Marcuse

And so it comes to it....

2004-11-02T07:28:34Z

This is it. The final night. We now put into place all the hard work, dedication, blood, sweat, and tears, all our hopes and dreams, and everything is banking on what we can only hope has been our best effort. When it all comes down to it, all we really get to say at the end is that we did our best, and we did our civic duty to promote democracy and the American way. There has been much learned in this process, and much given, and there is only so much we can do, and let things fall into place. We will enjoy and celebrate, and lament our falls, but only with open minds and hearts.

Thank you for all who have been patient with missed phone calls, and missed opportunities. Thank you for all of your support. And most importantly, thank you for understanding.

I miss you all, and I hope to see you soon!

Take care, and don't forget to VOTE!!!

T-minus 20.5 hours until the polls close. And we'll know our fate and where the direction of our country will take for the next four to six years.

LET'S ROLL!

Heading off into the unknown

2004-10-10T15:40:13Z

Well,

I've spent the last four months preparing for the biggest "Get out the Vote" program that Washington State has ever seen, and we're looking pretty good. It's been such an awesome experience working for Patty Murray's Campaign, and i'm really looking forward to the next 23 days. In 23 days we'll see all this hard work, 16 hour days, late nights, putting off friends, family, food sometimes, and fame just to see if we can make a little difference and make sure that more people get access to health care, more people have an opportunity to get a well paying job, and a just a little bit better education when they need it the most - every day of their life.

We've been working really hard together, and I'm looking forward to the next stages of my life. After today, I'm moving to Lewis County, and after the election, down sough to good ole Lousisana for a month to help take back the United States Senate. We are going well, and I know that we can do it.

Thank you for being patient with me, and I'll be back in the NW in December, and I'll be around for a month to see you all. Hope everyone is well, and take care. And send me your address is you'd like me to send you a post card.

Anyway, here we go!!!

Cell phone got jacked - need numbers!!!

2004-07-20T05:30:09Z

Hey everyone!

Sorry for not updating in a while. I've been really busy putting in 12-14 hour days for the campaign, which is going really well.

Well, my cell phone got stolen a few days ago, so I need all your numbers so that I can keep in touch with y'all, or you can call me. Still at (206) 250-5560.

Hope everything is well with everyone, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Peace

Moving to the couv....

2004-05-27T22:00:36Z

haven't updated in a while. things have been pretty busy over the last couple of weeks. Been studying for the LSAT, that I'm hopefully taking in June, and probably October because of my shitty test scores to far. I've been working with the King County Buget Office doing research for a couple of months, and now I'm moving to Vancouver, WA to start a job on June 1st as a Field Organizer for the Re-Elect Patty Murray for Senate Campaign. So, I'll be working 80 hours a week for the next 6 months. If I survive, I'll let you know how things are going. Hope everyone has been doing well, and I hope you have a great summer. I'll be able to keep in touch with everyone if you send me an email or contact information. Take care everyone!!!

Marcus

206.250.5560
machlee@myuw.net

2nd Annual Anderson Brothers' Cocktail

2004-03-09T04:27:20Z

That's right, you're invited to the most anticipated and most talked about event in recent history. This semi-formal event is to kick start the spring season, and provide an escape from the harsh winter.

Here's what you need to know:

What: Anderson Brothers' Cocktail
When: Friday, March 19th. Doors open at 8
Where: 1800 NE 47th St. in the U-District. (Corner of 47th and 18th) Future site of the re-built
Kappa Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
Why: Do you need a reason to get dressed up for a night of fun and
friends?
Cost: $5 for guys and complimentary for the ladies. Any gentleman-friend, lady-friend or any other kind of friend is welcome,provided everyone is in semi-formal wear (shirt/tie, dress).

There will be T-shirts for sale at the door, and raffle tickets available for purchase to a drawing that will include a bottle of champagne and a select number of gift certificates to area businesses or restaurants.

Please remember that this is a select party, and all attendees should consider themselves A-List for this event. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to your gracious hosts by the 17th of March:

Matt Anderson - 206.351.2280 (dmatta@u.washington.edu)
Mike Anderson - 206.351.8989
Marcus D. Lee - 206.250.5560 (machlee@myuw.net)

We want to wish you all good luck on your finals and work, and hope that you will be able to attend this event as a kick-off to the spring.

Take care, and we'll see you on the 19th!

Marcus

Back in the U.S.A

2004-01-26T23:27:03Z

Woah, what a ride! back in seattle now, enjoying the cold? so used to warm and nice weather. going to have to live somewhere nice in the future.

back to working on my house, looking for a job, and realizing that I have to fend for myself now for food, uh oh!

hope things are well with people. peace

KIWI!

