where the winds of limbo roar....

[vulgarweed]

1 AM is the best time for posting for me, it's the closest to real free time I get; I know a lot of people miss the posts because of that, but what can I do? It's been a very, very busy week. #understatement.


Occupy Chicago is where I was for 12 hours yesterday. No, I wasn't arrested -- I had the choice to stand in the arresting space, and I chose to stand in the witnessing space instead. I felt vaguely guilty about that for about 10 minutes, and then I remembered my early 20s and remembered I'd earned my merit badges already. Still, the amazing mass solidarity of a singularly-focused crowd is a major peak experience for me, and I will keep going until....well, until our nation is different. Very different.

Today I went to the Chicago Cultural Center for the release party for a longtime dear friend's book about Aretha Franklin.

In between, y'know, work. And the novels. I'll be putting up a new post at my original fic journal face_fomus shortly. (all posts there are locked)

Comments

[nzraya.livejournal.com]

I went to the OWS event in Times Square on Saturday and LOVED it -- this movement is amazing. By far the most disciplined and politically savvy and committed crowd I've ever protested with, ironically since those who haven't seen it in person assume the opposite.

[telperion1.livejournal.com]

I've been down to Zuccotti park every few days since this thing hit the news. I make them brownies, actually, and hand them out to the first however-many people until I run out. I wish I could do more; I teach a class, and have convinced myself, that my part in the revolution is teaching people to think and question what they've been told. But I commend you for putting in the time I can't find!