i haven’t updated in a while. i’ve been surprisingly busy considering i’ve gotten into the habit of doing my homewework right before class. the luxury and curse have not having classes until noon.

i’m in the film class! after going to six classes, she let me in. this weekend i’ll play homework catch up (there was no way i was going to buy books and not get into the class) but it should be manageable.

i dropped the stupidest class ever, taught by a professor who, although rumored to be intelligent, did not convince me. in its place i can take yoga. as a result my shoulders and hamstrings are hurting. the instructor has an ego bigger than his biceps combined, but i still think the class will be enjoyable enough and good for me.

i feel (vaguely) on top of things.

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The country that elected (and still loves) George W. Bush, really can’t get embarrassed easily, so when I read Washington Post reporter and jingoist Sally Quinn’s juvenile Op-Ed tantrum called, “Does Germany Condone Kidnapping?” I was surprised to feel a deep sense of national shame welling up. How could anyone give this person a public forum to express her painfully ill-considered and unexamined views?

The garbage smells like this: German citizens are kidnapping American children and the German courts are helping them. In some cases, the American parents are denied visitation rights. In others, they’re forced to pay child support, and if they refuse, they can be arrested for being “a deadbeat dad.” You know, we have a word in English for a person who refuses to pay child support. It’s “deadbeat dad.”

The basic conceit in her article is that German courts are so inferior to American courts that if the German court has the audacity to rule against an American citizen in a child custody case, then America has the right, no, the duty, to force the German court to reverse its ruling.

The most galling part of her article is these two sentences, “If ever there was a human rights violation, these kidnappings are it.” Yes, right up there with genital mutilation and genocide. Followed by: “One might even call them acts of terrorism.” No, one wouldn’t. Not if one had a shred of sense. The implication that there’s any comparison between this scenario and the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks is abominable. Her reckless use of the phrase “acts of terrorism” rapes the memory of the victims of Sept. 11. Her editor’s decision to unleash this manipulative drivel on unsuspecting civilians is far better qualified to receive “act of terrorism status, but it’s best not to go that route.

I wonder whether Sally Quinn would be as shocked to learn that American courts aid and abet these kinds of “kidnappings” on a regular basis? Worse yet, the crime is usually Yankee on Yankee. Ms. Quinn predicts that the Germans courts’ inevitable response that “the country’s courts are independent and that nothing can be done,” will be a “dishonest and specious argument.” Considering that she’s criticizing an argument yet to be made, she’s one to talk.

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last night, afterwards, i sat on my balcony trying to hold onto the feeling. i was mentally putting into
words the feeling as it began to fade, hoping to remind myself later of how good i felt then. never forget how this feels. know that you are
always capable of feeling this good. know that you have to let yourself go. don’t be afraid. it’s worth the effort and it’s always there, provided you reach out for it.

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Apparently, is appearing at the Black Cat on March 8th. If you don’t know David Cross from Mr. Show or his dozens of minor rolls in bad movies, then you’re dead to me. I have no [insert appropriate relation here].

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suggested track: “i’m so bad (baby i don’t care)” by motorhead

a surprising turn of events. erik was able to get a message to me yesterday afternoon. the very nice woman at the bursar’s office called me to inform me that she had cut a check for me, and i could go and pick it up that afternoon. word. housing is now paid for. i will not be homeless. my respect for the fine people at the bursar’s office is now through the roof. the financial aid office however…

also, getting ready for an MA show is going to be a pain. scheduling the show with my committee is already proving difficult. but i can’t really worry about that now.

i am going to get so fucked up this weekend. i’m going to wash away about six weeks worth of stress in a river of booze. especially on sunday when the patriots destroy the rams. go pats! fuck the rams!

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yes, yes, so the site was down last night. as i realized it still was this morning, i got on the phone. as im on hold, they get it back up. sorry to the inconvience.

theres a fence i pass on my way to work. its iron and is on top of a brick wall. the fence doesnt actually begin until right about my head, about 6 feet up. the sun rises on the other side of it when im walking to work. the past few days when have been gorgeous and sunny, walking past it on my way to work has created a strobing effect on my eyes and shadow blinks to light and back again. its nice.

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Alright! I admit it. Curiosity got the better of me. After reading Linda’s post, I had to know.

What Kind Of Pokemon Are You?

So, great. I’m schizo. ‘Nuff said.

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