2004-01-13T09:01:39Z

Over in kiwiland for the week. went to the beach today and got a chance to take a fery to an island. then had a picnic with my mom's friends. trying to go to the city where they filmed Hobbiton in the lord of the rings, then going to try to watch the third movie again, to see if we can pick out what we saw. pretty cool. i kinda wanted to see a bit more of the country, but it's kind of hard when you're following other people around. but it's really really nice here in new zealand. besides the east coast of the US, i'd probably really like to live and work here for a while. anyway, taking lots of pictures, so we'll see how they turn out. have fun everyone!

Australia anyone?

2004-01-11T12:24:55Z

so this is just a quick message to let people know that i'm down under right now on vacation. I've been going all over sothern australia with some family friends, and my mom and I are off to new zealand tomorrow. hope everyone had a great holiday break - especially new years, I spent mine in a plane and didn't find out it was the new year until two hours later! oh well. been having a great time, and i'll be back in the states in a couple of weeks. have fun everyone!

long weekend

2003-12-02T22:04:17Z

Went home for the long weekend. almost got in an accident on the way home. drove home with Preston. can't go anywhere with that guy without anything going wrong.

Got a chance to hang out with my mom, brother, and his family. that was really nice.

Came back to the house on sunday, found out that five guys moved out, instead of two. So we're going to have to make more amends.

Now, I'm off to the library, to still look for a job, take care of the house, and work on some projects.

going out tonight on my 23 run tonight, so that should be fun.

Late couple of nights

2003-11-20T00:28:16Z

Woah! Been staying up pretty late these last couple of nights. I've been trying to hang out with the guys a lot lately, just to keep my mind straight. Got a chance to hang out with Mike and Bethany last night. Then stayed up until seven this morning, and didn't wake up until 3 this afternoon. yikes! sleeping all this away. Have a Youth and government meeting this evening, so that's exciting. Then have some practice for ultimate, migth get ta chance to play on the "I" team this weekend at the Sundoger invite.

Good but lazy

2003-11-10T05:01:05Z

That's my motto. "Hey, what's a motto? Nothing, what's a matto wit chu?"

Drew came up from down south on Friday. Was going to hang out with Rode, but he ended up hanging out with some buddies from work. Oh well, next time. And I'll have women dude!

Went to an emo show in Redmond, interesting. Then hung out for a bit, and slept. Didn't do much on Saturday, slept in, hung out with Sarah and Lauren, then headed up to Bellingham with Drew. Why is it so close, yet so far. It's actually a really annoying drive. Like going up to Longview, or out to the Dalles. It's shouldn't take that long. Partied with some members of the band that we saw on Friday - Autumn's Poetry. Went to bed late, after watching some really crappy movie and drinking beer. I've made a vow every day for the past week to not drink beer for a week. Just to see if I have the will power. Guess I need to go hide in a hole for week for that to happen.

Slept all day sunday, but had an interview for a program, Institute for a Democratic Future, so I hope that goes well for me. Now I'm off with Bob-o to a Complain service.

whew, the cold, the cold

2003-11-06T06:29:08Z

Been a nice couple of days. Spent all day tuesday driving people all over the place. Picked up my brother from the airport. he was in town a few days for a conference/seminar. he talked to some professor at Oregon State about a Ph.D. program, hope he gets something he likes. but the beavers, ugh.

went toa movie last night with my bro and Rode. School of Rock. great flick. had to take Rob to the convention center again this morning, then went to work. had a good time. still trying to put off doing newspaper clippings, but I think I'm going to get stuck doing a bunch someday. went to the matinee showing ot the new Matrix movie. thought that was good, all the hype was up to par, and it was worth the money. anyway, got to see my fraternity bro Zach, and my real bro last couple of days so it's nice. now to relax before a long day tomorrow of taking care of things, day off - yeah right!

What a weekend!

2003-11-02T22:28:24Z

This has been one of the best weekends in a long time. Went to work again on Friday, and it was actaully pretty fun. spent most of the time just cutting things up and photocopying, but it went by pretty fast. Came back, only got a few guys to help out with our philanthropy, but we teamed up with my old service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, and went to Wedgewood to Trick or Treat for Canned foods. Had a great time. One of my buddies was an Agent from teh Matrix, so I dressed up as Neo, from when he was breaking into the building at the end of the first Matrix. We ended up with about 400 pounds of food to donate to the University Food Bank. So hopefully that will help with our image a little bit.

Came back, hung around for the band rally. Then dressed up as Bill Clinton, complete with campaign hat and cigars. Headed off to Ian's, Drew's, and Troy's to find me an intern. Had a good time at their party, chilled with Chuck for a while. Came home, passed out until late saturday morning. Helped one of my bros with some errands, then started to work on my window that's been broken for a couple of weeks. gettin' chilly in my room, so I bought a space heater too. Then went to pre-funk the game with Gave, and a bunch of Deke Alumni. the game was awesome, love night games. everyone was standing up the whole time, cheerin' oh man, and we kicked their ass. so we got that going for us, which is nice.

passed out until 1pm sunday, now off to work on the house!

