6 hours after spending the day at the library- listening to itunes playlist eating Clarks dogs I picked up on the way home.
ADD thoughts of the day:
Beth Ditto is the shit
I hate mandy moore she bothers me
hate blogging love to read blogs
im a weirdo
going home soon
food mmm home cooked food
finished a 7 page paper and yet i still feel like i have tons of shit to do
hate school
kinda hate work
im bored
im tired
i think ill blast rye rye and mia
im sleepy
Sunday
sleep
Monday
two more days till i go home
i think i have a stalker
wait
no yep i do
im really weird
im tired
finished
yep finished
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Oh so happy
Class is over!
Now all I have to do is complete two finals, a research paper, and a project....by FRIDAY!
Now all I have to do is complete two finals, a research paper, and a project....by FRIDAY!
me gusta esta....
FUNNY, FUNNY FUNNAY!
*Watching this now, am I the only one who thinks Jason Mewes is cute?....I think I am.
NICOLE ATKINS
At first she sounded like Kathleen Turner doing some bad melachonic Barry Manilow impersonation...it still sounds like it, but I love it. I blast this shit so loud at 1 in the morning in my apartment.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Oh what the hell ...
Read this excerpt....well, if anyone actually reads my blog, and tell me what you think. I personally agree and it proves another reason why I love Naomi Klizzein...sorry I couldn't help myself. You can find at naomiklein.org
The Bono-ization of Activism
Brigid Delaney, CNN, October 12, 2007
Naomi Klein's 2000 book No Logo galvanized a generation to resist the lure of brands and corporatization. Direct action such as protests and guerilla tactics such as culture jamming and graffiti were encouraged. Back then the movement had teeth and energy, but very quickly it has not just deflated but sharply turned into a world of hyper consumption, according to Klein.Welcome to the Pro-Logo generation that is more likely to buy a wristband and ticket to Live Earth than hit the streets in protest. Speaking this week at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in the UK, to promote her new book The Shock Doctrine, Klein attacked the "Bono-ization" of the protest movement, referring to U2 frontman Bono who is also an active anti-poverty campaigner."The Bono-ization of protest particularly in the UK has reduced discussion to a much safer terrain." Referring to the Make Poverty History Campaign at Gleneagles in 2005 she said, "It was the stadium rock model of protest -- there's celebrities and there's spectators waving their bracelets. It's less dangerous and less powerful (than grass roots street demonstrations.)" Speaking to CNN.com, Klein said the new style of anti-poverty campaigning, where celebrities talk directly with government and business leaders on behalf of a continent (such as Africa) is another form of "noblesse oblige" where the rich and powerful club together to 'give something back.' "They are saying we don't even need government anymore, it's the replacement of nation states with corporate rule -- this Billionaires Club, including Bill Clinton that gets together to give a little something back."
"What's complicated about the space that Bono and Geldof (Bob Geldof, founder of Live Aid) are occupying is that it's inside and outside at the same time -- there's no difference. What's significant about the Seattle movement (the WTO protests in 1999 and 2000) is that it's less the tactics but the fact that it identifies that there are real power differences, winners and losers in this economic model." Klein believes when celebrities such as Bono engage in talks with world leaders at forums such as Davos they are legitimizing the structures in place, and the inequalities that arise from these structures, rather than promoting any radical change; "The story of globalization is the story of inequality. What's been lost in the Bono-ization is ability to change these power structures. There are still the winners and losers, people who are locked in to the power structures and those locked out."Protests such as the Seattle anti-globalization protests, "were really demanding a structural change." But now but according to Klein, the rise in blogging and on-line protests has taken the heat out of direct action. "It's safer to mouth off in a blog than put your body on the line. The Internet is an amazing organizing tool but it also acts as a release, with the ability to rant and get instant catharsis. It's taken that sense of urgency away."
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The Bono-ization of Activism
Brigid Delaney, CNN, October 12, 2007
Naomi Klein's 2000 book No Logo galvanized a generation to resist the lure of brands and corporatization. Direct action such as protests and guerilla tactics such as culture jamming and graffiti were encouraged. Back then the movement had teeth and energy, but very quickly it has not just deflated but sharply turned into a world of hyper consumption, according to Klein.Welcome to the Pro-Logo generation that is more likely to buy a wristband and ticket to Live Earth than hit the streets in protest. Speaking this week at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in the UK, to promote her new book The Shock Doctrine, Klein attacked the "Bono-ization" of the protest movement, referring to U2 frontman Bono who is also an active anti-poverty campaigner."The Bono-ization of protest particularly in the UK has reduced discussion to a much safer terrain." Referring to the Make Poverty History Campaign at Gleneagles in 2005 she said, "It was the stadium rock model of protest -- there's celebrities and there's spectators waving their bracelets. It's less dangerous and less powerful (than grass roots street demonstrations.)" Speaking to CNN.com, Klein said the new style of anti-poverty campaigning, where celebrities talk directly with government and business leaders on behalf of a continent (such as Africa) is another form of "noblesse oblige" where the rich and powerful club together to 'give something back.' "They are saying we don't even need government anymore, it's the replacement of nation states with corporate rule -- this Billionaires Club, including Bill Clinton that gets together to give a little something back."
