exciting news!

something visceral for the weekend

I've been silent for a little while. Mostly it's because I've been avoiding the media and my computer. Too much Virginia Tech. There, I said it. It really seems like we just roll in and out of these things. Like, VT replaced 24-hour coverage of Don Imus, which replaced Anna Nicole's baby or something, and that replaced...geez, I don't even know. But what ever happened to us being worried about North Korea having nuclear weapons? Or this random story about the poison cookies sent to the Supreme Court? Sometimes I feel like no one ever tells us how the story ends.

Well, enough cynicism. This is something that is just as grotesque as the American Media, but also kind of fun. Jason took this picture in Seattle, and this is a wall of...GUM. Disgusting.

a small remembrance

It's been a while since I last read of of his books, and in all honesty his passing will have no actual effect on my daily living, but I wanted to just take a second and remember Kurt Vonnegut, since he did bring countless hours of joy to my life. I remember first reading Cat's Cradle, and being surprised at how addicted to it I was after the first few pages. I read Slaughterhouse-Five shortly after that, and Vonnegut became one of my favorite authors. I'm glad that he's being praised in the media today the way he deserves.

Jason took this picture last weekend in a Seattle hotel room, and it captures the exact way I feel when I remember reading those first pages of Cat's Cradle...

I smell a rat

So the sailors have been freed from Iran to go back to Britain. I know we have no hard proof yet, but the media keeps hinting that there was some behind-the-scenes dealing going on with the US and our hostages in Iraq. Fine, I can accept that, and willingly accept that the government does a lot of shady dealings without our knowing. But something is bothering me about the whole situation. Honestly, I can't put my finger on it. But something seems wrong, doesn't it?

On a related note, this picture reminds me of the shady-dealing guy you always see in movies. When I first saw the photo it just made me kind of smile. But then I realized that there is actually a person who has this on their Cadillac and is not ashamed. Now that seems wrong.