Brother = Officially Hitched

This weekend, my brother got married. It was very fancy and was held at the old Federal Reserve Building in downtown SF.


The food was the best wedding food I've had. In fact, it was some of the best food I've had!


We danced.

And got people to do shakeface, including the bride, groom, and photographer (Jeff Newsom, who's work is amazing). Tom and Kim need practice. Jeff, on the other hand is a bit of an expert and gave us a shakeface tip: blow out when you shake - thanks Jeff!



The next day was Tim's birthday. We hung out in SF and ate Indian food.


It was a great weekend.

I gots me a haircut.

So, I went to a new salon called Magic Salon. I liked it. I think I found my new haircut place. This is the place to go in Sacramento if you want a 12" mohawk and a dyed star in the side of your head (as the 14 year old that was there was getting when I walked in. Maybe next time.) My cut was only $35.00.

Magic is the 3rd place I have gone since moving back to Cali. I've given each place 2 chances, which I think is fair. The first place gave a good cut, but too pricey and not very edgy. (I think I have this mental block that I just can't pay the same price for a haircut in Sacramento, CA as I did in Chicago, IL.) The second was a decent cut from the "edgiest" place in Davis, which, in all honesty, isn't saying much. However, she didn't thin my hair out at all. I gots me some thick hair so it looked really boring. My last cut from her was about 3 weeks ago and decided it just would not do for my brother's wedding this weekend.

But wait! I think the 3rd time is a charm. That being said, I did come away feeling like I may have looked a little ridiculous. I had this poofy thing on the top of my head that kinda made me feel like a cartoon character. Tim described it as a nest, which is extremely accurate. I think I'm coming around to it and if I don't poof it up too much up there, I think it looks pretty good. Take my quiz to decide for yourself.

(Hmmm...poofy thing)

I got to pet giraffes and you didn't.

So, today I got to go on a field trip to the Sacramento Zoo for work. I got a backstage tour, which included feeding and petting giraffes and also bongos. I can't believe I didn't bring my camera, but I guess I didn't really think I was going to get to pet them!

It was very exciting.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE giraffes.

In case you forgot what they look like, here is a picture (off the internet) showing how cute they are:

Also, my coworker and I agreed that it would be super awesome if science could discover how to make mini giraffes so that I can have one as a pet. I pretty sure they could figure this out for me. (I'm also pretty sure this would piss off my neighbor that does not like us, which is also appealing.)

Bongos look like this:


We fed them carrots. I didn't know what they were before today.

Not a bad day at work, I must say.

Is this really happening?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/08/palin-global-wa.html

Just plain creepy

Um, I was looking at stuff on Etsy.com and came across this:



What the hell? Why in God's name would you want to wear this head around your neck? I mean, is it just me, or is this super creepy? It looks like a drowning baby or something. Anything with just a head is a little weird to me...but maybs that's just me.

Check out all the other heads here. I love that they are described as "charming."

So out of touch.

Community organizing: I guess it's close to my heart because I studied the positive impact that community members can have on their neighborhoods, country, and world through community organizing. After last night's display of the worst part of politicians and politics, I just have to post this excerpt from the Obama website:

"...Both Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin specifically mocked Barack's experience as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago more than two decades ago, where he worked with people who had lost jobs and been left behind when the local steel plants closed.

Let's clarify something for them right now.

Community organizing is how ordinary people respond to out-of-touch politicians and their failed policies.

And it's no surprise that, after eight years of George Bush, millions of people have found that by coming together in their local communities they can change the course of history. That promise is what our campaign has been about from the beginning.

Throughout our history, ordinary people have made good on America's promise by organizing for change from the bottom up. Community organizing is the foundation of the civil rights movement, the women's suffrage movement, labor rights, and the 40-hour workweek. And it's happening today in church basements and community centers and living rooms across America."

Read the rest here.