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So I open up the newspapers for the first time in a while and update myself on everything that's going on. Katrina sure did a lot of damage over in the land of the free and purple mountain majesty, but the real tragedy was the lack of response. I guess it comes from having a redneck for a president and a government that doesn't care if a whole bunch of Mexicans and African-Americans who happen to be paying taxes drown. I don't think the natural disaster is the real issue here.
Mentioned it off-handedly to my Mom in the car on the way to Mass. She was disturbed by it too. Watched CNN the other night apparently and listened to everyone voice out their opinions. Then I mentioned it to my brother Pio while we were at the pews. Added a bit on how the calamities down here actually take more lives and do more damage. He agreed.
"The only reason why it's such a big thing is because it happened to a first-world country."
Then he said that eventually, people would forget, kind of like the way Cherry Hills Subdivision doesn't ring a bell with many of the people on our side of the fence anymore. I'm inclined to agree, in many ways.
On other news. Might be skipping out again the way I did yesterday (the event was beyond fun, if I do say so myself) because it's the baby shower for my niece, who's due sometime later this month. Petrik, my eldest brother and the girl's father, is inviting us all down to celebrate. Pio, Paolo, Peter and I all plan on going as representatives for the family, as Mom has work at a missionary and Dad might be going with her to help her find the place in the concrete jungle of our city. Kinda wanted to go to the Book Fair today but I don't think that's happening.
3 more readings to go for the Lit Crit midterms on the 12th, and I still have some stuff to go for Lit 171. I'm generally all right though. I plan on maximizing the amount of time I'll be getting from that free cut in Math that Ma'am Queena wasn't supposed to give but did. Talk about godsend.
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hel_interrupted's cat. She mentioned something about his poo being funny and as minor as a role I played in taking care of him, I'm as worried as she is.
By the way,omnicresence. We need to go out sometime. And yukitsu, you and I need to smooth out that story. The same could be said to seranx. The tragedy of it all is that we're only too busy. I guess that could explain why I'm particularly sensitive to pretentiousness.
Speaking of pretentiousness, the person actually picked up the signals and asked what was up and who it was. That was rather funny.
Mentioned it off-handedly to my Mom in the car on the way to Mass. She was disturbed by it too. Watched CNN the other night apparently and listened to everyone voice out their opinions. Then I mentioned it to my brother Pio while we were at the pews. Added a bit on how the calamities down here actually take more lives and do more damage. He agreed.
"The only reason why it's such a big thing is because it happened to a first-world country."
Then he said that eventually, people would forget, kind of like the way Cherry Hills Subdivision doesn't ring a bell with many of the people on our side of the fence anymore. I'm inclined to agree, in many ways.
On other news. Might be skipping out again the way I did yesterday (the event was beyond fun, if I do say so myself) because it's the baby shower for my niece, who's due sometime later this month. Petrik, my eldest brother and the girl's father, is inviting us all down to celebrate. Pio, Paolo, Peter and I all plan on going as representatives for the family, as Mom has work at a missionary and Dad might be going with her to help her find the place in the concrete jungle of our city. Kinda wanted to go to the Book Fair today but I don't think that's happening.
3 more readings to go for the Lit Crit midterms on the 12th, and I still have some stuff to go for Lit 171. I'm generally all right though. I plan on maximizing the amount of time I'll be getting from that free cut in Math that Ma'am Queena wasn't supposed to give but did. Talk about godsend.
Well wishes to Lex,
hel_interrupted's cat. She mentioned something about his poo being funny and as minor as a role I played in taking care of him, I'm as worried as she is.By the way,
omnicresence. We need to go out sometime. And yukitsu, you and I need to smooth out that story. The same could be said to seranx. The tragedy of it all is that we're only too busy. I guess that could explain why I'm particularly sensitive to pretentiousness.Speaking of pretentiousness, the person actually picked up the signals and asked what was up and who it was. That was rather funny.
