lately.

the past two nights I've coincidentally (or maybe by fate, hah) checked my phone at the precise time of 11:11. now, i'll take that as a sign of good luck. i've been feeling great lately, but also like a stranger amongst familiar faces (figuratively speaking, of course). shits been weird, but as it's said, that's life - though i'll be fighting it.

the great [snow] storm of '10 is upon us and it's slowly suffocating us in snow . . . into our empty homes, silent rooms, and mediocre lives. but hey, for a day or two, i'm perfectly fine with that. i get to catch up on my sleep and . . . well that's it, though we're all probably better off sleeping when we're dead.

I heard today a man was pulled from the rubble in haiti after almost a [fucking] month trapped beneath collapsed homes and dead streets. amazing. he was dazed and shaken up, but all right. put that into perspective. the kind souls of the good ol' U.S of A are flying injured children into the country in order to receive proper medical care. now, this is a lovely gesture and a great thing to do, but what about the kids and individuals in our own country? our own states?? our own towns??? shouldn't we be taking care of them? shouldn't they be they ones we feed and cloth and empathize? yes, i realize i sound much like a socialist, communist punk ass kid, but isn't it true?

like in 2005 when hurricane katrina destroyed new orleans and the south. soon after that, if you can recall, there was a huge, deadly earthquake in pakistan. almost IMMEDIATELY, the USA sent goods and supplies and aid to the country, while its own people suffered terribly, waiting and pleading for help.

just some food for thought.