Thursday, September 27, 2007

Leftie Girls are Easy

I fould this article ridiculous yet hilarious. I guess we all know what Jackie's doing tomorrow night...

Looking for a date for Friday night? Want someone to read thepoliticker.com with and talk to about Eliot Spitzer's fiscal policy late into the night?
Like-minded city singles are looking to tonight's Barack Obama fund-raiser as more than just a politically charged soiree: It'll be a raging pickup scene.
The rally from 5-8 p.m. in Washington Square Park, promises to draw a young, intelligent crowd. And what better time to hook up than a beautiful fall evening while waving a banner for democracy?
"You are likely to have similar political views, and those often cross into other things that aren't politically affiliated," says Colleen Kluttz, a 29-year-old TV producer who's hitting the event tonight if work allows. "It will give you something to talk about. It gives you a reason to have conversations that aren't just about yourself." But what kind of guy are you going to find at an Obama rally?
"A socially conscious liberal - probably a well-dressed, well-groomed hipster," Kluttz says.
But when the sun goes down over NYU, the party really starts about 20 blocks north- the rally after-party.
The Obama campaign is in no way affiliated with the Official Barack in NYC After-party, set for 7:30 at the 4-0/40 Club in the Flatiron District, but you can bet the young and the restless will file up Fifth Ave. from the park to continue, well, showing their support.
Even the invite for the event reads like a singles bash:
"Hope hits the Big Apple! Join us at Jay-Z's 4-0/40 Club on Thursday as we ride the winds of change from the hottest rally in New York. Move to the music, socialize with friends, and let your voice be heard as we celebrate with audacity."
Lindsay Schaeffer, 25, may even skip the rally for the nighttime bash.
"Look, you never meet good guys in a bar," she reasons. "Something like this naturally weeds out the losers for you. You aren't going to get some pickup artist at a political after-party."
One ardent Obama supporter (who declined to give his name because he works in politics) says he'll attend both the rally and the after-party, and he doesn't expect to be going home alone.
He's confident for a reason.
"Let's face it: Leftie girls are easy," he says.

Monday, September 24, 2007

iranian ruthless leader spices up my 10 block radius



So, I was at work all the while, but none the less, roomate Kate was taking fast and furious notes for me on the Ahmadinejad spectacle at Columbia today. The whole area was filled with protest and counter-protest.

Here is the inside skinny:
What we couldn't see on tv was that the whole space was arm to arm covered in Iranian gun toting security and secret service. Kate pointed out that the demographic in the room was largely International Studies Grad students, who are a very international group. So, there were some really conflicting reactions going around. Many thought that Bollinger was grand-standing to appease his critics (and Jewish philanthropic alumni) and thought slamming Ahmadinejad was out of line, others were sickened to the point of walking out because they didn't feel he was treated harshly enough.

I have to say that I am pretty proud of the position that Columbia president, Bollinger took in standing up to Ahmadinejad..I mean, nobody else is doing it. He didn't only take him to task, but he gave him challenges to meet, such as allowing a discussion of this nature at the Univerity system in Iran, with Bollinger, himself as the uncensored speaker.
At the end of Ahmadinejad's philosophic ramblings about angels, education and intellectual curiousity for 'researching' the holocaust, he ended by inviting Columbia and Bollinger to Iran saying you could come to any Univervisity and speak...I'll send you a list of acceptable Universities. ....wait a minute.....sneaky mo fo.

The rest of the week is going to be crazy and my commute to work doubled in length b/c of all the street closings/ congestion from the UN General assembly. Did you know, by the way, that you can still smoke in the UN General Assembly? It's not prohibited, but 'discouraged'. I know mother Mary knows this bit of trivia.
My big break!


(I had to write that mindless show - (or starve) How many ways can a person say "sexy"? - Oh, I found out! (The answer is 7)
And believe you me, it made me feel even more like a prostitute than Ms. Sushi Tray herself. But uhm, scariest question: How did I look?)
Susie,
So good to see you and your new pooch. (Looks more than a little like a big grown-up Mac!!!)
Imagine my surprise while watching some mindless show on E the other night, when they started interviewing guests at a party where the sushi was being served off of naked bodies, there was Susie! Not the serving platter, the guest. Thank God for DVR and the ability to rewind so Kate and I could share it with Taryn. We watched it over and over, very fun. And I was glad you were the guest and not the platter!
Kate is in Chicago for a few days on job interviews, wish her luck.
Love you all!!!

Sunday, September 23, 2007




Not sure if that worked but here's my new doggy.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Hello McDonnell Ladies!

And what an attractive bunch, I might add... Anyone here from Cleveland?
Booyah!
So glad for this as I feel so out of touch - thank you, Jackie!

What's shaking?

My Answer: The tail of my adorable doggy who I was lucky enough to find at the pound - why it was as if I'd dreamt up the perfect dog and there he was! (How do I post pictures?) He's really so ridiculously cute and full of personality that people have said I should train him for the movies, but I don't know. Not sure I want him getting into drugs.

In other news, a new writing partner and I wrote a drama pilot about a family of bootleggers in Kansas, circa 1921. After many weeks of consideration and passing it about - the nice ladies at HBO finally passed - but it was a very, very kind and considered pass which was full of compliments so we're hoping to get hired on one of their other shows. And we've moved along to writing a new spec feature script called "Birth Mother" - based on my new writing partner's experience of meeting hers.

And that's all I got.

What's new with all of you?

HOORAY FOR JACKIE!!!

Thank you, Jackie, for getting this started. I'm happy to have an easy venue for keeping up with everyone. I CAN'T WAIT FOR SUSIE TO START WRITING FOR US!!! And I look forward to hearing stories and seeing pictures from everyone. Nothing exciting to report from here except that Kate is home (briefly) but we'll let her tell you all about that.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Everything I ever needed to know I learned from Joanne

Welcome to the McDonnell family blog. I am excited to have a place to share updates, memories, gossip, pictures, and randomness with my fabulous Irish mafia. Post away!

I'm trying to run more. Here's my map today...