If it's a rainbow, can it really be vandalism?

Some knucklehead (not my words) is terrorizing Albuquerque with rainbow graffiti:

Video here: Vandal Strikes Downtown with Colorful Paint

I can't believe people would prefer to look at a boring, grey building instead. Color on, rainbow warrior, color on.

Power animals!

From reddit, an email from someone who doesn't want to be a bridesmaid:

[fiancee],
I'm sorry this is coming to you in email form but I need to get my thoughts to you clearly and this is the best way for me to do it. Please read what I have to say and after you've had time to think, we can talk about it in person if you want.

When you first asked me to be a part of the wedding, my gut reaction was to say no and I should have listened to myself. I feel very strongly that you shouldn't marry [me] and these feelings are only intensifying as the wedding approaches. [fiancee], in good conscience, I cannot be a part of your wedding - I feel I would be doing both of us a disservice by standing up for you and bringing my negative energy to your wedding day.

I know this is shocking for you, but again, in my heart, I cannot do this. These feelings are also affecting me in a very negative way, the full extent of which didn't become clear to me until I had a healing session with [new age spiritual healer] yesterday. I couldn't dodge the feeling that I needed to see her yet I wasn't clear why I felt I had to. In the end, I was left with two choices - either go through with participating in the wedding with a change in attitude or bow out as gracefully as possible. I meditated on it and called upon my power animals for guidance and ultimately bowing out is the decision I have reached. I understand the consequences of my actions but I am at peace with my decision. Please know I am in no way attempting to cut of ties with you, although I understand that may be the end result of all of this.

It might be hard to understand but I mean you no harm - I do believe in 'no harm to none'. However, I keep going back to what [so-called yoga 'master'] was talking about during one of our sessions - that by saying yes to someone else when you want to say no, you are only harming yourself. Participating in this wedding is harming me in many ways and this didn't become truly clear to me until I had the session with [new age spiritual healer].

I am not asking for your forgiveness or understanding - again, I understand the full consequences of my decision. I still wish you the best for everything in your life - you have a good, kind soul, [fiancee] and it is hurting me to see you go through with this marriage.

As I said above, we can talk in person if you want. However, I know that I will not change my mind about this. If you don't want to talk, I understand and accept whatever decision you make.
-[bridesmaid]

Also, 'no harm to none' is a double negative. Gah!

Kanye West makes me wish I still twittered

"I make awesome decisions in bike stores."

An invite from the Queen

Omfg! Check out what I got in the mail today!

Your majesty.

A personal invitation to the royal wedding (or postcard) from the Queen herself (and Neha)!

Thanks Neha! 

I love Brian Williams

He is seriously funny.

Brian Williams' TSA story

If you haven't seen him slow jam the news or on 30 Rock, that's pretty good too.

Potrero and 23rd

Cactus, squirrel, labrador and dinosaur = best window box ever!



Best window box ever and a baseball flag? Perfection.

New Year's Eve

My roommates and I had bought tickets to spend NYE at a club in the SOMA district. That was the plan, but here's what actually happened.

Got to the club at a reasonable time of 10:30. The organizers kept trying to get us to stand in lines, instead of a clump, but the directions to do so were unclear. There was supposedly a line for hand stamps, then a separate line for ticket holders, then two other lines for boys and girls to enter separately...well, around 11 we were still clumped and no closer to getting into the club. And someone threw up. So we called some friends to see where they were, and that's how we ended up at Ali the hipster's house. So here's how I spent the last 10ish seconds of 2010:

10. Giant red feather in my face for the 3rd time that night.

9. Woman in booty shorts screaming at everyone to pay attention to MTV's countdown.

8. Asian guy giving me the evil eye from an orb chair.

7. Trying to figure out what that smell is, then realizing I don't want the answer.

6. Tried watermelon beer, it was pretty good!

5. Watching a watercolor of a rainbow fall on someone.

4. Around 8 I think I joined the countdown. But for some reason there was a second countdown shortly after the first one ended, so I participated fully in that one.

3. Overheard: "But now he knows I like him! Why did you even come tonight!?"

2. Hating that all the men there look better in skinny jeans than I do.

1. Pinky promising with Wayne that we would not let the group leave either of us behind.

So, yeah, good stuff. Then I got home and wanted to take some Nyquil because I've been fending off a cold, but I was thwarted by the following disclaimer:

Sever liver damage may occur if you take...3 or more alcoholic drinks while using this product.

But all's well that ends well: woke up this morning not super hungover, not feeling sick and had a lovely brunch. Hope you all had a great NYE!