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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Sasquatch 2012 Season Is Underway
Dates: The dates have yet to be confirmed, but the festival always takes place over Memorial Day Weekend. The fourth day was a let down last year, so it's 50/50 it will be back. We can safely say the festival will be held at least May 26th to 28th. UPDATE: The festival will again be four days in 2012, and will include re-entry for wristband holders. Dates will be May 25th to May 29th.
Tickets: Last year tickets went on sale November 20th, two days after the Foo Fighters were announced as a headliner. The previous year, tickets went on sale November 7th, when Pavement was announced as a (sort of) headliner. Massive Attack ended up headlining that day. Previous years, tickets went on sale after the lineup was announced in late February. Even when the Cure were announced as the 2008 headliner near Halloween the previous year, tickets didn't go on sale early.
Lineup: The lineup was announced February 7th last year. In previous years, it was announced the day after Presidents Day, which is February 20th next year. If you put a squirt gun to my head, I would bet my dryness the lineup will be announced in February 2012.
Headliners: While Sasquatch used to rely on giant headliners and a below average undercard, the recent trend has been picking headliners who aren't big enough to headline the biggest festivals in the States (aside from the Foo Fighters), giving the subheadliner type of bands their name in lights. I see the 2012 headliners going one of two directions.
Scenario 1: Bands who can sell (+/-) 6,000 tickets headlining each night. The most likely would be The Black Keys, Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, Portishead, MGMT, Mumford & Sons, Skrillex, and Cake.
Scenario 2: One gigantic headliner, with the other headliners being bands who could sell (+/-) 3,000 tickets, then not selling single day passes. Under this scenario, there would be one giant headliner, with the others being bands like Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Primus, Foster The People, and Justice. If you want to see the huge draw, you have to buy a full festival pass, which would guarantee the off days will sell at the same rate.
I think the second scenario is the way to go next year, so here is where we talk about Radiohead and Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam is working on a new album, which makes it likely they will tour after it's released. It's doubtful, but possible. Radiohead is touring next spring, and are a favorite of Adam Zacks based on Guerilla Candy's interview several years ago. Radiohead will play a NW show next year, and played the White River Amphitheater last time through, which isn't that neat of a venue. They could play there again, pick a giant arena, or play the Gorge. Festivals make a lot more money than individual shows, so paying Radiohead or Pearl Jam roughly the same amount they would make playing their own show at the Gorge makes sense for both sides. Radiohead/Pearl Jam would reach an audience they otherwise wouldn't at their own show, and the festival will make more money on the off days forcing more people to pay to attend. The underdog "huge draw" would be the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Sell Out?: No, I mean will tickets for the festival sell out. Sorry for the confusion. Many feel Sasquatch 2012 will sell out regardless of the lineup. I disagree. Yes, the festival sold out early again this year, but those crafty folks at Ticketmaster kept a handful of passes on their sister site, TicketsNow, which is basically them scalping their own tickets for increased profit. When those tickets didn't sell out, they put the passes back on sale for regular price on their main site a couple weeks before the festival. Those paying attention could have bought a four day pass for nearly $100 less than face value, because the market was saturated with more tickets than people wanting to change their holiday plans. Conclusion, the festival will need a much better lineup, or a giant headliner to guarantee a sell out in 2012.
11th Anniversary: Guess what? Sasquatch is celebrating another birthday this year. Who wants birthday cake?
Rumors/Confirmations: These will be updated at the top of this blog, so it's easy to find. We'll only have a couple in the next month, but they should start rolling in rather frequently starting in mid December.
Who do you think will headline Sasquatch 2012? Do you think there will be a giant headliner? Post your early predictions in the comments below.
73 comments:
RHCP have yet to announce a full North American tour since releasing their new record. I think they are definitely a possibility.
- November 2, 2011 at 11:24 AM
bring First Aid Kit to Squatch!
- November 3, 2011 at 12:10 PM
i love the thought of seeing MGMT and Bon Iver. the possibility of that just made my day. Also, lots of us praying and crossing our fingers that, just maybe, Tegan and Sara will end up on the line up
- November 4, 2011 at 1:29 PM
holy fuck i'm excited
- November 5, 2011 at 10:36 PM
Feel like Florence might be there as she just came out with an album -- she did do Coachella last year. Idk.
- November 6, 2011 at 2:03 PM
I think that there will be a lot of bands that could be classified as "sucky."
- November 6, 2011 at 6:08 PM
I definitely think it would be best if Sasquatch brought more EDM to the festival. With the rise in popularity I think it would only add more to Sasquatch. Last year some of the biggest crowds we're at the sets of Dj's. That being said, for the love of god bring Sander Van Doorn to Sasquatch! Watch this video and tell me this wouldn't be incredible.
- November 7, 2011 at 1:22 AM
Bring M83 and AWOLNATION PLEAAAAAAAZZZZZZZEEEEEEEEEEEE and he may have played last year but bring back Macklemore he will fucking destroy it. Datsik, Flux Pavillion as well.
- November 7, 2011 at 9:09 AM
I really hope the idea of Pearl Jam turns out to be true... I'd be shocked but really hope so. Bon Iver should definitely be there again. I oculd see Radiohead being the headliner if they go big though.
I like a couple of other ideas on here as well...
Florence and the Machine
Silversun Pickups I could see coming back to support their new album coming out soon(ish)
would like to see Frightened Rabbit
- November 7, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Joshua Farnworth said...
If you go to the Sasquatch official website there are a couple of hints as to what to expect for 2012.
For example, if you click on tickets it says "New for 2012" and seems to imply that they are using the wristbands system again for four day passes... and re-entry if you have a four day pass.
Another example, if you click on venue, the days for when the box office will be open are from Thursday - Monday... but the dates don't line up with 2011... they line up with 2012. So that seems to suggest that they are continuing the 4 day schedule and that camping will begin on Thursday night again.
Just a few thinks I noticed when poking around looking for any nibble of information I can get for next year.
- November 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Joshua Farnworth said...
- November 7, 2011 at 1:05 PM
- know ID yuh said...
Good catch Josh. That appears to be confirmation it will be four days and include re-entry.
- November 7, 2011 at 6:38 PM
When are they going to post that photo gallery?!
- November 8, 2011 at 9:08 AM
although coldplay has headlined once before, they've recently released a new album as well and have yet to come up with a north american tour. would be nice to have them again.
- November 8, 2011 at 9:33 AM
Roger Waters is playing Vancouver that weekend. He'd be an awesome headliner.
- November 8, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- Tyson Elder said...
Weren't we supposed to have re-entry with the 4-day wristband last year, but they decided not to do it last minute. I feel like that's what is going to happen again this year.
Also I agree with anonymous. Roger Waters would be an amazing headliner.
- November 8, 2011 at 5:32 PM
******RHCP!****** and djs, flux pavillion ! Black Keys, Band of Horses!
- November 8, 2011 at 10:33 PM
M83 would be fantastic to see there, and I'm loving their new policy of re-entry. I hope they stick with it!
Nice to see you still doing this, know, I wasn't sure if you'd continue this since taking a more behind-the-scenes role on the board.
- November 8, 2011 at 10:37 PM
- vicenarian said...
Mr. Zacks and Crew,
Please get Radiohead.
The Pacific Northwest
- November 9, 2011 at 2:48 AM
- know ID yuh said...
They never announced there would be re-entry last year. A lot of people assumed a wristband would mean re-entry, and someone claimed to have received an email from LiveNation stating there would be re-entry, but nothing was ever confirmed. This year, it is confirmed they will at least try re-entry.
A couple years ago, they had re-entry the first day (for a fee), but they shut it down because it wasn't working out.
Expect something similar to what Coachella had last year. You were allowed re-entry only if you got scanned out when you left (via the barcode on the wristband). Then they can scan you back in. That means they can still remove you from the festival (kick you out), and you wouldn't be allowed back in that day if you tried because you weren't scanned out.
- November 9, 2011 at 3:54 PM
- November 9, 2011 at 4:54 PM
I think that no matter what, the lineup will not disappoint. I have a feeling Radiohead will headline, and they will keep the EDM at the same level as last year, not more. It was a good balance, and great way to end each night.
- November 11, 2011 at 3:32 PM
The "Tickets" section says last year tickets went on sale Nov. 20th. This is false. Last year Tickets went on sale in Feb. Fix that please.
- November 12, 2011 at 4:47 PM
^^ anonymous, last year tickets went on sale Nov. 20th and I bought mine on Nov. 21st. The full line-up was announced in Feb. and you clearly waited until then to buy your ticket only to discover it was sold out. This year you can save yourself disappointment and/or high scalper prices and buy them when they will most likely go on sale later this month.
