Dave Ford Does Earth

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New Gym

“The Wave”–on the upper east side of Manhattan— is a small gym with a plethora of high end equipment used by high end clientèle. I have made it a priority to get into the best shape of my life and decided that belonging to this gym certainly is not going to hurt things. Yesterday, I did crunches next to R and B star John Legend–he sings as he does stomach exercises. The rumor on the street is that both Scarlett Johanson and 50 cent work out at The Wave as well. I might have to challenge 50 to a freestyle battle. The place is crawling with beautiful people and is close to the For Your Imagination headquarters.  They have a health bar and serve lunch and dinner there. When you finish your workout you can order food that you can then eat after your shower. Who knows? Maybe I will be able to introduce someone there to the idea of producing a web TV show. Somehow I managed to get a free membership to this place- just do not ask me how.

New Job Update–For Your Imagination

Web 2.0 is my new world. Or should I say, Web: The next generation. Or should I say, I did not realize how much more there was to learn about what is happening on the internet. I have been meeting with people all over the city that have turned innovative ideas into real life companies. One of my jobs is to figure out how to make a tremendous amount of money in the world of web TV. I am contemplating the production of my own series in NYC. There is such a worldwide feel in the city–I think I can capture it on film. Just in thought mode for now though.

They did a nice post on the For Your Imagination blog.

Bushwick- A second time around

Hanging out in my new social circle has given me an outlet into an extremely creative new world. Last night I went to a variety show in Bushwick–the same place that I saw the midnight nutritional seminar a few weeks back. The show lasted about an hour and featured a avant-gard play, a comedy sketch involving a talking marmot, a film about speed dating that ended in murder, a sensual-weird-disturbing expressive dance performance involving two girls with thick red circles drawn around their eyes. They were dancing to music that falls somewhere between Nine Inch Nails and System of the Down. The Nuge–my roommate– powerfully read a few of his poems– I should videotape his stuff and upload it to the blog. The after party was ruled by Pass Kontrol– an amazingly psychedelic punk band that facilitated yet another stinky dance party in Brooklyn. In the end, the bottles of Old Granddad and Dewars did the Nuge and I in. We woke up at 11am the next morning in bed together. Luckily, we were not passionately embracing. Wendy would not have been happy. What a perfect opportunity to introduce who Wendy is…

My first contributing Writer-Wendy Brown

Wendy Brown–the Nuge’s girlfriend–is our third roommate. She is finishing up her undergrad at Brooklyn College this semester and will start teaching high school in Brooklyn in the fall. She has a prolific passion for writing and will be guest posting on DaveFordDoesEarth.com. I am extremely excited about Wendy joining the team. She is going to write about whatever it is she pleases about living in New York City. In addition to her supreme teaching skills, she also has sick biking skills and works as a “sweep” for Bike the Big Apple– the NYC bike tour company that employs many of my crew here in the city.

New Travel Goal– Immediate travel goal

I have been thinking quite a bit about the next adventure that I want to start planning. I believe I shall climb another mountain. In the seven summit category I have been thinking about either Elbrus(pictured) in Russia, or Aconcagua in Argentina. Both are doable both physically and monetarily. If I went to Russia it would also help me to accomplish many of my travel goals. Hmm. I think I will need a month long trip to do either. While working out to get ready for Kilimanjaro I realized that it helps quite a bit to have something to train for.

As always, your comments are appreciated.

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