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Everyone Thinks They're Somebody
03.02.2010 7:30PM
And that's what I hate most about Washington DC. I hate it more than the horrendous architecture (save a few masterpieces) that suffocates this city. I hate it more than the transient population (of which I am part). For those of you who don't know, I spend one week a month in the nation's capitol for work. But trust me, I know I'm not somebody. I do my job and I do it well, but I realize that outside my small realm that nobody really cares. And that's the problem. Everyone here thinks that everybody cares about what they do. Guess what? They don't.People walk around dressed to the nines - suit and tie, hair all prim and proper, with iPhone or some other PDA in their hand so they're never too far from all their important business. And they all have their badges around their necks with a smug picture of their face plastered on it, just so you know they can get in this building or that building, and more importantly, THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PERSON! When really most of them are going to be sitting at a desk all day pushing paper. And its not pushing paper for an important person (well not an actual important person) but rather a person who thinks they are important. There are so many assistants and assitants to assistants its ridiculous. And again, all these people think what they are doing is important. In the end they are all "yes men".The same reason it's awesome to work FOR the federal government is the same reason it sucks to work WITH the federal government. Are you kidding me? If this took place in the private sector most of these people never would get a job and the rest of them would have long been fired. And that's what I hate about this city. Everything is fake. There is no authenticity in this city. Well I guess the authenticity is that everything is fake. Everybody here needs a swift kick in the pants. They need to be brought down a couple notches. The universe does not revolve around you.
An Evening with Lewis Black
02.13.2010 9:30PM
Announcement: As of February 17th, Haloscan, the service I use to collect comments, with be defunct. I have yet to find an alternative, but as soon as I do it will be implemented. Stay tuned.Last night I headed over to the historic Chicago Theatre for an evening with Lewis Black. If I have to tell you who Lewis Black is, than we can no longer be friends. I've been a Lewis Black fan for the longest time. Long before he was a mainstream comic, a subject he touched on last night. At 61 years old, Black is now officially a mainstream comic and he wants you to know, in his trademarked manner, "that's fucked up."Not surprisingly the rest of his nearly 90 minute routine was filled with other Lewis Black patented moves: the finger twitching, the aneurysms, and the uncanny ability to find the absurd in every day life. He's more pissed off than ever, be it about time (and how its made up), the Christmas Day terrorist, and the failure the legalize marijuana.The best part of the performance was when he lashed out at a jackass sitting in the front row who was routinely hooping and hollering throughout the show. Last time I saw Lewis Black, he kicked out a guy from the front row. He means business. The opening act, John Bowman was pretty funny, and after getting a grumbled reaction after saying he was going to react Abraham Lincoln's night at the theatre, asked "What, too soon?"
Where in the World?
01.29.2010 7:30PM
Now a quick break in the action for a shameless plug. Here it is, my first published book. I've come a long way from my Young Author's Award in 1st grade. That winning book may actually have more text then my newest, "Where In The World? Select Photographs from Peru, Italy, Germany, Budapest, and Prague", considering it is a photo book. Featuring 140 of my favorite photographs from my 2009 international travel, the book is loaded with vibrant full page spreads and other artfully laid out pages. And while the majority of the book is beautiful photos, I do take a page to describe the stories behind the photos from each country. For a limited time, you can purchase the book at cost. That makes the price $35.70 (plus shipping and handling). So if you want a copy act now. I really enjoyed making this book - from taking the photographs, to selecting my favorites (no easy task), to compiling the book, that I've decided to make another featuring photographs of Chicago. Now I'm just waiting for the weather to improve.Sorry for the lack of posting the past few months. But don't worry I have a bunch of posts ready to go, so check back often. Oh yeah, CadaverBlender is aiming for a re-launch in time for the Winter Olympics, and as always the building bloc(k) gets regular (architecture related) posts.
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Gregory 'Jesus' Dowell
Chicago, IL
- "There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold."
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Feb 1-5 Washington DC (work)Feb 12 Lewis BlackFeb 19-21 Parents' Visit, Louisville @ Depaul
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