- November 12, 2011 at 5:09 PM
- Unknown said...
I have a sneaking feeling Red hot chilli peppers will headline...
- November 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM
Sigur Ros, The Knife, of Montreal, and Sleigh Bells are coming out with new albums this winter. Sleigh Bells was there last year, but who knows. Also, Justice?
And I'm never going to stop hoping to see Joanna Newsom at Sasquatch...
- November 13, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Alejandro said...
- November 14, 2011 at 12:14 PM
- Nolan said...
I'd actually prefer several mid-range headliners instead of one massive one, especially if you aren't feeling that massive band. I prefer the undercard at festivals and getting something like Sigur Ros/Portishead would be more attractive to me than one big name. No matter what, the fest will be great. Can't wait to grab that ticket and start sledding down the hill!
- November 14, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Main site is current down... could this mean an announcement is coming soon
- November 14, 2011 at 8:25 PM
I would love love love to see Justice for the Nth time. Saw them in New Zealand at Rhythm and Vines New Years Festival...EVERYONE SHOULD GO TO THIS FESTIVAL if they are ever in NZ over the holidays. It puts sasquatch to shame, but im still coming to sasquatch.
- November 14, 2011 at 10:18 PM
I'm a lil curious if anyone out there has read the new THE ICE GORILLA book? I only ask because I read that movie producers are looking at turning THE ICE GORILLA book into a movie? Does anyone know if this is true. Figured I'd ask the sasquatch community.
- November 14, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Would love to see St Vincent, The Black Keys, Justice and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Would be awesome if Chromeo and Ratatat came back. Their sets were freaking awesome.
- November 14, 2011 at 11:06 PM
Know, what's the basis for the Wild Flag rumor?
- November 15, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Sara said...
Sasquatch! Official Website is currently down. Possible update under way?
- November 15, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- know ID yuh said...
The main site often goes down without it meaning anything. Due to the timing however, I would expect them to at least announce when tickets will be going on sale. This Saturday at 10:00 a.m. would be a decent guess.
- November 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
please please please bring Local Natives back! they are so good. so. good. make it three consecutive years!
- November 15, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- November 16, 2011 at 7:42 PM
- Joshua Farnworth said...
More changes to the Sasquatch Website.
- Camping opens at 5PM on Thursday, May 24th.
-Reserved RV spaces (not sure if this is new) as an upgrade with your ticket.
-The schedule and Line Up from 2011 have been taken down....
-Added a note about not parking on the streets/roads/whatnot and that drinking in the parking lot is forbidden and will be strictly enforced. (Not sure if this is new... but it's the first time I've noticed it.)
-Main Page has all info removed from it.... I think we are dangerously close to them updating for the 2012 page.
- November 17, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- know ID yuh said...
M83 announced a show in Seattle in late April. That makes it extremely unlikely he will be at Sasquatch (and extremely likely he will be at Coachella).
- November 17, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- know ID yuh said...
First Aid Kit now appears very unlikely. Sorry to the two of you who posted the want.
- November 17, 2011 at 7:13 PM
Radiohead announced a bunch of North American tour dates, but only in the South and the Midwest. Then they announced more dates in Europe, but those don't start until 3 months after the American ones end, leaving 3 rather conspicuous months to do more shows here. And those dates line up perfectly with the end of spring. Watch out...
- November 18, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Good work Know. I have a good feeling that Primus will be there and that makes me a happy Sasquatcher. As for headliners, I think MGMT will be back as a headliner. The Shins are a possiblity. RHCP are also a good guess.
- November 19, 2011 at 2:47 PM
I really like scenario 1. Although, I would love Radiohead too.
- November 19, 2011 at 11:25 PM
I wish we could have Childish Gambino, Black Keys and Youth Lagoon! (Kind of a random assortment, I know!)
- November 21, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- November 21, 2011 at 1:46 PM
Black Keys & Chromeo are a must
- November 21, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- hollund said...
electro days- daft punk, com truise, tobacco/bmsr(new album), blackbird blackbird, flylo, memory tapes, octopus project, picture plane, tycho /// indie days: RADIOHEAD (dont care about anyone else- ok fine), air
- November 21, 2011 at 9:49 PM
- derdeb said...
Is there a 3 day pass? Can anyone guess how much it would be?
- November 21, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Bring the beastie boys.! That would be so dope
- November 25, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- know ID yuh said...
Derdep, there will not be a three day pass, but if single tickets go on sale, they will be $85 each before fees. That means three single day tickets will cost more than a four day pass (approximately $305 vs. $290).
- November 26, 2011 at 3:29 PM
i would love to see:
The National
Radiohead, if possible
Arcade Fire, if possible
- November 28, 2011 at 2:44 PM
what about kings of leon coming to make up for the cancelled northwest show last september?
- November 28, 2011 at 2:45 PM
- Nikita said...
Ick, please not KOL
- November 29, 2011 at 11:28 AM
band of horses killed it in 2010 and i would love to see them back... radiohead would also be a dream come true
- November 29, 2011 at 5:06 PM
What do you think the likelihood is that The Stone Roses will be playing either Sasquatch or Coachella? They're announcing a lot of festival headlines in Europe at the moment. I'm not old enough to know their relevance in NA when they were together but would the nostalgia market be there to justify them playing at one of the big West Coast festivals?
- December 1, 2011 at 8:25 AM
- know ID yuh said...
Spazz, just like every other band that is huge in Europe, but relatively unknown in the states, it makes no sense for them to play Sasquatch, but a lot of sense for them to play Coachella. The Stone Roses reunion is gigantic, but would they really make Coachella their first gig? They have headlining shows booked this summer in Europe, and if they want to cross the pond, it would most likely be at Coachella 2013, or a 2012 fall tour through the big US markets. Coachella 2012 isn't out of the question, but Sasquatch is.
- December 1, 2011 at 8:58 PM
The trailer park boys.... Should headline.
- December 2, 2011 at 3:29 PM
Foster the People
Two Door Cinema Club
Vampire Weekend
Young the Giant
- December 7, 2011 at 8:52 PM
- know ID yuh said...
Do you listen to the radio?
- December 8, 2011 at 2:56 PM
i wish know ID was a little more accepting of other people's music choices... But whatever, good info on here.
- December 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM
- Joshua Farnworth said...
Where did the rumor about The Naked and Famous come from? I'd like to know if that is actually likely....
I agree with anonymous though... I'd love to see MGMT there again... and Two Door would be nice.
- December 10, 2011 at 10:18 PM
If you guys bring go with senario 2. I would personally like to see Bruce.
- December 12, 2011 at 1:37 PM
I was pretty surprised not to see Cage the Elephant on your list. I think they have a great possiblity at the least being a sub-headliner. They have gotten HUGE this last year.
- December 17, 2011 at 7:53 AM
Beastie Boys! That is, if MCA is in remission and able to tour. Hard call.
- December 22, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- spousespouse cheating said...
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- December 29, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Primus needs to be there. That would just be the best thing ever if Primus was there.
- December 31, 2011 at 10:31 AM
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- January 9, 2012 at 7:43 AM
I would sell my grandparents to see the Black Keys in the Gorge, but I don't see that happening esp since they're headlining Coachella. Same goes for Radiohead. **Tear. However, I think the Shins are very likely since they're about to release a new album and they seem to be one with the NW.
- January 11, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- know ID yuh said...
I would buy your grandparents if it means the Black Keys aren't at Sasquatch. Do the old folks know how to cook?
- January 11, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Leonard Cohen...
- January 16, 2012 at 4:31 PM
Hey, let's get AC at Sasquatch! 2012 WHOMPWHOMP
- January 16, 2012 at 9:26 PM
Do you think they will sell single day passes to Sasquatch this year?
- February 11, 2012 at 12:27 PM
- know ID yuh said...
- February 13, 2012 at 2:03 PM


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Keyboard instruments > Piano solo
Frédéric Chopin
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Best of Both Worlds
Yes, it's true that working from home has many advantages. However, if you're a parent, working from home takes on a whole new meaning. On the one hand, it means you don't have to pay for daycare. You don't have to worry about your kids picking up every germ known to man while at daycare. You don't have to dread the call from the daycare that your child bit another child and is a menace to society and will probably end up on a clock tower some day.
But it's not all sunshine and roses. When I worked at an office I almost never had to stop what I was doing to wipe a coworker's butt. I didn't have to break up fights between coworkers about which is better, Wonder Pets or Little Einsteins, very often. Fellow employees didn't generally run through my cubicle, screaming. When I used to work in an office, no one ever threw a paper airplane at me, no one ever came to me with a Barbie shoe stuck up his nose, no one ever poured a cup of chocolate milk on my desk, and no one ever screamed for attention when the phone rang.