"What's complicated about the space that Bono and Geldof (Bob Geldof, founder of Live Aid) are occupying is that it's inside and outside at the same time -- there's no difference. What's significant about the Seattle movement (the WTO protests in 1999 and 2000) is that it's less the tactics but the fact that it identifies that there are real power differences, winners and losers in this economic model." Klein believes when celebrities such as Bono engage in talks with world leaders at forums such as Davos they are legitimizing the structures in place, and the inequalities that arise from these structures, rather than promoting any radical change; "The story of globalization is the story of inequality. What's been lost in the Bono-ization is ability to change these power structures. There are still the winners and losers, people who are locked in to the power structures and those locked out."Protests such as the Seattle anti-globalization protests, "were really demanding a structural change." But now but according to Klein, the rise in blogging and on-line protests has taken the heat out of direct action. "It's safer to mouth off in a blog than put your body on the line. The Internet is an amazing organizing tool but it also acts as a release, with the ability to rant and get instant catharsis. It's taken that sense of urgency away."
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Heroes of the week!
My week and month have been rough, but these two ladies have helped me tremendously.
Karen O ......
is the craziest muthafucker around and that's why I love her. She's aspires to be no one but her cooky ass and I love it. Plus, everytime I hear yeah yeah yeahs it just makes me want to a). Dance like a fucking maniac wherever I am or b) act like a fuckin maniac wherever I am.
Naomi Klein is the next best thing to Ghirardelli chocolate squares! I love her. I love the fact that she is probably one of the most intelligent human beings, but also cause she's a woman who is set in this world truly dominated by white-male arrogant conservatives and she's kicking asses and taking names. I don't aspire to be like anyone, but if I could obtain just 1/4 of what she knows I would be quite content with life.
Naomi Klein is the next best thing to Ghirardelli chocolate squares! I love her. I love the fact that she is probably one of the most intelligent human beings, but also cause she's a woman who is set in this world truly dominated by white-male arrogant conservatives and she's kicking asses and taking names. I don't aspire to be like anyone, but if I could obtain just 1/4 of what she knows I would be quite content with life.
Here I am and Here it is.
I am completely and utterly upset with myself and how I let a class full of business majors/conservative capitalist get to me. I had a speech on overconsumption and consumerism and somehow managed to involve myself in a debate about economics, which I hate. Anyway, after I was through being bashed during q/a I sat back down at my seat and went through this whole self analysis and started to really bring myself down. I get so nervous and frustrated in front of people....it's truly severe stage fright...if I may call it that. The audience got off topic and I didn't say all the things I knew I could have and I wasn't even able to bring them back to my initial purpose of my speech. I felt like they had won and I looked like some idiot liberal who knew nothing. I wanted them to take away something positive, not stick with their individualistic views of life. Of course, I always overanalyze situations so I'm probably going to go through some state of depression before the week is over...yes over a silly bad presentation. Thats me, that's how i deal. Granted, it will probably lead to me having a stroke due to stressing out so much, but I'll have to manage for the time being.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Whizzing by my youth in frustration, anger, and resentment
I am two seconds from grabbing a razor and putting myself out of my misery. School makes my esteem lower than Heidi Klum in a Victoria Secret's ad (3 babies that bitch had, 3!) Nevertheless, I know it is innate for most people to go through some sort of crisis in their lives, but I go throught one every other week. I hate it! I constantly find myself unhappy (called DEPRESSION! I KNOW).
I work two jobs and go to school fulltime. I am in my last year of school and I can't even enjoy it. The best time I have had in college was my first year -broke, crazed, and full of life- now I'm sleepy, tired, angry and full of resentment. I just wish this ongoing slump would just alleviate itself for the time being.
I work two jobs and go to school fulltime. I am in my last year of school and I can't even enjoy it. The best time I have had in college was my first year -broke, crazed, and full of life- now I'm sleepy, tired, angry and full of resentment. I just wish this ongoing slump would just alleviate itself for the time being.
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