I'm sick and tired

2003-10-29T21:12:21Z

Of being sick and tired! went into work on tuesday, but left none too early. slept for the next 8 hours, then went to the store to get some dayquil. First time I've used any sort of drug in over three years. oh well, woke up this morning, not feeling too much better, so I didn't go into work today either. that sucks. oh well, better make the most of today. been feeling pretty lazy the last couple of weeks, but i hope I can get a lot of things done before the weekend. have fun y'all

Party time

2003-10-28T06:08:18Z

Headed out to a party for some buddies work. should be a good time. haven't been to a party in a long time. but I have to work tomorrow because I missed today. oh well...

Start of a long week.

2003-10-28T00:08:10Z

Well, long time over due for any message to Live Journal. hope everyone has been well since I last updated.

Didn't make it to work today, felt pretty bad. Must have picked up something from someone in my house. We've been pretty sick around here. though i'm sure that everyone is getting sick and tired of being sick and tired. Spent most of hte day clearing up loose ends for projects and planning events. We still haven't heard back from the UW Administration about having another meeting. It's been almost a month since we finally met with Dr. Morris, and Sarah Carlson. Can't believe they still hold a grudge five years later.

Looking also to find some other or more work. Nothing much is coming up at all. But I'm still positive, as well as needfull.

Anyway, bust week with a social gathering to plan, community services events, extra work to make up, and hopefully planning on starting to be an advisor for YMCA Youth and Government program again. Really enjoyed that, plus it would be a great experience to mentor future leaders again.

Back in the habit

2002-11-19T22:17:57Z

Haven't posted in a while. Maybe I should do this more often. Hope everyone ahs been having a great year so far. I'd write more, but I'm late to class. see ya

Ahhhh, it's that time of year again

2002-04-29T08:54:12Z

So I just got back from one of hte best ultimate tournaments I've ever been to. This was our regional tournamennt for the year. 8 months or sprints, stairs, miles and miles of running, cutting, jumping. throwing, catching, visualizing, all for this. one shot at the best tournament of the year. We got seeded 9th coming into the tournament. So we played Humboldt State in our first game. We came out strong, couldn't get past their zones, arguably one of the best in the country, so we ended up with a heart-breaking loss 12-15. So we went down to plan Stanford-B in the loser's bracket. Not much competition here. Much less being on the A team, than on teh B team last year. oh well, I got to play a lot of points, and got a d and a bunch of scores. which was really cool. Then we played OSU to make it to the pre-quarters. Pretty good game. WE had it the whole time. Not much to say, played a little, then we laid it on in the end. we won 15-6. Spent the evening just chillin, ha d agood dinner, then chilled with teh women's team playing flutter guts, cards and mafia. pretty fun.

our first game the next was against Davis. Man it felt good to play those guys, all through their bad attitudes, poor spirit, and general crappiness of being part of ultimate. we beat them late, to get into the back door semis. Our draw was Santa Cruz, couldn't get anything going, really hard to break their defense, and the Sam and Jeremy show. came up short, to end the game, and our run to nationals, and our season. But we tied for 5th, the best showing in three years, and our goal for the season. watched Stanford beat oregon, really close, then we headed out for the airport. heard that Cruz beat Ego in the backdoor final to get the second bid to Spokey, crazy.

Got home okay, Liz gave us a ride home, which was really cool. Then headed to the library to work on a paper for class tomorrow. got a lot of stuf to do tomorrow, but I'm going to be so wasted. ugh!!

oh well, now worries.

Hope everyone has been well!!!!

whew

2002-02-28T19:15:44Z

This quarter has been going by very quickly. Been playing a lot of ultimate. Earned a spot on the A-team this year, so that has been very exciting. Busy with classes, winding up my career here, but I'm taking a victory lap, so i should be done next spring. working hard on the radio station, it'll go through, it's just taking time to jump through more and more loop holes as the time goes on. doing very well in my house. i've been working on a lot of philanthropy events, coordinating work projects and volunteering for large events. Innertube basketball was a blast this year. had a good run all the way to the finals, but it slipped out from under us as the last second. had a great time, and met a lot of really cool people. still trying to get a job as a Hot Shot with teh forest service, but things are only look so-so as times goes on. need to keep working at it.
I miss the res. halls, and seeing friends from there, but it's been a fun ride since I started this thing, so I'm not worried. Keep looking forward to this summer. My brother is getting married in June, and my nephew is almost a year old now. things are really up and up, I'm so pumped for everything.

