And So We Begin to Rise.....

Dear all,

I (the Editor of this blog) will be posting a little less frequently over the next month or so, as some major deadlines are approaching me rapidly and I'm moving to Brazil at the end of February on a Fulbright Fellowship.

Please continue to send your words and thoughts, and please keep stopping by and checking out the blog and some of our previous posts. If you are a new visitor to this blog, WELCOME!!!

Also, Obama is going to officially be President SO FREAKING SOON!! YEAHHHHH!!!!!!

Aside from these comments, I have a few tidbits of information for you, and will be posting more soon hopefully, because the world turns so fast and there is always something filthy gorgeous to say. So here goes:

1. :

If you want to search for jobs opening up in government, *click here* or:

here --> http://www.gpoaccess.gov/plumbook/>

to connect to a book that lists all the jobs available to work in the Obama Administration. This is a government publication, released after every Presidential election.

If you see titles of jobs but you don't know what they're about, *click here* or:

here --> http://www.bls.gov/OCO/

to link to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which will explain to you what different jobs are about. If you scroll to the bottom of the main page, you can search for a job title by the letter of the alphabet. This handbooks is also a publication of the US government.

If you find a job that looks interesting to you and you want to apply for it, *click here* or:

here --> http://change.gov/

to go to the Obama Transition Team's website where you can email them an application for a job that you are interested in.

2. :

Speaking of things filthy gorgeous, check out Ruben Ortiz's photography. You can get to some of his work by clicking *here*.

Also, check out his blog called 'For the Record', which you can access by clicking *here*

The photograph above and the photographs below were taken by him. ENJOY!!

One love...

BAD ASS!!!!!!!! Que no??

治身平天下 - Improve Self for Peace Under the Sky

治身平天下

Reader Post by Jingmai

“I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to make a change. And no question could been any clearer, if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change” Michael Jackson.

Confucius said it, Ghandi said it, Jebus said it, and so did Michael. Confucius said, 治身平天下 - improve self for peace under the sky. In part of a longer essay, he writes that everyone should improve themselves, if one can succeed in being a good person, they can work to improve their family’s condition. If successful, one works outward to include their community, then their country, eventually creating a peaceful world. But anyone out there who says that they have gotten past family or even self has their head up their ass. Look at America, riddled with problems, kids can’t read, bums everywhere, failing social security and healthcare systems… yet we deem ourselves worthy to police the world and protect other nations from themselves. On smaller levels, we all are guilty of this; it is easier to face another’s demons then your own. But if everyone just tried to be the best person they could be, while I don’t necessarily agree there could ever exist world peace, the world would surely be a better place.

So look inward, assess yourself fairly, what are you guilty of? Take responsibility for your actions and create positive change in your life. Obama has become a popular embodiment of for change and hope for a better future, but it is important to remember that each individual has just as much responsibility to be a force of positive change as Obama or McCain. If you truly believe in a better future, then be that better future.

Video: Micheal Jackson - Man in the Mirror

Also, check out these links, which are people trying to make a change, at least in terms of this election:



I AM OBAMA! Photography!

Two Voters

More on this to come!!