Saturday, March 15, 2003 :::
When in doubt, blame the Jews. Is this really surprising to anyone anymore?
"If it were not for the strong support of the Jewish community for this war with Iraq, we would not be doing this."
-House Representative James P. Moran, Jr. (D, Virginia)
::: posted by Andrewski at 11:42 AM
Friday, March 14, 2003 :::
Wow, now this is a cool religion. That looks like an absolute horror show.
Meanwhile, in other parts of the world, celebrities who perform on the Oscars get a gift bag with tons of free stuff. Included in the gift bag is a Godiva chocolate body wrap from a fancy salon in New York, valued at $175. Imagine, there are people in the world who live amongst rocks and rubble and we've got celebrities covering themselves in chocolate.
One wonders what they do at this salon with the chocolate? After it's been wrapped on the celebrities, I mean. They don't just throw it out, do they?
I think in a country where people publicly cut themselves on the heads with swords, chocolate-wrapped celebrities wouldn't go over too well.
But then again, they hate us because we're free, right?
::: posted by Andrewski at 6:08 PM
Monday, March 10, 2003 :::
Here is Salon.com's eloquent arguement against the war. Berkeley protesters, take note. This is how you change minds- not by pulling fire alarms and disrupting classes.
To me, it seems like our country is in darker days than it was around September 11th. Back in 2001, we were scared, confused, angry... but we rallied around the President and said "Thank God we're better than the terrorists", and praised the Constitution and Apple Pie and all the good things that make us American in the face of tragedy. Now, nearly 18 months to the day, there's talk of a war that has the country divided once again. And it's not like this is going to be a one-shot, kill-Saddam-and-create-a-democratic-Iraq, this has a lot of scary potential to snowball into a crisis. Not just a national crisis like 9/11, but an international crisis, where other people besides us will suffer. Possibly Israel will suffer, certainly Iraqi citizens will suffer, and many people are just sort of accepting this. Like 9/11 and Saddam are one in the same. It makes one want to tear their hair, and scream for a leader who wants peace, but the message falls on the deafest of ears. Leave it to George Bush to call the largest anti-war rallies since Vietnam a "focus group".
So, with what meager megaphone I have, I'd like to ask all my Perch readers: Keep your spirits up. Try to be a good person even though the world seems like it's becoming shittier. Give someone a hug. Plant a tree. Pet a puppy. Grab a roll of duct tape and go be with someone you like being with. Try to let the goodness in humanity shine through uncertain times.
::: posted by Andrewski at 6:33 PM
Sunday, March 09, 2003 :::
The news has been so bleak lately, what with all this war and terror and gas and stuff, I thought I'd change gears a little bit here at the Albatross Perch and post a fun Albatross Perch Reader's Response Question. You can email or IM me your thoughts, especially if you're a girl I know who reads this blog. Now, on to the discussion question.
If you sit with a girl during class, does it count as a date?
I would argue that it should. Sitting with a girl in a college lecture can be a date-like experience. For a good length of time you have to be just as attentive as a movie or a ballet. It's free, unless you count the many thousands of dollars in tuition you're both paying. Plus there's all that time walking to your seat, admiring eachother's notebooks, and maybe even cozying up on the armrest.
Let me know what you think. Until then, stay posted to the Albatross Perch for more exciting local Berkeley and world news.
::: posted by Andrewski at 1:28 AM
