Here are some wild positions that I found listed on the San Diego Craigslist...let me know which job you think I should apply for!
elderly women looking for clip art help
looking for a tutor for an elderly women who likes to make cards on clip art, but a stroke recently left her forgetting how to do so.
$18/hr for 8 hours maybe more.
Looking for an Actor to fill a major roll in a raunchy comedy,
('nuff said.)
Airbrush artist for body painting (sd)
Sorry about the short notice!
I am looking for an artist to paint three models for an art show this saturday from 8-10pm.
You will be painting them live at the show.
They will be in thong and pasties.
Sexy personal assistant wanted 18-27 $$$
Young lady wanted for light housework, personal assistant, etc. Will provide room rent free, and compensation based on duties. Looking for a beautiful woman to $poil.
Send photo including head-shot and figure. Let's dialogue about your financial needs.
ABC's new show Wipeout is looking for contestants from San Diego!
The world famous reality television production company Endemol USA (that also brought you “Fear Factor,” and “Deal or No Deal,”) brings you the next great reality show WIPEOUT. In each episode, fifty contestants compete to win $50,000 while conquering the world’s largest obstacle course. You don’t need to be an athlete to participate. Expect all the fun of “Fear Factor” with none of the gross rats, food, or scare tactics to conquest.
We are currently looking for really outgoing people with a lot of energy that like to compete. Cheerleader's. sorority girls, ex athletes, and people with something to prove! On this show anyone can win. You dont have to be a gym rat to win the whole thing.
Looking for a Producer (For Gospel Play)
We are looking for a producer to producer up coming Gospel Stage play called The Rib Shack Presented by Elated Entertainment Group. Only serious minded people needed apply. We do not have the time, nor money; to pay for no progress.
Alien Life forms needed (The Universe)
Seeking cosmic and freaky people for Alien life forms in performance Art show. Aluminum Foil Detector Beanies are a must!
Our Starship departs 17 may at 7:30. Apply now for crew positions! Your Galaxy needs you! Help Defend the Universe from giant Alien Amoebas! Your Destiny Awaits! Join Starship Technomania on it's Voyage through the Galaxy.
We know your out there.
Do you have an unusual talent or skill? you might be an alien.
Are you just weird? you could be an Alien.
Are you slightly better than average and have a ravenous desire to perform. You just might be an alien.
We are the people you are looking for.
Have you ever been contacted or abducted? Really? COOL! we want to meet you and learn how!
Dancers, musicians, human oddities, prognosticators and pundits of the perverse, weird uncles, Oddballs and Misfits, Mad Scientists, Explorers, Performance artists, Fire fiends, Puppets and puppet tears, Clowns both good and bad, Interstellar fortune tellers, and Citizens of the Decline and the annoyingly over zealous should all apply. Even actors and Circus acts too.
No one turned away for lack of talent. We all have undiscovered talents and skills. Come find yours.
www.technomaniacircus.com or Come to Technomania Circus at the Center for the Amusing Arts 2438 commercial st. San Diego.
Fondly,
JMJ
Friday, April 25, 2008
Monday, March 03, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Smithsonian Folkways internship in DC
I'm applying for a summer internship at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings ( www.folkways.si.edu ). Even if i get it, I probably won't be able to afford to live in Washington DC for 4 months. But I really wanna know if i could get it. Here is my application essay:
As an undergraduate student in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington, I get to learn from leaders in the field about some of the most compelling and creative elements of the human experience. I have gained a particular interest in early American ‘roots music’ and music and its tie with social movements (i.e. Civil Rights movement & Gospel / Spirituals). It all started one day at my local library in suburban San Diego, California. I was browsing through the album box sets and came upon a huge red box – Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music. Ever since then I’ve been hooked on the stories and spirit of American music/traditions and beyond. I began to ravenously search for more and more relevant information and media. I began renting every documentary on ragtime or Sacred Harp singing that I could find, and collecting as many albums from the Alan Lomax Collection and Folkways Recordings I could afford. From then on, I knew that this material was well worth learning about, and I knew that I could understand it and interpret its value well. I was thrilled to realize that there is such an extensive department in Folklore and Ethnomusicology in the little college town of Bloomington, in south central Indiana. Since being enrolled in the program, my love for the field has only increased, and I am consistently thrilled to learn about the music and traditions of cultures from all over the world, and their significance. I have become a Vice President in the Folklore & Ethnomusicology Student Association on campus, in which I am producing a film series relevant to the field. So far, we have screened the BBC documentary “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus”, and the Dutch film “Lomax: The Songhunter” about Alan Lomax and his work for the American Folklife Center. The last screening was particularly meaningful to me, as we had two IU faculty members (Dr. Mellonee Burnim and Dr. Henry Glassie) share their anecdotes of working with and knowing Alan Lomax well. I love organizing this film series because it gives others the opportunity to learn about the great significance of everyday culture.
