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Presidential Debate ton.

Isn't it funny how with xangas, blogs, & livejournals, one can read the intimate journals of people to whom one's never spoken? I was following random links on xanga and started reading one by a girl in my German class. [She uses "ton" and "tom" instead of the multisyllabic and thus far too much effort for an apathetic teenager "tonight" and "tomorrow." Clever, no?]

I promised my lunch table tod that if Bush wins the election [which of course he won't because the American people are far too clever for that], I shall dye my hair black and come to school dressed in mourning the next day. Mourning the future of America, the ignorance of the electorate, et c. I'll be totally hardcore gothic!

Talking of lunchtime conversation, Ryan is on a campaign to get people to undress for him.

Considering my complete inability to say 'no' [also responsible for me saying I would go to a Move On meeting ton; btw, tangent: is it bad if you start to hate one of yr friends for their politics?], you'd think I would have got nekkid in a second, but surprisingly, I did manage to decline.

Why people wear clothes

  • Being naked feels vulnerable
  • People are uncomfortable with their bodies
  • There's a fear of rejection, ridicule

    It requires a lot of trust to undress for someone. I would only get naked in a relationship that involved fucking. And apologies, Ryan, but ours does not. [If I needed the money, I might get naked for art students, but only art students I'd never met before, for the veil of anonymity.]

    Or maybe if that slut Eve didn't take the fruit, we would all still be naked and unashamed!

    In German we were supposed to choose the most important book in history and half the bloody class picked 'die Bibel.' People have no originality. I chose Darwin's "The Origin of Species" just to be contrary. And because that answer is to the Bible as the Darwin fish is to the Jesus fish. [This amuses me. Yep, because I recognise evolution, I trust my eternal soul to Charles Darwin, nineteenth century English naturalist.]

    And now I shall leave you with this parting thought: tomorrow is Friday.

    Ooh, no, wait, I have a better one. Happy birthday, Beki!

  • 11 Comments

    Nate said:

    It's a scary thing thinking that he could win. I can't comprehend why anyone would want him to.
    Someone was strongly supporting the patriot act. It's really hard to see that. Kate i really would trust the country in your hands. I'm voting for you this year. Would you want to be president?

    Matthow! said:

    Hi there Katherine.
    I agree with you on some stuff. Darwin fish rox my sox


    God, I sure hope you are dead.

    matt said:

    oh btw, its me, matt d.

    Eddie DeVere said:

    I'm wearing pink because I was inspired by LEGALLY BLONDE. As soon as I get to Cambridge, I'm going to join a sorority.

    Suchita said:

    hi there! you commented on my xanga about 10 years ago..and I didn't see it, then..when I did..I replied back on YOUR xanga.
    But I was talking to Lauren the other day..and somehow a convo about her other friends came up..and I was like "oh hey! one of your friends commented on my site.." and I told her about where I replied..so she said "yeah, she doesn't use that anymore." and of course, I wouldn't want anyone to think I just neglected to reply...so that is the reason for my incredibly LONG comment! :-)

    yuck. i watched the debates and Bush made me want to laugh/cry...with his weird facial expressions and horrible comebacks... but the thing is..most of the ppl who I've talked to ARE voting for him, only to 'not change leadership while in the middle of a war' eh, iuno. i just can't stand him.

    Well, this is it for my looong comment..I hope it posts well..I've never commented on one of these so I dunno what I'm supposed to do...farewell!

    KT said:

    My house was debate central. Well, my father and I were watching it on many a station, and my mom was watching it on PBS, and my brother was out at some debate watching party.

    I'm quite glad you didn't just throw off your clothing. ;-)

    KT said:

    Or am I...

    Will! Bruce! said:

    I would only get naked in a relationship that involved fucking.

    -Will the Moderate.

    Dee said:

    Help me out K8.

    Kerry said in effect that he will save Iraq by expanding the Coalition [of Idiots--TerAHsa Kerry] to win the wrong war, in the wrong place, and at the wrong time?

    So you belive he can do this? He can swindle these countries to give troops and money to support our diversion on the War on Terror?

    Hell, if he can, he's got MY vote.

    beck said:

    THAT'S A FANTASTIC PARTING THOUGHT.

    Ruairi said:

    Bush is going to win, Nader would destroy America into a better place, and Kerry would have my vote if I could give it. I hate politics.

    Being naked's funny. It just is. When you take it all off, all your insecurities go with it. I love imagining people naked, like Dr. Burt and Mr. Kelley and President Bush and Bill Clinton... The big guys. The guys that are the most powerful fellows in the world, completely stripped of their clothing. What's left? Only a perfect body. We're all perfect, when it's all gone. *sighs happily*

    Meh. I'll talk about this on my blog.

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