(Or rather, not witness, since I will hopefully be absent from the blog world). As much as I'd love to spend the weekend playing around with my cronies, drinking outside in the sunshine, and taking a little beach trip, 'tis not gonna happen. I'm gonna have my weary head in the books all weekend working on these two things:
1. Voice of Witness writing
You may remember the interviews I did in the South this summer. I met with four amazing women who had recently been released from prison (and who were brave enough to share their stories with me). Well, as you can imagine, those recorded interviews had to be transcribed into documents, and now they have to be whipped up into first person narratives. Tonight is slated for continuing to immerse myself the writing styles of past Voice of Witness books, and tomorrow is all about putting pen to paper (i.e. fingertips to keyboard). Suffice to say that Sunday I'll be taking a break for football!
I don't talk about politics very often on my blog, because frankly, I hate arguing. But fighting against the death penalty is in my blood--it's in my heart--and it's a big part of who I am. (If the state doesn't stop the planned execution of Albert Brown, I will do a longer post on this next Tuesday, before heading to San Quentin for an evening vigil).
That said, it's Friday! And today, my Friday loves are New Orleans themed:
1. Abita Purple Haze
my Whole Foods shopping cart
New Orleans-brewed Abita beer is hard to come by in San Francisco . . . which was why I was overjoyed when Summer told me I could find it at Whole Foods! Needless to say, I picked up two 6-packs this week, and will be happily sipping away while watching the Saints/Falcons game on Sunday morning (big game for me: I grew up in Georgia, then moved to New Orleans at 18). Have you had Purple Haze raspberry wheat beer?? If not, get yourself to a Whole Foods, stat.
2. Drew Brees
hi, I'm Drew Brees, and I'm sweet and precious and an amazing quarterback who's gonna lead the Saints in beating the Falcons this week
is well on her way to makin' a baby! Fingers & toes crossed, prayers sent up, chants repeated!
Happy Friday everyone--hope your weekends involve more fun than mine will!
p.s. Enter my adorable etsy giveaway!
p.p.s. Make the black bean chili I posted yesterday!