My brother, on me.

My sister called me tonight after the whole family, minus me, got done eating dinner to wish me a Happy Thanksgiving. I told her it was weird that I was the only one missing and she said that her, and the rest of the family definitely noticed my absence. Apparently, My oldest brother Matt said it was quiet because I was always the conversation starter and kept the conversations up. Then, my brother went on to do an impression of me at the dinner table.

"So, what do you think about communism?"

HAHAHAHA

I can't believe that is how he sees me. It's almost heartwarming in a weird twisted sense.

Oh ps. I love my family sooo much.

My oldest brother Matt and my nephews Max and George.

sunflower: the disney charecter that never exhisted

When the Disney film Fantasia was first released back in 1940 there was a character that was a female black centaur that performed menial tasks for white blond centaurs. This character was a typical racist stereotype of the 1940's. But if you watch the movie now, no such character exists. Disney denied the existence of this character for years whenever asked about it. It wasn't until images of the character came to surface recently that Disney owned up to it. Her name was Sunflower.

More on election night

We were in Prospect Heights. Things seemed to have gotten a LOT crazier in other parts of New York but I had a blast.

Here's the video.

I have the most beautiful yard in the world

So, as I think I've mentioned at least a few times I get to have prospect park as my backyard, which has made the transition from St. Paul to New York a lot easier. Any time I want to escape the city I just walk outside my apartment and I'm surrounded by yellow, red, and green trees, kites, dogs running free, open fields of grass, and people that are just relaxing. It's rare to see people kick back and relax here, everyone always has somewhere to be. This park has saved my sanity.

Kids playing in the fountain. It was too cute to not take a picture of.

Baby Bumblebee!

Jordan and I had a breakfast picnic one morning a couple of weeks ago.
Greek yogurt swirled with pumpkin butter and granola and mimosas.

MIMOSAAAAS

One People

So we did it. WE DID IT! And then we celebrated.

Last night was one of the most beautiful nights of my life. Strangers were embracing each other all over the streets. I DANCED with a 62 year old woman who was going insane she was so happy. I was talking to this guy I met from Jamaica and we were both trying to explain to each other how we felt (which was very difficult to describe with words) but at the same time we understood each other. And then he said it was so beautiful because tonight, everybody is one people. And that was exactly it. Here are some pictures from the election party I was at.









Note: This has taken 3 days to publish because I really really wanted to post a video I took of the streets that night but I'm giving up for now. I will try to get it up asap but my computer is going soooo slow.

cheating?

So I'm starting this blog at 11:56 pm. But I know it won't be published until after midnight. Is that cheating for NaBloPoMo? I don't think so... My days are effed.

My friends from the cities came and played a show for CMJ music fest. Let me tell you, the show was amazing! And it was also really awesome to once again, have a piece of home here with me in New York. That feeling is indescribable,really. Anyways, here are some photos from that night.

Kyle

Me and Holly

Zack and Kyle

Kid Dakota played as well.

Jordan

Aviette

long overdue

The morning I got my camera, Jordan and I went to the Banksy exhibit that opened in the city. The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. I knew what to expect as far as what was going to be there but I didn't expect it to be done so well. This is the first time he had used animatronic animals. Some of it was very realistic and eerie. In the window outside you could see a rabbit in a glass cage putting makeup on in a mirror. In the cage next to that was a mother chicken watching over her "chicken nuggets" as they pecked in BBQ sauce. On the other side in the window cage was what looked like a sleeping leopard in a tree, tail wagging. On the inside though, when you looked at the leopard from the other side it was a leopard fur jacket. In addition to these there were processed meets like salami and bologna wiggling around in glass cages and drinking from water dishes. My explanations of the exhibit do not do it justice however. It was a really really great exhibit.

The "leopard" from the inside of the store.

This monkey was sitting and watching other primates on the discovery channel. This was the most realistic of them all. It's stomach was moving like it was breathing and it's eyes were shifting around the t.v. and it was moving it's mouth and reacting to the scenes on the screen. I swear I thought it was going to turn and look at me. There was an empty pizza box and an empty pack of cigarettes on the floor next to it.

These guys were wiggling around their cages as well.

Fish sticks swimming around in a fish bowl.

The nuggets.

Jordan at the Fatty Crab afterwards.
MMMM

Day of the Dead

Oh Jeez. It's only the FIRST day of November and I already don't feel like blogging. I worked all day and the little time I had free I spent with someone. I have a social life too guys! Jeez... anyways. I refuse to give up on the first day so I'm going to attempt this anyways, even with a belly full of wine and having to wake up in 5 hours for work.

I did end up getting a camera, so that's good news. I'm going to be posting pictures of my past 2 weeks pretty soon. too tired tonight. I've been trying to take as many pictures as I can but I've been hanging out with a certain someone a lot that doesn't really like having his picture taken so much, which makes things a little more difficult.

Alright I apologize but that's all I really have for you guys tonight. Total filler blog, I know but I promise to at least try next time.

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