WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 — The Senate joined the House on Friday morning in voting solidly to give President Bush the authority to use force against Iraq, approving a resolution endorsed by the president and leaders of both parties.

mental ramblings::..

and so the dominoes which held our country's ideology continues to fall....fall... we all know that all great empires will soon fall...from Babylon to Egypt to Greece to Rome... and now us aka US...it's too bad. i like living here but people keep fucking it up for us. people shall fall. bombs will fall ( cue in outkasts' "bombs over bahgdad", the remix because the effects are going to last awhile)... blood shall fall... fall... its funny... normally i fall in love in autumn. but this fall, i shall mourn. i have been mourning. mourning since the twins fell. mourning for the thousands of martyrs were made faster than what corporate conveyer belts can produce, mourning for the palestenian people, the mindanoa region, the women in afghanistan, the young children sold in sex slave rings in the philippines, the orphans of jenin, the 10 victims of the death card sniper, the future US soldiers whose path will lead them behind the barrel of some gun...

a gun whose trigger will never be pulled by the powers that be because the stand behind pawns who we call our loved ones...

my thought goes to keoni, stationed in south korea. i wonder if today's events will affect him. i hope not. its funny how someone who can get closest to my heart is physically farthest from it. my prayers go out to you, keoni. come home soon.


"Freedom is what we make of it. If we stand against
repression, authority and illegitimate structures, we
are expanding the domain of freedom and that's what
freedom will be. That's what we create; there is
nothing to define in words."
-- Noam Chomsky

Which Disney Princess are you?

You're Pocahontas!

You feel a deep, spiritual connection with the earth and animals. While you fight against things as serious as oppressive invaders threatening your people's entire culture and way of life, you're still a young woman with a sense of humor, reflected in your choice of the mischevious raccoon for a pet. What you admire in a man are very noble qualities -- understanding and tolerance. You could never get along with someone who thought they owned the earth and were free to use it as they chose and not take care of it. You value life in all its forms. Although you're the Disneyfied version of the real-life Pocahontas, you're still a good person with high moral fiber and a big heart, and a wonderful role model for everyone.

You are Harley Barbie! You don't asocciate with "sophisticate" barbie and never "nsync #1 fan" barbie, but you know who your friends are and you do what you want. Plus, you have a kick ass motorcycle.

thanks to butch of r&r, my pics from my surprise bday party are up! deejay and kat are the ones responsible for the night.( okay, the AIM crew is responsible for the night.) thanks again. I LOVE YOUR GUTS!!!











i looooooooooooove my familia!

NOMMO::...
West African word meaning "the power of word"




















the power of word. some people grasp the concept on how strong the mere words that comes out of our minds. the very words, "i declare war" can last devastating effects on generations of people. saturday night, ish and i hosted an open mic called nommo. it is the brain child of juan maldonado of the MUDD People. every last saturday, capoeira batuque opens up their studio for a night so that kindred artists spirits can share their work. it was a doooooooooooope night. photographer malachi simmons shared his work from the last visit to brazil; peter j harris (poet, writer, author, producer and host of spoken word show on KPFK) shared his work with berimbaus played in the background; asceticfish came and provided the ambiance, spinning rare grooves and downbeats; jenny san angel, half of tulis ( alternative folk group) came and sang her song "wake up". the night was pure love.

nights like this remind me why i am an artist. it reminds me why read, why i write, why i paint, and why i encourage others to express themselves. ( i am notorious of pushing the concept of blogs to my friends- helps them express themselves.) the connection people feel with one another. they new perspectives shown to minds that are open. understanding holding hands with imagination, coaxing it into a birth of manifestation.

just a cosmopolitan/bohemian atmosphere.

next month should be dope. we are going to implement video in the show.