"We must be insistently aware of how space can be made to hide consequences from us, how relations of power and discipline are inscribed into the apparently innocent spatiality of social life" (Soja, 1984).
 

The corporations are like a bunch of spoiled preteens. Ninety percent of the time they are standing there with arms crossed, chewing gum, rolling their eyes saying, "You can't tell me what to do! I'll stay out as late as I want! I'll wear as short skirts as I want! I'll play video games as much as I want!!! I am, like, totally independent of you ( Read more... )

Who the f@*k gave Tony Blair a teaching position at Yale? I mean really. Really ( Read more... )

I am fond of caucuses ( Read more... )

This whole housing loan mortgage crisis, although not affecting me directly, really pushes my buttons. The fact that those that were able to pay their payments before the crisis are protected but not those that were struggling so perfectly encapsulates the following motto: "Keep the rich rich, the middle class placated, and the poor poorer ( Read more... )

I just wrote my first piece of mail to an old friend from elementary and middle school. We lost contact some time in high school. He recently got 12 years in prison for blowing up a few Hummers [not harming anyone in the least]. He will be 40 years old when he gets let out. I really can't imagine...
 

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Heard on NPR news a few days ago ( Read more... )

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you make me feel electricity when i see you - you're shy, charming, and remind me of a young Cobain - and you thrive on mystery. you know how i know that i ask? because you look at me differently when I'm silent and different when I speak. You're very observant, you say. And I realize I'm killing the magic so we talk about exchanging contact ( Read more... )