Now that I work from home, I've experienced all of the above and then some. It's hard to keep your train of thought on track when you have little people who are constantly derailing it. Still, I get to spend time with my children while working. I get to make a living while watching my kids grow up. I can sit down and write and a minute later, get up and play a game with the kids.
True, working from home offers the worst of both worlds. But it also offers the best. It just depends on how you look at it. :) I try to look at it as the best of both worlds. If I wasn't able to work from home, I'd have missed out on this...
This morning, Brooklyn came to me and said, "I think my tummy is hungry."
She'd just eaten 3 cheesesticks so I answered her, "I think your tummy is full of cheese!"
She lifted her shirt up, looked at her stomach, threw her hands up in the air and said, "I don't see any cheese in my tummy!"
Then, a little later, Clay walked into the laundry room wearing this...
Yep, that's great. My little Ariel. I'm so proud.
After we dropped Clay at school (thankfully he'd changed), Brooklyn made a creation out of Legos for me. "Here you go, Mama. I made this toy for you. I Santa."
"You're Santa Claus, huh? Well, thank you for my toy. Should we comb your hair and make it pretty now, Brooklyn?"
She looked me like I was insane. With hands on hips, she spoke down to me. "Mama, I Santa Claus. Santa doesn't like piggytails."
I stand corrected.
Head on over to my review blog to see my latest giveaway from a work-at-home family.
Posted by Dawn at 4:31 PM
45 comments:
Oh Dawn I cannot beleive you picked today of all days to post this! I work part time from home, I also have a 23 month old. And a hubby home until 12. Both of which are huge distractions. Today I actually had a customer ask me about the screaming in the background (my hubby was doing such a fabulous job of watching our son).
- February 24, 2009 at 5:30 PM
I worked full time for a company for 9 out of 12 years there. The last three I worked part time, a big chunk at home to be with the kids. We couldn't afford day care, I had three kids 4 and under, and one needed medical attention the first year. I still had a pretty big position with meetings on the phone, deadlines, and had to interact during normal business hours. Three years I did it until I couldn't handle hearing myself scream at my kids to be quiet because mom was working. People thought I had it made and I was nuts for quitting. Out of 400+ employees I was the only one "allowed" to work at home and people were jealous of that. It was a good set-up but not easy. My kids just wanted to play with me...they didn't get deadlines and meetings. If you can make it work more power to you but I for one know it's not easy. It was a blessing while it lasted and boy I wish I still had the paycheck. If I could work from home now on my OWN TERMS I would jump at it. My husband works so hard and I would love to relieve that a little.
I love your glass is half full attitude. You seem to always see the positive in things whereas I just stress out. You always make me think, which is a good thing.
- February 24, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Kirsten said...
Kudos to you for ever getting anything done. I don't think I could work much from home, my kids would give me too many distractions! I actually work 15/hrs a week, so I am home and when I am about to go insane I get to go to work, sit at my computer, drink my coffee. . . . . speak to adults . . . now THAT is the best of both worlds! :-)
- February 24, 2009 at 6:12 PM
- MaBunny said...
Dawn I am astonished that you didn't know that Santa Claus doesn't do piggytails!!!
I do not work from home - I work at my daughters school which also has its advantages and disadvantages!
- February 24, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- ImakehairROCK4u2 said...
The Wonder Pets definatly rule!
Your house sounds as amusing as mine!
- February 24, 2009 at 7:56 PM
- Nicole M, Delaware said...
Do I see a baby holder in the background? Is there something you need share? You could always go for 'eight is enough'! haha
- February 24, 2009 at 8:28 PM
- GrammaMack said...
I work from home, and I love it, for the reasons you mention and others, like not having to get up early and go out in the cold Canadian winter. (I'm a night owl--like you, right?) The one negative you don't mention is that you can never go home and leave your work at work. It's always there, calling your name...
- February 24, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- Dawn said...
Nicole, that's just Brooklyn's highchair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- February 24, 2009 at 8:49 PM
- Ted and/or Laura said...
"When I worked at an office I almost never had to stop what I was doing to wipe a coworker's butt. I didn't have to break up fights between coworkers about which is better, Wonder Pets or Little Einsteins, very often. Fellow employees didn't generally run through my cubicle, screaming. When I used to work in an office, no one ever threw a paper airplane at me, no one ever came to me with a Barbie shoe stuck up his nose, no one ever poured a cup of chocolate milk on my desk, and no one ever screamed for attention when the phone rang."
Oddly enough, when I worked at an office, NONE of the above would have shocked me. My boss would often gallop down the hallway making odd animal noises and have completely nonsensical arguments with himself and employees. So in my world, there is not much difference between working at THAT office and being at home (now, in school full time). But most people don't work for toddlers disguised as 60 year old men...
- February 24, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- Bec said...
When I was pregnant with my son my bosses tried to get me to work from home. I'm so glad I didn't take them up on that, even if I could use the money! I can't even get housework done and I only have ONE kid (so far)!
- February 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM
- Feisty Irish Wench said...
I work from home, or try to anyway. I would rather win the lottery and sit on the computer eating reeses peanut butter cups all day. And for some reason I have a certain song playing in my head now.....and i'm craving Reese's ... and the lines at WalMart at this hour are just NOT worth the craving.
- February 24, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I am so glad that you didn't have to wipe your co-workers butts very often when you worked in an office! I love it when you make me laugh out loud! Thanks Dawn.
- February 24, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- Julie said...
I admire people who can get any work done in the same zip code with friends.
We don't have kids, so I thought I had it all figured out when I'd let my BFF's kids come over here after school while she was gone. I'd give them a game and tell them that they had to fool the people on the phone into thinking this was an office, so no noise, OK? You get a treat if they don't guess.
This worked for years until the day I was interviewing a psychiatrist and the kids got into a huge hairy fight over Connect Four that ended up with one of them throwing it against the wall and running into my office screaming, "She made me do it!"
I explained to my source I was babysitting. "Yah, that's what all the mothers say," he shot back.
- February 24, 2009 at 10:54 PM
- Jillena said...
I worked from home for awhile (and hopefully will soon again). For me it's worth it because I want more than anything to be a stay-at-home mom, but right now I'm the only income while my husband goes to school. It's true, I get most (strike that, all) my work done while my son is sleeping. It was easier when he was younger, but now that he can crawl and stand, he sees the computer as something taking me away from playing with him, and is jealous of it. I am hoping to get a job soon (this week, cross my fingers) that will again allow me to work from home, but I plan on getting someone to watch him a few hours a day. That combined with his naps, and I should be able to get my work done! And I agree with the Canadian mother--I love not having to go out in the weather . . . or having to get dressed. I just wish I'd been able to work from home before I had kids. That would have been sweet. Does that make me anti-social? (I think the answer is YES!) Oh, and I love not dealing with the commute. But hopefully we'll be able to live on my husband's elementary school salary, and I can be at home as just a mother (and work, but only on the side and on my terms). Here's hoping!
- February 24, 2009 at 10:56 PM
- Tammy said...
For what it's worth, Classical Baby trumps both Little Einsteins and Wonder Pets. I'm just sayin'.
At work I got breaks, talked with people about things more pressing than sock seams that aren't lined up comfortably and paid days off, called vacations. I don't have those (or an office door I can close and lock) anymore, but I do get paid in kisses and specially drawn artwork filled with hearts. I'd say it's a fair trade.
- February 24, 2009 at 10:58 PM
And that is exactly why I started working from home, and why I am now back to working in the office (I'm a programmer). I miss my 2 terribly, but I found it impossible to get anything done. Followed by the guilt of not doing either (parenting or working) well. Gotta hand it to you, you inspire me every day =)
- February 24, 2009 at 11:31 PM
- Mom Taxi Julie said...
I thought being a SAHM was hard (notice I didn't say WAHM) until I got a job. Yeah then I got to go to work for 6 hours a day, then come home and do everything I did before in the few hours that was left AFTER work.
- February 24, 2009 at 11:40 PM
That whole wiping-a-coworker's-butt paragraph--Hilarious!!
- February 24, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Love the Okay sign from Brooklyn!!! Did she think Clay looked really "okay" with the dress?! lol, way cute!
- February 24, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- Jodi said...
I work from home too Dawn. I have a balloon delivery business and a wedding decoration business and also an avid scrapper!!!
BUT!! My husband also works from home!! So theres no 80s music on full volumn, no Ophra!!! No grabbing a snack without hearing "is that low fat"!!!
But it does have lots more advantages than disadvatnges and the best part is that we can raise our kids ourselves! We can yell and rant and rave and they cant tell a sole!! LOL... Nah, mine are teenagers now, so if i yell, they just walk out!!! No, we negiotiate h....
