newswriting, slanty eyed mama and more

So, I finally got a 9 on a news story for class, and I do think it was deserved. I think I'll post it here, as soon as I can figure out which jump drive I put it on. I have so many these days.

I'm going to buy an iPod from this girl in my building. She's selling everything attached for pretty cheap, but it's 2 gigs. If I was going to have all my music on an iPod, I'd have to buy one that was 80 gigs or more. I have so much now. Too much to listen to, but if I want to hear something, I can damn well find it.

So, I hear that the Senate voted to have a timetable for troops to leave Iraq, but Bush vetoed it. I don't really know why he's pressing the issue. He's almost done. Get over yourself and let the next person elected clean up your fucking mess. It's obvious now that we can't just "pull out" of Iraq after coming in and attempting change over there, but come on. I have some friends there, some friends of mine have fathers there...etc. It would be nice to say we had never gone, but now that we have, now that Bush wants to make everyone else like us, because we're so fucking great, we've got a much larger problem on our hands than we can efficiently manage. At least with him still in office.

I didn't attend Drinking Liberally last night. Instead, I went to see Slanty Eyed Mama in the Humanities Lecture Hall. It was really good, despite technical difficulties at first, and I think I'll be able to use their performance in my 'zine. Luckily, Grace was there, and asked whether or not they were feminists. Kate's answer was sufficient, but she managed to say they are all inclusive and probably everything-ists. Later she said, "Whatever your ism is..." I thought that was cute. I have to say that these women were gorgeous. It doesn't matter, but it's true. I'm so happy that I went. The music was controversial and politically correct. And Kate was super-intelligent and pretty articulate. She said "dope" and "hot" and some other things that I found funny. They are going to be playing at the Smithsonian as keynote speakers! I love when smart women wail all over the mic. How refreshing!

That's all for now. Tune in later.