Knowledge

Knowledge, the word, the meaning, the general feel of it, has always fascinated me. The idea that we control the amount of useless information we know is amazing...the idea that we can't always control it is even more amazing.

Awesome New Necklace!

So, I got this AMAZING necklace from this awesome Etsy shop, called Michelles Charm World.
It is so unbelievably cute, I've worn it almost everyday since I got it! I even center my outfits around it! Michelle is so nice and helpful, and obviously very talented and creative. I loved her entire shop, it was so hard to choose just one thing! I was so excited to receive my package in the mail, and was totally ecstatic to find that she sent me two pairs of earrings for free! This has got to be my favorite necklace ever! I'm so happy with it. Drop by Michelles Charm World and get something kitschy cute for yourself!

I am Distilled.

I am so stuck on the Distillers right now. I mean, Coral Fang is such an awesome album. I love all of it! Dude.

The World is a War

This world, this entire world, every last centimeter of it, is a war. 

Everything is a fight, a battle. Wrong is everywhere, right is in your head. And everyone makes the choice. Do you want to be wrong, and live with ease, a twisted form of happiness? Or do you want to be right, and recognize the suffering and the struggle around you, and live in a constant corner of hell trying to push to the world what you've learned?

 

Once you know something of what this world really is, there's no turning back. You can't hide it behind a credit card, you can't hide it under an expensive coat. When you lay down to go to sleep, there's no hiding it. Not even under your designer sheets. It'll keep you awake, and it will eat at you from the inside out unless you recognize it, unless you decide that you have to pick a side. The truth rots and burns and twists itself out of you, it crawls, and you have to let the world find it.

You have to realize that you have to fight the lies, fight what they're telling you is the way it should be, fight the idea that things should be left unspoken, unquestioned and unknown.

Conforming is allowing yourself to be owned. Be your own person. Fight what is considered right by these corrupt governments today-war, lies, murder. Stop letting them run you like another multi billion dollar business. Become conscientious of where you shop, what you support, and what you really want in life. 

Be free, and fight. Everyday is a revolution, everyday is a new battle, and everyday you are a soldier in this war.

Uninsured Americans

I just joined a new group on Flickr called Uninsured Americans. Above is my photo contribution to the group. Please read the 2 group rules, and consider contributing to the photo pool.

Nameless and faceless no more!

Human Rights Matter. Stand Up and Fight Back!

Sami El Haj was arrested in December 2001 by the U.S government, and thrown into Guantanamo Bay. If you are not familiar with his story, I beg of you to read this article, in which he speaks about his experiences in Guantanamo Bay. Please, take the time to read the article and really listen.

This is a form of murder, an unimaginable crime, and a severe violation and defiance of human rights. This cannot be allowed to happen anymore. Although Sami is now free, he is still imprisoned in many ways, mentally. The horrific tortures he endured for seven years are not easily forgotten. He now asks that anyone who is against Guantanamo Bay makes their voice heard. Stand up and tell the American Government that it's not okay, and fight it.

If you want to do something for someone who is still not free, read this article about Omar Khadr. Omar was taken into custody in 2002, when he was just 15. He is still in Guantanamo Bay, withstanding the torture of American military personnel. You are able to send a message of support to Omar's family, and are able to write him a letter. You are able to write to American and Canadian authorities, demanding justice. More details on how to take action are included in the article.

Please, take the time to stand up for human rights. Take the time to help someone who thinks the world had stopped caring. Take the time to let corrupt government superpowers know that you refuse to sit still.

Choice? What Choice?

Barrack Obama sucks. John Mccain sucks more.

Seriously, it's barely even a choice. It's more like voting for the lesser of two evils. I must admit, I had the smallest amount of hope in Barrack Obama's campaign when it began. Not that I like him personally-just that I thought he might actually CHANGE things. But now that he's going on about residual forces in Iraq, I'm done.

And McCain? If he gets to be president, you might as well just kill me now. Tom Morello said it best:

"Can a country that elected George W. Bush, twice, elect someone who comes across like that is unclear to me," he said. "If America elects [Republican Senator John] McCain, well, then maybe we don't deserve better than McCain. In the most recent congressional election, the Democrats were elected to stop the war, and like cowardly dogs, they failed to do that. No matter who is in office, it's our responsibility to take the wheel of history in our hands, if we want to see a different and better world than the one we live in now."