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You saw this french bulldog today? It's Rosie, my second favorite dog in the world and she's 8. A whole lotta Rosie!
I saw some article about how to pack lightly when traveling these days. A supposed tip is to bring books that you share with your companions and then trade. That would never work for me and Nick because he brings 30 lbs. of comic books and what I read about dogs, women, and home decor--or some combination thereof--he won't get near.
Except now, even though we're not on a trip, Nick and I are reading the same book at the same time. We keep stealing it from each other and asking how far each other has gotten. "I'm at the part where Elisa doesn't sharpen her knives." or "Is that Lidia from TV?"
It's called Heat and it's by Bill Buford, "An amateur's adventures as kitchen slave, line cook, pasta-maker, and apprentice to a Dante-quoting Butcher in Tuscany." It's about Mario Batali and so well-written that at times, I can't believe it. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Live with Regis and Kelly featured Batter Blaster today, yay! They spent seven uninterrupted minutes on it and Kelly said, "Who invented that? That is genius." Download or stream it here.
This dog is newly adopted and so cute, I want to put hot sauce on her and eat her. In a good way! Gimme a leg. *thanks Chris for sending!
There really ought to be a movie released today called 08.08.08. The marketing writes itself!
The gig is in Portland, so if you know of a great candidate, please spread the word. Below is the job description from Bitch Magazine.
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Here at Bitch, we’re in search of a perfect someone to join our tiny but dedicated staff as a program director (full-time) at our office in Portland, Oregon. Someone bright, with a deep talent and love for analyzing media/pop culture from a perspective rooted in social/economic justice, who’s passionate about both print publishing and newer (to us, at least) forms like online, audio, and video, someone excited about helping shape the future of the work we do at Bitch (and who recognizes Bitch’s potential), someone committed to DIY/grassroots operating, who understands Bitch’s role as both critiquing what’s crappy and praising what’s good, who’s as excited about Bitch as a multimedia organization as Bitch as a magazine…
All that and more. We’re asking for a lot, yes, but as the saying goes, You’ll never get what you don’t ask for.
As we mentioned, we are a tiny staff (hi, there are five of us!). We’re also at a critical moment. For the first time in our 12-year history, we’re not in financial crisis (if you’re familiar with the realities of independent publishing, you’ll know this is a huge accomplishment). We’re beginning the process of infusing our work with a set of core values and visions. And though we were originally created as just a magazine, our work is evolving into a movement. In many ways we have unlimited growth potential.
In other words, we have some exciting things happening, part of which is bringing a new organization into being. This is what “nonprofit gurus” call an organizational refounding – evolving, moving forward, asking questions, creating space for new visions and voices.
So what would your role at Bitch be?
Right now we’re calling it a program director position, but this could change depending on the outcomes of this search and our visioning process. In many ways our program director will be like the editorial/content director for the magazine (and may also be involved in our website, but we’re hoping to create an additional position soon for someone to oversee the site), but since we’re so much more than our editorial content, the program director will also be responsible for helping direct and maintain the vision of the organization, as well as things like fundraising, outreach, attending events, doing some public speaking, and just generally being a huge advocate for Bitch. In other words, we’re looking for someone who’s a highly skilled editor and is excited about helping us grow as an organization and reach our potential.
Also, though we’ve grown tremendously since the magazine was originally founded (we currently print about 50,000 copies of each issue), we’re still very much a DIY operation and want to remain that way. Our grassroots publishing model is integral to our work, so we’re looking for someone who’s as committed to that as we are. We’re looking for someone who will actively seek out ways of publishing quality (critical, thoughtful, etc.) content while being mindful of our tight budget, and is excited about helping us evolve into a multimedia organization
Experience/skills that are essential to this position:
- At least three years features/developmental editing experience
- Strong familiarity with past and present trends in media and pop culture
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Excellent grasp of grammar and spelling
- Stellar proofreading and copyediting abilities; familiarity with Chicago style
- Proficiency with Excel, Word, and InDesign
- A strong capacity to multi-task, prioritize, and delegate
- Experience with web writing/editing
- Experience with video and podcasting technology a major plus
Personality traits/skill sets that are helpful in a small organization like ours:
- Clear and frequent communication
- Ability to collaborate and share decision-making in small groups
- Ability to think creatively even when resources are tight
- Strong initiative, drive, and self-direction, ability to work independently
- A sense of humor
As an effort to live out our commitment to systemic social change and grassroots organizing, we encourage politically radical folks from marginalized identities/backgrounds (people of color, people from poor and working class backgrounds, queer-identified folks, etc.) and others committed to anti-oppression, collective, grassroots organizing work to apply.
In the interest of transparency, you should know:
- Regrettably, the only way to our office is up a set of about 15 stairs. We are not wheelchair-accessible.
- The job is based in Portland, Oregon, and unfortunately we’re
unable to cover moving expenses (unless you would like to start a
fundraising campaign for the cause).
Please include a cover letter that addresses these questions
(apologies if these seem like hoops, but we hope you’ll understand that
we have a lot riding on these decisions):
* What would you like us to know about you, and what you’d bring to Bitch?
* How long have you been reading Bitch, and what has your
perception of it been through that time? (Please be honest; we’re not
sensitive and constructive criticism is always welcome.)
* In what ways do you identify (or not) with the word feminist?
* What do you think of both the title Bitch and the subtitle
Feminist Response to Pop Culture? (If you could change one/both of
them, what would you change them to?)
Salary and Benefits:
* $33,680/year, salary, exempt, paid medical/dental/vision
Anticipated start date: mid-August
Please email detailed cover letter (*answering all the questions,
please!*), resume and three references to publishing@b-word.org. Please
write “program director position” in the subject line.
Or mail to: B-Word, Debbie Rasmussen, 4930 NE 29th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
No phone calls, faxes, or drop-ins. No, no!
Just heard about an East Coast touring band called Tragedy, and it kind of is. Sounds like Guns 'N Roses doing Bee Gees songs. Click at your own risk.
At work, we have this fun thing every month where we get a chunk of company time to do a completely non-work-related creative assignment. Everyone contributes ideas for the assignments, which are chosen at random. This month, it was "design your cubicle." Twenty sheets of paper, some tape and toner, and my mini-schnauzer isn't mini anymore! The program I used is free, fast, and you can make your own gigantic prints here.
If you are one of those smug bastids who have a new iPhone, or loaded 2.0 onto their "old" iPhone (myself included) here's how to take a screenshot.
-hold down Home button
-click top button
Voila! Your clever and witty text messages or webpages or whatever you want to save will appear in your photo album.
Saw this in some Martha Stewart magazine and gasped in awe. It's shrimp on ice and I wish I were at that photo shoot.
