yay for activism!

volunteering for the film fest counts as activism, right?

I'm signed up to work several shifts for SIFF. my goal is to get five shifts in so I can get a free SIFF membership and get access to all sorts of cool shit next year. it may mean I don't get to see many movies, since I'll beushering most of my free time, but of well. should be a fun way to meet some new people, since we don't know many people in seattle. and I get a free volunteer tshirt AND a SIFF namebadge WITH MY PICTURE ON IT! you can't PAY for this shit. you gotta earn it.

in other news, I successfully made chili in a pressure cooker without killing or maiming anyone. I'm awesome. it turned out quite tasty. the meat was REALLY tender. next time I need to cut back on the peppers tho... had to cut it with a lot of sour cream to keep my stomach from spontaneously combusting.

actually, I guess it would be spontaneous if I added a whole bunch of spicy chiles, huh?