Rainy (windy/hail-y) day
So today was a hell of a lot of fun. Jamison came over at about 10 or 11, and we basically just sat around talking about where to go for lunch. And we talked to Sarah T. about her experience at Miami, our experiences at Mt Holyoke and Washu, etc. It was fun. So, hilariou story...
I still hadn't really quit my job at Jamba Juice. And Dan told me that Nora wasn't going to be there today, and considering I'm pissed scared of her, I figured that this was a great time to call and "leave a message" about my uh, early retirement. So I called, and this really peppy voice answers that's like "HI THIS IS JAMBA JUICE LALALALALA!" and I was like "Oh shit it's Nora!" And I hung up the phone. I know, my maturity level is just through the roof these days. So then I was like "Jamison, you need to call and make sure Nora doesn't answer the phone!" So the plan was, if Nora answered the phone, he would just say "How do I get to Jamba Juice from the red line?" And if it was someone else, I would get on the phone and tell them that I was retiring. Sorry that isn't the right verb, but I don't want to say quitting. So he gets on the phone, and he turns to me and basically yells out "It's not Nora! Get on the phone, you twit" and I was like who is it? And it turned out to be the girl who was like, asking to have a threesome with me and Noura. And I was like ohh hell no, just hang up! And he was like "Uhh, how do I get there from the red line?" and then he gave me the phone, and the girl literally went on for like 20 minutes with these directions, and so I just hung up. Which was awful. Ok, so then I was just like, freaking out. And Jamison said he wouldn't do me any more favors. So we went to Tiparos to eat some curry (it's good for colds...yumm) and I get a call from Dan. Dan: "Alissa, do you know you're supposed to be at Jamba Juice for work at 2:00?" I looked down at my watched and it was 1:50. So I was like oh shit. I hate this job. And...yeah so I finally called Nora and was just like, I can't work here anymore. And she was like "Ok, have a good summer"- it was surprisingly easy! And so I finally said "please don't yell at Dan." That was the end of it.
Jamison and I eventually made it back here, watched the Simple Life, and then we went to this really random art gallery caleld BucketRider because Jamison had an "interview" for an internship. So we made it there, and the gallery was about the size of my room. And he didn't even have an interview! The guy was just like "ok see you next week" and Jamison literally sat there and didn't say anything. So all-in-all, I can't really take the credit for helping him get a job. But that's alright.
Ok so after that we went to the FREEDOM MUSEUM!!!!! And in case you don't know what that is, it's where our little documentary (on the Fine BY ME Project) is being exhibited. We walked in, and immediately the people working there recognized us. So we didn't have to pay, which was exciting. They told us how cool it was that we were there, etc. So we went and watched the documentary- and there were some random straight people there watching it with us. We were like, really loud during the movie because we kept making fun of each other's faces, etc. But all-in-all, I think that the video was pretty damn cool. My hair was so short back then! I honestly don't remember having short hair. But it must have happened. So here's my rendition of the documentary:
Straight Man Voice: "Freedom. What does it mean? You hear all the time that it's a free country. But how far can our freedoms take us?"
----Enter a bunch of clips of MLK, Susan B Anthony, Emma Goldman, Malcolm X, etc.
Random Asian Girl: "Freedom is being able to do what you want!"
White girl from HF: "Freedom is really important. It's our right."
Middle Age Woman: "Freedom is...well, complicated"
Straight Man Voice: "We have the freedom of speech. Or do we have freedom of speech? Homewood flossmoor high school is a slice of life, there are band geeks and cheerleaders" --Insert picture of people who don't even go to our school, who are playing the trombone. And then there's a picture of some strange people walking down the hall. And two people wearing gay-friendly shirts that say something like "Queer Reality" or whatever
Straight Man Voice (again): "Three students wanted to speak out about homosexuality"
Myka: "I'm so sick of homophobic remarks like 'oh he's a fag' or 'that's so gay'"
Jamison: "It's not fair...etc. we should be entiteled to safety, etc"
Straight Man Voice: "But Christian students wanted to voice THEIR opinion. In some cases, voicing opinions can be harmful for others...blaaah blaaah"
---Insert more pictures of women's rights activists and Martin Luther King (I think it's awesome that they have our pictures next to his! Craazzy)
Black Girl who Hates Gays: "It was our right to express the fact that we hate gays. I really have no opinion of my own, just whatever my pastor has told me."
---Insert video of a Black Gospel Choir singing (again, can we make this any more about white versus black?)
