A morning when I don't have to be anywhere until 12:30?! This is amazing!
1. The shoot went really well last weekend. I'll write about that in the other journal soon.
2. My dad and I saw Diana Krall at the Bank of America Pavilion last Saturday night. It was a great show. She has such a beautiful voice. She performed a version of "A Case of You" that might be one of the few Joni Mitchell covers I actually like. Also, she's fucking gorgeous. She's shot toward the top of the list of women who make me weak in the knees. Oh man.
3. On Monday and Tuesday, I went on location for shoots for my internship. The shoot on Monday was at the Broad Institute at MIT, Brigham and Women's, and Dana-Farber, while the shoot on Tuesday was exclusively at Mass General. I was basically a PA, but I was able to watch the shooting pretty up close, and I was able to listen with a head set during the times when I wasn't allowed in the room. It was awesome to experience a real professional shoot in action, and everyone -- my bosses and the crew and the hospital PR folk -- was super nice. I really want to go again if I have the opportunity.
4. A little rant that I've needed to get off my chest for days: Recently at Telefund, I've been doing a lot of calling on behalf of the HRC. If you aren't aware, the HRC is the Human Rights Campaign, the largest GLBT civil rights organization in the U.S. (you know those the blue-and-yellow equal sign stickers? that's them). Anyway, we're fundraising right now to support the Matthew Shepard Act, a bill currently in the senate that would lead to the first inclusion of GLBT people in federal hate crime legislation. I really love this campaign, but it's been frustrating the hell out of me, because I can't stand it when people (ESPECIALLY the people who tell me about just how out and proud they are) don't contribute anything. I mean, while I don't agree with it, I can play devil's advocate and understand why someone might not want to support gay marriage. But not supporting someone's right to live? These hate crimes, like what happened to Matthew Shepard, are a reality in this country, and as decent human beings, we have to do our part to make sure this bill goes through. Hell, shit even happens in Massachusetts -- did you hear about the transwoman who was beaten in Lowell this past June? I understand that for many people, contributing financially to a civil rights organization is a luxury when they have much more pressing things to worry about...but it's clear that some of these people who I speak with could afford it and just don't give a shit. And that's what bothers me. How an you not give a shit?
5. Tonight is Steph's birthday party in Needham! Yay! It'll be fun. I'm excited. And tomorrow night we're going with a bunch of her friends from school to a bar in Cambridge, so that'll be a good time.
6. I might try to arrange my work schedule so that I can go to the next Queer Women Artist's Dinner n Tuesday. It was fun last time. We'll see.
That's pretty much all I've got for now. Later.
2. My dad and I saw Diana Krall at the Bank of America Pavilion last Saturday night. It was a great show. She has such a beautiful voice. She performed a version of "A Case of You" that might be one of the few Joni Mitchell covers I actually like. Also, she's fucking gorgeous. She's shot toward the top of the list of women who make me weak in the knees. Oh man.
3. On Monday and Tuesday, I went on location for shoots for my internship. The shoot on Monday was at the Broad Institute at MIT, Brigham and Women's, and Dana-Farber, while the shoot on Tuesday was exclusively at Mass General. I was basically a PA, but I was able to watch the shooting pretty up close, and I was able to listen with a head set during the times when I wasn't allowed in the room. It was awesome to experience a real professional shoot in action, and everyone -- my bosses and the crew and the hospital PR folk -- was super nice. I really want to go again if I have the opportunity.
4. A little rant that I've needed to get off my chest for days: Recently at Telefund, I've been doing a lot of calling on behalf of the HRC. If you aren't aware, the HRC is the Human Rights Campaign, the largest GLBT civil rights organization in the U.S. (you know those the blue-and-yellow equal sign stickers? that's them). Anyway, we're fundraising right now to support the Matthew Shepard Act, a bill currently in the senate that would lead to the first inclusion of GLBT people in federal hate crime legislation. I really love this campaign, but it's been frustrating the hell out of me, because I can't stand it when people (ESPECIALLY the people who tell me about just how out and proud they are) don't contribute anything. I mean, while I don't agree with it, I can play devil's advocate and understand why someone might not want to support gay marriage. But not supporting someone's right to live? These hate crimes, like what happened to Matthew Shepard, are a reality in this country, and as decent human beings, we have to do our part to make sure this bill goes through. Hell, shit even happens in Massachusetts -- did you hear about the transwoman who was beaten in Lowell this past June? I understand that for many people, contributing financially to a civil rights organization is a luxury when they have much more pressing things to worry about...but it's clear that some of these people who I speak with could afford it and just don't give a shit. And that's what bothers me. How an you not give a shit?
5. Tonight is Steph's birthday party in Needham! Yay! It'll be fun. I'm excited. And tomorrow night we're going with a bunch of her friends from school to a bar in Cambridge, so that'll be a good time.
6. I might try to arrange my work schedule so that I can go to the next Queer Women Artist's Dinner n Tuesday. It was fun last time. We'll see.
That's pretty much all I've got for now. Later.