Hope everyone is enjoying themselves.

Last day of the year

2002-01-01T00:12:25Z

Down in Tennessee with my Mom visiting my Uncle and Aunt. Pretty cool down here. been spending most of my time reading and sleeping, reading and sleeping. oh well. need the vacation. going to be a busy year this year. 'fo sho' haven't talked to anyone in my own generation in two weeks, except over the phone to my brother and a few friends. But should be fun tonight.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, or whatever, and a Happy New Year too!

Almost Home

2001-12-19T05:32:57Z

Woke up really early this morning to move my car. glad to have it back, sort of. after $700 worth of repair, and still things wrong with it, and having to worry about parking and everything. kinda sucks, oh well. went to my final. did really well. boy, that was a fun class, Congress. but it didn't take too long. went back home, got some sleep, spent the afternoon, working on odd things, got a new hat, lost my two others. then chilled with the guys. really starting to fit in around the house. all the guys are really chill and cool. going to have my own room next quarter. but then we'll have another pledge class in. should be really cool. now i'm chillin' with some friends, then going to an end of the year party. only work tomorrow, then home for the holidays.

Have a great break, everyone!! and then I'll see you in the new year!

Brotherhood Week

2001-11-26T17:13:56Z

This is the start of a fun but long week. Oh the joys of a fraternity. I could tell you what goes on, but then I'd have to kill ya. Just kidding, but it's really fun. Had a gerat Thanksgiving break. the clutch went out on my car on the way home, had to get a buddy's dad to tow it. pretty sweet. good to see the fam, especially little Robbie, he's so cool. anyway, off to class.

End of an Era

2001-09-21T18:54:11Z

This week has been very interesting in my life. I've had to say farewell to a lot of things, people, and places. YEsterday was my last day of work for the summer, and possibly with teh DNR for now. I'm going to apply to some Hot Shot Crews next summer, hopefully I can get on with one, maybe the same one as Eli, that would be really cool. So< I said farewell to my Boss, Tom, such a great guy, really undersatnding and helpful, he really saw the leadership and knowledge in me. That was really great for me. I said farewell to my fellow collegues. I had such a great time working with them this summer. I said farewell to my crew person that I've worked with for two summers. he's off to work at a construction company and may not return next year either. The I said farewell to my engine, Rosebud. She kept me safe during the firestorms last year, and kept my integrity up with how well she performs, even though she's the oldest girl in the region. I said farewell to my dispatch, and Ft. Rains, and thanked them for everything. Then I came home and drove our volvo into town to give her to a family friend. I went with Drew, one of my best friends. Said farewell to the car, Rosie, she has been in our family since it started, twenty-three years ago. came home and said farewell to my friend Drew, he left for school today. I always said farewell, or see ya, but never good-bye. I really don't like that saying, because it's kinda like you may not see them again, I always try to leave it open when talking to people, and hope that I'll see them again.
My Mom has also been saying farewell to a lot of things lately. I think she may be finally coming round to the idea that my father has left us. But we'll never forget him. I miss him so much, and I can't even begin to say how much I care for my Mom and my family. My Dad meant so much to me, and I care about what he gave to me and taught, that I will always strive to be like him. A good man, a great husband and father, and a caring person. The rest is just details.
Anyway, I'm coming back up to the 'Attle' as one of my friends put it, tomorrow around 7 or 8. Have to move in, it'll be cool having a room mate again, Mike is his name. Now I have to go finish packing and getting everything ready, and saying farewell some more. But I'll be back, you can take the person out of the Gorge, but not the Gorge out of the person.

home from the Polouse

2001-09-09T06:13:36Z

Went to visit my brother and his family this weekend. Great trip. the drive over was pretty cool. the sun at my back, and talked to my mom a lot, so that was cool. got in, had a really great dinner, then Travis came over and we chilled for a couple of hours, he got into an accident this week. some car almost ran him over, didnt', but didn't stop to see if he was okay either. jerk. got up this morning, great breakfast, pancakes with fresh picked blueberries, then went to see Trav and Darla. went to a park with the fam, got lunch, then let for home, had to let mom drive for an hour while I napped. it was great. home, heard back from the Dekes finally. moving up on the 22nd now. so that'll be cool. only two weeks left of summer. sweet. playing FIFA 98 now, then home for some sleep.

blah

2001-08-29T07:35:14Z

spent the weekend hanging out with my Mom and her friends, potlucks, movies, really cool trips. spent this week at work really just driving around, looking at all the trees and scenery while my crews vies for which snag they're going to fall next. really getting bored of the summer right now, especially when I know I can't get dispatched out of region. oh well, only 18 more days of work, and 4 weeks until I head back up to school, sweet.

back to sleep now