From the Capital of the United States of America

I bring to you, my dear friends, the "happenings" during this trip.

Tonight, I went to see Michael Moore's new documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11. Where else would it seem more fitting to watch such a documentary, but here, in the Capital, of good ol' US of A?

Without revealing too much, I must say that I very much enjoyed this documentary. The issues/facts/views that are revealed, are things that you should know, need to know. It helps people better understand the whys and the hows of 9/11, the war, and what is happening presently.

But, there will be people who will call this documentary fictitious and circumstantial because of its evident bias against Bush and his administration. And, my rebuttal to all that is -- of course it is biased, nothing ever created by a human being is ever going to be completely objective. He chose these facts and views on his documentary because he realizes that our mainstream media shows only ONE side. Freedom of press? Not quite -- the right itself is manipulated to what fits the need of the gov't. Michael Moore is trying to open the nation's eyes to what Bush and company has attempted to squash from the spotlight. Even if you disagree with Moore, and believe in this president's abilities to run this country honestly and effectively, watch it anyways. It's better to hear both sides than to go along blindly... and that goes for anyone, I think.

Anyways.... with the exception of Marty, who is the professor from Cornell College(Iowa), none of the kids from CC seem to want to watch this documentary. Ah, well....

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As far as this trip is going, it's been a long week. Not necessarily because it's been horrible or anything, but more so because we've been doing a lot of things. We ended up giving our talks at "the" USDA in MD, near, or maybe even in, College Park... It was alright... It really did seem as if our lab has produced more results than CC, but that could be because we're doing plants and they're doing flies.

I feel as thought the group could be more cohesive, but it doesn't help when we have 3 IC kids and 5 CC kids, and we've all been working w/ each other, so it's harder to mesh.

There actually is another NON-science major from CC -- Matt -- he's a philosophy major, and often feels as though he is kind of left out of the group of CC kids b/c well... he's a philosophy major.

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I've already seen all the things that the groups' been wanting to see. It was kinda weird b/c I was only 1 of 2 ppl in the conjoined group that was from the city, and the other one is from suburb... which... never really counts, now does it?

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and, that's all I can really remember about the trip at this point... i'm tuckered out!

What do you hate the most? And what would you do to change it?

I had posed those questions on my away message a few days ago, and only brought back a few responses, but oh well.

I'll tell you what I hate. This war that isn't a war. It's pointless and it wastes innocent lives. It was begun under the illusions created by bush and his administration. We know there is no WMDs, they haven't been able to prove any connection between Sadaam and whatever they're accusing him with. He sucks, but he wasn't the reason to go into this war.

What would I do to change it? Even if I had the power, I don't know what I could have done. I feel as though they would have come up with some reason to go into war. Maybe if those missing votes were found before everything finalized... right? I guess I would go find it or something... I dunno... heh

this is what Joe said:
i hate the western capitalist mentality of superiority over the rest of the world and the concurrent depreciation of the humanities. including language, art, and cultural beliefs and values.
in order to change this, i wish to develop a world council where all the nations of the world receive equal and just representation, and the western powers realize that it is not economy that is important, but human values. because if we all work together, why does it matter who has the most money and power? people should be focused on the development of society for the sake of the improvement of humanity, not the gain of personal power.

kudos to joe

I think jill said she hates her summer, and to fix this, she would drive to mexico.

I don't really remember what other ppl said... hehe

Per Request

kenyakeen16: hi.. my name is soo mee.. and I write in a blog.. I forgot to write my latest one, but I just wanted to let everybody know that my favorite person in the entire world stayed with me for the past few days.. she really is just the best.. funny, smart, beautiful, crafty, and she is an effective writer!! just wanted to fill you guys in on the fabulousness that is my suiteheart becca.. good day to you all!!

Auto response from Psychopeaches777: In every life

there comes a time

when that dream you dream

becomes that thing you do

kenyakeen16: where the fuck does it say THAT in your blog????

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oh, becca.

ooo Sunset... i like sunsets... do you? 

Where you lookin'? The camera's THIS WAY! 

Becca... I told you to hold your pose! 

I don't think the joke will ever get old for you all... ever...

So I was chatting w/ Dan... this guy that was in the band... I think he was a freshman when I was a Sr... regardless... Haven't talked to him in ages, so I decide to IM him... and in my moment of insecurity... I ask....:

Me: btw... do you know who this is? haha
Dan: of course
Dan: why don't u just sue me because i don't know
Dan: hahahahahahaha

the joke... with my name... it doesn't get old for anyone... except for me... though... I have to admit... I do laugh at them occasionally as well, just as I did during this convo...

but, seriously people! Let's make it a bit more colorful w/ my name jokes, eh? It'll be a contest! whoever can come up w/ the best joke, will win an amazing prize!
ok... ready?

Set?

Let the jokes flow!

goodnight, folks.


