Right before waking, the last thing I dreamt was meeting Jeff from Project Runway.
I was in China and all of a sudden he showed up, standing in front of me, a couple feet lower than me, because I was on the upper part of a slanted sidewalk.
He looked up at me, I looked down at him, and I said, pointing at his chest, "You're that guy from Project Runway!!! Sorry...you probably get that all the time."
-"Don't worry about it, tell me what you thought."
"I thought that one guy's work was really cheap."
-"Yeah, seriously, it really was." he said nodding his head in agreement.
"And your clothing was incredible. It must have been such a stressful competition to be in..."
-"Hahaha," he looked down to the side, laughing more. "Actually it really wasn't as hard as you might think!" he continued to say with an enormous smirk on his face.
There was clearly something I didn't know about the show, but he wouldn't tell me what it was.
I thought maybe they had a longer time to work on their outfits than they showed us, or my other thought was they give them a lot of vodka to drink in the evenings...not sure why that would make the competition easier...
I tried looking for his neck tattoo but he had some kind of turtle neck unfortunately. His hair was cut short, and he had on a grey shirt with some pattern/design and tight black pants with a belt. Something I'd imagine he would normally wear on the daily.
No idea why I dreamt about him.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Bumbershoot '08
Bumbershoot provided us a quite a good day today.
The best parts were watching an older man dancing, working the crowd with his very controlled and interesting movements, going to see Unearth, a metal band, seeing Saul Williams, and walking through hundreds of hand-made music posters on display.
Unearth were talented, but as Shaun and I discussed afterwards...not distint. They sounded like a generic, talented, metal band. Nevertheless, I want to see more metal. Seeing them encouraged my interest in seeing metal live. There's certainly places to go in Seattle. I just need to ask someone to go with me.
I honestly hadn't heard Saul Williams until today, and he won my heart immediately.
The whole band was dressed amazingly, one with a shiny silver suit, another with a full cape, another with bright red plastic shoulder pads, and Saul with glittering blue makeup in a band across his face. There was a young kid on stage with them, probably one of the performers' munchkins. He got to hang out behind the drummer the whole show. There were keyboards, which fortunately played an array of electronic beats, and there was an electric guitar if I remember correctly.
Their performance was high energy, dancing, jumping on tables, running around.
The music was exciting too, of course, and you should listen to them! now.
They were so good that I was dancing by myself in the crowd. It was too good to pass up the desire to move. AND he covered Bjork's song 'Declare Independence' That was soooo awesome...and makes me anticipate the day I can finally see her. That will be one of the happiest days of my life, for sure.
To sum it up, it was a good day.
The best parts were watching an older man dancing, working the crowd with his very controlled and interesting movements, going to see Unearth, a metal band, seeing Saul Williams, and walking through hundreds of hand-made music posters on display.
Unearth were talented, but as Shaun and I discussed afterwards...not distint. They sounded like a generic, talented, metal band. Nevertheless, I want to see more metal. Seeing them encouraged my interest in seeing metal live. There's certainly places to go in Seattle. I just need to ask someone to go with me.
I honestly hadn't heard Saul Williams until today, and he won my heart immediately.
The whole band was dressed amazingly, one with a shiny silver suit, another with a full cape, another with bright red plastic shoulder pads, and Saul with glittering blue makeup in a band across his face. There was a young kid on stage with them, probably one of the performers' munchkins. He got to hang out behind the drummer the whole show. There were keyboards, which fortunately played an array of electronic beats, and there was an electric guitar if I remember correctly.
Their performance was high energy, dancing, jumping on tables, running around.
The music was exciting too, of course, and you should listen to them! now.
They were so good that I was dancing by myself in the crowd. It was too good to pass up the desire to move. AND he covered Bjork's song 'Declare Independence' That was soooo awesome...and makes me anticipate the day I can finally see her. That will be one of the happiest days of my life, for sure.
To sum it up, it was a good day.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Lacey phone calls
Last night as Katie and I headed out to pick up a movie, I got a call.
The girl on the other end very excitedly said "Lacey!!!!!"
so I replied, "Sorry, this is her old phone. I have her old number so this isn't Lacey."
-"Oh, well me and a couple of her old friends are in town and we just wanted to meet up! Do you know her?"
"No. I don't know her. I just have her old number. I get a lot of calls for her."
-"Oh...We're having dinner somewhere and we want to know where's a cool place to go to a bar here?!"
"Ummmm...The Up & Up."
-"The WHAT?!"
"The Up & Up?"
-"Okay."(in the background-who are you talking to????-"I don't know. a girl, we're talking about what bars to go to!!!) "Any others that are cool around here?"
