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Great Interview

I listened to an awesome interview this morning on NPR.  It was Marjane Satrapithe, the author of the graphic novel Persepolis.  It's one of the best things Matt ever made me read.   The author grew up in Iran and was in her early teens when the current government took over in 1979.   She writes the stories from the point of view of a very opinionated, witty, smart young girl (obviously a dangerous thing in Iran in 1979).  I definitely recommend listening to the interview as she's still very opinionated, witty and intelligent and she also has some fascinating commentary on Iran today. 

She now lives in France and when asked how she views the two countries in which she has spent her life she says, "Iran is like a mother and France is like my wife.  You only have one mother and she can be crazy, she can do anything...it's my mother.  And if she is sick I will be really sad.  Now your wife...you choose her, you can divorce her, you can cheat on her, you can make another baby with someone else...it is a different relationship." 

Volcano

I guess I'm on a science kick right now.  I saw this picture of a volcano from above today and was stunned.  Pretty damn cool huh?

Science Week at Mojo

Some scientists in England and the US are thinking about making an invisability cloak.   My #1 superhero dream power would be the ability to fly but being invisible is a close 2nd.   Read all about it here.

Ant Nest

This is a cast of an Ant Nest.  Are you kidding me?  Would you have ever thought??? 

Scotty, the artist

I've got this friend, Scotty.  You've heard me talk about him before.  Some of you may have even met him.  Scotty is semi-famous for being the paper hat guy in Chicago and also for his band The Big Rock Show. 

From time to time he sees things that are wrong and tries to change them.  Actual direct-action change.  He's not a letter writer.  He's a do-er.

His most recent move took place in some sort of chain family restaurant that he and his friends went to.  If you want to read the whole story click on the link above but here is the condensed version.  While waiting to be seated, he noticed that the black people in the waiting area were not getting seated.  In fact, everyone was getting seated in front of them.  So, he ran next door to the Ross, Dress For Less.  He purchased "host" clothes and came back to the restaurant.  He then snuck into the employee lounge, put on the host clothes and an apron and then came out and started seating the black families as if he were the actual host.  After he apologized profusely to them and offered them free deserts and drinks he left the restaurant...never to be seen there again. 

Who does things like this?  Scotty does.  His band/show goes on tour soon and he's going to be here, in Seattle, at Re-Bar on June 8th.  Save the date, it will be a Social Committee outing and you will love it.

Jason's bathroom

The Social Committee sponsored an event at Jason's house last week.  It was a delightful BBQ, he cleaned and went grocery shopping and everything.  Sometime during the night, Mark used J's bathroom and snapped this pic:

For those who know Jason...this just says it all huh?

Also, some of you may remember this picture:

I grabbed it off of cuteoverload ages ago and is still one of my favorite pics ever.  Well...today, they show what happens when this kind of behavior is allowed in children...

The week in pictures

I've lost my ability to write anything that matters so here are some pictures that made me have emotions this week.

 

Heatwave!

Summer in Seattle has come early.  90 degrees today and it's time to grill meat and sit outside drinking beer! 

I must compliment my dear friends Mark and Dia for really kicking off the summer right.  Saturday night was one of my best weekend nights in a long time.  Lenora, Jason and I went over to M&D's  for delicious sausages and chicken before seeing my friend Dan's play.  The play is called "What is Sexy?" and it's excellent, go see it.  It's well written, funny, hot and insightful.  It's playing at the Washington Ensemble Theater (link) and it's seriously one of the best plays I've seen in a while. 

After that, we went back to M&D's for beers, powertools, a makeshift porch firepit for toasted marshmallows and laughing until our sides hurt.

I love summer in Seattle.   Elaine (aka: Safety Beaver) has some fun pix of the evening. 

Freedom to Dance

Matt got arrested in Greece. 

His crime?  Dancing in front of the Parthenon. 

I'm not even kidding.  Read the whole story here...

This is him moments before the incident:

An Inconvenient Truth

There is a very interesting movie coming out called "An Incovenient Truth".  It apparently stars Al Gore and Hurricane Katrina. 

Basically, from what I can tell from the trailer it's a propoganda documentary on "the environmental CRISIS facing the WORLD today" (imagine saying that in a deep, movie trailer voice).  It looks quite exciting.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for saving the environment.  I like the enviroment.  If this will open people's eyes to the very real global warming issues out there, great. 

I just think it's kinda unfortunate that the Left is taking a page from the Right's playbook and capitalizing on fear to gain votes and support for issues.   Is that all we respond to anymore?  Immediate crisis we have to fix!  Now or we're all gonna die! 

I suppose they have to do something with Karl Rove back in the strategery saddle.