COACHELLA!!!

Posted on January 22nd, 2008 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random, music.

Okay, just googled it and found it…

Here is the Coachella info straight from the press conference:

Headliners:
1st day
jack johnson
the verve
raconteurs

2nd day
portishead
kraftwerk
death cab for cutie

3rd Day
Roger Waters - Dark Side of The Moon (in it’s entirety) then other songs from The Wall
Love and Rockets
My morning jacket
spiritualized

Others:
justice, the breeders, fat boy slim, the national, the swell season, madness, animal collective, slightly stupid, mum, pendulum, sharon jones and the dap kings, stars, battles, aesop rock, midnight juggernauts, spank rock, the venue, Does it offend you yeah?, minus the bear, dan le sec vs. scrubious hip, diplo, adam freeland, dwight yoakum, jens lekman, santo gold, John Butler Trio, Architecture in helsinki, black lips, data rock, rogue wave, modeselektor, vampire weekend, dan deacon, sasha & digweed, rilo kiley, MIA, hot chip, cold war kids, stephen malkmus, devotchka, floggin molly, mark ronson, turbo negro, scars from broadway, calvin harris, the cinematic orchestra, manchester orchestra, chromeo, the streets, metric, danny tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, bookashade, murs, autolux, dimitri paris, cool kids, the field, suns & daughters, sia, holy fuck, black mountain, kid sisters, annuals, duffy, dead mouse, horrors, shout out louds, lucky i am, american bang, reverend and the makers, cut copy, busy p, institute, orgasmic, vhs or beta, Cafe Tacuba, Porter, Austin TV, tegan and sara, Kavinski, the bird and the bee, 120 days, electric tough, uffie

I may have missed some, i will update as i learn more.

tickets go on sale friday morning.

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Cut off!

Posted on December 29th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

I was cut off last night at a restaurant near work - we went over there before 5pm, and I was cut off before 8pm… because I was loud. My friends were a little stunned… as was I. It makes the third time one of my friends has been a part of a party that was cut off, and my second time - we were cut off there after the Beach Olympics with work!! With board members… insane. Crazy. Wow. It was the night before my birthday people!!
Just needed to share…

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Erik’s Blog…

Posted on December 3rd, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, travel, random.

…is back. Read it and enjoy!

The Global Trip

He’s on the “Central American Eviction Tour” currently.

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From The Holy Observer - fantastic!

Posted on October 19th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

Top 10 Tithe Check Memo Notes

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travel FUN!

Posted on August 13th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, travel, random, work, uk.

So, I went to the UK, for the swim portion of an Olympic distance triathlon… so I swam almost a mile, or a mile. It was cold, but it was great. I did it!! In 42:11 minutes.

I also got to meet some suppliers while over there, which was absolutely brilliant and I’m very thankful for that opportunity.

I got up at 8am on the return day, Saturday 11 August, and went to Heathrow for my flight at 3pm. I met my friend Steve there, and was upgraded. The flight was running 40 minutes late, apparently, so that was closer to 4pm. We landed at 7pm in LA, only to be told of the crazy computer outage, and were parked in a “remote location” until the computer could get fixed. We were pulled off the plane at 11pm. Check that out!! It was insane. At least they turned the entertainment system back on… I finished over 5 movies last night… ugh. Crazy.

But, I’m home, headed to work tomorrow - not sure how I feel about that. But, I missed my coworkers - insane, I know.

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Call me Crazy…

Posted on June 11th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

…seriously.

I undertook a Triathlon in the UK, in August, for my company. I’m doing the swim leg of a relay team - with my coworkers Denise and Katie. Swimming is great, so I don’t feel so bad. But, the distance is an Olympic distance! I have to swim 1.5k. Yeeks!! Anyway, I signed up for that, and now have to raise money - so anyone who wants to donate, that’d be lovely…

Over the weekend, my two “sisters” here (Britt and Becci) convinced me to undertake another triathlon. Still doing the swim leg of a relay, still with the same teammates - b/c they both agreed to it! So, in October, I’m doing another one… this is shorter, though - I only have to swim .75k. Still - INSANE!!

But, I have to admit, with all this crazy exercise I’ve been doing, I feel better than I have in a long, long time. What with all the church meetings I have, it’s been a VERY good way to blow off steam.

Sincerely, Crazy Noelle

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Paul’s Obit, for any who did not see it.