"Rumors?" (I suggested, hoping it would be packed with single homosexuals looking for a good time...I've heard it used to be a gay bar. Apparently nowadays it's for anyone, but there's a chance they've got the occasional catering to the gay community)
-"Okay! Hey, what's your name?!"
"Carissa..."
-"Me too! That's my name! Carissa!"
"Really? Crazy!" (I said genuinely excited. Random phone calls from someone with the same name doesn't happen often.)
-"Hey, do you know Jessie Warms???!"
"Actually, yeah, I think I do. From a class." (We aren't friends, I just met her and recognized the name.)
-"Cool! That's who I'm with right now! We're at Bob's Burgers downtown!"
"Oh. okay."
[This is the best part:]
-"Okay! Well if you see Lacey, tell her we're in town and we want to see her!!!"
"Haha......okay. I will."
who knows...maybe one day I will run into Lacey.
The day previous I got a message from Blockbuster informing me I, Lacey, would be charged for the movies I hadn't returned.
I've gotten texts from her friends too, saying things like "I wish you were here Babe" at 4 in the morning. Another saying something like "I enjoyed seeing you the other day so much!"...I replied with "I didn't."
This phone call made me really appreciate Lacey. I look forward to the next exciting bout of conversation with one of Lacey's many acquaintances, who don't know her new number going on 3 years...
The girl on the other end very excitedly said "Lacey!!!!!"
so I replied, "Sorry, this is her old phone. I have her old number so this isn't Lacey."
-"Oh, well me and a couple of her old friends are in town and we just wanted to meet up! Do you know her?"
"No. I don't know her. I just have her old number. I get a lot of calls for her."
-"Oh...We're having dinner somewhere and we want to know where's a cool place to go to a bar here?!"
"Ummmm...The Up & Up."
-"The WHAT?!"
"The Up & Up?"
-"Okay."(in the background-who are you talking to????-"I don't know. a girl, we're talking about what bars to go to!!!) "Any others that are cool around here?"
"Rumors?" (I suggested, hoping it would be packed with single homosexuals looking for a good time...I've heard it used to be a gay bar. Apparently nowadays it's for anyone, but there's a chance they've got the occasional catering to the gay community)
-"Okay! Hey, what's your name?!"
"Carissa..."
-"Me too! That's my name! Carissa!"
"Really? Crazy!" (I said genuinely excited. Random phone calls from someone with the same name doesn't happen often.)
-"Hey, do you know Jessie Warms???!"
"Actually, yeah, I think I do. From a class." (We aren't friends, I just met her and recognized the name.)
-"Cool! That's who I'm with right now! We're at Bob's Burgers downtown!"
"Oh. okay."
[This is the best part:]
-"Okay! Well if you see Lacey, tell her we're in town and we want to see her!!!"
"Haha......okay. I will."
who knows...maybe one day I will run into Lacey.
The day previous I got a message from Blockbuster informing me I, Lacey, would be charged for the movies I hadn't returned.
I've gotten texts from her friends too, saying things like "I wish you were here Babe" at 4 in the morning. Another saying something like "I enjoyed seeing you the other day so much!"...I replied with "I didn't."
This phone call made me really appreciate Lacey. I look forward to the next exciting bout of conversation with one of Lacey's many acquaintances, who don't know her new number going on 3 years...
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wendy's called me today
I forgot to post the funniest part of my day.
I got a missed call. Didn't recognize the number, so called them back.
It was busy, tried again-busy, tried a third time (thinking it could be the lady from a Cafe I interviewed) and the girl who was at the other end answered, yelling "Wendy's!"
?
I, baffled, asked if she had called this number. She yelled to her fellow employees asking if anyone had called from the phone. They all denied it.
She said it must have been a mistake.
That's a pretty strange mistake if you ask me.
When I relayed the story to Maryann at the gym she said "Fast food restaurants are literally calling for you!"
...I thought that was clever.
I got a missed call. Didn't recognize the number, so called them back.
It was busy, tried again-busy, tried a third time (thinking it could be the lady from a Cafe I interviewed) and the girl who was at the other end answered, yelling "Wendy's!"
?
I, baffled, asked if she had called this number. She yelled to her fellow employees asking if anyone had called from the phone. They all denied it.
She said it must have been a mistake.
That's a pretty strange mistake if you ask me.
When I relayed the story to Maryann at the gym she said "Fast food restaurants are literally calling for you!"
...I thought that was clever.
current feelings
Today I spent hours organizing clothes, making a pile I need to get rid of, and listening to nonstop techno and dance beats. It was fun, dancing a little, while sorting all my clothes into categories.
I also bought a ticket to Seattle on the greyhound for tomorrow. I'm going to Bumbershoot with Shaun and Leila! I'll be seeing Band of Horses and Beck, amongst other bands I don't know of yet...I 'll post about the best music we see.
