Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:07 AM
QUOTE(Olivia* @ Aug 7 2008, 03:27 AM)

Busy day for me. I wanted to share with my Sub-Saharan peeps that I got offered a job today with a production crew doing a documentary for the UN. I'm not certain of the details but it has to do with a program the UN does where they sponser a group of ppl who go around Africa and teach the ppl to grow potatoes or something like that. I was approached by two of the producers for the project who are aware that I'm graduating next May with a BS in radio/tv/digital media production and a minor in foreign and international affairs. Also twice I participated in the UN simulations representing Africa so I learned alot about the issues there & I'm on the Borah Symposium committee which some of you know about. The only thing is the UN group we're traveling with is going into some of the most high risk areas such as Darfur, the Congo, and some other places they mentioned that I forgot about. I told them I was already traveling to Egypt next summer to be with my Husband and they said I could take him with me if he's allowed to travel around Africa with I believe he is. They asked what he does and I told them he's a Doctor and he speaks and writes fluent English and Arabic and he would be familiar with the Islamic customs in some of the regions we're traveling in so it would be very helpful. They litterly stood there with their mouths openned wide and stunned. Like it was meant to be!

I don't know if my Husband would support all of this or if it's ligit but it sounds like it because they've been in production for 10 years and it's pretty awesome. They have a 10 month time frame.
So with that being said I'll be paying even more attention to Africa now.

Livy, this sounds like a GREAT experience especially straight out of school! I am soooo happy for you! What a great opportunity

QUOTE(charles! @ Aug 7 2008, 08:20 AM)

QUOTE(unononehigher @ Aug 6 2008, 06:03 PM)

i see uno finally posted a pic of herself.


Ooooo Charles is gonna get it, oooooooo

QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 08:46 AM)

Today is "THE" day and I am dying sitting by the phone. If anyone sees my sanity please return it
what's going on?
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:11 AM
Nagishkaw
Aug 7 2008, 09:13 AM
QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 07:46 AM)

Today is "THE" day and I am dying sitting by the phone. If anyone sees my sanity please return it
I wish I could , but Im having my own insane moments. I think Im not right in the head.
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:20 AM
QUOTE(Nagishkaw @ Aug 7 2008, 10:13 AM)

QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 07:46 AM)

Today is "THE" day and I am dying sitting by the phone. If anyone sees my sanity please return it
I wish I could , but Im having my own insane moments. I think Im not right in the head.

O Nagi!
Sylvia_n_Joseph
Aug 7 2008, 09:23 AM
I am wearing out my redial trying to get through to see how the interview went
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:25 AM
QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 10:23 AM)

I am wearing out my redial trying to get through to see how the interview went
good luck!
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:34 AM
WHERE IS Lovin Liberia???
LL this is for you:
I told you I did it
This was 2005, Me gettin my rasta colors on
LovinLiberia
Aug 7 2008, 09:40 AM
QUOTE(Olivia* @ Aug 7 2008, 02:27 AM)

Busy day for me. I wanted to share with my Sub-Saharan peeps that I got offered a job today with a production crew doing a documentary for the UN. I'm not certain of the details but it has to do with a program the UN does where they sponser a group of ppl who go around Africa and teach the ppl to grow potatoes or something like that. I was approached by two of the producers for the project who are aware that I'm graduating next May with a BS in radio/tv/digital media production and a minor in foreign and international affairs. Also twice I participated in the UN simulations representing Africa so I learned alot about the issues there & I'm on the Borah Symposium committee which some of you know about. The only thing is the UN group we're traveling with is going into some of the most high risk areas such as Darfur, the Congo, and some other places they mentioned that I forgot about. I told them I was already traveling to Egypt next summer to be with my Husband and they said I could take him with me if he's allowed to travel around Africa with I believe he is. They asked what he does and I told them he's a Doctor and he speaks and writes fluent English and Arabic and he would be familiar with the Islamic customs in some of the regions we're traveling in so it would be very helpful. They litterly stood there with their mouths openned wide and stunned. Like it was meant to be!

I don't know if my Husband would support all of this or if it's ligit but it sounds like it because they've been in production for 10 years and it's pretty awesome. They have a 10 month time frame.
So with that being said I'll be paying even more attention to Africa now.

