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Thanks, Katie Schmaling :) 

Double thanks to Mellers for reminding me to blog so she has something to read at work. Hooray for Vegas!

xo

#1 The Weather

I'm living in an odd state of purgatory, which isn't all bad, but it isn't ideal either.  I'm stuck in a pre-paid lease and can't move back to Brooklyn till the end of December.  The only way out of said lease is military service and I am not enlisting anytime soon.  Although I travel frequently for work and pleasure, my residence is Miami, FL for the next 85 days.  I am incredibly pleased with what we are working on in the meantime, but it doesn't mean I wouldn't mind taking breaks at Greenhouse Holistic and having meetings at Pan Ginger enjoying some jade mushrooms for lunch.  All in due time.  Thus, I will be listing something I like about Miami every day until I can return home.

#1 The weather.  Obvious answer, but true nonetheless.  I get cold way too easily.  I'm a wimp. At my last day job, I had a space heater by my desk and wore a hoodie every day.  When winter comes, I try not to verbally complain as much as I do, but it's because I'm beyond uncomfortable.  People say I should be "used to it" being from Wisconsin and all.  Nope, that just makes me loathe it more and bring back memories of frozen hair after swim practice.  

Amanda is similar and an acupuncturist friend told her once that it is due to not eating meat. I can see where that would make sense, but it's a bummer to consider altering one's beliefs just to stay warm.  Although my fave lounging clothes are usually comfy and tanktoppy, in the winter, I layer like crazy, practically wear a sleeping bag for a jacket and still freeze.

I can't wait to open our office in Brooklyn.  But for now, I'll enjoy working in a tank top and shorts with the deck doors wide open and a breeze that feels fantastic.  It's still a bummer here when there is no sun for days, which happened when various hurricanes passed through the gulf, despite being 100's of miles away.  But otherwise, the temp hovers in the 80's during the day and 70's at night.  

I will remind myself of this when I'm outside in January and am not as warm as I'd prefer.  But for now, I pulled my desk outside on the deck for today because it's freaking gorgeous out.

xo

Be careful!

This is one of my favorite commuting paths in the city.  Don't be reckless, especially on the steep path into Williamsburg.

Yay Jay

Miami is not a hot bed for concerts.  It's too far south.  There isn't much interest from fans. Music fans exist, but I've seen way too many half full rooms at the few awesome shows who's tours have stopped in South Florida.

However, Jay-Z is playing a free show for Barack Obama on Sunday!!  And it's right by my apartment!

http://www.nme.com/news/jay-z/40164

Sweet!

xo

BriAnna is going to Iran

After a year and half of planning, my good friend BriAnna Olson is headed to Iran.  The idea began after shooting footage on the 5th anniversary of 9/11 @ Ground Zero.  She simply held a sign that said "Unconditional Love is Global Security."  Although many reactions were supportive, one furious woman told her to go to Tehran and take her sign there.  So she is:

You, Me & the Islamic Republic of Iran
Guess who is heading to Tehran? Me. I am. And I'm taking Michael Pope with me.

We're flying out of New York on Monday, stopover in Dubai, then we touch ground in Tehran where we'll be met by a translator who'll escort us about the city.

We'll be meeting with curators and artists and musicians and hopefully getting to know them well enough to inspire new relationships and maybe even spawn some international collaborations. Who knows. We've got a handful of people to meet with, and knowing how we roll, I hope that we meet all the right people. At least, we'll be returning with an experiential peek into a world so few of us have actually seen, which I have learned as an travel enthusiast, is really where its at.

I'm really just psyched to see what all the fuss is about. And I'm mostly super psyched that a lot of you have helped in some wayshapeorform. I've made a career out of making things happen, but its always easier when there is either money, sex or famous people involved. And since this involved none of those things explicitly, the ride was a little... inconsistent.

So thank you for giving me places to stay, taking photos, selling photos, screening the video at your art-party, brainstorming, booking venues, lifting heavy tv sets, giving me places to stay, giving me money, overwhelming me with your enthusiasm, sending me links, giving me places to stay, "getting it", "not getting it", buying my tshirts, telling people to watch that video, donating your DVD players, making your own "Unconditional Love is Global Security" shirts/sign/merch, asking how its going, not asking how its going, and also giving me places to stay.

You are the best ever.

love,
bri