mudballs

"When God had made The Man, he made him out of stuff that sung all the time and glittered all over. Then after that some angels got jealous and chopped him into millions of pieces, but he still glittered and hummed. So they beat him down to nothing but sparks but each little spark had a shine and a song. So they covered each one over with mud. And the lonesomeness in the sparks made them hunt for one another, but the mud is deaf and dumb. Like all the other tumbling mud-balls, Janie had tried to show her shine."
- Their Eyes Were Watching God

saints fans

i've seen "geaux saints" a lot recently.

the weird thing is, i've never seen gaux saints or geau saints - both of which sound exactly the same.

what's up with that?

no, no you don't have to whine now

"Listening and dancing to music isss awweessommmee"

homeless

i really appreciate capmetro's diligence to my safety, comfort, and making my experience on the bus a pleasant one that i'll be likely to repeat.

that being said, i always think it's really sad when they kick homeless people off the bus. i figure, as long as they don't talk to anyone, let them sleep; it's wet and cold, and if i were homeless, it's where i'd want to hang out.

dude.

i'm reading "into the wild" again, and have consequently become very thoughtful about human nature.

it's funny how much calm thought and reflection can change your opinions about stuff, or rather take away the need for opinions at all, would be a more accurate way of putting it.

whoa, that's like, totally deep.

Obama to meet Dalai Lama

Another article on CNN

"Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of advocating for Tibetan independence from China."

Gee, I can't imagine why...

good on paper

"'Don't ask, don't tell' to many people, including myself, seemed so reasonable," Alex Nicholson, a former Army intelligence officer discharged for being gay, told CNN's "American Morning."

"I knew I was gay going in, and I knew about 'don't ask, don't tell,' but you know, 'don't ask, don't tell' as a sound bite sounds very reasonable. It sounds like nobody will inquire as to your sexual orientation -- as long as you don't throw it in anyone's face, you won't have a problem.

"But after I got in, I realized that 'don't ask, don't tell' was much more all-inclusive and all-encompassing," said Nicholson, who now is the executive director of Servicemembers United, an advocacy group that opposes the policy. "It was more like 'don't ask, don't tell, don't happen to be found out any time, any place, in any way.' "

Asked whether he would return to the military if the policy is repealed, Nicholson said he would not hesitate and that he has wanted to return since his discharge in 2002.

"I speak five languages, including Arabic," he said. "There's nothing more that I'd love than to go back right now."

from CNN this morning