The heavens opened and rain pours down trying to cleanse our filthy man-made surfaces. In the midst of all these natural acts, I found my voice temporarily. I have become one of them, lost in their apocalyptic madness. Speaking to the dead, speaking about a losing battle.
Its funny how the zombies arise from their restless stupor and travel to their frivolous jobs that drain...
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Its funny how the zombies arise from their restless stupor and travel to their frivolous jobs that drain...
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its been humid and then cool all the while rainy the last several days with no end in sight. its these sorts of days that remind me those perfect crisp, sunny, beautiful autumn days occur in my past memory rather than in the present real life.
Aristotle says that hope is a waking dream. does that mean if one loses hope, they are stuck in...
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verandi:
hey, thank you for the birthday wishes.
those crisp days will be back. i... think.
those crisp days will be back. i... think.
marigold:
where on earth have you been? have i been stood up? >_<
A brief look back to the Vietnam War era eerily parallels todays world. Regardless of what you feel is the scope of resemblance, one thing is clear: the enemy has evolved, so we must evolve.
In the smoke filled haze of the revolution a generation ago, we knew who the enemy was. Nixon. The U.S. government. Krushchev. Communism. Then the smoke cleared, but something sobering...
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In the smoke filled haze of the revolution a generation ago, we knew who the enemy was. Nixon. The U.S. government. Krushchev. Communism. Then the smoke cleared, but something sobering...
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hyenahell:
Chuck D said, Tuesday night, "The mind is the real estate of the new millenium".
signalnoise:
protest is a funny thing. first, i think we don't *really* protest anymore. showing up for a rally is not protest. right? that's just the *culmination* - the public face of a lot of work (raising resources, smaller actions, legal challenges, electoral strategies at a national & local level). further, there is much less focus on actual disruption ... especially of the non-violent kind. b/c that takes guts, and no one REALLY thinks the stakes are that high right now.
on top of that - some might argue that what made things happen in the 60s, especially for the civil rights movement, was the "credible threat of violence." where's that now?
i don't know that we SHOULD have violence now ... i'm just SAYING...
on top of that - some might argue that what made things happen in the 60s, especially for the civil rights movement, was the "credible threat of violence." where's that now?
i don't know that we SHOULD have violence now ... i'm just SAYING...
Dear Tombol,
Today I woke and missed you more than normally. I had dreams of past glory. Usually much of the pain is gone, along with the other miserable emotions. Some days I do better than others, some days I remember the good, and some days I think I have gotten used to the fact. But the thing is, I know on days like today,...
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hyenahell:
you have good days and bad days, but you never stop wishing for one more day. one more conversation. one more shared memory.
that's all i can say or i'll start to cry. some days are harder than others. i wish you the best with this one.
love.
-Hyena.
you have good days and bad days, but you never stop wishing for one more day. one more conversation. one more shared memory.
that's all i can say or i'll start to cry. some days are harder than others. i wish you the best with this one.
love.
-Hyena.
stella_marie:
it is a bad thing when nobody is willing to pay you to work
"no good deed goes unpunished."
"you are special just like everybody else."
the ___ICE theory:
keeping the oppressed frozen in thought.
corporate capital america sells the poor and oppressed the theory of bling and ice, diamonds and jewelry that pose as signs of material success and wealth which obscure what people should truly be seeking. welfare folks spending their money on nikes and timbs. you...
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"you are special just like everybody else."
the ___ICE theory:
keeping the oppressed frozen in thought.
corporate capital america sells the poor and oppressed the theory of bling and ice, diamonds and jewelry that pose as signs of material success and wealth which obscure what people should truly be seeking. welfare folks spending their money on nikes and timbs. you...
