I finally completed my RyanGreenDesigns.com update (well, almost) and part of the new site is a monthly contest in which I'll give away the featured item to people on my mailing list. If you are already on my mailing list you're already eligible!
Check out my new site and if you see any bugs feel free to let me know - I've been staring at this thing for way too long and I'm sure I'm missing some glaring mistakes.
I bought this poster from the 826 Valencia shop. 826 National is a family of seven nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing at seven locations across the country. Find out more here: 826national.org
This is the packing slip that came with my poster. I love when other people named Ryan Green contact me...especially when it is in such a random way.
That has a pretty sweet ring to it, huh? I can't wait to see what kind of puppy they get.
After work yesterday I went to my polling location on Williamsburg's Southside. I haven't lived there since 2005, but I keep forgetting to update my address. It's kind of a fun place to vote because it's all loud and people are always excited.
After I voted I headed over to Margot's house. Margot had an amzing spread of cheeses, olives, crackers and I made guacamole and immediately started to eat and drink out of anxiety. As more people arrived we had more food to stuff in our faces as we sweating through the news stations trying to mess with our heads.
But let's forget about Obama for a minute and talk about holograms! Apparently CNN has rediscovered Star Wars technology. This really jazzed up Election Night for all of us watching at home. Wolf Blitzer's mind was blown.
We couldn't believe it when Obama was declared the winner of Ohio so quickly. Then it was almost immediately declared that he will be our next President! Holy crap! There was silence as we read it on the screen and then everyone just started screaming. Outside in the streets and from the windows of other apartments we could just hear people shouting and honking and cheering. It was insane. I will never forget it.
After listening to Obama's speech, we hit the streets. Bedford Avenue was CRAZY. The roads were blocked with people - even the bus had to turn off its route to get by - and everyone was screaming and yelling and dancing. It was incredible.
After the results came in Abe and I got a text message from our friend in Sweden who said:
"Hey guys! Wow. America and the World greets a new time and a new President! Will be exciting to see him put together his office in the days to come. Party hard!"
I was up at 6:30am this morning - an hour early for me, but I was just a bundle of nerves and so excited for ELECTION DAY! You know what makes Election Day even more fun? Alternate side parking is suspended for the day so I didn't have to move my car AND Champion Coffee has $1 medium Americanos all day long!
I have a long list of crafts to complete, but tonight I'm going over Margot's house to watch the election results roll in and eat lasagna. I haven't voted yet, but I'm going to leave work a little early because I have a feeling the lines at my polling location are going to loooong.
Vote for whoever you think is best, but today I'm not holding back my vote.
Nothing wipes me out more than a day of watching other people run. Today was the New York City Marathon. Woo! Love it. I left the house and walked down Manhattan Ave as the handicap racers zoomed by in their wheelchairs. I instantly started to sob. The Marathon is an amazing event.
I met Meredith, Margot and Colleen in front on Fabiane's on Bedford Ave and we spent the next 2 hours yelling "Go so-and-so!" to people that ran by and had their names on their shirts. If someone was from Italy Meredith would yell "Yeah Italia!" and if they were from France she would yell "Viva la France!" Meredith received a lot of blown kisses today.
This girl's got the right idea - there's nothing like eating a box of Entenmann's donuts while watching people exercise.
When you are in the Hasidic section of Williamsburg you feel like you're in a different country...especially when you see signs like this. Did the Parks Dept. commission these to be made in Belgium or something? I am so confused by this illustration style. It's un-American.
One of the only bad things about the Marathon is all the waste.
November 8, 2008 
