he noted, was a “slave state that fought beside the North. That’s only because we couldn’t figure out how to get to the South. There were a couple of states in the way.” Which he meant as: a joke.
January, 2007: Biden: is interviewed by the New York Observer.
And says: “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.” Which he meant as: a compliment to Barack Obama, whom he actually seems to like, and also an astute observation on the way Americans and the media represent Black-ness couched in cringe-inducing language.
October, 2007: Biden: is interviewed by the Washington Post editorial board.
And says: (when asked by iowa schools why D.C. performs better) “There’s less than 1 percent of the population of Iowa that is African American. There is probably less than 4 or 5 percent that are minorities. What is in Washington? So look, it goes back to what you start off with, what you’re dealing with….” Which he meant as: look, who knows now? Maybe he meant, as his campaign said, that “the disadvantages were based on economic status, not race.” But that is not what he meant because it is not what he said. The most charitable possible explanation for this is that by “it goes back to what you start off with, what you’re dealing with” he does mean that minorities are born with far fewer advantages in life than whites out in Iowa. But at this point the man’s tone-deaf inability to discus race in any sane way—despite no evidence that he, you know, dislikes black people or anything—is actually stunning, like watching an acrobat repeatedly fall to his death over and over and over again.
BUT. The Biden penchant for saying dumb shit is tied to his charm for saying whatever the hell is on his mind. His extemporaneous monologuing produces both gaffes and gems. Like at the Democratic debate where he just up and called a gun nut a dangerous crazy person:
See? Also when, more recently, he asked if the Vice President had been kissed in Iraq. Why? Who knows. Maybe because he knows he’s in the running for the job.
Politically, Biden is probably a terrible choice. Another two Senators for the Dems. And he’s from Delaware. And he makes Obama look even less experienced. And honestly he has nothing compelling to say on domestic issues, at all, which is still what the voters care about. And he doesn’t help to win any swing states, at all.
But, you know, the guy is also a hilarious blowhard. So we win.
Its hard to believe that i’ll be within walking distance from everything in less than two weeks.
My apartment at the Lofts of 55 Canfield is almost ready for the move in. If you have any boxes, SAVE THEM! I’ll put them to good use. hah.
For the most part everything is going as planned, but I still feel unprepared because everything will be happening at once. It’ll be labor day weekend, Jazz Fest, Back to School, auditions, my birthday, rehearsals for rocky & pippin, and still working while I’m trying to move
When the heck am i going to have time to paint and unpack?
• “It’s always in the last place you look”
• “Try getting into the frame of mind you were in when you lost it. Think to yourself, where would I have put it?”
• “Tell yourself you never cared much for it anyway — then it will suddenly appear”
• “When you organized everything the other day you put it away where it belongs”
• “You are only imagining that you ever had it. It was never here to begin with”
• “The dog took it”
• “The search is more interesting than the answer”
• “The search IS the answer”
I am completely going to lose my mind this year. Seriously, this time I think i’ve finally outdone myself. I was supposed to simplify my life this year, not pack it air-tight!
Here’s a few things you can do to save money while traveling and experiencing different hotels:
Tip #1 Don’t book online. Some may think that this is cheaper than calling directly, which it certainly is… unless you know how to talk your rate down over the phone. Online 3rd party bookings receive commission when you prepay, which means that what they’re paying the hotel is less than what you are paying them – so naturally, they collect the difference which can sometimes be up to $50 dollars.
Tip #2 Ask for special rate codes when making your reservation and specify if credentials are needed. While fabricating information is slightly unethical, rarely do hotels follow up on affiliations. For example, most hotels have government rates, lowest negotiable rates, AAA discounts, and corporate rates – so its common that guests refer to these discounts and recieve them without proof.
Tip #3 It helps to be pleasant. If you can convince the hotel you’re appreciative and genuinely interested in the property and what they offer, you’re more likely to receive some lenience in terms of your rate. Trust me, Hotels would much rather have you be their guest if they know you aren’t going to cause problems.
Tip #4 Be professional and brief . If you call and slur “Give me a room” into the front desk’s ear, it won’t wont help your chances of getting any discounts. It also doesn’t help your chances when you’re telling the front office your life story. Leave lengthy personal information out- they don’t care.
Tip #5 If you’re going to and from the airport, book your own taxi. Often times when you have someone else book it for you, they will add a surcharge for commission which will go directly into the pocket of front desk employees.
Tip #6 Buy snacks, drinks, etc before you come. Hotels are at liberty to up-charge as they please. Often times a canned soft-drink can cost $3.50, which is a $3.00 difference from what the can of pop is actually worth.
Tip #7 Research, Research. Make sure you understand your definitive rate before you checkout, it also helps to get the name of the person you negotiated with. Keep in mind that after your credit card is authorized for payment, it could take up to 5 or 6 business days for your account to be credited if you thought you had a different rate, and also know that it is the card company itself who will credit your account.
