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| Monday, April 18th, 2005 | | 10:56 pm |
CERA, you are just too damn kind. Was that provocative? I think so. I'm going to fail my french oral exam tomorrow. Ma francais n'est pas tres bien. | | Wednesday, March 30th, 2005 | | 8:34 pm |
| | Friday, March 18th, 2005 | | 8:22 pm |
protest
Today was McGill's official strike. It was a long, draining day, exciting and rewarding but disappointing too. I've realized that a lot of people are still incredibly apathetic and refuse to make sacrifices for the benefit of others; people refuse to miss a goddam DAY OF CLASSES to protest the Quebec government's bursary cuts. People are too self-absorbed to take ONE DAY to protest North America's continuing war on the poor. If people think a particular issue doesn't affect them, they do not care. But this attack on accessible education affects us all. I'm sorry, I'm being rambly and preachy, but it's so, so frustrating. The day still had its positive side, though. I met new people who clearly really do care about the world around them; people who's parents are, I'm sure, entirely paying for their education but who still choose to fight for the rights of those who have to pay for their education themselves and rely on the state to help them. As well, on Wednesday, there was a massive student protest of all of Montreal's schools (I heard so many different estimates of the amount of people, from 20 000 to 100 000, I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the middle, maybe 50 000) and that was incredible. That was a whole lot of people who actually gave a shit. It was inspiring. We took back our streets. | | Tuesday, March 15th, 2005 | | 11:14 pm |
| | Sunday, February 27th, 2005 | | 11:47 pm |
This is what I've learned from driving in a van from Kingston to Guelph. Despite all the hype, the overexposure, and the hate, the Arcade Fire's "Funeral" is just an amazing record. Fuck all the Montrealers who turned their back on the band as they got bigger, you can't deny the power of an album like this. That's the only thing that's important. Same goes for "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" by Bright Eyes. I've heard enough emo jokes and complaints about whininess and whatnot; this album is just a simple, strong folk record. Both albums make perfect soundtracks to a road trip. I love music. | | Thursday, February 17th, 2005 | | 12:17 am |
This is exciting and trendy and fun. Yay! This will be my outlet for boredom and hypocritical ramblings. I love you all, even if by knowing you I wind up jumping on the damn livejournal bandwagon. I swore I'd never do this, but now I guess I will regularly write preachy "bullroy" as if anyone actually cares. Well, I care, dammit. Not really...I guess I'm egotistical enough to believe that there's some legitimate reason for me having this account, but deep down I realize that this is bourgeois luxury and decadence at its height. I'm exaggerating of course. But only a little. |
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