A genocide is constantly horrible, but right now is an especially desperate situation because the African Union forces are set to leave Darfur on September 30th, and if the U.N. fails to send in peacekeeping forces, the catastrophe will become much much worse than it already is. We have a responsibility to do all we can to stop this from happening ( Read more... )

Someone nominated me for Student Senate. All the obvious suspects are denying involvement, so I have to conclude that either I am friends with liars or someone is secretly in love with me. Let's just assume both are true ( Read more... )

back at ob, which is weird but exciting. it is very weird to live in the same dorm but without any of the friends who were here last year (some of them in the wrong state even), in a room that is almost the same but not the same. but there are also exciting things and calm things. israel got me back in the habit of not thinking about myself so much ( Read more... )

WATERMELON
sweet and red and without seeds

i am in israel, safe and happy and full of sweet red watermelon.
(actually, i could always use more watermelon.)

so. i am going to israel. i am leaving in two days. i am very excited. please don't be too worried.

"the ling" by ashley parker (from on language in nytimes mag ( Read more... )

so. i have this strong urge to go to israel. not as a political thing or a "personal statement of solidarity" as my mom wants to interpret it. i just really want to be there. largely because i want to be somewhere that is not here. if i had family to stay with and automatic welcome into italy or costa rica, maybe i would be more interested in going ( Read more... )

yesterday i drove on the freeway ( Read more... )

i frustrate myself because i am so bad at figuring out what to do. and even when i know what i need to do, i am so bad at doing it. i'm scared that i am incapable of being totally happy ever ( Read more... )

some songs that i like a lot these days ( Read more... )