Tip #8 Don’t steal. Have your eye on that plush robe? Think you could use a ice bucket at home? Well, you may enjoy these things if you take them, but you’ll be charged more than if you were to purchase them yourself. Hotels will charge you shipping, handling, convenience charges, tax, and whatever else that can get away with if you steal products from hotel rooms. And the show stopper is, you have no case against them if they do.
Tip #9 check out on time. Remember that size 6 font you initialed and signed? Well that stated, that if you didn’t check out by 11am or noon that you could be charged for a late checkout or even another nights stay. Make sure you are out no later that 15 minutes after checkout time, or hotel employees are instructed to add the charges. Also realize that you DO NOT own your room. Even one minute after the time you payed for, the hotel regains possession of that particular room and can vacate it if necessary. Don’t make housekeeping pack your bags, you likely won’t be welcomed back.
Tip #10 Don’t smoke. More and more hotels are becoming smoke-free which means that the average hotel will slap on an astounding $200 ozone fee to your stay if they even detect the slightest bit of smoke. The ozone fee is named appropriately because they use a ozone machine to clean the air and filter the chemicals after you leave. These machines don’t come cheap (average of $329.00) so think twice before you smoke the cigar in bed or marijuana in the bathroom. Other guests will thank you for it.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some U.S. motorists sick of getting clobbered at the pump seem willing to do just about anything for free fuel, from giving up the right to name their children to stealing from day-care centres to donating blood.
In Orlando, Florida, David Partin pledged to name his son after local radio hosts to win a $100 (50 pound) gas card as part of a contest. Partin will collect the card in December, when his son is born, if he can produce a birth certificate proving the baby is named Dixon Willoughby Partin, after the hosts.
“(His wife said) this is his problem to explain when the child is older,” Greg Stevens, WHTQ-FM program director told Reuters.
At the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Beatty, Nevada, clients who spend $300 or more this month will receive $50 gas vouchers as part of a promotion to beat the summer slump in business.
“It’s rocking along. We’re doing quite well. June and July historically are not big months,” said James Davis, who co-owns the ranch with his wife, Bobbi.
The first $1,000 in gas cards were given out within a week, he added.
In Mesquite, Texas, thieves drained $100 worth of gasoline from buses used by the Higher Ground Church day-care centre and have hit four or five other church centre fleets in the area.
“It was someone who was desperate,” said James Green, the church’s pastor. “All he had to do was come and ask us and we would have bought him a tank of gas.”
The American Red Cross, meanwhile, is running a summer raffle where blood donors are eligible to win a year’s supply of fuel.
At St. Ann’s Parish in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, the Rev. Edward McDonagh has decided to institute a drawing for a $50 gasoline card at weekly mass.
The drawings are symbolic gestures and not intended to boost attendance, he said.
“When Jesus was at the wedding feast of Cana, the groom ran out of wine, he produced the wine for them,” he said. “In that spirit, we feel that this might be comparable.”
Prior to seeing Batman: The Dark Knight, i read most of the reviews online and in the newspapers thinking that they all kind of sound the same.
‘Heath Ledger is phenomenal, could win best picture, oscar posthumerous around the corner…’
But now after having seen it, i realize why they all sound the same. Heath ledger was phenomenal, it very well could win best picture, and Heath Ledger could be the 7th person in history to win an oscar after death.
personally, the best scene in the movie is when the joker blows up the hospital and comes walking out in the nurse outfit.
its quite the new spin on the joker from when we were kids…
so i just got back from mackinaw and cedar point and it looks like on sunday i’ll be making my way across the state to Grand Rapids/Muskegon and taking the ferry over to visit charissa in Milwaukee. If all goes according to plan, i should be back on Tuesday. Its going to be a blast, partially because we’re going to ride around on segways. yes, you read that right.
First of all, for those of you who are going to freak out at the thought that i can read tarot, i would first like to call you out on every horoscope you’ve ever read because It’s essentially the same thing. You give meaning to a displayed situation, and thats exactly what reading the cards is all about. While I really have advertised it much, or told anyone (at all..), I realized I don’t really care. So,
having said that, I was reading my own 9 card spread today and it was dead on. The card directly in the middle of the spread was the eight of cups.
The eight of cups is best known as the card of moving on. It is a clarification on when its time to throw in the towel, cut your losses, take your dignity, and leave. And while that may seem like a bitter ending, it means entirely the opposite. This card of disappointment means that better and bigger things are coming, and that whatever conflict I’m leaving behind is for the better. The card also suggests that travel or a change of residence may be useful to help aid you on your path to new experience. It also suggests that it may be time to sever old emotional ties and become your own person.
But most importantly, this card advises me to take what I’ve learned and reflect on it, because I’m maturing emotionally and it is certainly time for me to persue something more satisfying.
the old books also say that the eight of cups means assistance from a blonde woman. Who knows?
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