OMG OMG OMG. Expect a PM soon.
QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 07:46 AM)

Today is "THE" day and I am dying sitting by the phone. If anyone sees my sanity please return it
I'm nervous for you. Good luck!!
QUOTE(Asante Maroon @ Aug 7 2008, 09:34 AM)

WHERE IS Lovin Liberia???
LL this is for you:
I told you I did it
This was 2005, Me gettin my rasta colors on 
I'm here, lol. I'm on 3 messageboards at the same time so I'm being a bit slow.

You really did do it, huh? The rasta colors are so cute! That is really unique.
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:45 AM
multi-tasking huh?
LovinLiberia
Aug 7 2008, 09:46 AM
Yes, girl...trying to catch up on life.
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:47 AM
like the new oboma pic
LovinLiberia
Aug 7 2008, 09:48 AM

You know I have to switch up my baby's pictures every once in a while.
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 09:51 AM
i know
polarbear
Aug 7 2008, 10:02 AM
QUOTE(Olivia* @ Aug 7 2008, 05:43 AM)

QUOTE(julianna @ Aug 7 2008, 03:38 AM)

QUOTE(Olivia* @ Aug 7 2008, 03:19 AM)

I know that part of it is a grant for $50,000 which is really a low shoe string budget production and I would expect that the production company provides the equipment. I don't believe they expect me to edit it. I believe they expect me to collect the footage though for a period of 10 months and then they sift through it.
If Waleed makes it and the connection is good I'm going to get to talk to him at 1pm today!
Yeah, I guess jsut ask and be sure because it would really suck if they expected you to pay for the rental of the camera and buy your own film.
Otherwise totally awesome! Let me know if he says yes!! If he says no, Ammar and I can come LOL

Do you do documentary film-making?
We did have a long discussion about budget and time and they said it would be a good first job for me just out of college.

Means they want to pay me low. But I don't really care because the experience would be good and my Husband can come along. We did discuss their equipment. I assumed since they bid on the project they already planned to use their equipment and just needed someone willing to go to those regions with the UN workers who had the skills and know how for the documentary.
Olivia, this would be so amazing! Think of the travel and experiences you would have
You would be with UN workers and possibly your husband so I don't think I would worry about your safety too much.... way too good of a chance to give up if it's ligit
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 11:03 AM
QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 07:46 AM)

Today is "THE" day and I am dying sitting by the phone. If anyone sees my sanity please return it
QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 7 2008, 09:23 AM)

I am wearing out my redial trying to get through to see how the interview went
Any news yet ? Try to stay clam !
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 11:08 AM
Wow Olivia, that sounds all very exciting ! Just wow ! It will be something you will never ever forget and it will change your life !
Why Dafur and Congo for an agricultural documentary right now when it is the most dangerous place to go to I wonder. Man, girl watch your back.
But it is an opportunity you may never get again Very exciting !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nagishkaw
Aug 7 2008, 11:17 AM
A little praise and worship, prayers from friends......I feel the burden lifting.....a little.
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 11:41 AM
Keep on praising Naggie and you will break through !
Nagishkaw
Aug 7 2008, 11:53 AM
I need to break through !!
chispas
Aug 7 2008, 12:22 PM
Buenos dias todos. Good morning all from Caly. Have to catch up on what I missed within the last few days as I've actually been out with friends twice! It felt strange to get up and get out and not feel that the World was looking at me or that I'd run into my SO doing God knows what. Lift fear,,, lift off of me,,,
Nagi, a break through is a comin'
chispas
Aug 7 2008, 12:25 PM
Omoba

I just pm with an unrelated question. Sorry guys for whispering in front of you.
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 12:38 PM
hey chispas!
UNO...
Aug 7 2008, 01:57 PM
hey e'ery body,
good "ahem" morning from me to you

.
{first I could not sleep

, now I'm sleeping too heavy

, hopefully it will level off when my body finishes adjusting

}
good luck to Nagi and Sylvia and oops, uummm Olivia

.
I pray everything works out for the best for you guys

.
hello to everyone else...toooo many names to call off

.
sending safety prayers to Zee and Inusah on the way home

.
oh, sanity, hey sanity, sylvia is calling you. she said "come home now!!"
and charles...
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 02:01 PM
QUOTE(chispas @ Aug 7 2008, 12:25 PM)

Omoba

I just pm with an unrelated question. Sorry guys for whispering in front of you.

