Win a threesome with Scarlett Johansson?

Seems kinda wrong if it is true! But I doubt it is.

Oh how I have longed to the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens. I’ve wanted to do this since I got my M.A. four years ago. What was I waiting for? What kept me from getting on the R train? Pure laziness and a reluctance to go beyond Manhattan during the weekends. I used to go to Queens all the time in 2005 and 2006 to meet one of my good friends for drinks in their hoods. Then I just sorta stopped…

Well this weekend is my friend’s going away party at her house in Queens. I was planning on asking the husband if he wanted to go by the Museum on the way there. I went to their website to find out more info and only to learn that it is closed for renovations.

WHAT!

Clearly, this is ALL MY FAULT. I almost went about one thousand times. I remember that one May day I was going to go there but then decided not to because it was supposed to rain. Um ok. Wish I had gone that day.

I was going to write a list of five things I am to do/ see/ visit before I left NYC and this was going to be number one. It still will be but with an addendum that I have to come back and see it.

Because I’ll be back all the time right?

The new design for the museum…it will be BEAUTIFUL!

This Women’s History Month began with a bang with interesting news bits that hasn’t positively affected women.

On March 6, Samantha Power, key foreign policy aid to Barack Obama called Hilary Clinton a monster. Following the negative press, she stepped down from the campaign.

A similar story about a much more well established woman in the media and politics occurred a day later.

On March 7, news broke that Geraldine Ferraro made some unfortunate comments about Barack Obama:

If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept. via

She was then dropped by the Clinton campaign, and Hilary Clinton was accused of being racist among many other things.

On March 10, it was announced that Eliot Spitzer cheated on his wife with a prostitute probably more than once. And then begins the whole should she have stood next to her man questions about Silda Wall Spitzer.

Even better (worse) was the media breaking the myspace page of the prostitute he slept with.

Following these headlines, we saw plenty of Dina Matos McGreevy and with the latest revelation that the newest NYC Governor Paterson also cheated, we saw a lot of imagery of his wife as well.

All of these issues inspired a NYTimes article that I wrote about in this entry.

The rest of NWHM went by (unfortunately) quietly. With St. Patrick’s Day and earlier Easter a week a part, a lot of people stopped paying attention to women’s history in the middle of the month.

To celebrate the month, I attended two events put on by the National Women’s History Project. They honored women in the arts this year. The events finished up with a brunch at the Pen & Brush organization. The brunch honored Molly Murphy MacGregor who had the original idea for National Women’s History Month. She is a woman who I have been in close touch with for the past five years, as I wrote my M.A. thesis about the development of women’s history as its own academic field in the 1970s. MacGregor was one of the powerhouses behind that development.

It has been a hectic month. I wish I could have had more time to focus on NWHM but I had to attend to life’s matters.

I wonder what NWHM will be like next year when I am in graduate school again!

The last few days have been spent entertaining out of town family, attending National Women’s History Month events, and hanging out with friends.

Yesterday, I met up with the husband’s family and we headed to Union Square. I led us to the fabulous Strand bookstore where I browsed through the Americana and history sections. I finally decided to give up a search for the book I left on the airplane last week and bought some Margaret Atwood books for under $25. I purchased

Cat’s Eye

Oryx and Crake

Wilderness Tips 

I forgot how much I loved going to the Strand and exploring the different shelves. You definitely cannot go in there expecting to buy a certain book but have to be open to the possibilities of what is in store for you.

Today I went to a national women’s history month celebration at the Puck Building in collaboration with the A.I.R. Gallery and the National Women’s History Project. We had a high tea where we celebrated and honored eleven women in the Arts. Full list here.

I went to see my funny friends who’s regular gig is Delusions of Spandex do their improv show Hot for Gym Teacher. Good Stuff! We went out to a wine bar afterward where I managed to spill a glass of $8 Malbec. I went home soon thereafter. I know when to call it a night!

Lately, I haven’t felt compelled to update my blog because I’ve been overwhelmed with travel, emotional decisions, and the desire NOT to update about the Spitzer bonanza. In my inclination not to post, I have missed a great opportunity to blog about National Women’s History Month. In late March, I am attending two events in New York sponsored by the National Women’s History Project. I am taking part in their Women’s Art: Women’s Vision Celebration. Check out this link to see all of the women they are honoring this year.

I am very excited for these two events and plan to use the next few weeks to write about women who have really inspired me to honor Women’s History Month.

Their events:

Friday, March 28: There will be a high tea celebrating the honorees at the Puck Building at295 Lafayette Street from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Saturday, March 29: There is a special Women’s Art Brunch and Bus Tour. From noon until 2:30, we will host a brunch at the Pen and Brush Club, 16 E 10th Street , NYC, which was established in 1894 and is the oldest women’s art club in New York City.