Bringing my two worlds together

When the President Talks to God

When the President talks to God
Are the conversations brief or long
Does he ask to rape our women’s rights
And send poor farm kids off to die
Does God suggest an oil hike
When the President talks to God

When the President talks to God
Are the consonants all hard or soft.
Is he resolute all down the line
Is every issue black or white
Does what God say ever change his mind
When the President talks to God

When the President talks to God
Does he fake that drawl or merely nod
Agree which convicts should be killed
Where prisons should be built and filled
Which voter fraud must be concealed

When the President talks to Godv
I wonder which one plays the better cop
We should find some jobs, the ghetto’s broke
‘No, they’re lazy George, I say we don’t
Just give ‘em more liquor stores and dirty coke’
That’s what God recommends

When the President talks to God
Do they drink Near Beer and go play golf
While they pick which countries to invade
Which Muslim souls still can be saved
I guess God just calls a spade a spade
When the President talks to God

When the President talks to God
Does he ever think that maybe he’s not
That, that voice is just inside his head
When he kneels next to the presidential bed
Does he ever smell his own bullshit
When the President talks to God

My coming trip...

In my travels this summer I will be heading to Cuba among many other places. In Cuba I am hoping to take a lot of pictures as well as talk to the locals to get to know the culture better. I'm going to do a little write-up when I'm done and hope to provide a well rounded look into the political and cultural aspects of Cuba. There are alot of good things that many people don't know about Cuba that I'd like to bring to light. In hanging out with latin american activist folks I've observed that most of these people spend most of their time defending Castro as well as other leftist leaders in south and central america. I would agree that these leaders aren't as bad as most American people think but there are also things that these activist folks ignore. For example, why, if as they say, Cuba is such a great place and Castro isn't that bad, do people risk their lives getting to America. Also, I heard a story from some people who hired a kid to drive them around for a day when they were in Cuba and he was a little scared that he might get arrested if anyone knew that they hired him...because he's not an official taxi driver.

My question to you folks is this...if you were to interview people in Cuba, what would you want to find out more about? What questions would you ask people or what subjects would you discuss? I know a few things I'd like to learn but what about you. I need a little help here to be more creative in my interview(ings). Please point other people in the direction of this blog so that I can get as much feedback on the subject as possible before I head off. For now I'm going to Montana! Thanks!!

What's the matter with the kids today?

Today I went to the college that I'll be attending for the next few years (San Jose State University) to take care of some business. I went into the Political Science department head's office to figure out what it is that I need to do to be successful in the program - maybe to get some advice on special things to do in order to make the most of the program. He was a pompous asshole. That was the first thing that made my excitement about going to school there dwindle.

Then I went to register for a writing test that I have to take in order to enroll in any of the upper division courses. The girl (my age) who was running the little office there kept using the word "HELLA". This is a word I don't like. I associate it with stuck up valley type people...you know, yuppies. It's something rich kids say. They say it before everything. For example, "Me and Marcy went to the mall today and had a HELLA fun time. We ate HELLA food at Baja Fresh and it was HELLA good dawg. We're gonna HELLA party HELLA hard this weekend at Jimmy's HELLA big house. It's gonna be HELLA tite!" Walking through the campus I heard that word in conversations. IT WAS HELLA STUPID!!

Then, I'm walking along and I see a guy walking toward me. He looked my age, seemed like a normal dude just from looking at him. As he got right next to me, he took one big step and off he went on his fucking Heelies...you know, those shoes with the wheel in the heel that send thousands of kids to the hospitals each month. Come on dude you in your twenties. That might be okay for a 6 year old but not for a college student!

A few months ago I was having a conversation with someone who graduated from that college. He encouraged me to get involved with student groups within my area of focus so I can get to know people and feel like I'm part of the community, that it may pay off some day when I need a job or some sort of connection. Judging from what I saw at the place today I'm pretty damn certain that getting to know people at that school wont do much good for me. There's a good chance that it might even lessen my chances of achieving some level of greatness. I'm still excited to be finally going to a 4 year university but I'm not looking forward to having to be around those people. Yes, because I think I am better than them!