daylight

i really like staying up late.

i really like meeting new people and making friends.

i really like making videos.

i love you.

regarding the current state of iran

my friend james wrote this, i'm copying it because it expresses my heart well.



Over the last few days, I've been following #IranElection on Twitter as closely as anyone, and never in my life have I been more horrified.

After a fixed election, the majority of the civilians have taken to the street in protest, and at an increasing rate, they are being arrested and SNIPED from the tops of buildings and helicopters. They are being shanked by plain clothes Basij, the soldiers loyal to the false "leader".

But they don't stop. They protests and rallies are getting bigger every day. These people are leaving their homes and putting their lives at risk because they are tired of being beaten down on. They are tired of being prisoners. They want to be free, and the courage that they continue to show in defense of basic human rights is incredible to me. I can only hope I would do the same.

And as I wrote that last paragraph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsOPOmmdjZc

a man was shot in the face by a sniper. they are not fighting back, they are not using violence. they're just being killed.

i dont know exactly why i wrote this. i just care. im deeply disturbed by what's happening in Iran at this very moment but possibly even more by the fact that aside from maybe 3 of the people that I'm in some way connected to through this website, no one else does.

If you don't, fine. I can't make you. But if you do, say something. Spread the word. Innocent people are being murdered because they want freedom.

Sound familiar?

win

the plus and minus format makes blogging so much easier.

+ my current favorite song:

married life - michael giacchino
("Up" soundtrack)

+ trees, beaches, letters, cd's, flash drives

+ i got final cut pro (and photoshop) from someone amazing. they will remain nameless so they don't get in trouble or something.

- unfortunately it goes screwy when i log and capture, so i can't upload any footage. however, i'm determined to work around this. it might be an issue with my camera? i don't know.

+ the lakers are amazing.

+ isaac graduated middle school :D
+/- isaac is going into high school.
+ aannnnd he got the seafarers expansion for graduation. wooooooooo

+/- summer school starts in nine days
+ i'm hooked on grey's anatomy


okay.
enough + & -ing
this is what i've been listening to recently:

i'm still as obsessed with boards of canada as ever.

but i'm also still as broke as ever, so i can't afford to buy any of their other albums right now. which means i'll just have to be happy with the campfire headphase for a little longer. but don't worry, i'm actually 100% okay with that.

well.
i wish i had more interesting things to write about.
goodbye for now. :)

Within some amount of time recently:

let's try something new!
(okay!)

+ i went up to glendale and stayed with ian for a few days
+ we lit smoke bombs
+ james (franks) came over :D
+ ian and i saw animal collective
+ it was incredible

- the merch table sucked
+/- we had to sit on the balcony:
it didn't really suck. i guess it just made things different.
i mean, i still thoroughly enjoyed the show for the most part.

+ meeting charlie, halo, music, ian's house in general (amazing)
- left glendale

+/- continue the job hunt
- still no video editing software

+ kara came down.
+ liz and i taught her settlers.
- now she is amazing at it.

+ canyon (with ginger & mae leah!), more fireworks, 28 days later

+ we tie dyed. mine was lakers colors. :D
+ late night conversations eventually evolving into mindless tired insanity.
+ i like grey's anatomy now (quite a lot)
- kara left.

+ the lakers played beautifully


+ 75-100

annnd
+ i wrote a new song on piano that i like very much.

:D

woohoo!

(+ plus and minus idea came from the brain of staycie)