Bitch is the New Black

As I type I have CNN on split screen, eagerly watching and hoping that Hilary pulls it out of the flames and beats Obama. Shawn and I have spent the last hour ranting back and forth about American Foreign Policy - aka Imperialism. Now I understand as Shawn mentioned that he wanted Hilary to have more grace. But the reality is - it isn't a beauty pageant - she's not competing on a platform of world peace and perfect makeup for all. We've required that she masculinate herself in order to play with the "big boys," and yet we call her a cold hearted bitch. Well she is and isn't that what you want? You want a president who doesn't act with a knee jerk reaction, someone who's cool, calm and collected? Someone who isn't going to use a phrase like evil empire, axis of evil, someone who isn't going to act without unilateral support, someone who doesn't have more bravado than brains.

Well on that note before I rant on about American Foreign policy and all the presidents Shawn and I decided really"muck"'d up the US in recent years - and funny enough Clinton wasn't on that list though Carter, Reagan, Nixon and the Bush's were -hmm I think we can determine we're both Democrats from that list...

I've been blogging just not here...

I've been desperately trying to give my vegan blog some love even though I've yet to re-acquire my beloved camera. That and I've been trying to determine the order of topics to be discussed - 1. Weather 2. Church issues 3. American foreign policy - does that sound good? Well I thought so initially but now I'm not so sure... but I'm going to try and tie them altogether.

I've been reading Naomi Klein's, Shock Doctrine - and I realized that while I'm familiar with a lot of it - I wasn't as familiar as I believe I or even we should be, in the sense that while she is writing to support and by extension enrage as specific portion of society by vilifying the US's foreign policy (rightfully so) and demonstrating that socialism just like democracy and well all forms of government can lay the ground work for power distortions and ultimately dictatorships of varying degrees. These ruler-ships occur when power is concentrated and there is money to be had at the expense of an undereducated overly government supported people - where there is an idealist relationship between government and people, grave events happen.

On my way to Donald's yesterday to pick up ingredients for the best darn vegan brunch ever, this thought came to mind - I wonder how many people can name the other September 11th's that US foreign policy brought into fruition? Then as I was lost in thought, as is common a couple with a child passed me - dad with dreads and facial piercings and mom dressed with the jeans, dress and sweaterish combo - very East Vancouver ghetto-ish were we live - but that had me thinking about the Church. In that Tenth is growing due to a surge in young adults and newly married not families, now granted Vancouver is one of the most expensive places to live but I wonder if for the sake of luxuries we are abandoning our city? Now maybe because I'm left leaning who knows but I would love to live in East Vancouver with my family however that looked for two big reasons: ethnic and societal diversity. But I know many in the Christian community are concerned that such an environment would serve to function as Sodom and Gomorrah did for Lot's family - too much temptation - I would disagree - I believe our closed minded, almost xenophobic Church structure is more of a risk. To believe that because you live in Surrey, Maple Ridge or Abbotsford that your kids are more likely to turn out "good" - just go look at the kids the private schools in those areas pump out...

Well that's enough out of me today I promise less dry more humor filled blogs - but right now I'm off to get this day started.

Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aletteke/484287096/ - the tree don't look like that quite yet, but give it one week of sun and all the cherry blossoms will be out...

Boy, Oh Boy...

If you aren't a reader of my other blog, you should be, because then you would know that I just this past weekend sojourned across the border to the land of the catcall and pickup line. I know the US is known for a lot of other things, but apparently sexually aggressive men is one of their lesser known commodities. I've said it before - I don't look at you like that so don't look at me like that, and I guess I can expand that to - if you wouldn't say that with your mother next to you, then why would you say that? It wasn't just the lame pick up attempt or the cat call, every service guy seems to not be aware that the line between customer service friendly and trying to get my number number friendly is one that they've crossed. It's unnerving and offensive at times.
And at the same time I cannot seem to get anyone interested in me on this dating site. Yes I'm aware of the hypocrisy of that statement. Yes, I have made it public that I believe I'm not to marry - and maybe all this is evidence of that. I'm not sure. But I do find it a big fascinating as a whole, when I've made the attempt to be friendly - and the response has been cold - versus the one blond, feminist none the less gets the attention. Hmm. Well in the end at least I've found another vegan, tattoo menno - so I guess the two of us can join forces in our attempts...

The pic? Well lets just say that's a pretty good representation of the guys who tried quite lamely I might add to pick us up on Friday night. It's couresty of http://flickr.com/photos/74561290@N00/