100 Things I’ve Done in 2009

1. Visited Budapest
2. Went to Dubrovnik
3. Went to Split
4. Went to Zagreb
5. Went to Madrid
6. Visited the Prado
7. Saw Picassos Guernica <3
8. Briefly lived on a naval base in Rota, Spain
9. Visited Hawaii
10. Lindy hopped in Honolulu
11. Fell in mud several times while hiking in Hawaii
12. Met awesome xvx friends
13. Saw friends in San Francisco
14. Got to see my blood sister Marissa
15. Lived in Manila for a month
16. Interned a PeTA in the Philippines
17. Got tattooed in Manila
18. Ate some of the best faux meat skewers ever
19. Swam with whale sharks in Donsol
20. Got a jellyfish sting
21. Rented a raft in Donsol and played poker all day
22. Karaoked with Filipinos
23. Went to Batangas and partied with trannies
24. Spent an awesome month in Malaysia
25. Swam with black tip reef sharks
26. Swam with sea turtles
27. Learned how to dive into water
28. Learned how to dive under water
29. Learned how to make makeup in the jungle
30. Learned how to give a manicure in the jungle
31. Parasailed for the first time
32. Had a pedicure from live fish…ew
33. Walked across scary canopy bridges in Malaysia
34. Got sea sick
35. Saw wild dolphins
36. Saw a wild boar
37. Saw a wild lemur
38. Saw a wild peacock and made friends with him
39. Saw wild whales
40. Got leeched several times
41. Saw Bangkok
42. Got tattoed by a Thai man
43. Had the best Pad Thai of my life
44. Visited the Pyramids of Giza
45. Ate tons of $0.10 falafels
46. Tried Kosheri…a traditional egyptian dish …yum!
47. Visited the Valley of the Kings/Queens
48. Saw Luxor
49. Went 4-wheeling in the desert
50. Had the Best mango smoothie in Alexandria
51. Cruised the Nile
52. Made friends with egyptians
53. Met new friends in NYC
54. Lived for a month in Cancun…on a resort
55. Learned to make Tlacoyos…from scratch
56. Met tons of awesome Couch Surfing friends
57. Spent too many nights in a dingy hospital in Mexico
58. Moved back to CO
59. Convinced my family to get matching tattoos
60. Became a runner
61. Lost over 20 lbs
62. Camped at Twin Lakes
63. Joined a Tetris League
64. Fell in love <3
65. Moved in with said lover
66. Got kicked out
67. Saw a baby be born
68. Got a placenta tutorial…ew
69. Saw Why? in concert
70. Went to a Martyrs Ball
71. Ran the 5k Aids Walk
72. Ran the Denver ABC 5k
73. Trained for the Denver half marathon
74. Got injured
75. Went to Water World
76. Threw a Mexican Fiesta
77. Stole a sign off a local building
78. Went to an ugly sweater party
79. Took a family vacation to Italy
80. Ate one too many gelati
81. Reunited with a friend in Rome
82. Saw Pompeii…again
83. Saw Colloseum…again
84. Went to Florence
85. Saw Duomo…again
86. Saw the David
87. Saw Ufizi
88. Saw Galileos finger
89. Ate best pizza ever in Naples
90. Went snowboarding at Breckenridge
91. Saw Frank Warren speak
92. Got my own apartment…1st ever
93. Got a job…1st in 1+ yrs
94. enrolled in school
95. Joined a swing troupe
96. Quit swing troupe
97. Learned I have a million and one food allergies
98. Set new life goals
99. Found meditation
100. Seeking spirituality…

Home and Fotos

20:32 01NOV09 Home, Denver, CO

I uploaded the rest of the Italy pics taken by daddo…so clicky clicky here

My awesome cool pics taken by me will be posted some time later this week.  Ciao!

Taking Control Back

28OCT09 21:08 Hotel Accademia, Firenze, Italia

Last night was one of the best I’ve had in a while.  My friend Roberto (one of my fav Couch Surfing hosts ever) picked me up on his scooter and cruised me around Rome for a while. We stopped in Trastevere where he treated me to dinner and then we got some gelatto.  Not too much better than cruising the streets of Rome on a scooter with a good friend.  Aw, life!

me and roberto

Il dolce far niente

27OCT09 19:26 Hotel Center 2, Roma, Italia

Saw the National Museum today. I should have been impressed but I just wasn’t. Mostly sculpture art, a few frescos and some coinage. The coins were probably the coolest thing.

Napoli e Pompeii

26OCT09 22:10 Hotel Center 2, Roma, Italia

Today involved a train, a city ruined by lava, the best pizza in the world and almost being hit by an Alfa Romeo.

Holy Salads Batman!!!