- February 25, 2009 at 12:55 AM
- Jennifer W said...
I can totally relate to this as I work at home with a 2.5 year old here all day long. He might not go to daycare, but I sure make a great jungle gym. The trampoline stopped being fun weeks ago! I just chuckle when people gush about how lucky and wonderful it must be. But I really am thankful for many of the things you list because as a single mom it's almost unheard of that we get to be WAHMs. I just have a feeling I'm going to need a new sitter soon to keep me from cabin fever insanity with this crazy Chicago weather.
- February 25, 2009 at 2:47 AM
- Goat Creek Grandma said...
I have always wanted to work from home but never lucky enough to find a job that would allow me too. I can understand your distractions but just think, you were never entertained as well at an office job! *laughing* I imagine if I did work from home my biggest distraction would be my 44 year old child! :)
Take Care,
- February 25, 2009 at 6:01 AM
- noexcuses said...
I love hearing about your everyday adventures! I miss those days!
I have exactly one hour to myself from the time I get off work until the drama queens come home from high school! That's when my adventure starts!
Love the picture of Clay! When my #2 son was three, he would sing along while watching "Little Mermaid." We have a picture of him in a pink tutu that he just had to have for Halloween one year. We now use it as a bargaining tool...
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures!
- February 25, 2009 at 6:47 AM
- Betsy said...
Clearly, Dawn - you've never worked on a trading desk or on a stock exchange floor! There are frightening similarities to being a work-at-home mom. Lots of screaming and yelling (probably more obscenities), phones ringing constantly, and lots of people vying for your attention. During my career, I've been hit by numerous paper airplanes, doused in confetti, had paper spurs attached to the back of my patent leather pumps (I was standing at a trading post with my back to the exchange floor), and have had coffee spilled on me, by both me and others. The worst was on an equity trading desk - we were doing a debt offering for Hasbro, and they kindly sent over whistling Nerf footballs - I got beaned in the back of the head a bunch of times, before I finally lost it with the guys who were throwing wide. Someone once described Wall Street as having a river at one end, a graveyard at the other, and a kindergarten in between - it's so true!
On the plus side, I've never had to wipe a coworker's butt ...
- February 25, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Jeni said...
I am sure you have heard this before but I consider you to be the Erma Bombeck of our generation. Your blogs are so hilarious and yet still very touching. Your love for your children definitely shows through the humor. I relate to you and I enjoy reading your blog everyday. I look forward to your book(s)!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Brenda said...
Which is meaner, alligators or crocodiles?
- February 25, 2009 at 9:35 AM
- Elleah said...
That picture is hilarious!
- February 25, 2009 at 9:39 AM
I know that if I worked from home I would never get anything done. And, truthfully, some days I am soooo glad to have an office to come to so that I can get away from home. But then when I'm here I'm wishing I was home. I guess you always want what you can't have. Anyhow, I greatly admire anyone who can work at home with children and be productive!
- February 25, 2009 at 10:39 AM
In many cases, in order to be approved to telework from home, you must document that you have space/equipment (phone lines, etc.) to do the work and childcare in place to show that you're not taking advantage.
- February 25, 2009 at 10:57 AM
I worked my own commercial art business for 20+ years out of my home. My most irksome problem was not my kids' interruptions or the last minute changes of my great group of professional architects, small business owners, etc. that were my mainstay clients.
My biggest problem was people who thought that because I worked from my home I had plenty of time to sit and chat or do volunteer work for the school class, and the number of friends who just knew I could do a little gratis work for their favorite charity, etc. When it really got on my last nerve is when it was a wife of one of the 5-6 "work out of the home" dads I knew (2 were clients), who would no more dream of asking hubbie for freebies, but didn't bat an eyelash at calling me. Go figger.%)
- February 25, 2009 at 12:23 PM
- Funky Kim said...
I'm commenting to you from my office computer. My children are grown and mostly gone now and I worked all their lives. And I know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that I could never work from home. I just don't have the self-discipline to do it. I would goof off most of the time and miss deadlines and stuff and be unemployed in no time. I need the office to help keep me on track.
That said, I'm so very grateful that you have the option and opportunity to work from home and that it works for you.
- February 25, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- Lisa said...
Hey Dawn -- Just FYI, I linked to you today... nytimes.com/parenting. I loved the butt wiping paragraph too (although they made me take out the word butt in the New York Times...) Hang in there. Lisa Belkin
- February 25, 2009 at 1:22 PM
- Cheryl said...
I don't "work" from home, I blog and I write, but I don't get paid for either so technically I can't say I work from hom :) But I homeschool and run the house (and everything that entails) so YES I WORK from HOME LOL!
- February 25, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Robyn said...
I think it is so funny that you wrote "I almost never had to stop what I was doing to wipe a coworker's butt."
I sure hope things have changed at that office ;) LOL
I love your blog, by the way!
- February 25, 2009 at 2:19 PM
So true, so true. I work from home, and my kids are at school part of the day so I expect those hours to be high-output time when I get as much done as I can. My family doesn't always understand why the dishes and laundry didn't get done when Mom was home all day...
But working from home is lonely - there's no coworkers to chat with, and I may go for many hours without speaking to anyone else, and there's no tech department down the hall to fix my computer when it breaks or store room full of office supplies to raid. I miss the social side of working in an office.
- February 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM
- ...The Obnoxious SAHM said...
My 3 year old has that same dress! She did the bippity boppity boop boutique at the Magic Kingdom and this spoiled child is doing again this weekend for her birthday when she turns 4.
Ridiculous! I never got to do cool stuff like that when I was her age! LOL I am sure I'll be blogging about that.
- February 25, 2009 at 5:16 PM
- Crissie said...
You give new meaning to the word multitasking. You amaze me that you get so much done :)
- February 25, 2009 at 9:33 PM
- Angel said...
I gotta say I love Brooklyn's reaction in the picture. That is priceless!!!
- February 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM
- Pattie said...
I had the honor of working from my home for a year. The position came with a specific requirement that I be able to prove that I had childcare for my kids. It was the best "gig" I ever had. I had someone who cared for my 2 young children (and cooked and cleaned), while I worked in my office downstairs(and sometimes also did some laundry). I knew what my kids were doing each day, how our caregiver worked with them and how she disciplined. I could hear all of the laughter and tears from upstairs. I miss it sooooo much!!!!!
- February 26, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Finally, I have some useful advice to offer to you. The dreaded Easter grass is a thing of the past in my house. I buy pastel colored tissue paper and line the baskets with it. When I am particularly creative and not putting candy in the baskets at 4 in the morning...I might even buy some grosgrain ribbon to curl and tie on the handles.
- February 26, 2009 at 4:40 PM
- Halle said...
I haven't laughed so hard at something I read in a very long time! The wiping butts comment has me giggling over and over. It's even worse when its the little neighbor girl who always seems to come over at her "special time" of day...ah, come on...really...again.
- February 26, 2009 at 8:21 PM
- Wifey Dessert said...
oh my!! i would love to work from home.. but i dont have kids yet hahaha... maybe someday i can experience the fun you explained here :P
- February 27, 2009 at 9:13 AM
- Martha said...
I have worked from home for a major corporation, not self employed for almost 15 years. Working at home has many advantages, and it has eased some of the stress of being a single mom since my child was only 8 mos old, but it also has it's disadvantages. I never feel like I get away from housework and I don't feel like I have the "decompression time" that a commute can give you. I go from one minute being an employee to the next minute being a mom. If I have a spare minute, (my lunch breaks are usually spent in car line), I feel I need to put in a load of laundry, do the dishes, walk the dogs or start preparing dinner. I rarely just take the time to sit and read (or blog). I find that I don't have a morning routine, because I can do it later, and some days I find myself at 5pm STILL needing that shower. I do multi task though. Right now while typing this, I have a report running on my company laptop, and I am listening to this week's episode of Life on www.hulu.com with the headphones.
It has saved on car expenses, wardrobe expenses, but at the cost of not having face to face interaction with other grown ups for days at a time!
I'm retiring from this job in 4 weeks, as they are taking the "privelege" of working from home away from us... I know I will have to work again, and most likely in an office... but I need a change after 29 years!
- February 27, 2009 at 11:52 AM
- Michelle said...
Oh I knew I was in for a good one when I saw this. I'm working from home but ummm... my life ain't quite so simple.
The wee ones CAN NOT be home when I'm working. They're either in preschool or daycare, which means I'm paying for that, or my parents are watching them. I can't do whatever I want whenever I want, as my job is defined by meetings, so I very frequently am on the phone and trying to do that change of laundry quickly before the next call starts.