After that I went to the gym...It helps me feel energetic and happier. Being in Bellingham right now, I very much feel in limbo and out of place. It's depressing me rapidly. It's hard to remind myself that the reason I'm in this town is for school, when I'm not attending it.
To add to not working or attending school, I haven't felt inspired to make any art.
I guess I'm mostly feeling useless. I mean, I am looking for a job, cleaning a ton, and seeing friends...but there's something missing.
I really miss the daily adventures of Beijing. Every day really was interesting as long as you stepped outside, and sometimes even if you stayed in.
I also miss being around family. There's nothing like it-that comfort level, that unconditional love.
Being in China, living with Justin and Sebrina, aside from setting my decision to return to China after graduation, it also made me sure I want a family some day. Obviously there are practical issues that make it difficult to be married or have kids, but despite the realities I became more aware of this summer, it definitely seems worth it.
I'm just sort of ranting, and not sure how this even happened.
I went to type a boring blog about my day and intended to add a note about Bumbershoot, then I spilled.
I also bought a ticket to Seattle on the greyhound for tomorrow. I'm going to Bumbershoot with Shaun and Leila! I'll be seeing Band of Horses and Beck, amongst other bands I don't know of yet...I 'll post about the best music we see.
After that I went to the gym...It helps me feel energetic and happier. Being in Bellingham right now, I very much feel in limbo and out of place. It's depressing me rapidly. It's hard to remind myself that the reason I'm in this town is for school, when I'm not attending it.
To add to not working or attending school, I haven't felt inspired to make any art.
I guess I'm mostly feeling useless. I mean, I am looking for a job, cleaning a ton, and seeing friends...but there's something missing.
I really miss the daily adventures of Beijing. Every day really was interesting as long as you stepped outside, and sometimes even if you stayed in.
I also miss being around family. There's nothing like it-that comfort level, that unconditional love.
Being in China, living with Justin and Sebrina, aside from setting my decision to return to China after graduation, it also made me sure I want a family some day. Obviously there are practical issues that make it difficult to be married or have kids, but despite the realities I became more aware of this summer, it definitely seems worth it.
I'm just sort of ranting, and not sure how this even happened.
I went to type a boring blog about my day and intended to add a note about Bumbershoot, then I spilled.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Pictures of the Village trip
These are pictures from Sebrina's blog. I only took the one with her and Madison and all the ladies surrounding them. Sorry the order is off, but it's difficult to change...
Inside one of the homes in Xiao Zhong Dian, the first village we went to.
In the courtyard of Cheng He Die's home in the village Jiu He on the day of Torch Festival. Normally the two ladies dressed in traditional clothing would wear something more Western. Their mothers still wear the traditional outfits though.
Behind them is a view of the crops on the flat ground between hills. On the hill opposite the one we're on are the Naxi people. On their side they're Bai...and in this valley which stretches to the left and right on both sides of the crops, there are hundreds of tiny villages.
This was also in Xiao Zhong Dian. We were walking between homes and there was a large group of ladies doing hard labor on the side of the street. They were breaking up rocks with axes and hauling them away. They, like everyone else in China, adore Madison.
This was part of dinner on the festival day. Unfortunately I wasn't there to witness the killing, blooding, and de-feathering, but here's a picture of it prepped for cooking.
Inside one of the homes in Xiao Zhong Dian, the first village we went to.
In the courtyard of Cheng He Die's home in the village Jiu He on the day of Torch Festival. Normally the two ladies dressed in traditional clothing would wear something more Western. Their mothers still wear the traditional outfits though.
Behind them is a view of the crops on the flat ground between hills. On the hill opposite the one we're on are the Naxi people. On their side they're Bai...and in this valley which stretches to the left and right on both sides of the crops, there are hundreds of tiny villages.
This was also in Xiao Zhong Dian. We were walking between homes and there was a large group of ladies doing hard labor on the side of the street. They were breaking up rocks with axes and hauling them away. They, like everyone else in China, adore Madison.
This was part of dinner on the festival day. Unfortunately I wasn't there to witness the killing, blooding, and de-feathering, but here's a picture of it prepped for cooking.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Developments on the Secret of the Universe
At CERN in Switzerland there's a Large Hadron Collider, which is a particle accelerator that is going to help us understand the universe we live in.
They're going to shoot some atoms through this and see if they can figure out what atoms are made of(below quarks and leptons) and therefore what all material existence is made of.
They're currently prepping the accelerator to do the big experiment, and have run it through two determining tests successfully. September 10th they'll run the real thing.
I'm honestly really excited about this...and I know I'm not alone because they're webcasting it. But I don't think I'll watch it, because unlike most people excited about this, I have no clue how it works.
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