Jeannie Choi

Hey friendfeeders (that sounds kind of weird and cannibalistic): help a sister out! I'm working on compiling photo memos to President Obama. I thought this would be a creative way to hear what people are thinking these days. If you submit a photo memo, I'll be sure to post it on our blog! :) - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

dude, i love this guy! - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

I went to see the SF ballet company perform at the Kennedy Center last night and am officially OBSESSED! It was AMAZING. SF, Norcal folks, I demand that you go, especially "Within the Golden Hour," which was gasp worthy and beautiful. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

thanks for the recommendation! I think I'll look into it! - Susan

The most whipped husband in the history of all husbands ... poor guy. She's definitely calling all the shots here. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Vincent Van Gogh Made of Leek, A Van Gogh self-portrait recreated with spring onions by Chinese artist Ju Duoqi. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

I think the guy in this image looks like an indian christopher! - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

hmm fascinating =) - Christopher

:) - Jeannie Choi

very handsome! :) - Susan

"Q: What were you thinking when you conceived this idea? A: When we received the assignment, we immediately read both of Senator Obama’s books. We were struck by the ideas of hope, change and a new perspective on red and blue (not red and blue states, but one country). There was also a strong sense, from the start, that his campaign represented something entirely new in American politics — “a new day,” so to speak." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

"My five-year-old daughter asked to set the table a couple of night ago. Here's how she set her place. " - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

kids are so great. - Jeannie Choi

"Every September and December, people are allowed to swim right to the edge of Victoria Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

"If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive industry goodbye. It won’t go overnight, but its demise will be virtually guaranteed." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

"this art comes courtesy of a Korean-American artist [graphic designer] named Ji Lee from NYC. Lots of emerging Korean-American artists but they get no love." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

cute kid - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Cool. Who's "Archbishop Oscar..."? - Christopher

His name is Archbishop Oscar Romero, an activist priest from El Salvador who was killed on the steps of the altar of his church while he was giving communion. - Jeannie Choi

Why was he killed on the steps of the altar of his church while giving communion?! - Christopher

lovely! - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

permalink: http://ffffound.com/image/8fd5... - Christopher

This is my job. - Jeannie Choi

"In the coming months, as President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, pack their bags for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and then set up a new household there, we’ll be learning more about their style and tastes, and that applies to matters culinary as well as sartorial and decorative. Already, our education is beginning ... Mr. Obama doesn’t like beets." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Mr. Obama has, according to the A.P., “a weakness for chips and salsa and tends to put hot sauce on everything.” - Jeannie Choi

hot sauce...now that's my kind of President! - Susan

Rather than celebrating the consumerist craziness of Black Friday, celebrate Make Something Day with this fabulous craft: the sun jar. I've made these before and they are super easy and make really lovely gifts! - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

hehe. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Drool ... - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Great price, classy design, fair trade! Perfect for your socially conscious friend. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

i LOVE this bowl!!! - Susan

Fancy schmancy - Christopher

Chris and I saw March of the Penguins recently (I know, old news. We are just cool like that, ok?) In any case, antarctica truly is a fascinating place and these photos really capture that! - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Barack Obama is called Renegade, while his wife Michelle is Renaissance, and their daughters Rosebud and Radiance. They will replace Trailblazer (President George W Bush) and his wife Tempo in the White House on 20 January. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Haha. "When 19-year-old Karenna Gore's father became vice-president in 1993 she had to choose her own name. In 1997, she wrote: "Ever since four years ago, when I was put on the spot and told 'two syllables' and 'It has to start with an s,' I have been cringing in the back seat when identified as 'Smurfette'." Al Gore frequently told people his code name was Al Gore because he was so boring. However, the Washington Post reported that he was initially called Sawhorse but eventually became Sundance for unknown reasons." - Dan Hsiao

There goes the 'Secret' - AJ Batac (ninJA)

""There's nothing top secret about them," Secret Service spokesman Eric Zahren told Associated Press. "It has no operational security significance any more because of encrypted communication capabilities." The code names have "nothing to do with security" and more to do with ease in radio communication for those agents whispering into microphones up their sleeves." - Dan Hsiao

"Applicants are asked whether they or anyone in their family owns a gun. They must include any e-mail that might embarrass the president-elect, along with any blog posts and links to their Facebook pages." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

So just before the election, Catherine consulted with her history teacher, then bravely wore a unique T-shirt to school and recorded the comments of teachers and students in her journal. The T-shirt bore the simple yet quite subversive words drawn with a red marker: "McCain Girl." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Brilliant column, Judith Warner is my new favorite: "Two images will forever stay in my mind to mark this epoch-breaking election day. One is that of Jesse Jackson’s face, drenched in tears, in Chicago’s Grant Park on Tuesday evening. And the other is a photo that ran in The Times on Wednesday. In it, a black mother and daughter sit on the floor of a church in Harlem. The mother, Latrice Barnes, having heard of Obama’s victory, is doubled up in tears; her daughter, Jasmine, is reaching a tentative hand up to soothe her. To me, she looks like the future, reaching out to heal the past." - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

Another trend: making an Obama baby-- a baby made by parents exuberant about the election. - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet

"In the last week, Barack, Obama, Michelle, Malia and Sasha have become inspirations for first and middle names across the United States, according to news reports. But the Obama baby boom has been even more pronounced in Kenya, particularly in Kisumu, an area in the western part of the country where relatives of Mr. Obama live. From Election Day through Saturday afternoon, 43 children born at the Nyanza Provincial Hospital in Kisumu were named after the Obamas, with 23 boys given the first and middle name Barack Obama and 20 girls named Michelle Obama." - Dan Hsiao

"I too am a child of immigrants. My father also immigrated to the U.S. from a nation that begins with K and has five letters. I too have a funny sounding name. I too grew up in a single parent home. " - Jeannie Choi via Bookmarklet