thoughts on whaling and other matters
sometimes i find myself worrying about people that i dont even know. people that i haven't even met but just happen to see on a regular basis and have created mental characters for. take for example, Tai Chi Guy. there's this man at my office building complex; your basic californian neo-hippie who was popular circa 1995. i bet he still listens to rem and drinks only fair trade coffee. anyway, each morning he stands at the edge of the man-made lake right in front of my window, and practices tai chi, badly. at first it was a running joke in my life, but i've come to accept it as part of my daily morning routine. lately however, tai chi guy is no longer tai chi guy. no more mister miyagi inspired wax on/wax off maneuvers. instead, he just sort of... "meditates". and by meditate, i mean he sits on the bench and dozes with his head on his chest. the way that hobos sleep. i'm not sure why... but i'm worried for him? he seems so down. what was once a proud and defiant display of ridiculous anti-social behavior is now just a sham. maybe i should go bring him a chai latte or a soy bar or something hippies like.
at least i still have my morning news. and today there was a golden reuters nugget to brighten my whole day. did you know there is an International Whaling Commission? yep, a whole worldwide commission devoted to the cause of killing off the whales. awesome. at the forefront of this are the united states and japan. there's a lot of controversy towards japan, especially. tokyo officials are working hard to lift a 20 year whaling ban by wisely spending their time and money influencing other countries to join the cause. my favorite part of the article: "The motion itself - which declared that the 20-year ban on commercial whaling should be lifted and blamed whales for eating too much fish - is mainly symbolic. But it holds out the prospect of the pro-whaling bloc winning more concrete victories in future meetings."
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2006/06/19/whaling_and_gnashing_of_teeth.html
i love it. whales are so ridiculous that we have to treat them like fat people at a buffet. it's time to cut those gorgers off, and melt them all into lipstick and vaseline.
in other news, i'm moving in a week! pass me a note in class if you'd like my new address.
at least i still have my morning news. and today there was a golden reuters nugget to brighten my whole day. did you know there is an International Whaling Commission? yep, a whole worldwide commission devoted to the cause of killing off the whales. awesome. at the forefront of this are the united states and japan. there's a lot of controversy towards japan, especially. tokyo officials are working hard to lift a 20 year whaling ban by wisely spending their time and money influencing other countries to join the cause. my favorite part of the article: "The motion itself - which declared that the 20-year ban on commercial whaling should be lifted and blamed whales for eating too much fish - is mainly symbolic. But it holds out the prospect of the pro-whaling bloc winning more concrete victories in future meetings."
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/2006/06/19/whaling_and_gnashing_of_teeth.html
i love it. whales are so ridiculous that we have to treat them like fat people at a buffet. it's time to cut those gorgers off, and melt them all into lipstick and vaseline.
in other news, i'm moving in a week! pass me a note in class if you'd like my new address.