just stuff

Saw Fahrenheit 9/11 today. It's good. You should go and see it. And you should take any friends or family members you have to see it too. And if you want, you can go to MoveOn.org and get fliers to pass out afterwords, which we did. I ran out of the 100 we brought, which was really encouraging. And the line for the later showing was out the door, at the local independent theater which gets like 15 people a movie. (The Uptown, for those in the area. Yay for them) It was very encouraging. It was also discouraging b/c of what a terrible job GWB is doing as president, and the poor soldiers dying, and their families who have to suffer the grief. And thinking about how it is overwhelmingly the poor and disenfranchised who serve in the armed forces, to fight wars voted on by and for the benefit of the wealthy and privileged. So, if you have friends or family who might even be considering (re-)electing G W Bush, take them to see this, so they know why they shouldn't. Because he and his friends let Taliban officials tour our buildings. Because they're in w/ the Saudis. Because our tax money is being spent to protect us from things that aren't dangerous, and not on protecting us from things that are, or on creating jobs, or educating our children. Because if a soldier dies fighting a war, it should be a war that needed to be fought.

In other news, today was the last day of one of my coworkers, which makes me glad. B/c he's weird. He apologized to me for the teasing he's given me, which did actually hurt my feelings on occasion, but of course I didn't tell him that. And then he told me I could be overbearing, which would annoy people. I'm willing to accept that other people might find me overbearing, but who says that? What makes a person think that such a statement is acceptable? What's wrong with just a simple "It's been a pleasure working with you, I wish you all the best."? Of course, he's a weird guy anyway.

On a positive note, I got several responses to the e-mail I sent out over the listserv looking for a roommate. It made me happy. I love modern technology.

I think that's it.

wish list

(I tried to do this before, but it didn't work)
My birthday is fast approaching. I'd like (in no particular order):
a new President
a new car
world peace
a new, cheap, environmentally friendly fuel
someone to invent time travel, so I can be a time-traveling anthropologist
someone to invent a transporter/teach me how to Apparate
an apartment in DC, preferably w/ cable and internet
a job in DC
plane tickets to Italy for spring break
an end to poverty
a cure for: Cancer, AIDS, arthritis, migraines
health care for all
an end to pollution
my own private island, including a lighthouse and a horse barn (w/ horses)

Barring that, I'd like (again, in no particular order):
the soundtracks to CAMP, Wicked, Avenue Q (not anymore, thanks Gabe), anything by Sondheim
Keeping the Faith (the movie, on DVD)
jewelry is always welcome
Tickets to see any of the above shows
anything that you think I'd like or should have


(It's July 6, for those who forgot) ;)