Me : "I remember getting to school and seeing two girls wearing God t shirts and I was like, whoa, this is really going to happen." (most pointless quote in the entire film)
Alix Coupet: "I'm a huge asshole and how I got into Pomona is a mystery. And I also hate gays. I guess. Did you check out my abs? Or is that not allowed in this video?"
---Insert picture of me walking across the bridge across lower lake at Mount Holyoke. God, I looked really awkward.
Straight Man Voice: "It seems like the winner of this battle is Free Speech!" --Insert actual newspaper article, with a title that said something like "Gays vs. Christians: Free Speech Wins" even though that was NOT the title of the article at all, and Betsy just put it in because she thought it sounded good.
So anyway, after the movie, these random straight guys were like "good job guys!" Ok, so we went down to the basement area where you can record your own thoughts on freedom, and then EVERYONE can watch what you said. So jamison and I saw that the straight guys had recorded something, and Jamison was like "oh he was nice, let's see what he had to say" and here's what it said (no joke):
"What do I think about Freedom? Uhh...well I usually voice my opinions on freedom by writing in an online journal. I know that sounds really gay! But really..." swear to god that's what he said. Jamison and I just turned to each other and made a face.
Ok, next straight guy:
"What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means cold beer and hot chicks! Peace out!"
Ok and then there were a bunch of people who just randomly started singing songs about freedom that they obviously had written themselves, because they were just heinous. So Jamison and I went into the recording booth and said something like:
ME: "The most important freedom to us is the freedom of speech. Hi! We're the kids from the video upstairs (I proceed to point with my finger, you know, in case the folks watching don't know where the upstairs is) and that's the right we used when doing the Fine By Me project!"
Jamison: "yes. speech is important. indeed."
Ok so finally we were on our way out, and the woman working there gave us the Museum director's card because me, jamison, and myka are supposed to do some Panel even this summer with the other people from the video who, quite frankly, are way cooler than us. (Those people had supreme court cases!) OMG wait I forgot, the worst thing was going upstairs, reading about how these kids tried to start a GSA and all these people were like "no, homosexuality is immoral" and then the computer screen asked "Do you think these kids should have been able to have a gsa, since the school ALSO had a bible study group?" and only 70% of the people who had seen the exhibit said yes! I was like ooooh hell no. It was insane. OK sorry this is the most grammatically incorrect and pointless journal entry I've made in a while. But at least I updated! Now off to the gym...
I still hadn't really quit my job at Jamba Juice. And Dan told me that Nora wasn't going to be there today, and considering I'm pissed scared of her, I figured that this was a great time to call and "leave a message" about my uh, early retirement. So I called, and this really peppy voice answers that's like "HI THIS IS JAMBA JUICE LALALALALA!" and I was like "Oh shit it's Nora!" And I hung up the phone. I know, my maturity level is just through the roof these days. So then I was like "Jamison, you need to call and make sure Nora doesn't answer the phone!" So the plan was, if Nora answered the phone, he would just say "How do I get to Jamba Juice from the red line?" And if it was someone else, I would get on the phone and tell them that I was retiring. Sorry that isn't the right verb, but I don't want to say quitting. So he gets on the phone, and he turns to me and basically yells out "It's not Nora! Get on the phone, you twit" and I was like who is it? And it turned out to be the girl who was like, asking to have a threesome with me and Noura. And I was like ohh hell no, just hang up! And he was like "Uhh, how do I get there from the red line?" and then he gave me the phone, and the girl literally went on for like 20 minutes with these directions, and so I just hung up. Which was awful. Ok, so then I was just like, freaking out. And Jamison said he wouldn't do me any more favors. So we went to Tiparos to eat some curry (it's good for colds...yumm) and I get a call from Dan. Dan: "Alissa, do you know you're supposed to be at Jamba Juice for work at 2:00?" I looked down at my watched and it was 1:50. So I was like oh shit. I hate this job. And...yeah so I finally called Nora and was just like, I can't work here anymore. And she was like "Ok, have a good summer"- it was surprisingly easy! And so I finally said "please don't yell at Dan." That was the end of it.
Jamison and I eventually made it back here, watched the Simple Life, and then we went to this really random art gallery caleld BucketRider because Jamison had an "interview" for an internship. So we made it there, and the gallery was about the size of my room. And he didn't even have an interview! The guy was just like "ok see you next week" and Jamison literally sat there and didn't say anything. So all-in-all, I can't really take the credit for helping him get a job. But that's alright.