Just got it, sorry had to run to work. I pm'ed you back.
UNO...
Aug 7 2008, 02:22 PM
QUOTE(charles! @ Aug 7 2008, 07:20 AM)

QUOTE(unononehigher @ Aug 6 2008, 06:03 PM)

i see uno finally posted a pic of herself.
nope too skinny, more like this
or this

my inner diva is fierce baby
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 02:27 PM
I just read Quietstorm's thread and I am in shock !!!!!!!!!!!! She needs our prayers.
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 02:37 PM
Dang, after all this and now we have to wonder if they will snatch visa away during AOS ? I have never heard of this as long as I have been here on VJ and it is upsetting me.
How can they do this to people unless they have proof ? I am beside myself.
Olivia*
Aug 7 2008, 03:21 PM
Where is this thread?
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 03:26 PM
In the k3 forum
Olivia*
Aug 7 2008, 03:36 PM
Got it. Thx!
LovinLiberia
Aug 7 2008, 03:55 PM
Why are some VJ members such idiots?!?!?!

What kind of sickos get a kick out of being rude for no reason??
Asante Maroon
Aug 7 2008, 04:07 PM
QUOTE(LovinLiberia @ Aug 7 2008, 04:55 PM)

Why are some VJ members such idiots?!?!?!

What kind of sickos get a kick out of being rude for no reason??
WHAT HAPPENED? *PUTTIN' VASELINE ON THE FACE*
UNO....YOU ARE TOO FUNNY! YOU ARE GONNA GIVE CHARLES A HEAT ATTACK!
chispas
Aug 7 2008, 04:10 PM
I'm back from earlier.
I actually dozed off and dreamt that Paris Hilton was my babysitter and she let one of her friends injure my baby's arm. (Some how I had a baby even though I could legally be a grandma) Anyway Paris told my daughter (my real daughter) that she would sopoena my laptop and everything in my house and make me regret knowing her since I had the nerve to accuse her of endangering my child.
So I try in vain to get ready to go to the hospital with the baby and as you know, as much as I try to prepare something goes wrong each time and I can't get out of the house. My ex SO was there answering questions from the child protection agency because Paris had called and reported us as abusers for having too many sodas and junk food in the house. I was trying to get my ex to act responsibly with the investigators and he was acting like "duh"

so I was in a hurry to get out of the house. I kept forgetting my skirt, my pants and so on. We then finally get in the car to drive and it turns out to be a donkey on wheels. Nevertheless I just kept going through one challenge to another challenge and I finally woke up. Now I'm angry with Paris Hilton and feel I should have just taken my darned baby to the hospital and not let her know what I was thinking ahead of time.

What the heck might that have been?
UNO...
Aug 7 2008, 06:46 PM
LovinLiberia
Aug 7 2008, 06:50 PM
QUOTE(chispas @ Aug 7 2008, 04:10 PM)

I'm back from earlier.
I actually dozed off and dreamt that Paris Hilton was my babysitter and she let one of her friends injure my baby's arm. (Some how I had a baby even though I could legally be a grandma) Anyway Paris told my daughter (my real daughter) that she would sopoena my laptop and everything in my house and make me regret knowing her since I had the nerve to accuse her of endangering my child.
So I try in vain to get ready to go to the hospital with the baby and as you know, as much as I try to prepare something goes wrong each time and I can't get out of the house. My ex SO was there answering questions from the child protection agency because
Paris had called and reported us as abusers for having too many sodas and junk food in the house. I was trying to get my ex to act responsibly with the investigators and he was acting like "duh"

so I was in a hurry to get out of the house. I kept forgetting my skirt, my pants and so on.
We then finally get in the car to drive and it turns out to be a donkey on wheels. Nevertheless I just kept going through one challenge to another challenge and I finally woke up. Now I'm angry with Paris Hilton and feel I should have just taken my darned baby to the hospital and not let her know what I was thinking ahead of time.

What the heck might that have been?

Dang, that was a crazy dream!!! The whole thing had me ROFL!!
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 08:48 PM
QUOTE(LovinLiberia @ Aug 7 2008, 06:50 PM)

QUOTE(chispas @ Aug 7 2008, 04:10 PM)

I'm back from earlier.
I actually dozed off and dreamt that Paris Hilton was my babysitter and she let one of her friends injure my baby's arm. (Some how I had a baby even though I could legally be a grandma) Anyway Paris told my daughter (my real daughter) that she would sopoena my laptop and everything in my house and make me regret knowing her since I had the nerve to accuse her of endangering my child.
So I try in vain to get ready to go to the hospital with the baby and as you know, as much as I try to prepare something goes wrong each time and I can't get out of the house. My ex SO was there answering questions from the child protection agency because
Paris had called and reported us as abusers for having too many sodas and junk food in the house. I was trying to get my ex to act responsibly with the investigators and he was acting like "duh"

so I was in a hurry to get out of the house. I kept forgetting my skirt, my pants and so on.
We then finally get in the car to drive and it turns out to be a donkey on wheels. Nevertheless I just kept going through one challenge to another challenge and I finally woke up. Now I'm angry with Paris Hilton and feel I should have just taken my darned baby to the hospital and not let her know what I was thinking ahead of time.