But ... I don't have a one hour commute each way. I don't have to rush out the door and not see the wee ones at all during the week (like I used to not). I can make dinner so we aren't relying on sandwiches or takeout constantly. It isn't perfect, but it's better than the alternative!
And I'm SO glad to see Clay dressed as Ariel. Mister Man was determined to be Ariel for Halloween this year until my husband finally talked him out of it. :)
- February 27, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- Ellen Stewart (aka Ellie/El) said...
I'd love to work from home, but with 24 fifth graders, I just don't have enough chairs!
I like the idea of a change of scenery, but I like being home too. Perhaps in my next career...
- March 1, 2009 at 7:07 PM


text:
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Husain Saab.....farewell
46 comments:
- Harman said...
Its sad ,a very great artist and good human being,God Bless his soul...and may he rest in peace.
- June 10, 2011 at 12:08 AM
- Sadiya Merchant said...
he was d only indian painter i knew! :o
- June 10, 2011 at 12:18 AM
- Satrupa said...
I pray that his soul rests in peace. Life is all about Actions and Reactions .....
He dying in London and not in India is a consequence of one of his past actions. Shouldn't he have cared for the sentiments of the thousand of people of his country before painting a 'Naked Saraswati' .... Neither did he apologize for this action.
Although I mourn the death of an artist but I don't think I should hang my head in shame.
- June 10, 2011 at 1:01 AM
- Manisha said...
Just heard Indian Govt. wants to help bury Sri. Hussain in India, why and for what.We are very quick to proclaim each genius as ours even though we might not have contributed to its success. HE is being called Picasso of India sure he is beyond and above Picasso but ever since we forced him to live in exile we have no right to claim him as ours, he belongs to the world.
- June 10, 2011 at 2:51 AM
- MdShafiqM said...
InnaLillahi Wainna Ilahi Raajioon!
- June 10, 2011 at 2:52 AM
- MdShafiqM said...
Many a persons like me were fortunate to have seen, meet, discuss and were inspired for over 3 to 4 decades in Mumbai, Delhi, from Jahangir Art Gallery to what not places the world over, by his fascinating magical Artistic strokes, color, forms, innovative original creative sense and hypnotic qualities reflecting in techniques.
The man rose from rugs to riches. I had in college days requested him to pen a few words, he said I am not a politician to write slogans but he just gave in his signature in three languages. I having lived in Hazrat Nizamuddin East he in Jungpura, we often met, outside the masjid (markaz) after morning prayers, sitting on a bench having roti dipped in chai, where he would drive down by his fiat, without slippers, as ever.
A down to earth soul remained throughout his later life, unfortunately in insane controversies.
- June 10, 2011 at 3:15 AM
- harmindar said...
No ordinary citizen in India really cared for him except for the pseudo secularists.Art is a medium which respects religious sentiments & beliefs.MF Hussain does not belong to the category of Van gogh or Ravi Varma. He is just an ordinary painter with great infatuation towards women. A person who brags himself great does not belong to any valuable category. If he were not a criminal, he would have come back to India to face all legal tangles. Since he did not do, he is seller of Motherland.Wonder if you Shobha De & others have the guts to support the Danish cartoonist or call him to India to put up an exhibition on Prophet's cartoons. For Indians who admire MF is like " Andher Nagar Me Choupat Raaja "
- June 10, 2011 at 7:36 AM
lets join hands in forming a new liberal constitution, which is by the people, for the people, not just by borrowing frm British and American constitution as we have now,where we have to pay more and more taxes and inflating prices caused by creating more government wings/offices to check corruption,which is a burden on ourselves-taxpayers.We need to know where our money is going.Lets utilize our own hard earned money wisely than filling the coffers of these elected bodies.Lets take all the best policies and liberal ideas from all over the world. In the present constitution, its impossible to implement liberal ideas as we all know, 2/3 or 1/3rd majority rule in the parliament. Let me express my own anguish: I got a product shipped from US few days back.I had to pay more than half the price for custom duty, in some cases, the prices exceeds the product value, which is really absurd.u see, our money is being looted by the government, when u get killed by walking on streets with no footpath.How long will u revere this crappy constitution?U and me all have been to or seen Kumbh mela.We see the great saints of India, regardless of caste, come together.Here Government sponsors these Holy men some good quality Charas/Ganja,which is the king of herbs and its magic powers are substantiated in Ayurveda and Ancient texts of India-which I revere the most than this crappy Western Science.Isn't this funny?U allow saints to use Ganja and lock us up if we use it.
reply fast, time is ticking......
- June 10, 2011 at 9:01 AM
- goodluck said...
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- June 10, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- goodluck said...
Hussain belongs to the elite. The rich filmstars, the south bombay types, socialites etc. He was a good businessman as well.
How could he come to India and face all those silly charges by vindictive people at his age?
I felt really sad when I heard about his demise. Hussain, you are as famous as Taj Mahal and as glamorous.
June 10, 2011 9:42 AM
- June 10, 2011 at 9:44 AM
- Arjun said...
It can be safely said, Hussain was a citizen of the world. An initial state of being exiled, later hardened into shunning India for its Indianness. His love for some of the women and close Indian associates ensured that there was a predominant Indian identity that remained in him.
So while there is this outpouring by people now that he's gone, wonder what fraction of people actually followed his art or actually talked about him and his non-controversial works when he was around.
It appears that moderates on this occasion are making amply sure that the outpouring of grief is in large part from India, and ensuring Qatar does not out-grieve India to lay any claim on the talented artist.
- June 10, 2011 at 11:28 AM
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- June 10, 2011 at 12:00 PM
- Hitendra Pithadiya said...
India is a country who welcomes everybody from every where and we have many people from across globe who were born some where else but staying in india and wanna die in india.
Its really unfortunate for us that because of few orthodox people of the country, today a greatest artist of the globe was not able to fulfill his ultimate dream to die in his homeland.
last month on 30th of may, i saw one of his painting at ahmedabad's lucky restaurant, the message on the painting " Eshwar & Allah Ek He".
Hussanji was a great human being and extra ordinary artist, who visited the planet earth for giving an extra shade to art and humanism.
- June 10, 2011 at 12:16 PM
- MicBoyzInc said...
An immense loss for India, who even knowing the value of a gem ,threw it away....A legend is dead..
- June 10, 2011 at 6:08 PM
- Anil Kumar said...
Hussain must be a very good painter. May be your close association of 40 years is making you speak emotionally about him. I wonder had he apologised to the people who were HURT by some of his STUPID work on Hindu god/goddess he wouldn't have paid such a high price of leaving the birth place. It mustbe painful for the fragile man to go through this.
I saw you on TIMES NOW channel yesterday with Arnab Goswami. You said someone sent you hate mail that how would you feel if someone paints your other family members in nude. Obviously its not in good taste. I gave you an alternative way at that time...Let Mr. Hussain paint a naked Prophet Mohammad running in an open field and a goat chasing him. And then yourself, Shabana Azmi and Arundhati Roy make a big poster and hang it outside your home just for a month.
After a month, let's have another debate with Arnab Goswami on the way people behave in this country and discuss about right wing people on both side of conflict.
After all freedom of expression should not be SELECTIVE.
I vividly remember making this suggestion to you...obviously you ignored it as it would not look nice in front of the foreigners or those in social circlet you meet frequently.
Another controversy brewing is Kiran Raands (Aamir Khan's 2nd or 3rd wife...not sure) comment that kids are smart enough and DK BOSE song reflects our society.
If you decide to write about this song then through your blog I would explain to Kiran Rand what exactly DK BOSS means in northern India. Believe me I won't mince words when I explain this to her. I am sure she can herself figure out whether she is product of DK BOSS or CC when her mother gave her birth...And then use the same nomenclature at home...to her brothers, sisters, in-laws...lets bring the healthy enviornment at home to it's lowest level for some CHEAP money. Way to go Kiran RAAND. I will definitely oblige her with clear explaination.
- June 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM
- AM said...
He was offered a good deal. If anyone attempted to represent Islamic figures in a brazen fashion, they would hardly have the time to arrange for exile. Not many would be spared. Hindus must not be the only ones to wear tolerance on their sleeves no matter what garbage is thrown at them. He should have attempted a physical representation of one of his own religious figures. It cannot be that difficult to understand other religious sentiment if you too, follow an organized religion. Besides, did he really think no one would protest? He should try opening up Muslim minds before stretching the already tested, overly elasticized Hindu patience.
That said, he was a skillful artist and will be missed; both for his art and his vision (that sometimes lacked judgement).
- June 10, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- haritha said...
Karma pays... that what happened even with Hussain sahab..