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venice:
Actually, sunny days really do make me miserable, a lot of the time. They're boring. And I hate being hot.
signalnoise:
hey - digging the new profile pic.
geography is really cool. it's more like sociology - a bit more theory driven and a bit more willing to ask "fun" questions (there is an *aesthetic* element that comes into play, encouraging philosophical thinking i think). and geographers do like EVERYTHING - just any old problem they pick up and start to work on, relating the question to space. it's really really cool.
geography is really cool. it's more like sociology - a bit more theory driven and a bit more willing to ask "fun" questions (there is an *aesthetic* element that comes into play, encouraging philosophical thinking i think). and geographers do like EVERYTHING - just any old problem they pick up and start to work on, relating the question to space. it's really really cool.
no, kanye...gwb doesnt care about black people...he just doesnt give a damn period. which is scarier, a racist president or one that is ignorant, imcompetent and uncaring?
by putting his unqualified buddies in charge of fema, and homeland security, then just moving around the organizations in a hand-waving magic trick, gwb has created a real danger to the american people - more so than any...
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by putting his unqualified buddies in charge of fema, and homeland security, then just moving around the organizations in a hand-waving magic trick, gwb has created a real danger to the american people - more so than any...
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marigold:
the thing about talking politics is that conversation can turn volatile in no time. but arbitrary actions like this can't be ignored. no one can defend that these measures are for anyone's best interest except his own. we are fuuucked.
marigold:
thank you ^_^
"Beauty is unbearable, drives us to despair, offering us for a minute the glimpse of an eternity that we should like to stretch out over the whole of time."
-Albert Camus
sometimes i find it unbelievable that i can look at someone's face every day and never tire of their beauty. thats how i know she's the one.
other thoughts:
new orleans, gaza strip, supreme...
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-Albert Camus
sometimes i find it unbelievable that i can look at someone's face every day and never tire of their beauty. thats how i know she's the one.
other thoughts:
new orleans, gaza strip, supreme...
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izabel:
Wait, I didn't hear about that woman with the camera phone. That's a great story, would you send me the link if you still have it?
I hope one day to be the one for someone. For now, I'm just psyched when he notices that I shaved my head. hee hee.
I hope one day to be the one for someone. For now, I'm just psyched when he notices that I shaved my head. hee hee.
nogodsnomanagers:
WOOP, how are you? damn living far far away. damn it. damn it good.
"In order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles."
Sometimes others have said so much more eloquently what is jumbled up inside of me...
They ask me how I feel
And if my love is real
And how I know I'll make it through.
And they, they look at me and frown,
They'd like to drive me from this town,
They don't want...
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Sometimes others have said so much more eloquently what is jumbled up inside of me...
They ask me how I feel
And if my love is real
And how I know I'll make it through.
And they, they look at me and frown,
They'd like to drive me from this town,
They don't want...
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verandi:
man... what's your excuse? it didn't turn out so bad after all. i wouldn't go back for anything, but there are worse places to end up for a wedding.
nogodsnomanagers:
but with me they form this dense sickly smog around my best foot forward mind and tether me down with their tendrils of DOOM, DOOM i tells ya
it's just... you know when the more you concentrate on not thinking something the more it burrows in, i just need to get back to my own life and stop living in this limbo that's supposed to be my "home"
it's just... you know when the more you concentrate on not thinking something the more it burrows in, i just need to get back to my own life and stop living in this limbo that's supposed to be my "home"
sometimes people dissapoint you too much and then its hard to remember why you love at all.
it doesnt matter anyway, the end cant be too far off.
when you hold on to razor barbed wire, it'll cut you and you'll bleed to death.
remind me what there is to smile about.
who will find me worthwhile?
ironically, look for me on the street in...
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it doesnt matter anyway, the end cant be too far off.
when you hold on to razor barbed wire, it'll cut you and you'll bleed to death.
remind me what there is to smile about.
who will find me worthwhile?
ironically, look for me on the street in...
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izabel:
Try this: be a total dick. Not like MEAN or anything, but just you know, calculated and selfish -- decide what you want out of a situation, and just step all over everyone to get it. It must be fun for you though. Dont' try it if you can't enjoy it.
It's amazing how much you'll find yourself loved, adored, and appreciated.
The world is a wonderous place.
It's amazing how much you'll find yourself loved, adored, and appreciated.
The world is a wonderous place.
ember:
Hmm...being a dick isn't going to cut it. It might win over some people at first (since we all love to adore those over-confident assholes), but after awhile, people will get bored of feeling trudged on all the time and will find someone who appreciates them. Or, those people will stick around, but your relationship with them will be very unhealthy. I've witnessed this first-hand many many times.
