Showing posts with label jaleo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jaleo. Show all posts
Friday, August 13, 2010
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
a taste of good music and sweet memories
currently playing: my morning jacket- the "Z" album. it's beyond amazing--its mystic and sultry vibe is calming and so making me want to do some interpretive dancing. 'wordless chorus' explains it all.
other news in music: norah jones (one of my all-time favorite artists) just released her third album, Not Too Late, today. while listening to a real musician who's original, classy and still down-to-earth, i'm looking forward to adding some new songs to my list of favs that include "what am i to you?" and "painter song." i bought her album, Come Away With Me, during my sophomore year in high school and absolutely fell in love with it. i remember every song on that album being so beautiful, and beautifully crafted with jones' vocals and lyrics. i even remember playing the cd while i called my high school crush, arthur, to ask to the sadie hawkins dance. what a nerve-racking experience that was! (i had butterflies in my stomach and i think it was the first time i called a boy i liked), but jones' piano-playing and soothing voice calmed the tension. i played that cd so many times it accumulated quite a number scratches and then skipped every time i pressed play. wonderful memories music brings.
i think she and the handsom band are going to play at amoeba next week to celebrate the release. oh i hope to go!
more great news: needless to say, i have the best of friends and family, and co-workers who are great friends and like family. today i got a package in the mail from my former co-worker jason who sent me my secret santa gift from freddy. (mm, that's confusing), but it was the sweetest thing on both of their parts. i must share that part of the gift included the "shall we dance?" dvd, which i thought was hilarious and thoughtful because my coworkers at jaleo all knew i love to dance, and they probably don't know it but they inspired and taught me a lot about the latin grooves of salsa, merengue, and cumbia. if you're ever in the dc area, you must eat at Jaleo. it's rated one of the best in the area and their typical hour/hour and a half wait-list proves it--i know, i was the host. the food is delish (the flan, divine), the ambiance is hip and intimate, the service is sophisticated and the staff treats you like family. if you go, tell them connie says hi!
other news in music: norah jones (one of my all-time favorite artists) just released her third album, Not Too Late, today. while listening to a real musician who's original, classy and still down-to-earth, i'm looking forward to adding some new songs to my list of favs that include "what am i to you?" and "painter song." i bought her album, Come Away With Me, during my sophomore year in high school and absolutely fell in love with it. i remember every song on that album being so beautiful, and beautifully crafted with jones' vocals and lyrics. i even remember playing the cd while i called my high school crush, arthur, to ask to the sadie hawkins dance. what a nerve-racking experience that was! (i had butterflies in my stomach and i think it was the first time i called a boy i liked), but jones' piano-playing and soothing voice calmed the tension. i played that cd so many times it accumulated quite a number scratches and then skipped every time i pressed play. wonderful memories music brings.
i think she and the handsom band are going to play at amoeba next week to celebrate the release. oh i hope to go!
more great news: needless to say, i have the best of friends and family, and co-workers who are great friends and like family. today i got a package in the mail from my former co-worker jason who sent me my secret santa gift from freddy. (mm, that's confusing), but it was the sweetest thing on both of their parts. i must share that part of the gift included the "shall we dance?" dvd, which i thought was hilarious and thoughtful because my coworkers at jaleo all knew i love to dance, and they probably don't know it but they inspired and taught me a lot about the latin grooves of salsa, merengue, and cumbia. if you're ever in the dc area, you must eat at Jaleo. it's rated one of the best in the area and their typical hour/hour and a half wait-list proves it--i know, i was the host. the food is delish (the flan, divine), the ambiance is hip and intimate, the service is sophisticated and the staff treats you like family. if you go, tell them connie says hi!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
sitting in on a saturday
Mornin' folks. These past couple days have been rainy. Considering my past with seasonal mood disorder where I feel really down with gloomy weather, I'm trying to counter that and appreciate the rain, wind and cold. It's tough I tell ya. I'm just a sunny southern California girl at heart. Maybe that's why we have so many happy people in LA. Ha! Anyway I'm looking forward to the clear skies and smoke-free air tomorrow. Weather report says it's going to be a beautiful day.
Currently listening to the Counting Crows and lounging in the living room of my messy 10 person-occuppied house, I'm attempting to inspire myself to start on the ton of reading, homework, late-test and college apps. But it's Saturday and I'm exhaused from this past overwhelming week. Thursday and Friday I had my non-violent direct action trainings with Greenpeace. It was amazing even though I think I left the workshop with more questions than answers. Watching the civil rights documentaries and past Greenpeace actions gone-wrong videos made me reflect on a lot of personal issues. Part of it was depressing. Like the Greenpeace gone-wrong actions. Some were so pointless and unorganized that it made sense to me why people dislike Greenpeace. Sure a lot of it outrageous. And it's unfortunate that one bad act can hinder the greater scheme of things. What I liked about the workshop was discussing how far we'd go as an activist in terms of property destruction, self-defense, symbolism, etc. I, myself, would never make an attempt to destruct property or put any living being in harm's way. It's just not in my nature. I don't see it as being effective but rather isolating and antagonistic, even hypocrtical. I don't believe in countering violence with violence, rather compassion and communication. Others may disagree, even those within Greenpeace. And that's OK. I learned that you don't have to be in line 100% with one particular organization or ideology or anything.