Though he was a fabulous artist , his perceptions made him down in many ways..
may his soul rest in peace
- June 10, 2011 at 8:16 PM
- harmindar said...
He took into consideration the religious sentiments of the Congress and did not depict Prophet Mohammad, naked. In fact he did not even show the face of Allah which he could have envisaged as easily as Saraswati's crotch. Truly gifted artist.Why there was not a SINGLE PIECE of work in which anyone related to Islam or Christianity were painted in nude.Though he is not around here to answer.I throw this question to his fans like Shobha De.CATCH IT.These so called intellectuals & creative community kept quiet or were suffering with "selective amnesia" when there was an outburst against the Danish cartoonist. When the Hindu Goddesses were portraited outrageously then the intellectuals & creative community are talking of creative freedom!
- June 10, 2011 at 11:18 PM
- चंद्रमौलेश्वर प्रसाद said...
A towering personality in the Art world has fallen. Yes, we came to know thro TV that U were present. Represent on our behalf and condole the berieved and console the dear ones.
- June 10, 2011 at 11:25 PM
- Deepak Chandra said...
Legend ppl come & leave their legacy behind.
And few ppl are left to talk abt it all over again.
- June 11, 2011 at 2:01 AM
- Tsomo85 said...
Shobha de as I said in twitter: You're living up to friends with thick & thin. What better can you ask for! Farewell to the great artist.
- June 11, 2011 at 2:49 AM
- Divya Virmani said...
It's sad to see how Ms. De wrote this small blog... Why do you have to be so biased? Whatever the elite does is completely justified. However, if the same was done by a common man, his head would have surely hanged to death! I'm glad you chose write the article this way...good way to grab people's attention and remain on top in the media. Like my husband mentioned 'badnaami main bhi naam hai'...
Well done, Ms. De!
- June 11, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- shaila said...
I think people like you are a disgrace to India and should be the one bowing your heads in shame for supporting a lunatic who called himself an artist and made a joke of hindu gods!! Respect our country and our country respects you!!
Maybe he should have to painted naked images of Prophet Muhammad or maybe just in London he could have drawn naked pictures of the queen...they would have probably sent him to the grave long time ago!!
- June 12, 2011 at 3:39 AM
- MdShafiqM said...
Wonderful, refreshing memories of the great Indian soul who lived and died with art leaving us great teachings and setting great examples.
The most unfortunate part is to teach those out of vested interest, vengeance and spreading hatred towards a section of society or proving religiosity through amassing mob strength and have committed atrocities against a helpless individual creative soul like MF Husain that he had to die in exile, history will never pardon them.
Those are the ones who brought shame to India whilst M F Husain on the contrary enhanced pride and dignity of Indians all over the world through individual recognition of his own creative art. Surely he is a better martyr than many a scoundrel, criminal murderers at large in our nation. We have to evade, erode, suppress and correct that evil spirit breeding and spreading where so ever, that harms or kills all forms of art and the real original creative artists that make our nation mightier bringing name, fame and respect to Indians all over the world.
- June 12, 2011 at 12:47 PM
- Latha said...
I agree with AM. Please copy & paste the fol: link to see a sample of the Ramayana he painted.
One may not exactly agree with the captions, but the paintings & drawings are nothing to brag about.
That said I would like Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi & all those who support Hussain so staunchly to come out in the open & declare that it is all about the art. Nobody neeed care about religious sentiments. Even if he had drawn the Prophet naked, they would've supported his art. Will anybody dare ? I'm sure they wouldn't. Because that would be considered as communal.
Hindus are the punching bag in this country. There is a lot of hypocracy & duplicity.
- June 12, 2011 at 8:26 PM
- Deepak Chandra said...
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- June 12, 2011 at 9:59 PM
- Deepak Chandra said...
I had little knowledge of this freaky painter but after checking Latha's web link I am certain of the maligned mind of the painter. This freak painter seems another Vatsayayan who was writing his Kamasutra in painting version but with wrong characters.
Inspiration is not hard to get but hard to assimilate by many of us. This guy couldn't digest the inspiration and vomited it in its' ugliest form.
Limitless liberty is a myth, as one man's liberty end at the point where liberty of other ppl begins.
Creativity is constructive in nature, whereas irresponsible 'constructivity' is another form of destruction, which Hussain mastered and few similar-mind ppl supported.
He will be remembered for his good painting for sure. But Who would not remember him for painting that brings sadness & anguish on millions of faces.
We, creative ppl have responsibilities to bring ppl of the society come closer, spread love and enlightenment among them. Yes, Miss De and other ppl, who brought changes and gave (or din't give) their contribution to the betterment of the nation, to pay tribute but they mustn't ignore the voices coming from the Root Indians(apparently millions in number).
Didn't it wonder you, if he would have been here..It might have resulted in his murder than a natural death! Well, its a wise saying that.. Staying away from 'one' is ryt, if his presence do more harm than good for you.
- June 12, 2011 at 10:31 PM
- Sangi said...
I was not offended by MFH's paintings. It is what artists do. If my gods are so easily offended, they would be human! If my sentiments are so easily offended, then I must not be that secure in my belief, right? He was a good artist, regardless of which subject he chose.
Rest in peace, MFH - wish you had not had to flee because of our small minds.
- June 12, 2011 at 10:54 PM
- Vishal said...
God bless the soul of Hussain saab, the greatest artist India produced.He is the pride of our country. Sad how the government and the religious fanatics drove him away.Now we are trying to own him?Hypocrites..An artist of great intellect and commoners will not understand his depth. An artist creates work and nothing not even religion should prevent the free flow of energy and emotions.Sad that we have favoured goodagardi like RSS, Shiv Sena, VHP or BJP over humanity and secularism. My point:You don't like the show,switch the channel. sad to read some above comments which reeks of religious fanaticism, fundamentalism and its the law of the jungle prevailing.I pity some of the comments above on Hussain Saab.please understand art and its aesthetic value.
- June 13, 2011 at 12:05 AM
- Priti said...
Md.Shafiq...wish you speak the same about the Danish cartoonist...he proud pride to Denmark for sure through his art...why fatwas and baying for his blood...selective hypocrisy which isnt new to your ilk...I so agree wit Harminder,Latha and Anil ....Hindus seem to be easy targets and punching bags for the so called pseudo-securarists who try to gain few minutes of fame by denigrating and talking againts Hindus all in the name of secularism...why didnt they say the same when satanic verses or da vinci code was banned in India...wasnt it creative and freedom of expression...double standards ....sorelooser...Arundati roy and the likes...
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The thankless creature robbed the pride of his mother,
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By painting his mother nude, he bought glory and fame
But to the true sons of soil, it was gross shame.
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Pope Benedict XVI's former butler took the stand at his trial Tuesday and offered a somewhat contradictory message: He declared himself innocent of stealing papal documents, but acknowledged betraying the trust of Pope Benedict XVI.
As NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, Paolo Gabriele, 46, is charged with stealing documents pointing to corruption and power struggles with the church. Prosecutors say Gabriele has confessed to giving the material to an Italian journalist, and that his motive was to expose "evil and corruption" in the church.
But when asked to respond in court to the charge, The Associated Press quoted Gabriele as saying: "I declare myself innocent concerning the charge of aggravated theft. I feel guilty of having betrayed the trust of the Holy Father, whom I love as a son would."
Sylvia reports that the former butler also said he was jailed under harsh conditions and faced psychological pressure after he was arrested in May.
Gabriele said his cell was so narrow he couldn't stretch out his arms.
"For the first 15-20 days, the light was on 24 hours a day, and there was no switch. As a result, my eyesight was damaged," Gabriele added.
Prosecutors say 82 boxes of papal documents were found at Gabriele's Vatican City apartment. The material is most critical of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a longtime close aide to the pope and the Vatican secretary of state.
Gabriele was arrested in May, and his trial, which began Saturday, is being held before a three-judge tribunal at the Vatican. He could face up to four years in prison. But even if convicted, he could be pardoned by the pope.
Until his arrest, Reuters says, Gabriele was thought to be "an unassuming and devout servant."
Time magazine writes of the trial, and how the Vatican works, that "court proceedings have been open to the public — sort of."
Earlier today, NPR's Audie Cornish talked with journalist John Allen from the National Catholic Reporter, who said that while Gabriele — if he's found guilty — could be sentenced to several years in an Italian prison, it's more likely that "at the end of this there will be an act of clemency from Pope Benedict XVI." The church, Allen said, wants to show it respects "due process." The risk for the church, he added, is that "a trial means there could be new bombshells" about what goes on inside the Vatican.
