Life is hard, right? Wrong! Life is easy...YOU Suck!


So my own apprehension is as follows: I have an open forum with which I can do whatever I like. And yet, I choose not to. I really intended to post more often on this thing, but for some reason I just haven't. It's interesting, though that when one considers the term "blog" it immediately conjures up political notions. For the past two weeks, this space had the potential to be a goldmine of political discourse, thanks largely in part to massive adminstration fuckups RE: Iraq. I sat back and did nothing because:

1) I didn't feel like I was really adding to the discussion. There are so many political blogs out there right now that I could probably type in a random bunch of letters.blogspot.com and come up with something.

2) I also waste time on message boards. Because of this, I get into heated discussions about politics that wear me out, so by the time I get around to the blog, I just don't have the energy to go over my points again and again.

3) (And this one is important. It represents one of my dirty secrets as a writer. Lean in closer...) Sometimes, not often, but sometimes, I just don't have anything interesting to say. Let alone anything at all. (Okay that's not really true. I often have A LOT to say. But I'm not so pretentious as to believe that my words are ALWAYS worth your time. Thus. If I have something. I'll give.)


In the meantime, I'm catching up on some long needed filmwatching. American Splendor was excellent. Coffee & Cigarettes, not to jump on the point made earlier by Ms. E, was oozing hip. So much hipness, in fact, that the movie may even be too hip for itself, let alone the twentysomethings who showed up to listen to the tired insider jokes made just for Jarmusch and his pals.

And on the Anime front: Fullmetal Alchemist has been licensed to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Hopefully I won't hear the voice of Elyse Floyd (Yahiko Myojin) or Richard Ian Cox (Inuyasha) shouting at me top of their lungs as Edward. They really need to find better voice actors to play younger boys.

Also licensed recently: Peacemaker Kurogane. I don't know who got the rights though, and I'm curious to see how a largely historical series will play in the U.S. But, if Kenshin worked, this one might also.

And Shinichiro Watanabe (of Cowboy Bebop fame) has a new series out, titled, strangely, Samurai Champloo. I kid you not when I say that it is, without a doubt, the best new anime series I've seen all year. It makes everything that every american animator is doing look absolutely childish. If you can find it (*cough*), watch it. I'll be around.

Aw, man. I know I wasn't this stupid in high school. Students are upset because the food in the vending machines at school are being replaced with something a bit better for them than doritos and coke.

Among the choice quotes:
''I guess I won't be eating lunch, then,"
''Nobody eats bananas or apples for lunch -- nobody," said Stokes, folding her hands across her chest.
''Who's going to walk around school eating an apple?" scoffed Brown

It's about high time schools started teaching basic nutrition classes.

Now, back to my trail mix.

I was browsing allrecipes.com today, looking for some good butter roll/croissant recipes to veganize, when I noticed the first lady (should that be capitalized?) looking at me. The Bush-Cheney team has bought internet ads on allrecipes.com. And the ad doesn't feature Bush or Cheney.

The ad went like this: Pic of the First Lady, and to the left were a series of statements that came up:

1) I think education is important
2) So does the President
3) Let me tell you why...

At the bottom of the page was the Bush/Cheney logo, and you would (presumably) get to the Bush-Cheney page by clicking on it.

I find it weird that there would be a presidential ad on a recipes site. And not only that, but the ad doesn't even feature the people up for election, and only in passing mentions them. Is that a good strategy? I mean, the First Lady is not an elected or paid position, and she wields no power. Is Bush/Cheney trying to take the attention off themselves or something? Something about this just seems fishy...

Clear Channel: A vision of free markets gone amok.

Really, the music industry need to die. Of course, there need to be people supporting the musicians, on the business end, so the music people only have to worry about music. But something's really messed up when the people making the most money are the ones screwing the artists the most. This is really bad from a business standpoint, too: if you keep treating your clients shittily, then pretty soon you'll have no more clients. Then again, there are a *lot* of attention whores out there, and some of them are bound to have a modicum of talent. *sigh*


BTW, yesterday, J & I saw "Coffee and Cigarettes." It was a pretty sucky movie. It had the feel of a student film, and not in the good, creative way. In the trying too hard way. There were some good performances in it, though. I say, wait for the movie to come out on cable somewhere, and tune in for the latter half.

Bishop Issues Communion Warning for Catholic Voters

The Roman Catholic bishop of Colorado Springs has said Catholics should not receive Communion if they vote for politicians who support abortion rights, stem-cell research, euthanasia and gay marriage.

However, it's still okay to believe in the death penalty...

I saw this & had to post it. The story thus far: Huey is having a dream about G.W.Bush being in a pottery barn. That should be all you need.

The Boondocks

End Of Semester

I still have to get my grade for Metafiction, but it's all out of my hands now. Next year will be a bit more/less stressful simultaneously, since I'll barely need to be on campus, but will be composing/compiling my poetry thesis. I'm looking forward to it, nevertheless.

I hope everyone (Just one, probably) had an excelsior cinco de mayo. I spent it blowing off steam and billiard balls. More later.