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Neighborhood Fun

On Monday I took the water taxi home to the Hunter's Point stop in LIC with my co-worker, Jess. As we pulled into the dock, a mere, um, three minutes after leaving the other dock (whatever, it's cool to commute by boat, even if it doesn't really make sense), we heard some pretty sweet beats coming from Harry's water taxi beach. That, combined with the cool grind-train party that seemed to be happening in the tent area, clearly caught our attention, so we went to check it out. At the door I asked if there was a special event and was told that "these guys are doing music...and raising a couple bucks for Obama." Right. Then we were stopped to donate to some unnamed entity, and we were skeptical, but were promised free food, so we threw in a couple bucks. We grabbed some sangria and sat down, but couldn't decide if we should face the sweet Manhattan skyline views in front of us or the amazing people-watching behind us. Clearly, we chose the people-watching. The Empire State Building isn't going anywhere soon (although, apparently, the Pepsi Sign is, but I have yet to see evidence). It was a pretty funny mix of people, from the aforementioned grinders in the tent, to the severely underdressed (and potentially underage) girls who started doing weird acrobatics on the picnic tables, to scattered groups of seeming European tourists (EuropeanOrHipster.com?). Anyway, we somehow figured out what was actually going on (sort of), because we saw one tiny sign about "House the Vote," which was being put on by "The Melting Pot Global in association with Oyasound & Liquid Sound Lounge." What precisely this has to do with voting, Obama, or anything else, I'm still not sure, but everyone seemed to have fun. And turns out that this was the last day Harry's was open this year, so good thing we got in there when we did! Jess and I also checked out Domine's Hoek, a bar that I've never actually been to, even though it's between the 7 train and my apartment. It's a really nice place, with a great little back patio that was still open thanks to this warm October weather. Shame to finally discover how nice it is right in time for the onset of fall. Global warming, pull through for me, please, so I can enjoy PBR cans in outdoor tea light-filled terrace comfort.

Palin Confused, God's Rep. On the Line

Two things:

1) Sarah Palin accidentally calls her supporters protesters. Maybe she was confused by the "loud noises" and just assumed they were boos for her? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY_-PTAcs5I

2) A pastor calls to "his" God to ensure that McCain wins, and also to prove that He is bigger, better, faster stronger than "other Gods." As far as I knew, Allah=God? Maybe I'm wrong, there, but either way, does this mean that if McCain loses, "God" officially loses to all the "other gods"?? What stakes! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5fdzji2C54

...And these people do, too.

Here's more of the scary, sad same.

Mindy Green Thinks Obama is a Terrorist!

Solid line of reasoning, here, as to why Barack Obama is a terrorist. A) His name. B) His blood line. C) From ages 1-6 he was hanging out with terrorists.

Best part is around 4:10 when some guy with an really high-quality sign is asked when he first heard of Sarah Palin (when she was announced as VP pick, like most of us) and then when he first heard of Barack Obama, to which he responds "Never."

Apple, iLove You, But You're Bringing Me Down

Just when I thought tuning in eagerly to watch Part 1 of 2 of the Project Runway finale couldn't get any lamer, Apple had to slap me in the face with yet another ad for one of their products with a catchy song that I actually like. I wonder who picks those songs… probably the same awesome smart person who creates their genius playlists, because I totally was suckered into buying it on- yes- iTunes. What marketing! Anyway, it's called "Bruises" by Chairlift, and it's a great song, so I don’t feel too badly. Plus, duh, I can identify with a song about being black & blue. Check out the ad below (but the rest of the song is better, look up it up on iTunes, or Google it or YouTube it or steal it, or something). So, thanks for the sweet song, Apple, and for making me feel like a huge tool.

Update: Uh, there’s a lot of bruised knee imagery here. Maybe this isn’t just about handstands. Shit.