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Happy Hour for Change
( events » politics & activism ) This is for people who want to work towards an Obama presidency. Now is the time to be involved! Here's the blurb on the event from the Obama website:
Network, discuss, have fun and learn how you can be part of the change we need. If you unders...
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event starts Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 5:00 PM
LIB -- 1 Car Camping Pass available
( events » community ) I have a car camping pass for Lightning in a Bottle available. They're sold out, but we're not using one (though we are going to LIB!). Please contact me if you're going to LIB and want to get a car camping pass.
event starts Friday, May 23, 2008 - 2:00 PM
Burlesque Show -- Merge Events -- Friday Night
( events » nightlife ) This is what Gaia and I are doing tonight! Anybody want to join us?
Doors open at 9pm; the show is at Brick By Brick.
The Toledo Show : Produced by Bad Girl Productions, Merge Events and Sponsored by Revolt in Style Magazine
Special Guest...
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event starts Friday, April 25, 2008 - 9:45 PM
Dodgers-Padres at Dodger Stadium Saturday night with Kingsley and Sean and Betsy-- 2 tickets
( events » sports / rec ) To make good on a bet that Sean and I made last year, we're heading to Dodger Stadium on Saturday to see the Dodgers host the Padres. Sean lost the bet, and so he's got to wear Padres' gear for the entire game and cheer very loudly for them. I'm...
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event starts Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 7:00 PM
anyone want to make an Obama ad with me?
(blog entry)
I got this email (see below) from moveon.org and I think it would be a fun, interesting learning experience. Plus I want Obama to be our Prez, and I'm looking forward to seeing the entries. There is almost no way I could submit a decent entry for ...
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Workshop: "How to get hired at UCSD"
( events » other ) Workshop will focus on the folloiwng:
*The online resume application
*The applicant toolkit
*How to research the position and determine suitability for a particular position
*the UCSD electronic hiring process
Institute of the Americas, Co...
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event starts Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - 3:00 PM
8:39 productions,
::Ableton Live music software::,
Alternative Marriage,
Beer Snobs,
bellydancers and hula hoops,
Beyond Burningman,
Bisexual Love,
Burning Man,
Burning Neuroscience,
Chia-Bev,
Circulating Sounds,
Cognitive Science,
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CONCEPTUAL Intersections,
Department of Mental Technology,
DreamTheFuture,
Drive Through Crew,
Filmmaking & Animation,
Forms of Consciousness Expansion,
Global Network of Cool People,
Love Without Labels,
...
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I got this email (see below) from moveon.org and I think it would be a fun, interesting learning experience. Plus I want Obama to be our Prez, and I'm looking forward to seeing the entries. There is almost no way I could submit a decent entry for it on my own, and it would be much less fun and I learn much less than if a group of us got together and did this:
(if you go to the web site -- see links below -- and you ask for email updates they'll give you a survey, and once you submit the survey you have access to chat groups of people interested in collaborating in one way or another)
From: Adam Green, MoveOn.org Political Action [mailto:moveon-help@list.moveon.org]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 11:49 AM
To:
Subject: Obama in 30 Seconds
Dear MoveOn member,
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: make a 30-second TV ad that tells the nation why Barack Obama should be our next President.
If you and your friends have writing, acting, or video editing talent—whether you're a total amateur or a total pro—now is the time to use your creativity to help Obama win.
Today, we're launching an ad contest called "Obama in 30 Seconds." Anyone can make an ad about Obama between now and April 1. The public will vote on the best ads, and a panel of top artists, film professionals, and netroots heroes will pick a winner from among the finalists. (Judges include Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Naomi Wolf, Oliver Stone, John Legend, Donna Edwards, and Markos Moulitsas. The full list is below.)
We'll air the winning Obama ad nationally, and the winner will receive a gift certificate for $20,000 in video equipment. Whether you're definitely interested or need time to think about it, let us know—we'll keep you in the loop as the contest proceeds. Get contest details, sign up, and watch a short video of MoveOn's Eli Pariser describing the contest by clicking here:
Click here
Every day, political insiders and pundits tell Americans what to think about the presidential race. But now, it's YOUR turn to take the megaphone. We want to run ads that are of the people, by the people, and for the people. So consider making an ad.