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A high-profile trial is underway this week in a Vatican courtroom. At the center of the case, a former member of Pope Benedict's inner circle - his butler. Paolo Gabriele faces charges of stealing papal documents and leaking them to an Italian journalist. The documents were included in a book published this past May that alleges corruption and cronyism inside the Vatican. For more on the story, we're joined by John Allen, senior reporter for the National Catholic Reporter. Welcome, John.
JOHN ALLEN: Hi, Audie.
CORNISH: For those of us who haven't been following the case as closely, let's take a step back, what exactly is Gabriele accused of doing?
ALLEN: Well, essentially he's charged with being the mole at the heart of the explosive Vatican leaks scandal, which is a scandal that erupted in its first stages in January, and sort of metastasized through much of the spring. At the end of it, hundreds of confidential Vatican documents on a wildly diverse range of topics were leaked to Italian newspapers and Italian TV and, eventually, collected into a book by an Italian journalist called "The Secret Papers of Benedict the XVI." The topics included in these documents range from the almost sort of comically silly to things like an alleged plot to kill the pope that was supposedly hatched by an Italian cardinal over a business dinner in Beijing to extremely serious accusations of financial mismanagement and corruption in the Vatican bank and in the government of the Vatican city state. And, of course, once these documents started getting out, the hunt was on to figure out who exactly was leaking them. At the end of it, in May, the pope's butler, Paolo Gabriele, was arrested and is now facing trial. If convicted he could be looking at six years in an Italian prison.
CORNISH: Now Gabriele admits that he leaked the documents, and he says that he was inspired by the Holy Spirit to do it, correct? I mean, what else have we heard from his defense today?
ALLEN: Well, in the early days of the trial, he has pleaded not guilty to the charge of aggravated theft. Essentially, the argument from his defense team is that yes, Gabriele took these documents, photocopied them, and handed them off to an Italian journalist. But he didn't understand himself to be stealing. Instead, his perception was that critical information about what was going on in the Vatican was not getting to the pope, and the only way to break that log jam, was to make that information public.
CORNISH: John, how significant is this case? I don't know how rare a Vatican trial of this kind is, and, you know, after years of hearing about the Catholic sex abuse scandal, what's the sense of how significant this particular case is?
ALLEN: Well, first of all, when you're talking about an institution with more than 2,000 years of history, you don't get a chance to use a word like unprecedented very often, but this really is. I mean, there never before has been a public Vatican criminal trial for a senior official charged with stealing documents from the pope. It simply hasn't happened before. Now, look, in terms of the court of popular opinion, you know, the arrest of the papal butler for purloining documents sort of falls under the category of news of the weird. It doesn't rate. But, internally, I would say, that the Vatican leak scandal, and this trial, is extraordinarily significant because, unlike many other scandals, this one has unfolded at the heart of the Vatican itself and it has raised issues of trust. I mean, it's kind of created a climate of doubt about who you can have faith in, because at the end of the day, you know, if you can't trust the pope's own butler to keep his secrets, who can you trust?
CORNISH: That's John Allen, senior reporter for the National Catholic Reporter. Thank you, John.
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Now here's what actually interests me - which comics is he going to pick? As I see it, he can hew mostly to the first 350 or so, and come up with a good book, or he can choose ones more evenly spread out (or, god forbid, have mostly later ones), and have a crappy book. The problem is that if he goes for the former, it's basically admitting that there aren't as many good comics later on, ie, the comic is getting worse. So I don't think he'll go that route - because I know that Randall doesn't think his comic is getting worse.
So there are also going to be some release parties (In New York and California, the only states that matter) for the book, which will in part raise money for some good causes. But that's actually where things get a little weird.
The goal of the fundraising is to build a school in Laos. Good. I'm all for that. The school will be called "xkcd". Uhhhh....I'd like to say I'm kidding but the way they phrase it is:
As in, they are trying to make a joke, but it's about pronouncing the school's name, not the fact that they are doing this at all.
The goal is to raise at least $30,000 to build a school named after xkcd in Laos. (Yes, the poor kids in Laos will have to pronounce that.)
Luckily, they are not being idiots about the way they sell tickets.
Though by the way - if any of you are going to be at any of these events, please do send me an e-mail about it. I want to have a secret source on the inside!
God, the whole site is full of shit like "HANG OUT WITH RANDALL!" and "You'll not only get a chance to meet and chat with Randall, but blah blah blah" those are actual quotes. talk about a cult of personality. christ.
As Randy's blog post makes clear, there will be at some point some kind of interview thing, where they ask him the questions that are most popular on reddit. There's a whole reddit channel (is that what they are called? god I am so old) for this.
Guys. We have to influence that. I for one started my own reddit account just for this. You all should totally upvote my question, but go through the whole list of them, and vote for the ones that are way more challenging ("Are you aware that you have a very apparent need to tell people you're getting laid?") as opposed to the fucking idiotic ("Of all things on the internet that you influenced, which one that you're most proud of?").
1500 of you read this blog every day. We can do this.
I guess this means that my "the xkcd book is ___ days overdue" clock can come down. Thanks again to John for making it; I am quite certain that its existence is what forced Randall &co to finally publish this book, even though they said it would be out in "mid june." I'll miss you, clock.
update: Oh god, it looks like the page numbers for the book are in binary. oh, fuck that.


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Saturday, January 9, 2010
A Double Dip of Social Discourse
This clip has sparked a huge debate on my Youtube channel over the dos and don'ts of double dipping. Hopefully we can have the same heated discussion here. Some say the DD is disgusting, others say it's been proven you don't get sick from this party foul. What do you think?
42 comments:
- Lucia said...
i guess because we don't this dipping thing in the continent, never really thought about it. I can see the logic on why not doing it, but I reckon someone must have the worst desease of the world, or you must have a very bad inmune system to get a desease out of it I suspect.
However though, I'm very picky with my food, and the idea of droolage of others in my nomnoms is not good eats.
- January 9, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- PukaDog said...
Example No. 1 is a definite faux pas.
Example No. 2 is perfectly acceptable in my party book.
Now, pass the chicken fingers, please!
- January 9, 2010 at 6:17 PM
- Greg said...
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- January 9, 2010 at 6:27 PM
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- January 9, 2010 at 6:44 PM
I think the word contaminate rather than "infect" is a better description, and as one of the comments on You Tube suggested, breaking it in half, then going for a dip with each of middle sections is a better choice than using the end where your fingers once were when making the second dip. Of course, using separate small dipping containers for each person is even better. The people that claim not being bothered because it's family are probably the same ones that turn their face when kissed so old Uncle John's or Grandma Rose's kisses land on a cheek, rather than their lips.
- January 9, 2010 at 7:37 PM
- JoAnn said...
But what about your fingers leaving bacteria on the clean end? Is this like the 5-second rule for dropping stuff on the floor? Best to give everyone individual serving of dip then there will be no question. Great way to raise some responses!
- January 9, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- JoAnn said...
Here's another superbowl dip for tortilla chips. It's old as the hills but still a fav... The salsa and chilies come in mild, medium or hot...your choice.
2 lb Velvetta cheese
1 8-oz jar Picante salsa
1 3-oz jar diced green chilies
Melt it all together. Hold it warm in a crockpot and provide plenty of doritos or tortilla chips. Great for a gang!
- January 9, 2010 at 8:04 PM
- Nikki said...
DD ig fine there is more bacteria in the sauce then on the food u are probably dipping. When I eat food like this I dip the whole thing in the sauce to just about a millimeter to my finger. Really no need to DD after that, is there? LOL
I want chicken recipe, NOw please
- January 9, 2010 at 8:33 PM
i do it the same way as you, cj. dip, bite, flip, dip. completely proper, imo. i don't think your fingers coming in contact with the chicken will harm the dip at all. if we use that logic, we would all need our own separate bowls of chips, nuts, etc. at parties. one has to be subjected to some human contact, i believe.
- January 9, 2010 at 8:57 PM
- tut said...
Dip with spoon in it,plates to hold food an dip,don't single or double dip lmao,great post on honey mustard dip Chef,i have always loved the kegs dip for shrimp and you showed me what was missing the mayo lol,this is the same dip and its great i went to costco today an stocked up an we filling hot tub with it an gummy bears an um i not telling you what we doing next :)
- January 9, 2010 at 9:07 PM
Double dipping is the most heinous crime that one human being can commit against another. Your deceptive chicken finger reversal maneuver is nothing more than smoke and mirrors. It does nothing to eliminate the fact that a portion of chicken that has been in contact with your fingers is now in the dip. That's one step away from sticking your fingers in someone's mouth. You, Chef John, despite your majestic mustache and your manicured hand-model hands, have done the world a great injustice by releasing this video. You are history's greatest monster. Good day to you sir! I said good day!