25OCT09 20:26 Hotel Center 2, Roma, Italia

When I woke up this morning there was only one thing on my mind. A Holy Salad from the Vatican Museum. Last year when I was in Rome I had visited the museum and purchased the most delightful salad from the cafeteria there. Needless to say, it’s been on my mind since we booked our tickets to Rome. We had already decided that we were going to try and see the Pope today so to Vatican City we went and my dreams of the Holy Salad were within reach J.

Rome on Jetlag

24OCT09 22:11 Hotel Central 2, Roma, Italia

After 3 plane rides, an hour train journey, and walking about a mile, we finally arrived in Rome. Having already been here before I wasn’t super excited but just being in a different country makes me happy. J

After some a much needed shower and time to stretch my legs, my parents and I hit the town. With the help of Rick Steves’s travel guide, we set out to do two self-guided walks through town to see as much as we could of local night life.

We started with a gentle stroll from Piazza del Popolo to the Spanish Steps. Along the way we saw a Michael Jackson impersonator…SCORe!!!! We stopped at the Spanish Steps to watch all the people pass by and dine al fresco
style at “Giggi.”

1 Giggi Dinner

It’s Big, It’s Heavy, It’s Wood

18:00 Aurora, CO, USA

Running Down the Walls - Denver '09

updates include:

1. new man
2. dr. disco
3. no va
4. maybe steamboat?
5. running down the walls (see foto)

fin.

why worry?

19:32 aurora, co, usa

things have been going so well lately…

so why do i feel so down?

i day dream…almost constantly. about countries untraveled, places undiscovered, people unmet, food untasted.  i long for change and excitment. something deep inside me feels so unfulfilled.

i catch myself zoning off…escaping the everyday reality that surrounds me to get lost in my thoughts…my memories

i excite easily when someone mentions a far away land….and then…instant sadness.

i like recounting this day a lot! Udaipur, India - November 2007

Running Down the Walls

11:52 sep 09 My room, Aurora, CO, USA

i was supposed to fly to virginia tomorrow

i was supposed to dance all weekend

i was supposed to be in DC on Saturday

instead…im reusing my ticket to travel next month and going to this:

RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS
On Saturday, September 12th, 2009, various Anarchist Black Cross chapters and political prisoners will participate in 5k runs in cities and prisons across the country.
This event is designed to raise much-needed funds for the Anarchist Black Cross Federation Warchest and the Romaine Fitzgerald Homecoming Fund.
In Denver, the run is also intended to highlight some of the local tools of state repression. The run will begin at the Denver Sheriff Department Detention Facility at 13th and Cherokee, and will also run by the Denver office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The run will end at Civic Center Park downtown.

RAISING FUNDS
The goal for this year’s run is $3,000. Funds will be divided between the
following:
• The Warchest Program was created in November of 1994. Through the
program, The ABCF sends monthly financial support to Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War (PP/POWs) who have received insufficient, little, or no financial support during their imprisonment. Funds from the Warchest are distributed through monthly stipends to the political prisoners in need. Prisoners use this money to cover the basic necessities of everyday living. Since its inception, the ABCF has raised over $56,000 through the Warchest program. For more information, check out
www.abcf.net
• Romaine Fitzgerald Homecoming Fund Currently, there is a parole campaign for political prisoner Romaine ‘Chip’ Fitzgerald. This fund will assist Chip his legal appeal effort and in re-establishing a life outside of prison. Chip has served forty years in prison and is the longest held political prisoner in the United States. For more information, please check out: www.freechip.org

SUPPORT THE STRUGGLE
Remember that many of those arrested in the past or present are not far
from us. Many of them were and are community and labor activists, queer and environmental activists- people who decided to speak out against various forms of oppression and paid the price of freedom for their actions. Anyone of these people could have at one time stood beside us in a demonstration, at a speak-out or even a organizing meeting. At any moment it could be us who finds ourselves in this situation, so it is imperative that we ensure that a strong community of support exists for these people as well as ourselves. The strength of our movement is determined by how much we support our fallen comrades.

GET INVOLVED
People can participate in the following ways:

• Be a runner: We are asking people or groups who are running to
collect as many sponsors for the run as possible. Remember the money received is going to help imprisoned comrades and local groups who need help. Check out www.abcf.net/la for more information.

• Sponsor a runner: This can be done through a flat donation to the
runner of your choice.

• Volunteer at the event: Help hand out water to runners and literature to passerby.

• Sponsor Running Down the Walls: Any amount helps. Contact the Denver Anarchist Black Cross if you wish to simply donate money.

• Donate directly to the Warchest: For the Warchest send funds to the Philadelphia ABC, indicating your desire for those funds to go to the Warchest. Please make checks and money orders to Tim Fasnacht. (Philadelphia ABCF P.O. Box 42129 Philadelphia, PA 19101).

ALSO:

The Denver Anarchist Black Cross will be hosting a kick off party/event following the run! More details will be available soon, but please mark your calendars to help us celebrate the formation of this new organization in the Denver area!

In love and solidarity,
Denver ABC Crew