i go through these phases where i absolutely hate people and am really embarrassed by things i've done in the past. i realize that i hate these people because i'm not like them, because i just don't understand them, and they don't particularly care for me, and sometimes also pull incredibly rude shit. then i want to completely reinvent myself. ( Read more... )

( things i've done )

'Secularist' Pankaj Mishra in the NYT: 'There's nothing that India can do about terrorism. Just listen to Ratan Tata, the man that owns the Taj and received several warnings about attacks but did nothing about it! All we can do is crisis management.  Poor, noble Pakistan with its history of populist nationalism (as opposed to the dictatorial ( Read more... )

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/29/india-pakistan-terrorism

This is the biggest piece of bullshit I have EVER read. I can't believe that the guy could write some of those lines seriously. And I quote:

the past is replete ( Read more... )

Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy = HOLY CRAP. My brain exploding.

ahh i don't wanna go back to school. :(

plus i don't have my shit together still...

i'm trying to be a minimalist anyway, taking only the things that i know i absolutely will use. but not a computer (most likely). roughin' it, yup yup.

[school] confessional. i'm obsessed. everyone is actually.

I decided recently to be more open-minded politically, and in doing so, I realized that it is futile to identify or align oneself with a particular movement or ideology. Even if you believe in its core tenets, you end up having to explain and apologize for the morons. This is how I feel when I read feministing, a popular feminist blog. I don't ( Read more... )

wowowowowowow.

Benazir Bhutto killed in suicide bombing.

Things continue to spiral downwards.

wow.

white western women finally achieve equality with their white western male counterparts