one world, one dream

how fun are the olympics! i loved the opening ceremony, just thought it was beautiful, what with the drummers, the synchronized human blocks, the globe surrounded by the planets and then finally, that absolutely stunning olympic flame - the scale and everything was just unbelievable. and that little chinese kid - a 9-year old who survived the earthquake and then went back to save two more of his classmates, all because he said he was a class leader and it was his responsibility - was just adorable. don't know how much of the games i'll actually watch, but it promises to be an exciting two weeks...

xoxo - um, maybe not

but i did have a gossip girl sighting today - not so much the show, but the girl that plays the younger sister was at my plaza with two other dudes - who, sadly, were not nearly as cute as the boys on the show... yes, it may make me a bit cougar-ish to say that those children are cute, but they are!

hello, unemployment

yesterday was my last day of work - how weird to be an officially "unemployed" person - i guess i'm technically a student again, but i have 6 weeks until classes start! and to celebrate my first day of freedom, i got some amazing ice-cream from kyotofu (yes, it was non-dairy, soy ice cream) but it tasted more like a chocolate mousse - soooo good. (and while on the topic, in the fro-yo discussion, red mango beats pinkberry - in the original flavors. pinkberry green tea is still pretty good...) watched gh - ah, jason. and then went grocery shopping and cooked an awesome dinner - what a lovely day!

and the beat goes on...

i know i'm moving, somewhere in my head i really do, but seeing my roommate's craigslist posting for my replacement totally shocked me!

"Your own, furnished bedroom in a two bedroom apartment. Share bathroom and kitchen/dining/living room. Your bedroom furnished with full-size bed, dresser, and night table. There's a good sized closet, window with a/c unit, and cable tv in the room (if wanted). Apartment amenities include: separate home office, wireless internet access, jacuzzi bath, separate, personal storage closet in the bathroom, extra storage in the basement, laundry facilities in the basement ($1 wash, $1 dry), all new appliances, 42" flat panel tv in main room w/surround sound. Rear facing apartment, second floor, very quiet, nice neighbors, minutes to theatres, subways, Times Square. All utilities included except long distance telephone charges on the house phone. Need first and last month's rents plus security deposit. Looking for a one year lease but will consider a month-to-month. Current room mate is leaving August 15th to go back to Graduate School. Room will be cleaned, painted, and bedding replaced prior to move in date of September 1st. I would prefer a female room mate, non-smoker. Building does not allow pets. If interested please email me to arrange a viewing as I will need to work around my current roommate's schedule to show the room. Thank you."

words of wisdom

by one of the most revolutionary thinkers of all time. in yesterday's washington post, there was an article about a rare recording of gandhi giving a speech in english - it is absolutely remarkable - one, because he's speaking in english, which he did not like to do for speeches. two, because it's actually been preserved and three, because of what he says. the article talks about some of the mixed feelings about gandhi, and while i recognize he may have had faults, his ideas are absolutely stunning. i have found myself, in the past, thinking about what india could be like if he had not been killed - how would it be different. and to actually hear him speak makes me believe it could have been a whole new world:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063002252.html?hpid=topnews

i am not a circus act...

at least that's what my horoscope for today says - not kidding. it is the funniest thing... and i think i'm going to adopt it as my new mantra for the year - there are so many situations where i can so see myself repeating that under my breath!

he's not JUST hot

i've refrained from posting about the 75-foot becks poster hanging outside the SF macy's proclaiming his new armani underwear ad because i feel that would be gratuitous and perhaps, a tad bit obsessive. but please, feel free to google it to enjoy yourselves... ;) however, the info below is just awesome and lovely. it's referring to the news conference after the galaxy's bad 4-1 defeat against the dc united on sunday:

"But there was a moment in Beckham's post-game press conference that told me a lot about him. Early on, he interrupted himself to note that a tape recorder next to him on the table had stopped. Before continuing with what he was saying, he picked up the recorder, turned the tape around, and pressed Record for the reporter. That moment, which was so genuine and charming, told me more about him than anything that I had ever read or seen about him through the cynical gaze of the media (and that includes when I was in the press for last year’s appearance here). Forget the money, the looks, his wife, everything. That was such an awesome little gesture, and I can’t think of another athlete who would do that, no less one of his global status, especially after such an embarassing loss."

haters

seriously, does this surprise anyone? jeter is easily a great player, he makes a ton of money, has led a team to multiple rings and, most importantly, gets all the girls he wants - this is nothing but the other players seeing green. whatever - in the words of kanye: "if they hate, then let them hate and watch the money pile up - the good life"

Jeter voted most overrated player in Sports Illustrated poll

When you think about Derek Jeter's career in pinstripes, four-time World Series champion, World Series MVP, eight-time All-Star and captain are all labels that may come to mind immediately. But when several players in the majors thought about Jeter, they slapped him with another tag: Overrate
In a Sports Illustrated survey of 495 Major League Baseball players in its June 23 issue, Jeter was voted the most overrated with 10% of the vote. Struggling Giants lefthander Barry Zito was second at 9%, while Alex Rodriguez and Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew were tied for third with 7%. Mets third baseman David Wright and Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis tied for fourth at 4%.
Being named the most overrated player in baseball by some of his peers didn't stop Jeter from going 2-for-3 Thursday and scoring the decisive run in the Yankees' 2-1 win over the Padres, completing a three-game sweep and extending the Bombers' winning streak to seven.
When the Daily News informed Jeter of the survey results, he shunned it altogether.
"I don't want to hear about it," Jeter told The News. "I don't want to hear about it, I don't want to talk about it. All negative stuff I don't want to talk about."

supercool

went to see r.e.m. last night at the garden, what a great show! it was sort of my first real introduction to their catalog, as i've only really followed their big hits, but it was awesome. of course, i loved hearing the songs that i know, but some of my favorites to see were drive, fall on me and the single from the new album, supersonic something. michael stipes was fun to watch, he is definitely less talkative/charismatic than bono but he moves a lot more, which sort of to me, just showed how much he enjoys his own music. it really just showed his passion for the music.... and it was just fun to watch his interesting moves. he also says supercool a lot and said "thank you very much" after almost every single song. they also sang a song i'd never heard called "leaving new york" which was just almost too much for me to listen to in my current state of immiment departure. still, they've got a new fan in me!