my bosses agreed to let everyone call it an early day so we could go to the rally in support of immigrant rights this afternoon!

elmo's diner is closed because all their kitchen staff declined to work today in order to attend the rally in carrboro. instead of getting pissed, the owners decided to go with them and post their letter to the ( Read more... )

i'm going to bed after a long long weekend ( Read more... )

Has anyone heard about the disgusting rape accusations that are taking place up the street from my house? Duke Lacrosse boys hired a bunch of dancers for a party and, allegedly, they raped one of the dancers -- vaginally, analy and orally. They are accused of kidnapping, robbery, rape and assault. The Duke Athletics director Joe Alleva had this ( Read more... )

The problem is that I get overwhelmed thinking about all the things I'd like to do. And then there is the difference between the things that I enjoy doing on a daily basis, versus the things that will move me forward and advance my education/professional development. I can easily find a job that will keep me entertained and feeling like I am ( Read more... )

i've been out of touch with the world because i have been without a cell phone and because i have been completely taken with the task of editing my audio documentary. know what? i'm done! i rock the face of the earth because i actually completed my project. i actually, truly, very very truly, completed a project for the first time in the entire ( Read more... )

sit on the porch when the streets are quiet and dark. sit in a chair in an empty cafeteria. sit on your back steps. but sit alone, for godsakes. sit alone and listen to the thoughts banging around in that old head. thoughts are like cockroaches that scatter from the light, hide in dark crevices wanting only to be left alone. catch them. sit ( Read more... )

when i sit on the curb and i say i don't know when to stay quiet, i really mean it. i keep talking even beyond the point of making sense because it seems like the only direction to move in any conversation is forward. so if you were to ask me, "how do i seem?" or "what should i do with my life?" i would have an answer for you. it would come ( Read more... )

Dear friends in Fredericksburg ( Read more... )

all you mcdonald's haters out there... here's your chance to exert your influence over the fast food chain everyone loves to hate! go to The United Farmworker's campaign to hold McD's milk and potatoes subsidiary farms to higher standards. Like, for example, not blocking OSHA inspectors from coming onto their property. Everyone needs to be held ( Read more... )

i just realized: we have an actual day named "Groundhog day". The day of the groundhog. What in the hell?