me(ez)

mentor needed, apply within

one of my neighbours was picking out a pretty little song on his guitar earlier, and it made me feel really sad and really happy to hear it. the closest i can come to describing it is home sickness - an aching chest, a crooked smile, instant familiarity and a sense of a wide distance. i was missing my old life.

aimee and emilie came over yesterday. we are all kind of in the same boat, lifewise. aimee thinks that she's going back to work in the fall but she doesn't know how. emilie has gone back to work but she is not sure that she can keep it up. me, i'm just screwed. it makes me want to swear and drink. although we drank a bottle of wine with lunch, we didn't swear. it felt good to let go a bit.

my life is confusing me. i don't know what i'm doing, and i'm really really really really tired of it. i am thirty-fucking-two and i have no plan. i'm derailed. what are my options? i need advice in the worst way.

flip flopping on facebook.

so i joined facebook. it seemed silly not to. so far i like it, although it seems like it might be a little too intense and invasive. i guess it isn't the fault of facebook that i feel this way. it was designed for the singles who have to put themselves out there on a regular basis; extroversion is the only way to meet that special someone or that...someone.
while i'm not really lonely in the strict sense (i'm never alone, even when i want to be), i do feel isolated sometimes. i'm not looking to hook up but i'd be stupid to reject technology that helps me stay connected to my peeps.
anyway, back to the babe!

face off

my sweetie thinks i'm silly for making a stand against face book. pffft. "i'm just not sure how much of myself i want to expose on the internet..." she said as she typed her thoughts into the blogospere. my credibility is undermined thusly!

dillie on youtube

groundhog day

it is groundhog day and i find myself in the unfortunate position of being able to relate to bill murray. every day is suspiciously similar to the last. uh. sylvie, sam and jake are all SICK. dil and i need a bahamavention!

project hamad

from project hammad website:
Adel Hamad was a teacher of elementary school orphans, a hospital worker, and someone who coordinated the delivery of food, medicine and blankets to refugees. He has been imprisoned for 5 years and classified as an enemy combatant, despite the lack of any allegations or evidence that he ever acted against the U.S. or its allies, or even had political sympathies for those who did. His friends and colleagues describe him as a funny, apolitical man who loved charity work and ping-pong. One of the U.S. Army Majors at his Tribunal called his detention unconscionable.

Growing evidence shows that the majority of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay have not committed any belligerent act against the U.S. or its allies. These prisoners, who have no legal recourse, have not been given their day in court. Nor have their detentions been scrutinized by a judge. They remain in jail year after year, separated from their families, often not fully knowing the accusations against them or the identity of their accusers.

The CIA, the Defense Department, commanders in the military, have all acknowledged that there are many innocents in jail. Yet instead of expediting their release, Congress recently eliminated the writ of habeas corpus, an essential safeguard enshrined in our Constitution, against an unchecked executive power. Before habeas corpus existed, rulers could throw people in jail without justification and without the prisoner having the right to defend himself in court.

The good news is that with the convening of the new congress in 2007, several senators are pressing to revisit the Military Commission Act, which nullified habeas corpus. This will no doubt help to shed new light on the situation of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, and improve the chances of the release of Mr. Hamad and other innocent detainees.

You can help this cause by spreading the word of Adel Hamad's case to your friends and family.