binge eating - the american way

happy thanksgiving (soon) everybody!

I'm spending it in austin/dallas with Selena! super happy fun times all around. haven't felt particularly motivated lately, but definitely doing a lot more of this "life" thing.

some highlights: jenny visiting from nyc, her and Emily coming to see my dance show. lots of random parties, and meetings up with new friends. bar food pretzels with many sauces, sampler beers in my room blasting terrible music, carms sending me my new favorite band, studying to the tune of green tea and a giant clock on the wall, fancy sandwiches, sitting on the floor, close to the earth, drunk dancers. are. hilarious. wonderful. doors on tables next to windows chairs and ottomans, everyone is a singer, rapping comp lit or lit crit or flash fic with blue bics, master of the rubix cube, mending of the amish dress, and i can't get my mushroom costume off of my umbrella, a honey-soaked hot toddy.

big plans for the future: me and EM are going to take Intro Rock Climbing (something that sounds like that) at the BU gym, and maybe my school buddy will come too. we all have terrible reasons. terrible wonderful reasons. two tickets to the gun show.
rachel is coming to live with me (TWO people in a closet), and it will be glorious urban camping.
...come visit me! the bed holds three, the couch holds one, and my heart holds everybody (although its a little sticky in there) ...tmi?
love, rose

Good News:)

Soooooo I just found out that I got the job with the ACLU that I wanted and mentioned in my last post. YAY!!! I don't have any of the details yet other than that it's full-time and I can start in two weeks, and that my official title will be the Office Coordinator of the SD ACLU Office:). I should be getting a formal written offer from the national office in a few days which should have more info. The pieces of my life are starting to fall together...even if it is in SD. Although I've come to the conclusion that if I'm interested in working with low-income families, then SD is a good place to be for now. I wish I could celebrate with you folks...but I think I shall make myself some red velvet cupcakes as a temporary fix.

p.s. sarah palin is coming to sioux falls on her book tour. there are already welcome signs lining some roads. kind of makes me want to egg her upon arrival. not sure if that's legal or not...may need to be restrained that day.

ok back to being excited!!! hope everyone has a great thanksgiving! loveee, sam

an awesome video.

for serious!



In life, I am beginning to be up to my ears in grad school apps. I need to narrow down my list of people, which currently consists of about 20. Oops.

also

jenny sent this to me and how true is this (click for full comic)?

Hi friends, it's Monday morning and I'm in San Antonio for a work-related conference! Had to leave my house at 6 in the morning. I'm tired, but full of McDonald's coffee. So I rode a bike yesterday for the first time since I rode to Puffer's Pond with a lot of you. I rode 4 miles through the ghetto-est part of Austin, which is pretty ghetto. Also, by rode, I mean biked half the way, walked the other half. Then we went on an art tour around the East side and I’m getting good! My butt is still sore, but I’m well on way to growing up (one criteria being knowing how to ride a bike). But that also means I bought a bike and will force myself to learn how to use it like a normal human being. Rose is coming to visit on a week and a half! I'm pumped! What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving?!

Here's a photo of me and my helmet in front of some art!!!!

posting from the roof of the octagon

why's it so warm ? anyway, a pleasure to be posting from the octagon roof. had a wonderfully "unproductive" weekend with megan carmz becky cait .. lala, lotsa peeps. been feeling really uninspired (or maybe just really really stressed) about my thesis, to the point of .. i can't think . can't see the bigger picture... it was helpful to let myself just "hang out" (tho, to do it unstressed i had to be drunk or hung over most of the time) anyway now i've been tapping away at my intro for the past couple hours (plus lots of copy-pasting from emails i wrote you guys from bolivia....) which feels good. gewertz won't be satisfied, i won't be satisfied. but damn, it'll all be over in three weeks WTF - mind-blowing reality changes awaiting maybe. LOVE, rach.

courtesy of selena

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love love love you're a whore

hi friends! all same here! a little sicky, but still smiling. trying not to let the man (homework) get me down. hrm, proving to be a bit hard at the moment... otherwise, i'm learning the harmonica. so far, my repertoire (ha) includes blowin' in the wind, my country 'tis of thee, twinkle twinkle little star, and beethoven's 9th symphony! next up - blue moon and jingle bells. hehe, i like having a hobby, somethin to occupy the hours i have left being a student -only 5 more weeks ladies and gent! crazy, eh? i miss those of you who are not with here with me, but you should all come to miami sometime during the month of january - possibly round my birthday?! (the 9th, yo!) beach, coconut trees, bonfires, sunshine, ocean, mangos, avocadoes, laziness... join me for some fun in the sun!
also, this song is a rockin' good time!



wit luv, carmella

conversations with a 3 year old.

Still no word on the job yet...although he told me he would call either way so i guess that's fine. But for anyone who needs some cheering up...let me tell you what my niece told me earlier.
Part one...we are making cookies.
Me: hannah are you done decorating your cookies?
Hannah: yep.
Me: ok we can put them in the oven then.
Hannah: well can you help me with that babycakes.

Part two...eating supper while cookies bake.
Me: How do you like your new pets? (they just got 2 new baby kitties)
Hannah: They don't taste good.
Me: what? the kitties?
Hannah: That's why we don't eat them.

I dont know if she just really understands and appreciates the circle of life or may one day be a sociopath who abuses animals. But i'm guessing it's number one since she doesn't dislike the cats...she just doesn't understand why they are a big deal or why they have them. But i find her hilarious. She's like a real person with opinions already...not like most little kids who are just excited and distracted by shiny things. But then again...i am just biased...but i never wanna be one of those parents who thinks their kid is a genius for no real reason. Maybe it's ok though if i'm just the overzealous aunt? loveeee

marriage is between a man and a virgin

sometimes i feel like i'm on the left and sometimes i feel like that awesome chick on the rope. in general, life is in color.



also, hilarious sign from a gay rights rally: