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this is worth watching. i promise.



it seems a little too much like someone looking for acceptance... how come it's ok to be gay, but not to fuck dead people? it's just NOT FAIR

Obama Admin

on my bad days, when i'm all pessimistic, this is how i feel about the obama administration:

Since arriving at Harvard in June last year, he has been consultant to several members of Barack Obama’s administration, including Hillary Clinton, and is a member of Richard Holbrooke’s special committee for Afghanistan and Pakistan policy. “I do a lot of work with policymakers, but how much effect am I having?” he asks, pronging a mussel out of its shell.

“It’s like they’re coming in and saying to you, ‘I’m going to drive my car off a cliff. Should I or should I not wear a seatbelt?’ And you say, ‘I don’t think you should drive your car off the cliff.’ And they say, ‘No, no, that bit’s already been decided – the question is whether to wear a seatbelt.’ And you say, ‘Well, you might as well wear a seatbelt.’ And then they say, ‘We’ve consulted with policy expert Rory Stewart and he says ...’”

that's rory stewart, a guy that walked across iran and afghanistan after september 11. which is a rather absurd thing to do, but obviously it looks good on your middle east expert resume. and obama loves to surround himself with experts - good, actual experts, people with the right opinions - say he heard all sides and decided to take the stupid, wrong, bushian course of action.

and i am feeling pessimistic today.

productive

i will do work tomorrow. it makes sense.. i'm not going to get a job today, and no application i send in will get a call back tomorrow. so why not play final fantasy?

this is the same thing i said yesterday. and the day before.

why.
why why why
why am i like this
it's like someone from is pulling the strings
refusing to pull the strings
i WANT to do work
but i seem unable to
i am immobile
paralyzed
someone cast a spell on me
i am a defeated man
i am acting like one
against my own best interests
the story of my fucking life

scotch_mist

i been thinking about about when unpopular bands become popular, and then all the previous fans of the band start hating on them. they say it's because the music "isn't as good", but really it's all about them becoming popular. the music isn't as good because there's more ears listening to it. it's like dsl, the more people in the neighborhood with it, the slower the speed. like when modest mouse came out with float on and "the hardcore" pretended it wasn't awesome. whatevah.

anyway, i'm thinking about this because i kinda feel this way about radiohead's in rainbows. it's a great album, no doubt. but i feel like the scotch_mist performance is so much better. It is just fucking genius. but no one seems to know about it. i feel like i should spread the word so i don't feel so possessive about it



and mp3 here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PFITNB5P

cover letter

why are you necessary? you are the bane of my current existence. torn between being myself and presenting myself in a more professional way. form letters, fill in the blanks. maybe that's the problem? should i loosen up? is anyone even reading these things? how hard is it to send an e-mail saying you don't want me. you found someone else. i'm not qualified. i just want some feedback, any

job searching is truly one of the most depressing endeavors a person can pursue.

13 days till i'm unemployed in nyc. frustration, excitement

Royksopp - I miss it so much Ft. Kylie Li

Pretty song

Jealousy

Washington Post "reporter" Dana Milbank is like soooo super jealous that some "blogger" can do his job better than him. waaaaah waaaaah presi Obama didn't call on me big time reporter waaaaah.

Iran

things are finally happening in iran. i've studied iran closely and it always seemed to me to be the most "advanced" shall we say in terms of democratic issues, human rights, etc. the younger generations have high levels of education, iran has historically had strong cultural ties to the west, people there are hungry for change, for a voice, for democracy. the 1979 revolution was a response to this, but it was hijacked by the more conservative elements. but people have become more and more educated since then, technology has had a big impact there, and this was only a matter of time. bush's policies reversed progress in iran, aiding the hardliners. now there is an opportunity. we are seeing the strength of the reformist and feminist movements in iran. and they have learned the historical lessons of non-violence and that is why they will win - because non-violence, when committed to it, is so much more powerful than war. ask ghandi and ask mlk. the moral ark of the universe bends towards justice, and iran is a lot closer to that because of the events of the past few weeks than it ever has been before.

just because it might not happen today or tomorrow doesn't mean that we or anybody should go in and start bombing the very people they would claim to be fighting for. let history run its course, this is up to them to fight. fucking republicans are pure scum to suggest that bombing would help the oppressed in iran, when those bombs would be raining down on these same people, their houses and schools and roads. that would only serve to give the hardliners justification to continue in power and their aggressive stance towards the rest of the world, to say look, the americans are bombing us because they hate us and only we can oppose them. this is what bush's idiocy brought to iran - his hateful words made the hardliner's equally hateful rhetoric sound comforting, justified their ways and helped them solidify power and mute a reformist movement that had previously elected a president for consecutive terms. this is how dictators stay in power - thru conflict. look at our own experience the past 8 years with bush and cheney and their reign of fear. it is no different than what is going on here, only our system was stronger and they were unable to destroy it. but they were just as evil as ahmenijadad and khomeini are, and if they had the basjil and revolutionary guard to work with they wouldn't have hesitated.

if you want to follow the news, follow the links below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/25/iran-uprising-live-bloggi_n_220598.html
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/

hot chip; ready for the floor

fun song, fun video.

Sim City Republicans

I used to play Sim City all the time growing up. I really just played the game to destroy what I created. It was amusing, what can I say. Here was my formula:

- low low taxes to keep the population happy and everything "normal", bwahaha
- high spending to build things up and keep people happy
- total lack of knowledge and understanding of what I was doing

And then at the end, willful destruction.

Does this sound like a familiar governing philosophy to anybody?

Proposal

If Mr. Rush Limbaugh doesn't want to pay taxes, why should he have to? This is America, after all... even taxes should be voluntary, otherwise its just Stalinism.

Of course, those that don't pay taxes should also not be able to use what taxes pay for. No more walking on the sidewalk. No more driving on the road. No more parking the private jet at the local airport. No more voting rights. Sounds fair to me.