Brought to you by: nostalgia

Wrongful Imprisonment

So... I'm reading Margaret Cho's blog -- you should all check it out because she's wicked smaht -- and then I read these entries that pertains to letters from Damien Echoles. And, of course, I'm like, who the fuck is that? (He actually writes rather well...)

Well... he is apparently one of three boys (Referred to as "The West Memphis Three") who have been charged and convicted for what was deemed as "Satanical" ritualistic murders of three younger boys (who would be about my age right now) around '93. Jessie and Jason (the other two of the three) were sentenced to life, I believe, with one without possibility of parole, and the other getting life plus 40 yrs (dunno about parole)... Damien, however, got a more harsh sentence -- death by lethal injection.

Well, you might be thinking to yourself... 'And? So, what? They got what they deserved.'

Unfortunately... the boys weren't given a chacne to even prove themselves innocent... the boys' trials were quite unfair, really. A confession from a mentally-handicapped boy, coerced for that matter, accusing the other boys; shoddy work of evidence collecting and complete lack of a connection between the boys and the crime itself. The police ignored tips and more plausible suspects because of black clothing and hair, and their preference of music genera... a mass fear of satanic cult/activities... and too many various factors led to their unfortunate demise...

They all either have pending appeals or is gathering evidence in further investigations led by the firms that represent them...

I'm going to watch the documentaries tomorrow regarding the west memphis three "Pardise Lost" and "Paradise Lost II"... then hopefully, I can get back to y'all some more about this atrocity regarding the six victims -- the 3 murdered kids and the 3 individuals who have been rotting away in prison for 11 years...

If you are interested in either supporting or even just reading about these boys, go here .

It's just one of those days

when i feel unconsequential to you
unimportant
unwanted
like mr.cellophane
a nuisance
something you look with a quiet disdain that i can't always feel
but i know it's there

then i begin to wonder just a bit more loudly
about the things i am always thinking of

they were just words
they were just expressions
they were the seeds of doubt
of the friendship
the bond
of trust

it's too late now
you can't fix it
because...
it will be there
for a long time if not forever

sounds dramatic right?

and since you only see me in one simplistic role
i will play along for now
and that will be that
back to the peace and quiet
for now

here we go.

brought to you by: :)

aroo?

Netscape is weird... dunno if I can handle it...

Sunset from my balcony 

Hmm...

the picture shows up when you open my blogspot in internet explorer... but not in netscape... not yet anyways... hmmm

So... I'm trying this thing...

with some program that allows me to photoblog?

Dunno if it will work, but it gives me an excuse to play with my camera and waste many many batteries... :)

So it's been a while...

Haven't been feeling up for blogging...

but I almost feel as though I really should... though in the end, it doesn't bother me much...

Anyways...

So, I've never been a huge Lakers fan, despite the fact that I am a local to the hectic, drama-filled LA life... maybe it's because I've been away for a long time, and I somehow miss the yellow skies and the blue, contaminated beaches...

regardless... I am really cheering for the Lakers -- maybe it's because Lakers is that Hollywood summer blockbuster that we anticipate each year... as far as basketball goes. Any of this making sense to you? Probably not... I think this guy, Tim Dahlberg wrote a fun article to read about his take on the current NBA Championship and the Lakers. It's not even Game 3 and there's been so much drama... How LA.

Speaking of Lakers... Kobe Bryant... is he guilty? is he innocent? I hope that he is guilty of being an unfaithful husband rather than a rapist. If he gets off, there will always be speculation that he got off because he's a celebrity... etc.. If he doesn't, there will also be speculation that his fame handicapped him in the eyes of the supposed neutral jury. I read somewhere today that he lost the bid to overturn Colo.'s rape shield law. Can't really say I desired for that to go Kobe's way... if only because it would open Pandora's box...

Anyways... I think I've lost my train of thought while reading some news articles...

Welps...

Later, Folks.


Brought to you by: Fatigue... God knows why...

This morning...

I woke up with an umbrella on my back... I slept on an umbrella.. weird, right? And, the thing is, I'd swear that the umbrella was on the chair before I went to sleep... I would swear that I saw it there before falling asleep...

It's been a long week... despite the fact that the work week didn't begin until Tuesday... Anyways...

Clue and Cyrano de Bergerac arrived in the mail yesterday... both are of course amazing. I recommend Clue for a good time fun, and Cyrano de Bergerac (w/Gérard Depardieu) if you're looking for a loverly film to watch.

Tomorrow, I will be going to work... then to Rochester with Joe for some dinner and a movie... which movie? you might ask... Well, DUH... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban... in IMAX... truly... it will be interesting...

Anywho...

It's been a long day... because I have a stiff neck due to the whole sleeping on the umbrella business...

Jenn is staying over tonight b/c Chris' new roommates were moving in ... and Deb is apparently no where to be found at the moment... regardless...

Well, I am going to hit the sack early tonight... whee...

Too tired... go figure....