As you can tell, I hold a deep appreciation for making the old new again. I would love to work at a place like Folkways or Dust to Digital, where I could make an old 78 rpm into a new format and make it available to new generations like my own. If it wasn’t for the work of organizations like Smithsonian Folkways, I might not have been able to truly explore this passion of mine! I am indebted to people like you, and can only hope to have that kind of great effect on others in the future. By giving me the opportunity to intern at Smithsonian Folkways, I could gain a comprehensive understanding of what goes into producing such great pieces of work. In addition, it would help me to gain a greater understanding of what I could do with my Ethnomusicology degree (a sometimes dauntingly vague degree to earn!). Through an internship I would be earning course credit for a Practicum in my Folklore and Ethnomusicology major. Working with Folkways would be incredible, and would bring my studies to life. I would appreciate the opportunity to work with Folkways in any capacity, but am particularly interested in learning about archiving musics and learning about producing new albums and collections to be released. I also have a great interest in oral histories (I am currently producing a radio program to be aired on a local radio station concerning the oral histories and stories of people experiencing different levels of poverty in Bloomington).
In closing, receiving an internship at Smithsonian Folkways would be a great achievement for me. I dream about doing exactly what you do at Folkways, and to get in inside look at the label would be invaluable to me. Thank you for taking the time to consider me for this opportunity.
Fondly,
Jennifer Michelle Jameson
As an undergraduate student in Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington, I get to learn from leaders in the field about some of the most compelling and creative elements of the human experience. I have gained a particular interest in early American ‘roots music’ and music and its tie with social movements (i.e. Civil Rights movement & Gospel / Spirituals). It all started one day at my local library in suburban San Diego, California. I was browsing through the album box sets and came upon a huge red box – Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music. Ever since then I’ve been hooked on the stories and spirit of American music/traditions and beyond. I began to ravenously search for more and more relevant information and media. I began renting every documentary on ragtime or Sacred Harp singing that I could find, and collecting as many albums from the Alan Lomax Collection and Folkways Recordings I could afford. From then on, I knew that this material was well worth learning about, and I knew that I could understand it and interpret its value well. I was thrilled to realize that there is such an extensive department in Folklore and Ethnomusicology in the little college town of Bloomington, in south central Indiana. Since being enrolled in the program, my love for the field has only increased, and I am consistently thrilled to learn about the music and traditions of cultures from all over the world, and their significance. I have become a Vice President in the Folklore & Ethnomusicology Student Association on campus, in which I am producing a film series relevant to the field. So far, we have screened the BBC documentary “Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus”, and the Dutch film “Lomax: The Songhunter” about Alan Lomax and his work for the American Folklife Center. The last screening was particularly meaningful to me, as we had two IU faculty members (Dr. Mellonee Burnim and Dr. Henry Glassie) share their anecdotes of working with and knowing Alan Lomax well. I love organizing this film series because it gives others the opportunity to learn about the great significance of everyday culture.
As you can tell, I hold a deep appreciation for making the old new again. I would love to work at a place like Folkways or Dust to Digital, where I could make an old 78 rpm into a new format and make it available to new generations like my own. If it wasn’t for the work of organizations like Smithsonian Folkways, I might not have been able to truly explore this passion of mine! I am indebted to people like you, and can only hope to have that kind of great effect on others in the future. By giving me the opportunity to intern at Smithsonian Folkways, I could gain a comprehensive understanding of what goes into producing such great pieces of work. In addition, it would help me to gain a greater understanding of what I could do with my Ethnomusicology degree (a sometimes dauntingly vague degree to earn!). Through an internship I would be earning course credit for a Practicum in my Folklore and Ethnomusicology major. Working with Folkways would be incredible, and would bring my studies to life. I would appreciate the opportunity to work with Folkways in any capacity, but am particularly interested in learning about archiving musics and learning about producing new albums and collections to be released. I also have a great interest in oral histories (I am currently producing a radio program to be aired on a local radio station concerning the oral histories and stories of people experiencing different levels of poverty in Bloomington).
In closing, receiving an internship at Smithsonian Folkways would be a great achievement for me. I dream about doing exactly what you do at Folkways, and to get in inside look at the label would be invaluable to me. Thank you for taking the time to consider me for this opportunity.
Fondly,
Jennifer Michelle Jameson
Monday, January 21, 2008
Extremists for Love
"But though I was initially disappointed at being categorized as an extremist, as I continued to think about the matter I gradually gained a measure of satisfaction from the label. Was not Jesus an extremist for love: "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." Was not Amos an extremist for justice: "Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." Was not Paul an extremist for the Christian gospel: "I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." Was not Martin Luther an extremist: "Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God." And John Bunyan: "I will stay in jail to the end of my days before I make a butchery of my conscience." And Abraham Lincoln: "This nation cannot survive half slave and half free." And Thomas Jefferson: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that an men are created equal ..." So the question is not whether we will be extremists, but what kind of extremists we will be. Will we be extremists for hate or for love? Will we be extremist for the preservation of injustice or for the extension of justice?"
- Dr. MLK Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Thanksgivingtime!
Things have been really great;
- I'm acting as a vice-president in the Folklore & Ethnomusicology Student Association, and I was put in charge of creating and directing a Folklore & Ethnomusicology film series in association with Dr. Pravina Shukla, my folklore professor. She's really great and cute and always color-coordinates her outfits. I also work closely with the head of the F&E undergrad department, Mellonee Burnim, who I really adore.
