there were NO trick or treaters this year. none … what the fuck is wrong with this city (suburbs)? (the dad says the christians are taking over –again– must show solidarity against those evil muslims and gays infiltrating the country)

policemen sprayed pepper spray into the halloween parade on saturday ( it just so happens they were a bunch of college kids, so what does it really matter? they’re so desensitized, they won’t remember it in the morning)

on another note, i have become completely comfortable with picking my nose in public. i think i will start a band and write a song about it.

i am going to an anti-war/bush regime rally/protest wednesda. we are marching to the state capital of wisconsin. what else is there?
http://www.worldcantwait.net/
eve ensler and howard zinn are supporters. kick ass.

How might folklore help those in immigrant and ethnic groups create positive senses of self-identity and community? How might those in marginalized positions use folklore to contest mainstream prejudice?

so i discovered college is going to take me THREE more years to complete. and if MIAD kicked my ass madison won’t let me up for air. as i write this i have 2 midterms and 3 papers due in one week and i have barely started on ANY of said responsibilities. this is no register of complaint, though. i’m going to the quote unquote BIG university now. no time to shit as i say. but here is my aphorism of the year: when life tweeks your teets, you just have to grab it by the horns and give it a good ram or two in return …

for some reason i feel the need to apologize to all who occasionally drop by here with nothing to come away with. i have so enjoyed the small slice of reality we have shared … call me an idealist, but sharing in these forums usually makes me smile in satisfaction.

but things are good. i am double majoring in fine art and communication with a rhetorical studies emphasis. I am also getting a certificate in folklore and art festivals (yeah you can study that!). I have been illustrating for a student music magazine, designing posters for the art committee, and i just turned in my application for layout designer of an awesome humanites journal on campus. i am going to start writing for the madison observer, too, a political news journal. because i firmly believe sharing is caring, i’ll give you all a slice of this pie when i can. maybe you will enjoy it as much as i have making it.

don’t let the bush get you down! 3 more years and counting … that bastard will be out of office by the time i graduate and rejoin society, thank allah.
stay bright and shiny, kids!

“We are also what we have lost.” ~Amores Perros