sleepy.jazz.bikes.

(all your talk of bikes, tim, made me think of china. and all the bikes. and of this picture. so i decided to share it. i think it's a nice one.)




i just got back from a jazz concert.
the group that played was the christian scott sextet+walter smith III.
they were [fucking] great.
i thought some people might be interested in hearing the music.
this is his myspace site. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=35061898


hope everyone is well.
come visit! <3

p.s.
i talked to serena matt! she is alive, well and happy! =)

sun

im going to be interning (volunteering?) at metro justice, which is a progressive advocacy organization in rochester. they're doing IDA reform, antiwar action, equal marriage, clean elections campaigns, and other things like that.

the tops of my thighs and forearms are sunburned from riding my bike in the sun. i also have a very intense farmers tan on my arms. i might make a cutoff shirt for bike rides to fix it and cutoff shorts are a must for summer bike riding.

i've been reading some great short stories by john cheever and george saunders.

i made lentil soup the other day that instantly made me feel like i was at matt's for a potluck. i wish my parents drank franzia so i could steal some.

im catching up on degrassi episodes, which are awesome, and listening to the smiths on repeat.

i hope everyone is still doing well.

love, tim

Thanks for asking, Harrison

Everything's right as rain in my little homelife bubble. Tomorrow I have an interview for a babysitting job. The children are 5 years and 14 months old, girl and boy, respectively. I hope I get it because more than anything I want to color and read Dr. Seuss. I just hope it's not one of those Baby Einstein kind of houses.

In other news, I had a nice little iced coffee walk with our very own Julie Nociolo today near our internships (quickly becoming a least favorite word, by the way) this evening. We talked about some of you folks (things you would want to hear, of course) and missing Geneseo. What I didn't say to her, and should have, in regards to this topic is that more than any place right now I miss Milne Library, and by that you all should know I mean a seat against the wall in Books and Bytes / Bytes and Eats / Eats and Shits / Snacks and Meals. I like the smell of the blueberry bagels (the taste-- meh) and I miss seeing some friends walk by so frequently.

I'm going to Ireland with my two brothers and my cousin on the 18th of July. We're going to meet family on both the east and west coasts of the country, travel around quite a bit. Needless to say, I'm very, very excited and will be taking lots of pictures.

I hope everyone is doing well. Please post.


OH, two movies everyone should see:

Half Nelson, which is on DVD/VHS now
and La Vie En Rose, which is in theatres.

The Bozos

i've been playing on my dad's slo-pitch softball team called The Bozos and it has been incredible. my brother colin plays as well which doubles the fun. everyone goes out for beer/pizza/b.s.ing afterwards.

i got a call to schedule a final interview with the hillary campaign, but i haven't been able to schedule it yet due to their general ability to evade phone calls and emails. i also got offered a spot as an intern on the kucinich campaign.

i also have plantar fascitis which really, really sucks.

but i'm good!

WILL PEOPLE OTHER THAN ME AND FIONES PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW THE HELL THEY'RE DOING?

xo<3ox

spandex is a privilege.

spandex is a privilege-
Originally uploaded by cloudsup

in my neverending Quest to have non-stop, fun-filled summer days, i made what i think is my fourth (?) batch of cookies. they came out kind of pancake-y again, but hey, they're still good!

in other news-
as my little sister bridget was skipping out the door this afternoon she recited the following (in reference to her unshaven arm pits):
"hairy pits, hairy pits goin' in the pool.
hairy pits, hairy pits, swimmin' everywhere."
=)

how is everyone???
all my love. <3

punching the hillary clinton campaign in the teeth

howdy folks.

as i'm sure you can infer from the title, i'm growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of job offers from the clinton campaign after they asked me point blank to not take a summer job doing anti-war organizing so they could have me work on the campaign. while i was pretty excited about the job as far as learning about large scale organizing techniques and to be in the midst of the excitement of a presidential race. also, hillary's campaign was the only one that made an ostensible job offer.

so, seeing as it's not likely that i'm gonna work for them, i've applied for an internship for the kucinich campaign, which i'd much rather work on anyway. i get a $400 a month stipend and help with housing, but i think if i get it, i'm gonna do it. i regret no scrambling to find a serviceable car and doing the anti-war work, maybe i can make up for it by doing this. it's tough though, where is the line of 'selling out' drawn? how far can justifications go? i would still work on the hillary campaign, but, i now feel foolish turning down other work in which i would've felt more ideologically comfortable . then again, if i never extricate myself from my comfort zone, is that just prepping me for a cushy life in burlington (with apologies to badger).
it's tough to say. options that are on the horizon: moving to nyc/philly/buffalo.

in the meantime!: i'm going to continue being an ad-hoc lumberjack for my uncle as we take down diseased elm trees on his property. next week, i get to use a sledgehammer. it's been awesome to work outside and get away from desks, computers, and the sort of lazy cerebral-ness that comes with ignoring the value of working with your hands for too long.

as fiona mentioned, we saw ocean's 13 and it was beautifully shot and a fun summer movie. right now i'm watching my sister brynn and her friend sierra run around outside sans shoes. yesterday was their last day of school.

<3s to everyone

today is so lovely!

it is gorgeous out right now!
so beautiful.
i'm listening to corrine bailey rae. i bought her cd. she's all i've been listening to lately!
yesterday i went strawberry picking! it was so nice. harrison and i saw ocean's 13. it was fun. =)
i'm going to start volunteering at kirsten gillibrand's office. she's the freshman congresswoman from the capital district.
i started volunteering again at the esl program i helped out at last summer. it's all run by volunteers and it's for the workers from the saratoga flat track. the program has gotten a lot bigger. the woman who heads it is in the process of applying for grants, and next summer they're hoping to have a lot more money. it's such a great program. i hope it all works out =).
saratoga high graduation was yesterday, so today i have to go to a few parties with my family.
tonight, i'm making cooks!
if everyone is free the second weekend of july i was thinking of having people at my house. hopefully you are a free, and can come!

i'm going to the saratoga jazz fest tomorrow. al green is going to be there! =) i'm happy.

i miss everyone so much.
all my love. <3