If you have acting or writing talent and have a friend with video skills, join as a team! Or, pass this email to a friend who is good at making videos. This contest builds on the success of MoveOn's "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest in 2004—which resulted in thousands of videos and a great winner that aired nationally.
Obama has already inspired many supporters to produce independent videos, and you can now be part of this movement. By combining all of our creative talent with the power of online video, we can help push Obama to victory. Thanks for all you do.
–Adam G., Laura, Daniel, Peter, Ilyse, and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Thursday, March 13th, 2008
P.S. Here's a direct link to our contest page:
www.obamain30seconds.org/
PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, pol.moveon.org/Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
April 7, 2008
may i remind you again what a pleasure it is to be your friend. it's always a joy to spend time with you. you're a rockstar.
December 25, 2007
On this holiday that we share i wanted to let you know how much i appreciate you and your light and am thankful for all the wonderful moments we have shared. You are definitely one of life's amazing gifts.
August 23, 2007
He's JUST the best!
April 26, 2007
YOU ARE BEST! love you soooooo much! thanks to the gods that you came into my life.
*MUAH*
--dru
We just got back from Twigsville this week! Best thing about it was that we got to be in Laura and Milly's wedding and to show them and everyone else there how we love our dear bi babes.
Latest good films seen: Volver; Shortbus; Japanese Story; My Neighbor Totoro; Good Night, and Good Luck,;V for Vendetta (SEE THIS FILM!); Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee is a cinema GOD, and this film is an all-time great). More recently the family has been seeing as much Miyazaki as possible, and we like it all.
Cat, Meloney, and Chris and I went to game 2 of the playoff series between the Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals. It was my first time at a playoff game, and we had fun. However, the Padres didn't play well aside from their pitching, and I am disappointed in the Padres' fans in general, who quieted down once the Pads were down 2-0 in the 5th inning!
It reminded me of being in that same ballpark last spring for the World Baseball Classic semifinal between Japan and Korea. With Japan ahead 6-0, there was a rain delay of about an hour in the 6th or 7th inning. For the ENTIRE duration of the rain delay, the Korean fans were standing, chanting, beating on thunder sticks, and drumming. After the game, which Japan won, the Korean team came out onto the field and received a huge ovation from the Korean fans (which by then included myself and the others who'd come with me). The team returned the adulation to the fans. What a great way to lose.
ICHIRO SUZUKI -- childhood preparation for baseball
(from Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki )
At age seven, Ichiro joined his first baseball team and asked his father, Nobuyuki Suzuki (鈴木宣之 Suzuki Nobuyuki), to teach him to be a better player. The two began a daily routine which included:
throwing 50 pitches
hitting 200 pitches from Nobuyuki
fielding 50 infield balls and 50 outfield balls, and
hitting 250-300 pitches from a machine.
Ichiro Suzuki, all-time single-season hits leader in Major League Baseball.As a Little Leaguer, Ichiro had the word shūchū (集中 — "concentration") written on his glove. By age 12, he had set professional baseball as his goal and, while he apparently shared his father's vision, he did not enjoy their training sessions. Nobuyuki claimed, "Baseball was fun for both of us," but Ichiro later said, "It might have been fun for him, but for me it was a lot like "Star of the Giants," a popular Japanese manga series that told of a young boy's difficult road to success as a professional baseball player, with rigorous training demanded by the father. According to Ichiro, "It bordered on hazing and I suffered a lot."
When Ichiro joined his high school baseball team, his father told the coach, "No matter how good Ichiro is, don't ever praise him. We have to make him spiritually strong." When he was ready to enter high school, Ichiro was selected by a school with a prestigious baseball program, Nagoya's Aikodai Meiden Kōkō, where, unlike as a professional, Ichiro was primarily a pitcher instead of an outfielder, owing to his exceptionally strong arm. Among the strength drills he performed in training there were hurling car tires and hitting wiffleballs with a heavy shovel. These exercises helped develop his wrists and hips, adding power and endurance to his thin frame. Yet, despite the production of outstanding numbers in high school, Ichiro was not drafted until the fourth and final round of the professional draft in November 1991 because many teams were put off by his small size, 5'9", 120 pounds (54 kg). (Whiting, 2004, pp. 2-12)
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