midgebop
Drunk on a world served straight: through the lens of a travel junkie, movie slut, foodie, music lover (no country twang please), queer liberal, English prof.

August 2008



Obama Invesco Field Schedule

Thursday, 28 August 2008 6:31 A GMT-07
They've finally posted the schedule for tonight's event .

My Day with Daryl Hannah

Wednesday, 27 August 2008 9:21 P GMT-07
No, I did not actually spent the day with Daryl Hannah, but...  she did appear at both my convention activities for the day. I did another shift at The Big Tent, which proved pretty uneventful. I mostly hung out, watching to make sure peope

The Big Tent Denver

Tuesday, 26 August 2008 6:49 A GMT-07
Once again it's clear to me that a career standing on my feet is not for me. After five hours of steady standing, my poor little feets were screaming for a chair. All that aside, The Big Tent  is a happening spot. It is here that a roomful o

Pre-convention activities

Monday, 25 August 2008 6:40 A GMT-07
As planned, both N and I have begun our convention week. N is driving for a couple of days, while I am involved with a variety of volunteer activities.On Saturday, I took light rail down to Union Station in order to head to Meditate08. Along the rout

Convention Volunteer Update

Saturday, 23 August 2008 8:08 A GMT-07
My convention fever has not abated. Plans for the coming week are fully taking shape. I have all my volunteer assignments, along with some tickets to events. For now, here are my plans for the week.Saturday, August 23 Meditate08 opening ceremonySunda

Convention Fever

Tuesday, 12 August 2008 9:10 P GMT-07
I got me some good ol convention fever these days. Between volunteering and the activities going on, it's a wonder that I will be able to teach during the first week of classes. Volunteer ActivitiesThe email comes with the subject line: Denver Ho
Category: Politics

You are how you camped

Wednesday, 6 August 2008 9:05 P GMT-07
Thanks to P clueing me in on NPR's Talk of the Nation story yesterday, I can now honestly say I'm normal. Yup, all those years of summer camp have made me who I am. I spent many summers going to Wel-Met, a predominantly Jewish social work/hip

4 Days of Movies

Monday, 4 August 2008 9:17 P GMT-07
OK I just typed a rather lengthy blog, and I did one of those jerks on the computer and poof vanished--merdre! Here is an attempt at re-creation, where I will only be able to measure its merit against the original. One of my vacation pleasures i
Category: Movies