2009
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By bluerasberry on 2009-12-24
I went to the World Vision US Headquarters on Wednesday December 23. World Vision is the name for a non-profit organization founded in America in 1950 to do humanitarian aid and social development, especially in developing countries, and especially for the sake of children. Their m.o. is to get people in first-world countries to give […]
Posted in education, non-profit, presentation, research, Seattle | Tagged non-profit organization, youth, youth rights
By bluerasberry on 2009-12-12
I do not listen to a lot of music, but I like some groups. I went with Mark and Kristina to see Melt Banana on Friday Dec 11 at Chop Suey and had a lot of fun. This video is not from this show; someone else uploaded this. It weirds me out that so many […]
Posted in art, Japan, Seattle | Tagged concert, rumpus
By bluerasberry on 2009-11-22
I won first place among eight people in a mashed potato-eating competition at Greenlake on Sunday November 22. It was sponsored by Greenlake Bar and Grill, a local restaurant. The contest details are here. Here is a facebook video of the event. My strategy was to use water to get the potatoes to slippery consistency […]
Posted in festival, Seattle | Tagged competitive eating, contest
By bluerasberry on 2009-11-20
The fall conference for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network was here in Seattle November 16-18. This was my second time attending. Conferences like these really get me excited. Part of the fun is in meeting new people who have total expectation of basing a social relationship on the exchange of information. Sometimes I feel like […]
Posted in education, health, HIV, presentation, research, Seattle | Tagged conference, HVTN, vaccine
By bluerasberry on 2009-10-16
There was this article that made national news about a justice of the peace who refused to grant a marriage license to a couple because they were interracial. The Associated Press got an interview with this guy and he says things that show his ignorance and thoroughly establish his reasoning as illegal. So here it […]
Posted in legal, rights | Tagged civil rights, gay rights, morality, social status
By bluerasberry on 2009-10-09
I went to a conference on eugenics organized by the University of Washington’s department of disability studies. The focus of the conference was the history of eugenics as applied to Washington state law and state-funded projects. The structure of the lecture was that about 8 historians were present on two panels. Each panel was introduced […]
Posted in health, rights, Seattle | Tagged delerium, prison, women's rights
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-27
I enrolled in a two month weekly improv acting class and had the first session Wednesday September 23. It is organized by Jet City, who I sometimes go see perform at the Historic University Theater at 55th and University Way. I have been watching these folks since about 2003 when I remember seeing them do […]
Posted in non-profit, research, Seattle | Tagged Lifelong AIDS Alliance, prevention education, vaccine
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-18
On Tuesday September 16 from 9-10am immediately before opening I toured Insite’s facility in Vancouver. Insite is an organization which provides a location and equipment for persons wishing to inject themselves with illegal drugs such as heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine. Insite philosophy incorporates harm reduction models with both humanitarian and economical objectives. Insite for Community […]
Posted in drug, health, HIV, non-profit, research, rights, Vancouver | Tagged civil rights, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-17
Lee and I stayed in the St. Clair Hostel on Richard and Dunsmuir in Vancouver. I am not sure what to call the neighborhood but I can say that it was an ideal location both for staying in the area of our room or traveling to the other places we intended to go. The room […]
Posted in museum, non-profit, rights, Vancouver | Tagged travel
By bluerasberry on 2009-09-16
On Thursday September 10 I had my wisdom teeth removed at the University of Washington Medical Center. Since my current job makes me medically insured for the first time in my life, I went for routine dental care and the dentist recommended that I have a panoramic x-ray. That showed that my teeth were impacted, […]
Posted in drug, health | Tagged blood