COOKIES!!!!!

So this has nothing to do with do-gooding or community involvement or any of my typical stuff - I just HAD to let everyone know that.......I have found the ultimate cookie.

York makes these 100 calorie cookie wafer stick things that taste just like a thin mint Girl Scout cookie. Seriously, they are amazing.



The End.

Awakening

So after watching Illinois stomp all over Ohio State I was flipping through the channels and found..........AWAKENINGS. This is seriously the best movie I have ever seen. Ever. My mother once forbid me from watching it anymore because I am pretty much a worthless pile of tears for about 30 minutes after the movie is over. For a complete synopsis you can read more here. I'll give you my own synopsis, and unfortunately I can only do so sounding cliche: A doctor figures out how to pull a group of catatonic patients out of their suspended state. They are like 'real' people. Then the drugs stop working. Basically, appreciate your life. Seriously. To quote the film, "What we do know is that, as the chemical window closed, another awakening took place; that the human spirit is more powerful than any drug - and THAT is what needs to be nourished: with work, play, friendship, family. THESE are the things that matter. This is what we'd forgotten - the simplest things."

So yah, I have to go cry now. Watch it. Love it. Know what matters.

Oh yah, and my president is black. :)

Peace out.

Leadership

So I just signed up for the New York Cares Leadership Conference. I'm pretty excited - the breakout sessions include:

Team Building
Conflict Management
Community Organizing

Honestly, I'm most excited about that last part. I feel like there's a lot more I could/should/want to do, and learning community organization techniques I think would be really helpful - especially if I end up applying for the Community Board. Frankly, I say people don't care a lot, but I wonder if people do care, they just don't know how to do anything about it.

Speaking of social change, I watched the Inaugural concert thing today and was shocked. I mean, other than almost breaking the TV because I had to sit through U2, it was really really good. There was a great rage of all kinds of talent. But about halfway through the cameras were on the crowd singing along and going crazy and I thought, "This is for the Inauguration? What the hell..." and then I remembered it was Obama. He certainly has changed they way people get involved with politics. I like it.

Mayday

So apparently I was like on the Hudson when the US Airways plane crashed today. I don't know how you miss that, but I did.

Anyway, good work emergency people...sounds like things went pretty 'smoothly'...for a plane crash...

Inaugural Stuff

Ok kids, cool stuff happening like -- now.

Tonight the CEO of Be The Change, Inc. appears on the Colbert Report 1130 EST(if you miss it - try www.hulu.com)!

Monday night is the Inaugural Youth Ball where Service is one of the the three themes. I have to say when I read this I was a bit surprised but so so excited!!! Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post anyone?) will be collecting videos of folks taking the Oath of Office. As Ms. Huffinton states "Barack Obama is not the only one being inaugurated on January 20th. We all are. This moment in history demands that we stop waiting on others -- especially others living in Washington D.C. -- to solve the problems and right the wrongs of our times. It's your inauguration, too!" Love it. For more information:

HUFFPOSTERS!!!

On an unrelated note, I'm considering applying for Staten Island's own Community Board 1. Hrm...

Finally, since I'll be slaving away on Monday, a quick shout out to MLK:

"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve."

P.S. Did I mention one of my resolutions was to stop sucking at this blog? Yah, well, it is.

Good Search!

Use it:

http://www.goodsearch.com/

Too much

I've been too tired/busy/far away from a computer to post, but here's something for tonight:

www.one.org

Do it.