What the heck might that have been?

Dang, that was a crazy dream!!! The whole thing had me ROFL!!
Omoba
Aug 7 2008, 09:14 PM
Quiet in here tonight.
Good night and turn off the lights last one in here whoever you are.
UNO...
Aug 7 2008, 10:14 PM
QUOTE(Omoba @ Aug 7 2008, 09:14 PM)

Quiet in here tonight.
Good night and turn off the lights last one in here whoever you are.

...............
Sylvia_n_Joseph
Aug 7 2008, 11:06 PM
Well I had a bad day . Seems we are being reviewed . The 2 big issues were he doesn't know my exact job function ( there are valid reasons for that ) and how I met the man that introduced us ( by accident .. I backed my F350 dually into his friend 10 years ago and then got we stuck with the same delayed flight ) He had a white woman that did the interview.
chispas
Aug 8 2008, 12:05 AM
Sorry again,
I'm back after going out for a while. I had to recover from the dream. Sylvia, to me it seems like they had to find something to pick at him for. I don't even remember who I met when and how. That is such a minor detail for anyone. The job function thing makes even more sense to me because many job functions are extremely unclear and do not even match the description. That was two sucky reasons they gave.
Chin up
UNO...
Aug 8 2008, 05:34 AM
phuq...good morning
Olivia*
Aug 8 2008, 06:17 AM
Good morning.
charles!
Aug 8 2008, 07:00 AM
QUOTE(unononehigher @ Aug 7 2008, 02:22 PM)

QUOTE(charles! @ Aug 7 2008, 07:20 AM)

QUOTE(unononehigher @ Aug 6 2008, 06:03 PM)

i see uno finally posted a pic of herself.
nope too skinny, more like this
i see you have huge..........tracts of land!
Zee Bee
Aug 8 2008, 07:53 AM
We are HOME!!!!!!
Details to follow later
We_Destiny
Aug 8 2008, 08:05 AM
Nagishkaw
Aug 8 2008, 08:05 AM
Hey ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!! Missed you !! I will be looking for those details.
Sylvia_n_Joseph, sorry to hear. Prayers are going out your way!
Good morning everyone!
Asante Maroon
Aug 8 2008, 08:53 AM
Sylvia_n_Joseph
Aug 8 2008, 09:32 AM
This has been a very difficult day for me. I managed to get to my congressmans office. I work at a DOD jpb and you just don't come home from those and say " Honey guess what I did today " even if you are married. He actually gave the same answer my son did when I asked him today what I do. ( computer stuff) Even now I am fighting huge waves of depression. Have to go about cancelling plans wedding ,camping ,visiting famliy , all the things we were going to do when he got here . Good thing there isn't any hard money tied up in those things.
LovinLiberia
Aug 8 2008, 10:08 AM
QUOTE(chispas @ Aug 8 2008, 12:05 AM)

Sorry again,
I'm back after going out for a while. I had to recover from the dream. Sylvia, to me it seems like they had to find something to pick at him for. I don't even remember who I met when and how. That is such a minor detail for anyone. The job function thing makes even more sense to me because many job functions are extremely unclear and do not even match the description. That was two sucky reasons they gave.
Chin up
QUOTE(ZeeNusah @ Aug 8 2008, 07:53 AM)

We are HOME!!!!!!
Details to follow later

Asante Maroon
Aug 8 2008, 10:12 AM
QUOTE(Sylvia_n_Joseph @ Aug 8 2008, 10:32 AM)

This has been a very difficult day for me. I managed to get to my congressmans office. I work at a DOD jpb and you just don't come home from those and say " Honey guess what I did today " even if you are married. He actually gave the same answer my son did when I asked him today what I do. ( computer stuff) Even now I am fighting huge waves of depression. Have to go about cancelling plans wedding ,camping ,visiting famliy , all the things we were going to do when he got here . Good thing there isn't any hard money tied up in those things.

Sorry that you are going through this but where there is a will there is a way. You will get through this!
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