Ever feel like you haven’t heard a song forever, only to hear it many times in a row?
That song for me is “Run Around” by Blues Traveler. It was my first song obsession.
Employed!
29 SepGood news! I have some work lined up. Well, through the end of the year anyways. Then, I’ll have to find something else to do. But, it’s a start.
I’m actually really excited. Starting October 11, I’ll be working with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. Here’s an excerpt from their mission statement.
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice for low-income immigrants by pursuing and defending their legal status. We focus on providing direct legal services, supported by our education and public policy work.
Essentially, my work will consist of interviewing incoming immigrants to see if NWIRP can assist them. If we can, I may refer them to another branch of the organization (asylum, housing, etc.). The really exciting part is that this opportunity will expose me issues faced by immigrants and offer some practical legal experience. I’m not sure what I’ll be allowed to do, but legal issues are a main part of the group’s work. Also, it should give me the chance to practice my spanish.
This runs through the end of the year, and then I’ll have to find something else to do. But, I’ll give myself a week to enjoy this before worrying about the future.
Links: 9/29
29 Sep1) Lots of People Want to Be An American Idiot: Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong had his Broadway debut last night to rave reviews.
2) Working For Less Than Minimum Wage: India has hired 38 monkeys to patrol venues ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
3) Another…well, duh: Apparently, when people send snail mail these days, it’s more personal than e-mail. Also, people send many more e-mails.
4) Keep Confusing Kids: Well, Pluto is no longer a planet. Now, scientists are considering whether to change Mercury’s designation as well.
5) Partners In Crime: Mark Zuckerberg and Snoop Dogg could go into business together? Well, according to one tweet.
6) Knox Movie Has Few Fans: A columnist for The Telegraph says the upcoming Amanda Knox movie will be nothing but pornographic. That was the most positive part of his review.
7) At Long Last: Germany will make its final reparations payment from World War I on October 3.
Norwegian Recycling—”Miracles”
29 SepThis song is addictive. 16 songs remixed into one bubblegum smash hit.
Links: 9/28
28 SepA really interesting day of news.
1) Necessary Medical Equipment: All forth and fifth year medical students at the University of Leeds will receive an iPhone on loan for the rest of their education. The phones will come full of apps that will help students take notes and study for exams. Yeah, right.
2) All Knowing Google Lords Don’t Want You To Search Dirty Things: A website has released an extremely, somewhat creepily, detailed list of all words that will not display results instantly under Google Instant. Don’t expect instant results when you search “women rapping.”
3) Awesome artwork: Check out this 3d mural that was unveiled today in London.
4) Speaking of Odd Art: Check out the latest piece of art on display outside of the Stock Exchange in Milan, Italy.
5) Another Marvel of Italian Art: Art restorers have managed to reveal a naked dwarf, previously obscured for hundreds of years. Director of the Uffizi, the famous art museum in Florence, Antonio Natali blamed “moralizing brushes” for the censorship.
6) Somebody’s Optimistic: Economist Jeffrey Hirsch believes an eight-year “Super Boom” will begin in 2017 that will send the Dow Jones Industrial Average to 38,820. It has a ways to grow. Right now, the Dow sits at 10,858.
7) Losing My Religion: Which group of people knows the most about religion in the United States? You guessed it. Atheists and agnostics. The least? Catholics and protestants.
8) Common Mistake: The host of “Australia’s Next Top Model” announces the wrong winner. This doesn’t happen to Tyra Banks.
9) Not Your Ordinary James Bond: Air Force brass believe they know who has been spying on nuclear power plants. Aliens!
10) Hell on Wheels: Another awesome Life gallery. Never-before-published pictures of the Hells Angels from 1965.
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