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Have you noticed that Sam has this great side...
May 14, 2008 by Sadie in Sadie & Greg
 Have you noticed that Sam has this great sidebar called "gift ideas" on his page? Why don't we all have that? In the meantime, I'll have to post my birthday list here:
A donation to StoryCorps.
A timer, travel toothbrush, wooden cutting board, or anything else from Muji (www.muji.eu)
Two items from Liberation Ink (www.liberationink.org):
Support the Intifada: women's large
Without Justice: Fair Trade Organic Tote
Global Exchange sweat shop free sneakers in women's 9.5. Yes, I've been wearing these same sneakers for more than two years, because they just don't make low tops in chocolate anymore.
Prints from Etsy (www.etsy.com, this one is from johnwgolden)
A cast iron pan and pot, preferably vintage.
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With the loss of three staff members, my job ...
May 13, 2008 by Sadie in Sadie & Greg
With the loss of three staff members, my job has taken a dramatic shift from institutionalizing a national VISTA program to assisting and event planning. There seems to be some assumption that, because I am at the bottom of the office totem pole, I know how to file receipts and schedule other people's appointments.
Alas, I skipped that class on data entry and catering at Smith.
I would be more angry if I had any hope that my previous tasks would be continued. But this gesture so clearly indicates that the last nine months of my work is disposable and anything but central to the goals of the office. At least I don't have to push against constant resistance as I choose whether executive directors eat butternut ravioli or baked cod during their meeting; the office and national network agree that events for people in power are a good thing. Sigh. Hopefully next year's VISTA leader will be more patient with the glacial pace of institutional change.
A few weeks ago, I started to lift weights at work to blow off steam. This morning, I came in to find two other colleagues, in their forties and sixties, respectively, pumping iron as they read through email. I like to think that we're readying for a change.
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I do love when this blog becomes a utilitaria...
May 05, 2008 by Sadie in Sadie & Greg
I do love when this blog becomes a utilitarian bi-lateral communication method, ripping it from its place as a widely-read, open public blog and centering exactly where it should be, at our kitchen table in Eugene. Mom, I miss talking to you constantly about everything. I can't wait to see all of you at the end of May.
Providence is wet, for the good of my community garden plot. Several friends and their new partners came over for brunch- the best idea I've had in months. I had to stop downstairs, and didn't feel the least bit guilty asking my robed neighbors for a chair like it was a cup of flour. It reminded me what makes a community luminescent and connected. Borrowed chairs.
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I just played Dark Tower
May 03, 2008 by Sadie in Sadie & Greg
 I just played Dark Tower. I almost wet myself it was so exciting. This is the beginning of a 80's nostalgia gaming trip that I've accompanied Gregory on, including viewing related genre films like "the last starfighter." While this ties in neatly with my indie persona, these activities are in no way ironic for my gentleman friend. Next up: all of John Hughe's films.
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