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Mon | October 31, 2005
Oct 29 meeting
date: Saturday, October 29
time: 3 pm
place: Cupcake Cafe, 18th Street
attendees: Heru Mafudi, Tsz Fong, Lily Huang
71 Irving Place was packed so at about 3:15 we went vagabonding. Hopefully, no one showed up late and missed us.
We landed at the Cupcake Cafe on 18th Street, which charges three fifty for a beautiful fistful of sugar and fat, and is contiguous with a children's bookstore.
Posted by Lily at 11:09 AM
Sat | October 29, 2005
Juxtaposition, 10-29-05, Cupcake Cafe, warm, cozy, tad kitsch
He meant to be diligent about choosing his running mate by today's date, yet his uncharacteristic hesitation kept the opposition and his constituents guessing. Neither he nor Martha were aware that the potential of having an Asian-American women on the ticket can possibly be such a firestorm. Even as the aftermath of China's landing a man on the moon last February and the virulant effects of the bird flu pandemic which killed nearly ten million could assuage the electorate. Could anyone ever wonder will there be a "yellow peril" in the White House? George knew that his honed instincts as a Brooklyn councilman, NYC mayor then US senator of the great Empire State thought otherwise from asking Martha in becoming a powerful ticket this November.
As a decorated hero in the secound Gulf war, he led his troops to victory in gaining control of Baquba, Iraq; yet he couldn't conquer the fears of the Democratic Party leader for an endorsement. Even more surprising, he just won the Pennsylvania primary that pushed him over the 271 electoral votes needed. Chuck, his personal advisor, akin to JFK's Bobby, told his chances would come off better if they would come to a resolution on stem-cell research and the topic of intelligent design taught in primary school. George's war wound left his arm feeble. Telegenic and charismatic, personable and candid - he became what the press called. "Dole with light syrup." On the former, He can benefit from additional research and funding but he deemed be self-serving; on the latter issue, he'd weighed all issues of fact vs. faith taught in public schools. None by far, is the most contentious issue of the campaign.
Martha on the other side of the coin would garner brownie points as past secretary of state with her deep expertise of nuclear proliferation. There's a cloud of suspicion though whether her husband's role in her campaign contributions muddle George's decision, however, Chuck shrewd observations saw the synergistic purality of it all. The bigger worry after all is the reaction of Gov. Rivera, his other, more acclaimed, choice. All the pundits were in awe on how he solved the immigration problem and made Mexico and the rest of Central America more of an economic powerhouse by furthering lenient entry/exit visas at the border via N/CAFTA. It was he who's persuasion to Commerce secretary Jones to give waivers on goods and services via a graduated tiered-tariff system. Thus allowing larger percentages of revenues to remain south of the border and allow greater prosperity to thrive. George recognized the Governor's leadership wasn't going unnoticed however, the greater uncertainty was whether having Martha on his team to countervale against the growing power burgeoning in the east or abandoning the promise of continuing growth in the south. He had only one hour left before his final meeting of the Democratic chairman before his announcement to the world.
Posted by Heru at 09:04 PM | Comments (0)
Tue | October 25, 2005
next meeting
The next meeting will be on Saturday, October 29th at 3 pm.
The location is Irving Place Cafe, 71 Irving Place between 17th and 18th Streets.
The theme will be juxtaposition. Some possible juxtapositions are:
happy and sad
true and false
reality and fantasy
Posted by Lily at 09:03 AM
Sun | October 16, 2005
Relationship, 10-15-05, WWP, mild, 71 degees
I wasn't surprised when I opened the door to see my best friend, Darin from Atlanta, come in to visit. He called an hour ago to say he was in town to meet a girl he just met online to which he felt suitable as a propective spouse. His long drawn look of despair, furrowed brow covered by his beach-blond hair bolted in and shook, no, gripped my hand.
"Thanks for taking me in, pardner!"
As if his trip wasn't in vain, he brought me back the suitcase he borrowed from the last visit. Thankfully, it was filled with my favorite southern concoction, banana-flavored moonpies. No one could dispute his wily charm and mellifluous voice ever garner any young lass. Yet his style of dating was like his bass fishing - catch and release.