Ok so after that we went to the FREEDOM MUSEUM!!!!! And in case you don't know what that is, it's where our little documentary (on the Fine BY ME Project) is being exhibited. We walked in, and immediately the people working there recognized us. So we didn't have to pay, which was exciting. They told us how cool it was that we were there, etc. So we went and watched the documentary- and there were some random straight people there watching it with us. We were like, really loud during the movie because we kept making fun of each other's faces, etc. But all-in-all, I think that the video was pretty damn cool. My hair was so short back then! I honestly don't remember having short hair. But it must have happened. So here's my rendition of the documentary:
Straight Man Voice: "Freedom. What does it mean? You hear all the time that it's a free country. But how far can our freedoms take us?"
----Enter a bunch of clips of MLK, Susan B Anthony, Emma Goldman, Malcolm X, etc.
Random Asian Girl: "Freedom is being able to do what you want!"
White girl from HF: "Freedom is really important. It's our right."
Middle Age Woman: "Freedom is...well, complicated"
Straight Man Voice: "We have the freedom of speech. Or do we have freedom of speech? Homewood flossmoor high school is a slice of life, there are band geeks and cheerleaders" --Insert picture of people who don't even go to our school, who are playing the trombone. And then there's a picture of some strange people walking down the hall. And two people wearing gay-friendly shirts that say something like "Queer Reality" or whatever
Straight Man Voice (again): "Three students wanted to speak out about homosexuality"
Myka: "I'm so sick of homophobic remarks like 'oh he's a fag' or 'that's so gay'"
Jamison: "It's not fair...etc. we should be entiteled to safety, etc"
Straight Man Voice: "But Christian students wanted to voice THEIR opinion. In some cases, voicing opinions can be harmful for others...blaaah blaaah"
---Insert more pictures of women's rights activists and Martin Luther King (I think it's awesome that they have our pictures next to his! Craazzy)
Black Girl who Hates Gays: "It was our right to express the fact that we hate gays. I really have no opinion of my own, just whatever my pastor has told me."
---Insert video of a Black Gospel Choir singing (again, can we make this any more about white versus black?)
Me : "I remember getting to school and seeing two girls wearing God t shirts and I was like, whoa, this is really going to happen." (most pointless quote in the entire film)
Alix Coupet: "I'm a huge asshole and how I got into Pomona is a mystery. And I also hate gays. I guess. Did you check out my abs? Or is that not allowed in this video?"
---Insert picture of me walking across the bridge across lower lake at Mount Holyoke. God, I looked really awkward.
Straight Man Voice: "It seems like the winner of this battle is Free Speech!" --Insert actual newspaper article, with a title that said something like "Gays vs. Christians: Free Speech Wins" even though that was NOT the title of the article at all, and Betsy just put it in because she thought it sounded good.
So anyway, after the movie, these random straight guys were like "good job guys!" Ok, so we went down to the basement area where you can record your own thoughts on freedom, and then EVERYONE can watch what you said. So jamison and I saw that the straight guys had recorded something, and Jamison was like "oh he was nice, let's see what he had to say" and here's what it said (no joke):
"What do I think about Freedom? Uhh...well I usually voice my opinions on freedom by writing in an online journal. I know that sounds really gay! But really..." swear to god that's what he said. Jamison and I just turned to each other and made a face.
Ok, next straight guy:
"What does freedom mean to me? Freedom means cold beer and hot chicks! Peace out!"
Ok and then there were a bunch of people who just randomly started singing songs about freedom that they obviously had written themselves, because they were just heinous. So Jamison and I went into the recording booth and said something like:
ME: "The most important freedom to us is the freedom of speech. Hi! We're the kids from the video upstairs (I proceed to point with my finger, you know, in case the folks watching don't know where the upstairs is) and that's the right we used when doing the Fine By Me project!"
Jamison: "yes. speech is important. indeed."
Ok so finally we were on our way out, and the woman working there gave us the Museum director's card because me, jamison, and myka are supposed to do some Panel even this summer with the other people from the video who, quite frankly, are way cooler than us. (Those people had supreme court cases!) OMG wait I forgot, the worst thing was going upstairs, reading about how these kids tried to start a GSA and all these people were like "no, homosexuality is immoral" and then the computer screen asked "Do you think these kids should have been able to have a gsa, since the school ALSO had a bible study group?" and only 70% of the people who had seen the exhibit said yes! I was like ooooh hell no. It was insane. OK sorry this is the most grammatically incorrect and pointless journal entry I've made in a while. But at least I updated! Now off to the gym...