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Citibank: Fraud, FAIL and loss of faith
Let me tell you a little story about a goofy ol’ worldwide bank that you might’ve heard of: Citibank.
It’s Friday night, I’m having drinks with my comics instructor, the illustrious (pun intended) Tom Hart. I go to pay for the drinks with my Citibank debit card, hooked up to that silly li’l thing I like to refer to as my “checking account.” The bartender informed me that it wasn’t going through, which was a bit of a surprise… I have a tempestuous relationship with my dough, sure, but I should be able to eek out $20 for cocktails.
Logged into my online account, where a very bright red font did its job of getting my attention: I was overdrawn by four thousand dollars. Hmmmm. I quickly ran through the past week: yes, it’d been an insane week with lots going on, and yeah, there were a coupla fuzzy spots in my memory, but I was, um, pretty sure that I couldn’t have spent all the money in my checking and my overdraft and then still have been overdrawn by… let me repeat… four thousand dollars.
Welcome Izzy Louise
Drumroll, please… I went and got myself a dog! Please meet and introduce yourself to Ms Izzy Louise:

Her story: She was rescued by the super awesome folks over at Rat Terrier ResQ from a backyard breeder in Texas. Which means, pretty much, that she spent the first three years of her life in a cage outdoors, and has had to overcome incredible obstacles. Thanks to the love and patience of her foster mom, Jacki, she’s done just that, and is slowly adjusting to life with me in Brooklyn. As I type this, she’s snoozing on the window shelf I built for her next to my desk. It’s a dog’s life!
There are a bunch of ways you can keep up with her progress online, if you’re into that sort of thing– I’ll be posting more periodic updates in my own accounts, but here are her locations online:
- Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/izzylouise/
- Updates: http://twitter.com/izzylouise
- Dogbook, on Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/dogbook/profile/view/5218571
- Dogster: http://www.dogster.com/dogs/902462
My meeting with Bill Clinton

The otherworldly-ness of last night can’t really be described, but I blogged about it over on AlterNet. More thoughts and candid observations to come here once I get some work done and have a chance to process it some more. Right now, all I remember is that I was the only one wearing jeans. Sorry, Mom!
Viva Berlin
I could go on and on about the month that I spent in Berlin, especially the week that I was traveling around with my mom — we had an absolute blast! Instead, tho, I’ll direct you over to my Flickr collection of trip photos, conveniently sectioned off for your browsing pleasure. Enjoy!
Watch me live at Personal Democracy Forum
Hey y’all! I’m here at Personal Democracy Forum I’ve got a Nokia N95 (thanks, Micah!) and I’m gonna be running around all day talking to folks for GRITtv. Watch live!
(If I’m not on live, then it’ll just show a white screen… look at older clips here)
Posted Mon., Jun 23, 2008 in Client News, Friends, Media, Performance, Personal News, Pictures, Politics, Tech
More pictures than you can handle
It’s been a wild ride since I got back from Berlin, happily so– I’ve been knee deep in local activism (Union Square: Not For Sale), attending and speaking at conferences (Media Reform), seeing friends what seems like every night of the week (I love my tribe!) and working on those comics, as ever. I’m going to be posting my Berlin pics later today, but in the meantime, here’s some visual highlights from the last month:
I’m baaaaaack.
I’m back on the ol’ Brooklyn couch, and it feels pretty good to be home. Not to say that I’m not already pining away for the sweet blossomed air and generous spirit of Berlin! Along those lines, check out my new project documenting some thoughts from the trip: http://chachawhereareyou.com/
News from the South Williamsburg Home for Wayward Grrls
Lots of things have been happening and hence the absence of actual updates here, haha. Sorry about that. Where to begin?
- Over at Hightower Lowdown, we’ve launched a new weekly video series featuring America’s #1 Populist. What more could you ask for? 2 minutes of Jim talking to you every single week! You can also watch it on YouTube, or subscribe to the show in iTunes.
- And for AlterNet.org, we relaunched the front page to be snazzier and brighter. Design was done by Design About Town, engineering by the ever-smarty Shawn and project management and OCD tweaking by me. Whee!
- I redesigned and launched the website for best-selling author Amy Bloom, who has been an absolute riot to work with. I haven’t read her newest, but Come To Me was highly recommended to me by Bitch Magazine co-founder and feminista-extraordinare, Lisa Jervis. And it rocked.
- Lots of photosets from the last couple months.
- Um, I upgraded to Leopard last night, and so far so good. One thing that I called tech support about because I couldn’t find an answer anywhere else: yes, Time Machine will wipe your external drive the first time you use it, but then you can continue putting other things on it after. It doesn’t have to be a dedicated Time Machine drive, whew.
That’s pretty much it. Holidays are a-comin’ and I’ll be up in Bingotown for a while, hanging out with the fam, and then back in NYC for New Year’s. Hope all’s well in the land of not-my-apartment!
Loads o’ pictures to share
I’m back in the picture-taking loop now that I’ve got a shiny new digital camera. Yippie! Here’s some recent montages I’ve participated in…

The Zandt-MÆ’¤nkze Family Reunion, 2007
(Here’s my shots)

My birthday cocktail hour at Mo Pitkin’s

My trip to Europe — Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic
UPDATE: Christine just sent me the most hilarious set of pictures from our IKEA trip, oh my:

Deanna’s IKEA Adventure