Posted on May 27th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

Paul Raymond
Paul RAYMOND Co-founder, The Northwest School Paul Doney Raymond was born on January 3, 1932, and grew up in Manhattan, Kansas. An historian and educator, he had a profound influence on students over his 50-year high school teaching career in California and Washington. His extensive life experience, including his formative years during the Depression, his Korean War service, and his participation in the civil rights movement, informed his teaching and brought history to life for his students. He died on May 10, 2007, of complications from congestive heart failure, which were triggered by a sudden infection. Paul Raymond received his master’s degree in history and East Asian studies at the University of Oregon. He was offered a fellowship from Stanford University to pursue his doctorate but declined it because he needed to support a growing family. He started his teaching career at Midland School, a boys’ boarding school in Los Olivos, California. During his ten years at the school, he worked for Martin Luther King’s organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which inspired him to create Project Open Future (1965-1969), one of the country’s first college-preparatory summer programs for inner city youth. Most of the 500 boys recruited from Watts and East Los Angeles to study at Los Angeles area private schools continued on to four-year colleges (many the first in their families to do so), and distinguished careers. He continued his teaching career at Oakwood School and Newbridge School in California and Overlake School, Redmond, WA. In 1978, Paul joined colleagues Mark Terry and Ellen Taussig to found The Northwest School in Seattle, a college-preparatory school for grades 6 -12, which opened its doors in 1980. As its first director, Paul recruited other talented teachers who were equally inspired to create innovative programs, including an integrated humanities curriculum, an inquiry-based science approach, the integration of the arts, environmental stewardship, and the practice of “courtesy and common sense” in daily interactions. His vision and inspiration lives on and makes The Northwest School one of Seattle’s leading college-preparatory schools and a living monument to his commitment to both education and social justice. In addition to education, Paul Raymond was passionately devoted to issues of social justice, especially racial equality, equal opportunity, and peace. Among other activities, he led student trips to El Salvador to observe elections and to introduce students to countries in which people struggled for a better life. A Memorial Celebration of Paul’s Life will be held June 10, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Town Hall. Paul Raymond is survived by Ellen Taussig, his loving wife of 28 years; his children, John, David, and Ani Raymond, Charles Raymond Katz, and Margaret Raymond Bailey; his grandchildren, Katie and Beckie Bailey, Sidney and Sam Katz; and a sister, Elizabeth Raymond Yapp. Those who wish to may honor Paul Raymond by making a donation to the Paul Raymond Endowed Financial Aid Fund at The Northwest School, 1415 Summit Avenue, Seattle, 98122, or to the School of the Americas Watch, PO Box 4566, Washington, D.C., 20017. Published in print on 5/16/2007.

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babies galore!

Posted on April 19th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

So, two people I know just had babies - both girls, and there are more to come… I’m just going to list them, for my own sanity.

Sarah’s was born in 11/05. Anna’s Kolya - 2/06. AB’s Dean - 7/06. Kerry’s Doc - 8/06. Zach’s Maddox - 8/06. Cheryl’s Sami - 9/06. Stacy’s Emma - 10/06. Kim’s Annika - 10/06 (these two were born two days apart). Suthee & Wendy’s Thee - 12/06. Forest’s Moonlight - 12/06. Redrum’s Matthew - 01/07. Berly’s Quinn - 03/07. Eric & Michelle’s Kyra - 04/07. Greta’s Leonor - 04/07 (again, two days apart).

I’m convinced I’m missing some, but I will edit as need be.

Still to come: Jerod & Jen’s baby. Jen & Ryan’s peanut. Who am I missing?? Ai yai yai.
When I was in Seattle, Jen and I had just worked out - and I said, “I’m not going to hug you, I’m all sweaty,” as I dropped her off. Her response was, “And you might catch something… like a baby.” Um, yeah… none of that for me, thanks!

Congratulations to all of you - it’s all very exciting. For you. None for me just now!
**edit - My friend Jenette had Love in Feb 07.
***edit - My friend Jenny is due in November 07.

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Neat news!

Posted on February 24th, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

Nurse, hand me that joystick
A recent study shows that doctors who play video games regularly are better skilled at laparoscopy, a remotely controlled surgical technique. Researcher Dr. James Rosser says the findings suggest video games could prove useful in training surgeons. (AS)

Okay, my grand plan for another interesting thing/picture didn’t work… click this link: http://activate.us/_popups/issue036/w3.html

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weird signs…

Posted on February 21st, 2007 by tallgirl.
Categories: musings, random.

Okay, so check this out:

“Carson Honda - We speak languages from all over the world: Spanish, Asian, etc.”

I saw that on a sign my drive into work. At the crack of dawn, before the gym. Lovely. As a coworker said, it would have been even better if it had said “Mexican” instead of Spanish. Wow.

I worked out this morning, before work, and I don’t love it. I really need several hours to cool down, and I didn’t get that. So, I came to work with a flushed face and everyone asked me if I’d been to the gym… I can’t put lotion on, or anything, and my hair is icky… I think that working out in the evening is MUCH better…

Those are my two cents… Oh - and I have a new band obsession - two of them, in fact: the Fratellis and Faithless.

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