Last Week's Interesting // 37

Geeked out with Chakaras @ The Ducati Bike Launch Party:

Stumbled into an art show with Rodney:

Finally got to play with Rucyl's Chakakhantroler:
Wandered with Lady Land.

Captured some Brooklyn charm:

Said, "Happy Birthday" to Tayo:

Boogied w/ Buddies @ Brooklyn Bounce:

And challenged Michael J Warren:
.....last week was indeed eventfully interesting - my favorite variation. it was also my first week back from Norway.

"I Love You New York",

- jelsen

1st Day in DC, continued:

Much to my excitement, Tara father Marshal E. Purnell, FAIA [ of architecture firm Devrouax + Purnell ] had a bash at Busboys & Poets' 'Langston Room' sunday night. I swear it was the perfect blend of dancing-off grown folks + a family reunion + open bar.

What else could possibly matter:

Met some people - better yet, some inspiring people. These guys have been getting it done for a long time; great stories to tell.

After the lights went up and James Brown's final, "...say it loud" and the entire place - with clenched fists fixed high - yelling back, "...IM BLACK AND PROUD!" we headed back to home base for some more spiritual hydration.....
This is my Costanza + Air Mattress interpretation. Bess believe notes were taken all around.
Nydia crashed early because, "...dude, tuesday tuesday - it goes down on tuesday!". So Tara took sponsored our Dance Tour of DC [ Phase I ]....
As you guys can imagine - the entire city's in this euphoric-like trance. Well, at least the millions that commuted to DC for these few days. I counted at least 17 high fives between what seemed to be total strangers round about.

basically.
Collegiate? YES.
.....we kept party hopping:
oh my. it reappeared:
.....and immediately after devouring the empanadas i, of course, had to critique a Washington DC cheese 'Jumbo Slice':
Twas good. Aaaaaall of it. Im really feeling this city.

via UpSouth,

- jelsen

One nation under Obama

I've been very upset that I couldn't accompany Jelsen to DC and witness this historic event with the hundreds of thousands that are there, but I am glad at least one of us got to experience it and will live to tell our kids about it.

Then again...I think I had a pretty good seat watching the event front and center on BBC. I got chills, I cried a little and at the end - I celebrated with bubbles.

Congratulations, America. Today you are once again "the great".





-bahareh

Made it to the Big screen

We all know how Jelsen has his sticker sticking down. He knows where to stick - so they won't be taken down and he knows how to stick - so he won't get caught. Hey, he even has his own crew of sticker stickers all over the world.

A couple of weeks ago our buddy, Mawuse, informed him that she had been to a pre-screening of the new Biggie Smalls movie, "Notorious" and caught a glance of a Jelsen Jargon sticker in it.

In a moment of extreme boredom today, I decided to watch the film online and there, 11minutes in, is an actor doing pull ups against a lamp post and a very familiar sticker staring at me. Can't wait to see this movie on the big screen (no pun intended)! Good job sticking it, husband.

-mrs Jelsen Jargon

NYC > Washington DC

9AM : jumped on the Chinatown Bus to DC for Obama's inauguration on tuesday.

....and i bumped into a friend i havent seen since last summer. thanks to Tiffany's entertaining demeanor [ and children stories ] my ipod got next to zero play.

im grateful. 

significantly over 5hrs later [ its usually just 4hrs ] we got to DC.

Hello Nydia! When i got to her place she and Tara prepared proper Washingtonian cocktails. 3PM.

.....and somehow, this happened:

ha.

and here's one of Nydia & MPP [ Marijuana Policy Project ]called Two-Minute Truths:

- jelsen

I choose peace

One of the last days Jelsen was in my hometown of Oslo, we joined in on a peace march in the city center. It was a very emotional experience and one of those moments that makes me so proud to be Norwegian. I'm uncertain how much of the war in Gaza is portrayed through media in the U.S these days, but Norway is very passionately involved and the stories we are hearing here scare me to the core. Today a UN quarter, a shelter and a hospital were bombed and it seems nothing is sacred anymore. This past week there has been street riots in Oslo as a reaction to the unfair battle that is going on and it is dividing friends and neighbors in heart breaking ways.

 I think it's important to point out that none of us need to take a side in this battle. We don't need to take a stand between the religions involved or the statements being made. The people that showed up to this march all took an important stand, raised their torches so they could be seen clearly and showed where they stood in the battle between war and peace. They all chose peace. And that's all the rest of us need to do too.
A lot of people are disagreeing about what is actually going on, and I think it's important for everyone to put pressure on Israel so they will let journalists come in to the war zone and report to the world about what they see. All is NOT fair in war and we need make sure rules are not broken in a way that affects the civilians. 

-bahareh

Ladies night

For the first time since my bachelorette party, my ladies from back when I was the tequila queen of high school gathered (the wedding doesn't count cuz Amela didn't make it there!). It was Anne Christine's bday and the lovely lady dished up a wonderful meal for us to devour. It's always such a treat to play with these girls that have stayed together through thick and thin for years, some of us since kindergarden! Awww.

Bday girl dished up a delicious pie and salad for the ladies.

Together at last

Katharina wrote our annual report

Deliciousness

Amela is 6months preggers with her second child!

-bahareh