was walking in the 42nd street subway station and saw this quote by frederick douglas:
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightning. "
it turns out they are sponsoring a series of wall posters questioning our continuing presence in iraq and the current environment in the u.s. of equating dissent with anti-patriotism.
the next poster in the series refers to edward r. murrow, one of the greatest broadcasters ever, and his refusal to stay quiet during sen. mccarthy's communist witch hunt. i think the poster ties into a new film, good night and good luck, a drama on mccarthy and the hearings.
i love mr. douglas' words, i love that it once again shows how relevant and cyclical our history is. a quote that describes an era so long ago and is once again so applicable proves, at least to me, that we go through these times again and again, rarely learning from our mistakes. i hope we eventually shed this atmosphere of intimidation.
Sunday, September 25
Friday, September 23
a true new york day
whew, today has been a whirlwind day, one that you can only have in this great city!
the first incident, unfortunately, illustrates just how psychotic i've become. so i was at work when i learned that jon bon jovi would be in our building for an interview shortly after i leave work. how unfair!! i decided to take matters into my own hands, and leave work about 10 minutes late to stand outside our main entrance. so, i'm totally having a pretend phone conversation while staking out the front door. five minutes later, a non-descript black van pulls up and richie sambora and jon himself jump out of the van.... he looks absolutely wonderful, was wearing a gray shirt, faded jeans, sunglasses.... everything was totally working for him!!
so, then we go to see a taping of "hope & faith" the abc sitcom. it was fun, it was a friend's bday, so it was a nice way to celebrate. it took more than four hours, so by the end, i was ready to get home. made me appreciate live television even more.
so, i get off the 7 and decide to walk home through times square instead of around it, figured it's 10 on a friday night, let's see what's going on. well.... interestingly enough, i see the middle of broadway portioned off and a whole bunch of people just standing around. there's floodlights, and i think i see a whole bunch of desis there. so i ask around and it turns out Salman Khan is shooting for his new movie. i get a closer look, the guy is standing in a phone booth, dressed in a white halter dress and brown wig, and is making a call while changing out of the clothes. it was insane, to be just walking around and run into this shooting randomly.... he looked good and it was such a great way to end a fun day!!
the first incident, unfortunately, illustrates just how psychotic i've become. so i was at work when i learned that jon bon jovi would be in our building for an interview shortly after i leave work. how unfair!! i decided to take matters into my own hands, and leave work about 10 minutes late to stand outside our main entrance. so, i'm totally having a pretend phone conversation while staking out the front door. five minutes later, a non-descript black van pulls up and richie sambora and jon himself jump out of the van.... he looks absolutely wonderful, was wearing a gray shirt, faded jeans, sunglasses.... everything was totally working for him!!
so, then we go to see a taping of "hope & faith" the abc sitcom. it was fun, it was a friend's bday, so it was a nice way to celebrate. it took more than four hours, so by the end, i was ready to get home. made me appreciate live television even more.
so, i get off the 7 and decide to walk home through times square instead of around it, figured it's 10 on a friday night, let's see what's going on. well.... interestingly enough, i see the middle of broadway portioned off and a whole bunch of people just standing around. there's floodlights, and i think i see a whole bunch of desis there. so i ask around and it turns out Salman Khan is shooting for his new movie. i get a closer look, the guy is standing in a phone booth, dressed in a white halter dress and brown wig, and is making a call while changing out of the clothes. it was insane, to be just walking around and run into this shooting randomly.... he looked good and it was such a great way to end a fun day!!
Wednesday, September 21
hp4: the movie
just saw the latest trailer for the fourth harry potter movie, it looks great. i'm a huge hp fan, and i can't wait for this movie to come out. i find those kids so adorable, and i think daniel radcliffe, the one who plays harry, is gonna grow up to quite the little hottie (evidently he already is among the pre-teen/teen generation). anyways, check it out, the movie's out november 18th.
on a side note, i was reading an interview with terry gilliam (director, 12 monkeys & the brothers grimm), who was considered for directing the fifth installment. he said he hated the first two movies, because they were unoriginal. i just have to say, i understand where he's coming from, but at the same time, the director had it hard -- he had to appease a whole world of kiddies who wouldn't want harry's world messed with. personally, i think chris columbus did a great job of bringing the series to life, within the constraints of hollywood and audience demands.
on a side note, i was reading an interview with terry gilliam (director, 12 monkeys & the brothers grimm), who was considered for directing the fifth installment. he said he hated the first two movies, because they were unoriginal. i just have to say, i understand where he's coming from, but at the same time, the director had it hard -- he had to appease a whole world of kiddies who wouldn't want harry's world messed with. personally, i think chris columbus did a great job of bringing the series to life, within the constraints of hollywood and audience demands.
Tuesday, September 20
Hello, Hello... Hola!
Welcome!! On the advice of my friend, I decided to start a blog. I feel like I'm a little on the late side of this trend, but thought I'd give it a try. So stay tuned, and enjoy the show!!
With no further ado, I dedicate this first post to my dear Ms. M:
With no further ado, I dedicate this first post to my dear Ms. M:
my marilyn monroe moment: (and no, i didn't sing happy birthday to the pres)
so i was on 8th ave, on my way to a movie, and i must have been walking along a subway grate... and yes, the image you created was right... a subway roared through underneath me and up flew the skirt. i was mortified.... (no doubt people had seen, esp. the man sitting in the truck two feet away), but sadly still, two seconds later, i was laughing uncontrollably because the only thing i could think of way, this is the closest i'll ever come to the blonde bombshell.
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