- January 9, 2010 at 10:56 PM
- Chef John said...
well said
- January 9, 2010 at 11:29 PM
George Costanza and Double Dipping
- January 10, 2010 at 12:14 AM
- franiqueblack said...
If there's a LIKE button anywhere on this comment box, I would click 10X on it coz you used Nexus On for recording!!!! Kudos!!!
Btw, when are you going to post the chicken fingers recipe?
- January 10, 2010 at 2:53 AM
who cares? most people drink after friends on a daily basis. is it not basically the same as double-dipping? if all else fails, you have your immune system. i think it's almost completely harmless.
if you're that skeptical, just make the chicken bits smaller to avoid the need to double-dip.
- January 10, 2010 at 3:14 AM
- Lucia said...
TBH, if people wash their hands and don't lick their fingers, I don't see why someone else's hand would be dirtier than your own.
- January 10, 2010 at 5:31 AM
Fight those powers, don't let them hold the world most important video hostage.
- January 10, 2010 at 8:18 AM
- Chris K. said...
Dude, no need to apologize for chewing with your mouth full. I do it all the time. All the time.
Also, how do you get your hands to look so soft and supple? Is it duck fat or lanolin? Do you see a professional manicurist? Is there such a thing as an amateur manicurist?
- January 10, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Chef John said...
looks like it will be approved Monday!
- January 10, 2010 at 1:03 PM
- uncivlengr said...
I personally don't mind double dipping - whatever dip actually touches the chicken finger is going to stick to it and come out of the dish when you take it out, so the undesirable stuff isn't getting left behind....
... unless you're just that slobbery when you eat that saliva is dripping off your chicken fingers after a bite, in which case I don't want you anywhere near my dipping sauce for even a single dip.
- January 10, 2010 at 2:27 PM
And how do you dipp the midlle part?
- January 10, 2010 at 2:50 PM
- foofifofum said...
one dip for each of only two of the i/3 portions leaves the middle 1/3 sauceless.
- January 10, 2010 at 3:33 PM
just stick your finger in the sauce and dap some on the middle part.
or a better idea, use a wider bowl and dip the entire chicken finger in sideways so that sauce lines the entire length of the chicken.
- January 10, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Hi Chef John. I don't go too crazy about the DD since we tend to pick up tons more germs in shaking hands with others, but for technicality sake here are my thoughts: the first double dip is bad in social events--the second one 'may' be OK however that then depends on where the persons hands have been. If you have been shaking everyones hands or just visited the restroom--I dunno.
Best IMO with dips--provide a small spoon for a dip-dollop. You wouldn't use the same spoon twice in tasting someones food. I understand a lot of chefs taste--I prefer them to, however I prefer the chef who has oodles of new plastic spoons around to do so with. You are one of those, right?
Since we're talkin about OPC, or "other peoples cooties"--most people freak out about a DD yet there is the two things most never think or discuss about. First is simple--how do you grab TP off aroll--and not know someone else doin their thing has not already touched that roll or those end sheets. Hmm. Second--How often have people shared the same bar of soap with others? Most households tend to have one bar of soap in the shower/tub--its been 'everywhere' and yet folks don't think twice about it but just assume that 'its soap--its clean'...well think again. That is far more objectionable to me then a DD. Just some thoughts for this OPC topic.
Can't wait for the chicken strip vid. Hope you are well and have a cheery day. :)
- January 10, 2010 at 4:56 PM
- proximation said...
guess thisi is LEGAL double dipping . . . triple dipping would get you into real trouble :)
- January 10, 2010 at 7:59 PM
This reminded me of your seminal chicken wing eating tutorial. Yesterday, I was at a TGIF bar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and watched in disgust as some dude looked like he was attempting cunnilingus on a whole mess of chicken wings. Please keep doing the Lord's Work with your videos.
- January 10, 2010 at 8:21 PM
Good tip, Chef. Any party tip on how to not wake up in one's driveway, sans car, with your pants around your ankles would be much appreciated.
Asian Malaysian... uh, good observation. I'll try and be more careful next time. Though I don't remember the chicken complaining at all. It's all in the technique, I've been told.
(Which reminds me, Chef, when are you going to post a video about how to properly eat a frozen banana dessert without getting kicked out of a restaurant?)
Scott - Boston
- January 10, 2010 at 10:01 PM
i don't mind double dipping per-say, it's just i don't like when the saliva starts diluting the sauce.
- January 10, 2010 at 11:01 PM
- Wendy B. said...
I think everyone is worrying about this just a bit too much. Let's all focus on solving health care issues or something (she says, inciting an argument about her insensitivity that leads to harsh words and eventually the break up of the party, where, you guessed it, she gets all the dip to herself!)
- January 11, 2010 at 2:45 AM
- Pyrofish said...
The worst instance of DD I have ever witnessed was at my house. I had just made some seared tuna for some friends. I put out some wasabi, and a some soy/wasabi/honey sauce for dipping. One of my buddies grabs a piece of tuna, takes a bite with the sauce and says how great it is. Then he proclaims, "Double dipping's fine by the way." and smears the bit end through the wasabi and into the sauce.... I don't make community plates when he's around anymore. That is just nasty...
The demo in your video is fine though. That is the way I have done it for years. To take the bitten end and smear it through a community sauce or paste though... (shudder) nasty...
- January 11, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Wendy, if you don't double dip, you'll need less health care. Problem solved.
Worse than double dipping, are the guys who double dip from one type of sauce to another.
- January 11, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- Chris K. said...
I don't mind double dipping because germ exposure is healthy in the long term. It keeps our immune systems working in peak condition.
I'm not saying it's OK to neglect personal hygiene. But an over-obsessive concern with sanitation is ultimately self-defeating. Anti-bacterial soap only creates hardier microbes.
I would rather endure a nasty cold than lose a limb (or die) from an untreatable staph infection.
- January 11, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Of course, Mythbusters disproved that double-dipping would have any ill effects a long time ago (episode 117), but that still doesn't make it seem any less gross.
- January 11, 2010 at 4:02 PM
"That's like putting your whole mouth right in the dip! From now on, when you take a chip – just take one dip and end it!"
Maybe if the portions were smaller then a double dip wouldn't be necessary. Also, toothpicks help to get better dip coverage,
- January 12, 2010 at 7:24 PM
- EcoEcho said...
Wendy & Annon - re double dipping - Those on the hill do it all the time. In the case of Health Care they're paid by big Pharma, or whomever. They get great gov't benefits, and their pockets lined! Now that's disgusting!
NO MORE DC double-dipping.
- January 16, 2010 at 9:38 PM
- KLM said...
I agree with Fluffy and Chris, our immune system needs small amounts of germs to become strong. People are WAY to obsessed with sterilization these days.
- March 27, 2010 at 5:15 AM
That's not quite what I meant. I was just pointing out that Mythbusters showed how double-dipped food didn't contain any harmful bacteria that wasn't already on the food to begin with.
There are a lot of beneficial bacteria that we need in our GI tracts, but in general we already have those there. There's no specific need to introduce more most of the time, and whenever you do need to, it's better to use something like active-culture yogurt (which has the right kind of so-called "probiotic" cultures in it) than the random junk from your friend's mouth and fingers.
But the random junk from your friend's mouth and fingers probably won't hurt, unless they recently had mono or whatever.
- March 27, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- KLM said...
Yah o.k. I didn't really mean that we should lick our friends fingers or that double dipping was you know kosher, BUT, as you stated, it probably won't hurt you. It's just that people today are too germaphobic. My friend bleaches every single thing in her kitchen, they are the only people using it for the most part, and I think that it's just a little too obsessive.
I'm not a double dipper myself, and I will tell others not to do it, but I won't refrain from eating a little ranch dressing if I saw a friend of mine double dip.
I don't know about anyone else but I have yet to read a head line that says "Party goer dies from eating double dipped food" LMAO
- March 27, 2010 at 9:44 PM
@Anonymous said...
Please.. Get a Life: "it's just i don't like when the saliva starts diluting the sauce". My God, how do you dip, you don't have too? Far more people are killed in a car crash on a daily basis, then that they are being killed by a DD event... And as allways... wash your hands!
- February 3, 2011 at 1:29 AM
- inchrisin said...
If I have to double-dip, I always rip the food into segments--especially if it's something like a 5 dip breadstick. What would you do if you already dip your two ends in sauce and you're stuck with a dry middle. Problem solved! :)
- December 28, 2011 at 10:55 PM
If I see you double-dipping, the REST of the dip is all YOURS. I'm done.
- January 9, 2012 at 6:31 PM
- CWR032 said...
To quote a well-known chef in regards to the risk to others from double dipping: "You have an immune system. Use it."
- July 16, 2013 at 9:03 PM


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