words, words, words
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If I begin to detail myself here, will you understand?
P. I am me
Q. I don't always know exactly who that is
R. I am Quaker
S. I like words and playing with them
T. I like genmaicha tea
U. I like the word napkin more than most others
V. I spend time walking my neighborhood
W. I cook rice often
X. I sleep well most every night
Y. I eat large amounts of fruit and vegetables
Z. I munch, sleep, write, create, cook, bike, watch, walk, listen, hope, learn, drink, live, breathe, touch, know, question, taste, copy, read, stare, carry, talk, dance, finger, try.
raisin@gmail.com
albums:
Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs
Erasure: I Say, I Say, I Say
Depeche Mode: Black Celebration
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
Marvin Gaye: What's Going On?
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
George Michael: Listen without Prejudice
George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
Yo La Tengo: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
songs:
Wild is the Wind: Nina Simone
Come Undone: Duran Duran
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Rachmaninov
My Funny Valentine: Chet Baker
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate: The Flaming Lips
This Must Be the Place: The Talking Heads
Hyperballad: Bjork
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Monday, November 24, 2003
Some friends of mine were caught in this Miami protest. Major news hasn't seemed to bother with it, so this is a link to the Taipei Times. Thank goodness for the internet, or we'd never hear about police riots, even if they happen in our own country. Here and here are two firsthand accounts of the riots. I don't know how much to trust anyone - the demonstrators all seem to report that they were no danger to anyone, although one firsthand account does admit that there were some people looking for a confrontation with the police. I know the few protests I've been in on, the police acted like we were all the enemy. They actively corralled and prodded us, honking and grimacing. nothing illegal, but the police obviously did not enjoy our free speech.
For these and other reasons, I have an extremely bad opinion of most policemen. Their arrogance doesn't help the perception. You shouldn't have to go to a protest thinking that you might well got shot with rubber bullets or sprayed with pepper, no matter what you do, even if you obey the police. Somehow I think when the police show up in riot gear, with guns pointed at protestors, the police want to use their power, whether or not it's necessary. i saw the same problem in the air force, that because we had the power to destroy countries, people wanted us to use it. it's just too easy. Most who aren't a part of protesting thinks its the protestors fault - well, if you didn't go irking off the policemen, you wouldn't have been in this situation. I'd rather stand up for my right to protest than for the right of policemen to bully.
11:43 AM
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