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Monday, 03 December 2007

  • I'm sure some of you have heard about Brad Pitt's Make it Right project for the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans.  It's one thing that has been in the news.  Here is a link to a part of his website for the project with a map.  I lived just to the right of the Lower 9.  The area marked Holy Cross is the area where my husband went to high school at Holy Cross High School.  I used to drive through that area every day as I worked in the CBD.  I'm being nostalgic and missing home. 

Friday, 30 November 2007

  • I recently read this article about Amy Winehouse on Blender.com.  That girl seems to be a mess.  But of course, you can't believe everything you read on the internet, can you?  I don't like to judge or make opinions about other people, especially ones I don't know.  I recently listened to her whole album, which I didn't think I'd ever do.  I don't like that Rehab song.  But, I really like the sound of her voice.  There are songs on that album that are much better than the popular ones. 

    I'm trying to expand the types of music I listen to.  Any suggestions?  I really like the Beatles, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Beastie Boys, Beck, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and lots of others.  Wide range of different tastes, I know.  But, I want to try stuff that isn't so mainstream.  That I haven't heard of before. 

    I really want to go back to school, but I don't know what for.  I'm struggling with this.  I don't want to be a legal assistant forever.  I thought about pharmacy school, but the only one around here is Xavier and that would be too far of a drive now that I'm on the northshore, having a two-year-old and having to work full time.  Thanks, Katrina.  Sometimes I wish I was back home and not here.  But I can't go back to where I was for Camryn's sake.  My parish will take a long time to recover.  It's barely even mentioned on the news anymore.  And when it was mentioned, it was mostly New Orleans which didn't have 1/2 the destruction that St. Bernard had.  The whole parish lost everything, not one household was spared.  I know it's old news and people don't want to hear about it forever and ever.  But I wonder if anyone really understands what it's still like there.  I think a lot would be surprised at how little recovery there has been.  It's depressing.  My family who have gone back say it's not to them.  I guess because they live there and see it every day. 

Monday, 07 May 2007

  • Jazz Fest 2007

    I got to go to Jazz Fest Saturday and see John Mayer.  The concert was great!  Well worth sitting in the New Orleans heat for 6 hours, of course it was the hottest weekend so far this year.  Here are some pictures.  They are all from the side because it was packed and we couldn't get anywhere near the front of the stage or, for that matter, anywhere near the any area in front the stage.  We were way off to the side, but I had a pretty good view and good zoom on my camera.

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