- Starting next Fall, I've been offered a job as an ACE, or Advocate for Community Engagement. I will be working as a liason between Indiana University and a local non-profit organization. At this point i'm trying to figure out which organization I will fit best with. My new friend Colleen, who I think is great will be my boss, and i'll get to work with some other great people as well.
Here i am when i took Holland to the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Museum in Bean Blossom, IN:
And here we all are during Thanksgiving: (L to R) Sean, Kelly, me, Holland, Matt, Jon, Amy, Allen, Brandon. (Except you can't see Jon for some reason).
And here is Sean, Jon & Holland when i was showing them the campus:
Fondly,
Jennifer Michelle
- I'm acting as a vice-president in the Folklore & Ethnomusicology Student Association, and I was put in charge of creating and directing a Folklore & Ethnomusicology film series in association with Dr. Pravina Shukla, my folklore professor. She's really great and cute and always color-coordinates her outfits. I also work closely with the head of the F&E undergrad department, Mellonee Burnim, who I really adore.
- Starting next Fall, I've been offered a job as an ACE, or Advocate for Community Engagement. I will be working as a liason between Indiana University and a local non-profit organization. At this point i'm trying to figure out which organization I will fit best with. My new friend Colleen, who I think is great will be my boss, and i'll get to work with some other great people as well.
Here i am when i took Holland to the Bill Monroe Bluegrass Museum in Bean Blossom, IN:
And here we all are during Thanksgiving: (L to R) Sean, Kelly, me, Holland, Matt, Jon, Amy, Allen, Brandon. (Except you can't see Jon for some reason).
And here is Sean, Jon & Holland when i was showing them the campus:
Fondly,
Jennifer Michelle
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Life is good, let me tell you about it.
There's no other way to tell you how things are in Bloomington, other than expressing the fact that I feel like this town was made for me. Today I went to the farmer's market again, this time to take notes for my community advocacy class and it is just my favorite thing in the world. I am convinced that no town in the US does farmer's markets better than Bloomington, IN. People of all ages and types, the Amish, music on every corner, local and homegrown foods, good coffee, people advocating for this or that, and adoptable dogs everywhere! I made a fifteen stem bouquet for 3 dollars! I also registered to vote in Indiana. Did some shopping at Bloomingfoods when Becky & Maggie were working and the Fair Trade people gave me a free mug. I came home and looked at all the newspapers and event calendars i picked up and marked all the things im excited about doing in the next month or two, like going to see David Bazan, and gardening at the community garden at the Harmony school on Monday, going to see Iris DeMent, Andrew Bird, and Over the Rhine. There is a world music festival called Lotus Fest this month which im sure i will write about in my World Music class. They are also screening "Paris J'Taime" this month and "Le Vie En Rose" next month for 4 dollars thru the Ryder series. Then I got my checkbooks in order and headed over to the Mathers Museum of Culture by myself for free. It was cute and fun, and then when I left the first real rain of the season started. Fall is here!
Yesterday Becky and I went to the best antique mall i've ever seen and I got a great painting and a victorian ring (Nikki you would LOVE the antique mall) and I started my volunteer work at the local food pantry, Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, and its so great! I love the volunteers and the patrons are sweet folks too. Then some buddies and I went to see "Eagle VS. Shark" for free at the Union, and Jon called and said they would probably be passing thru in November and want to play a house show here! hooraaay.
School is so beautiful and grand.I feel so blessed it breaks my heart. Real life is here, now.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Slowly
17 days until I move to Bloomington.
This move is really exactly what I need, and the timing of it seems just fine. Jon and I are driving out to Indiana on August 10th. We will make relatively swift pit-stops at Joshua Tree, the Grand Canyon, Memphis (and mayyyybe Nashville & Louisville) on our way out. He'll be able to spend about a day and half in Bloomington, then my parent get in on the 16th, and my dad stays for a couple of days and my mom is staying for 6 days (yikes! but it'll be good). I can't wait to show them around town. My pretty little town.
The other night I went to see my friend John Owens perform some songs, and i missed him while we were eating Peruvian food, but after the cafe closed, a little make-shift band congregated and played some sing-a-longs. it was sweet sweet and that kind of stuff never happens here. Signs of life in Encinitas!
I have my moving-away party at this raw foods place on the 3rd, which i think will be wonderful. I love the idea of everyone in southern cal that i care for coming to one little no-fuss dinner for some good last conversation and time together for a while. I really have some lovely friends here. Then the next day my friend Holland is having her 25th bday at my house and the dress theme is a "color palette" party where we wil dress as solid colors. I'm thinking yellow, green or red.
I have lots to do and pack, and I have to mentally prepare myself to be away from people that I love, and to be totally self-sufficient and self-motivated. yikes.
I've been thinking i want to attend a Christian college after IU and get a degree in Peace & Justice studies and/or Religious studies. I've been looking at Goshen in IN , Eastern University in PA, and Eastern Mennonite University in VA. I kinda still want to go to school/live in North Carolina too. But i'll cross that bridge when i get there.
Music: M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel "Magic Trick"
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