"Listen, I'm not certain how long I'm staying but if you do me a huge favor...I can stay at most a week. I'll pay for any expenses while I'm here..."
He reach over to his back pocket and instantly I held up my hand, "No need now. Tell me what happened."
"Well, I met this girl, Krista, or should I say, IM'd her on one of those chat rooms for about a month now and we sorta hit it off. She's into bird-watching in central park, rollerblading and yoga. I'm into hunting birds, riding ATV's and body-building. You'd think we had nothing in common."
"Ok," I shrugged, "and?"
"And, so she says the same thing, but we both had a sense of humor about it. She'd sent me a pix of her." He pulls out his smartphone, tapping furtively. He tended to keep his past conquest photos, usually, headshots associated with their phone numbers. Darin scrolls down a bevy of past beauties on the tiny screen - Raquel...Tricia... Nadia...Yvonne and lastly a face I did't recognize. "There's Krista! What d'ya think?"
Pursing my lips, I nodded. "But, I notice she had no phone listed here. How come?"
"Dunno, guess she's playing hard to get. But get this, for a week she didn't contact me, email me, nothing. All of a sudden, I got this last message that she wanting to meet me here in the city. Out of the blue! Ya could've strike me with lightning! Why she only told me she just broke up with her husband and going through a trial separation."
"Geez, didn't you have a clue?" "Nah, not a lick." Darin continued. "She's been married for six years, no kids, and lives in a nice coop in tribeca. Her husband is a captain for a major airline so she's got some free time this week. I got time off work and hopped on a Delta flight straight over here."
"Look, my advise is to stay away from her. She's definitely on the rebound and surely makes it not only worse for her but yourself."
"I don't give a damn! She's the one! I know it when it sounds and feels right." He looked serious. Even his ears turn beet red.
"Ok, settle down, Rhett. You know your talking to the wrong person, remember - I've been down the aisle and through divorce court three times. I don't have a hot batting average."
Posted by Heru at 10:57 PM | Comments (1)
Heru, the Rabbit, but acts like the Rooster
I happened to respond to Lily's craigslist.org/nyc/activity partners ad many, many moons ago whilst lurking the MC's or missed connections section. IMHO, it's the best place to see how neurotic your subway denizens see you or anyone that cast their wistful eye upon. Not that it's one should be ashame about but, not too long ago, it could incite choice invectives in one's general direction.
Anyways, I'm in a midst of writing a fictional manuscript, it's companion screenplay and various missives to literary agents. My muses are historical, whimsical and metaphysical yet I can't stand convention. I hate being called a New Yorker but I love New York. I love the company of women but I tend to be feral. I tend to learn to fit in while others try to shut me out. Is it any wonder why the best writers in the land have the biggest woes of their lives?
Currently reading:
Dvořák in America : in search of the New World / Joseph Horowitz
Classical music in America : a history of its rise and fall / Joseph Horowitz.
The gospel according to RFK : why it matters now / edited and with commentary by Norman MacAfee.
John F. Kennedy on leadership : the lessons and legacy of a president / John A. Barnes.
Why do buses come in threes? : the hidden mathematics of everyday life / Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham ; illustrations by Barbara Shore
Fermat's enigma : the epic quest to solve the world's greatest mathematical problem / Simon Singh ; foreword by John Lynch
Ask not : the inauguration of John F. Kennedy and the speech that changed America / Thurston Clarke
High steel : the daring men who built the world's greatest skyline / Jim Rasenberger
Posted by Heru at 09:34 PM | Comments (0)
Oct 15 meeting
date: Saturday, October 15
time: 3 pm
place: World Wide Plaza, 50th/49th and 8th/9th.
attendees: Nina Huang, Shalene Monihan, Heru Mafudi, Dan Choi, Lily Huang
It rained for eight days straight and cleared out precisely in time for this meeting. The following occurred: hanging out, writing, sharing. Talking about writing. Good times.
Posted by Lily at 09:08 PM