If people don't appreciate you for who you are, fuck them. I know people say that all the time...but it's a truth that needs to be realized. And why don't people find you worthwhile? Or do you only think they don't? I've had similar issues in the past...nobody liked me in highschool and I just shut myself off to the world, until one day I realized, nobody DISLIKED me, I just never really opened up to anyone. Just make an attempt to open up to people and I'm sure you'll find that you are infact worthwhile afterall.
Think of it this way...I noticed that twice now you've left comments on my journal, and now here I am trying my damndest to give you good advice. Why? All you had to do was make yourself known, and that, to me, makes me view you as being worthwhile, not to sound stalkerish or anything.
A lot of this is me trying to understand how you feel based on the little information given...so, maybe I'm talking through my ass a lot, but hopefully I'm doing it in a way that makes you realize that it's easy to make people think you're worthwhile. Just be yourself and make yourself known.
If people don't appreciate you for who you are, fuck them. I know people say that all the time...but it's a truth that needs to be realized. And why don't people find you worthwhile? Or do you only think they don't? I've had similar issues in the past...nobody liked me in highschool and I just shut myself off to the world, until one day I realized, nobody DISLIKED me, I just never really opened up to anyone. Just make an attempt to open up to people and I'm sure you'll find that you are infact worthwhile afterall.
Think of it this way...I noticed that twice now you've left comments on my journal, and now here I am trying my damndest to give you good advice. Why? All you had to do was make yourself known, and that, to me, makes me view you as being worthwhile, not to sound stalkerish or anything.
A lot of this is me trying to understand how you feel based on the little information given...so, maybe I'm talking through my ass a lot, but hopefully I'm doing it in a way that makes you realize that it's easy to make people think you're worthwhile. Just be yourself and make yourself known.
The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire-
the light of daring burning in the heart.
The more one dares,
the more he shall obtain.
The more he fears,
the more that light shall pale
- and that alone can guide.
Aristotle
"Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win." -- Robert Heinlein
the light of daring burning in the heart.
The more one dares,
the more he shall obtain.
The more he fears,
the more that light shall pale
- and that alone can guide.
Aristotle
"Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win." -- Robert Heinlein
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starryeyed:
I'm finally back in communication and in NY. It's been too long (even though it's only been a few weeks.)
Still, I'm here and thanks for the inquiry.
Great quotes. Here's to perseverance.
Still, I'm here and thanks for the inquiry.
Great quotes. Here's to perseverance.
huny:
thank you for the kind words about my daughter
What most people want to talk about
Is filled with pop cultural blowouts
But listen careful here so I can get the signal clear
These words are timeless and sincere
My race and timeline stretches
Thousands of years of slanty eyes and yellow faces
History of poverty and rebellion
Only lead to growing frustration
One generation ago
Most made the trip through Kyoto
In more...
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Is filled with pop cultural blowouts
But listen careful here so I can get the signal clear
These words are timeless and sincere
My race and timeline stretches
Thousands of years of slanty eyes and yellow faces
History of poverty and rebellion
Only lead to growing frustration
One generation ago
Most made the trip through Kyoto
In more...
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priss:
yes. it's been too hot and humid to do just about anything.
nogodsnomanagers:
I KNOW! i love bumping around town all the live long day
um, as to the name; i guess it was previously a bit of a mouthful, and somewhat agressive
i hope you are well, sweet. how's life and stuff?
um, as to the name; i guess it was previously a bit of a mouthful, and somewhat agressive
i hope you are well, sweet. how's life and stuff?
Eunice once told me when you really love someone so much, you often have unrealistic expectations of/for them. We expect them to know things, do things, say thingsto be supernatural humans because somewhere in our hearts, that is how we see them. Thats why we are more forgiving of our friends and acquaintances - because our expectations for them arent as high. Unfortunately, there seems...
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marigold:
i'm glad i'm not the only one who feels the pinprick when that bubble of idealism gets nudged. you're only human. don't judge yourself so harshly.
heatherann007:
I know exactly what you mean. Completely.
Oh. And thank you for your concern. I'm just splendid, really.
Oh. And thank you for your concern. I'm just splendid, really.
we've given up responsibility it seems, doesn't it? we all need to be farmers. damn you thomas jefferson for being so right!