So the Prop 8 trial in my good ol' state of California started Monday. Supreme Court ruled against allowing live media coverage. So much for transparency.

to try to make up for that, the Courage Campaign is doing live blogging from the courtroom.

http://prop8trialtracker.comPlease check ( Read more... )

I'll be getting to the comments from the other posts in just a bit. Ehehehe, I don't think I've posted this much since I went to Taiwan last year, and I appreciate the comments and debates going on. Just so you know, I haven't left Arashi behind; there's some stuff in the works but since I've been following what's going on in Iran I haven't ( Read more... )

Even in a Tainted Election, Voting Still Matters. By Azadeh Moaveni. A bit of history, the run up to the election ( Read more... )

From the New Yorker, a letter from an Iranian resident. About the last few days, a bit of history, and how people are changing.

From The New York Times, an article by Roger Cohen, on the ground in Iran ( Read more... )

On youtube here. Not gonna lie, I cried. You can hear the pain and worry and hope and sorrow in her voice ( Read more... )

I've been following this for the last three days. Full of worry, and fear for the people there, and hope. Please, if you do nothing else, read and inform yourself. Spread their stories, because now is not the time to look away and say, These are not my people and not my struggles. However, if you're not in the right mental place for it at this time ( Read more... )

Drank too much tea when I met with my statistics study group tonight. Borders does tea service! Yum, but I wasn't expecting the caffeine to affect me so much. ^^;;

Stolen from all over the internet, I'm sure, but most recently from the lovely nicocoerDon't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you -- list ( Read more... )

So today was the last day of business at the store I manage. So tired. But I still had an art attack after re-reading waxrose's part 42 in arashiroadtrip.

Title: Puddlejumping
Fandom: Arashi
Rating: Holding hands under umbrellas
Media: Ink wash, color pencils, markers, micron pens

follow the fake-cut!

Nino rolls his eyes. "That's why I brought this," he answers, ( Read more... )

ontherainbow ontherainbowontherainbowThe best comm joining decision I've ever made, and there's only two posts on the comm so far. :D ( Read more... )

My brother just showed me this. So cute. But. ;_;

Kiwi! is a little 3-D animation about, well, a kiwi bird. Watch it, but maybe not when you're in a sad mood?