I adamantly believe that one person can make a difference. It's the type of difference I'm trying to grasp. I'd like to see something revolutionary like world peace. Is that too much to ask for? Possibley. But I think it's important for each person to take personal responsibility and maybe not expect to see something grand in the moment but understand that their good actions as part of the grand solution.
I believe in goodness and having hope. I'm an optimist and gladly so. So I'm going to be continue doing good and having hope.
On a side note, I've realized I'm a work-a-holic. I feel like time is too precious to wste and so I'm always doing something. I think it's kind of good that it's raining outside because it's almost forcing me to sit at home and just relax, and more importantly, breathe. Sometimes I forget to do that and so cramps ache up in my stomach. I love to work and I love to work well. In addition to my Greenpeace Organizing Term, a semester-long program dedicated to training student environmental activists, which I really don't even consider work but more like school because of how much I'm learning from it, I work as a hostess at Jaleo, known famously for its classical and contemporary Spanish cuisine serving traditional small and savory dishes of Spain, known as tapas. Jaleo's one of the best in DC. It's hilarious how much pride I take in my work but I enjoy it so much. I love Jaleo and it's because of the people I work with. They're the most beautiful, loving and kind-hearted people I've met in DC. I hope every job that holds in my future is with an amazing team like the one at Jaleo. Ah, I'm so sentimental.
And I'm really excited because tonight I'm going to celebrate the sweet 26th birthday of my co-host, Gaston. That means lots of good music, company and dancing!
I love life. Good day, friends. Good day.
Currently listening to the Counting Crows and lounging in the living room of my messy 10 person-occuppied house, I'm attempting to inspire myself to start on the ton of reading, homework, late-test and college apps. But it's Saturday and I'm exhaused from this past overwhelming week. Thursday and Friday I had my non-violent direct action trainings with Greenpeace. It was amazing even though I think I left the workshop with more questions than answers. Watching the civil rights documentaries and past Greenpeace actions gone-wrong videos made me reflect on a lot of personal issues. Part of it was depressing. Like the Greenpeace gone-wrong actions. Some were so pointless and unorganized that it made sense to me why people dislike Greenpeace. Sure a lot of it outrageous. And it's unfortunate that one bad act can hinder the greater scheme of things. What I liked about the workshop was discussing how far we'd go as an activist in terms of property destruction, self-defense, symbolism, etc. I, myself, would never make an attempt to destruct property or put any living being in harm's way. It's just not in my nature. I don't see it as being effective but rather isolating and antagonistic, even hypocrtical. I don't believe in countering violence with violence, rather compassion and communication. Others may disagree, even those within Greenpeace. And that's OK. I learned that you don't have to be in line 100% with one particular organization or ideology or anything.
I adamantly believe that one person can make a difference. It's the type of difference I'm trying to grasp. I'd like to see something revolutionary like world peace. Is that too much to ask for? Possibley. But I think it's important for each person to take personal responsibility and maybe not expect to see something grand in the moment but understand that their good actions as part of the grand solution.
I believe in goodness and having hope. I'm an optimist and gladly so. So I'm going to be continue doing good and having hope.
On a side note, I've realized I'm a work-a-holic. I feel like time is too precious to wste and so I'm always doing something. I think it's kind of good that it's raining outside because it's almost forcing me to sit at home and just relax, and more importantly, breathe. Sometimes I forget to do that and so cramps ache up in my stomach. I love to work and I love to work well. In addition to my Greenpeace Organizing Term, a semester-long program dedicated to training student environmental activists, which I really don't even consider work but more like school because of how much I'm learning from it, I work as a hostess at Jaleo, known famously for its classical and contemporary Spanish cuisine serving traditional small and savory dishes of Spain, known as tapas. Jaleo's one of the best in DC. It's hilarious how much pride I take in my work but I enjoy it so much. I love Jaleo and it's because of the people I work with. They're the most beautiful, loving and kind-hearted people I've met in DC. I hope every job that holds in my future is with an amazing team like the one at Jaleo. Ah, I'm so sentimental.
And I'm really excited because tonight I'm going to celebrate the sweet 26th birthday of my co-host, Gaston. That means lots of good music, company and dancing!
I love life. Good day, friends. Good day.
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