I've been looking at the Dreams for Darfur website, and I have a few comments. Their site is basicallly asking everyone to boycott the Olympics, because:
1. China is supporting Sudan's government more than any one else
2. Because China is offering this support, the government can still function, and kill it's people.
3. Why is the government killing it's people? I've been researching it, and I can't find a good answer. Not that there ever is a good answer when it comes to murdering another. The most I've found is: oil. For the past 50 years the government has led attacks on some section of its country because it does not want that section to have shares in the oil. At least that is what I have gathered from my research and readings. Please correct me if I am wrong. I know that it isn't just oil, and the problem is so much more complex and screwed up than that. But oil plays a large part.
Which is why I'm glad gas prices are going up. Now people are interested in finding different fuel sources, carpooling, and thinking twice where they are going and if they really need to. It makes me sad that it took gas prices being high, not an overall concern for the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and global warming for people to realize that oil may not be the best energy source, but whatever works.
The high price of gas has made me stay home a lot more, and I really don't mind. I'm spending more time with my family, with Glen, and with Kristin...at home. We play card games, talk, and have gotten into Eternal Sonata. I never thought I would be playing RPGs, but this one is AMAZING. I can't do it justice by explaining what it is about, but it has so many different levels of the game. It's a lot better than dungeon runners. Just know that.
And the game is about Chopin! The background music is so pretty. I fell asleep hearing it in my head (is that weird?) and slept peacefully.
Pretty much I'm really happy right now, and I'm tired (yes Terri tired) of trying to do things all the time and not just being. I'm still trying to find things to do all the time at home, but at least I'm not running all over town doing it. Does that count?
Also read XKCD for the past couple of days. Hilarious!
Sunday, June 15, 2008 | ramble by Anonymous at 1:51 PM |
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Do you think that the world would be a worse place if nothing bad happened? Just asking...
I don't really understand all this nonsense of crap but it kind of seems to be neccessary...... I don't know what I'm saying. I'm just wondering if things have to be bad sometimes in order for things to seem good.
I think it's awesome that money is what drives people.
OH MY FREAKING GOSH LAURA ZAK IS TIRED OF ALWAYS DOING THINGS?!?!?!? NO WAY!!! Laura I am going to have to say that I don't believe you. Sorry. I think it's your nature... but I am sure you have chilled out some which makes me very proud!! I suppose it counts a little bit that you aren't running loose around Lubbock but not a whole lot since you bring out Scategories all the time! ALL THE TIME!
I think everyone should just slow down a little bit sometimes and just be. I am very very glad to hear that you are sometimes just being! Well at least just being in your Laura doing something way.
Here's a good "activity" to start just being.... well I think it is at least... ok you know the Killers song The River Is Wild? I LOVE the line that says "listen to the sound of the world and watch it turn" You shoudl try it! Wherever yo are just listen to the world! And then just look around and watch it turn... maybe that's weird but I really enjoy it...
I'm in Glen's room...and nothing is turning in here. Just kidding, I like that idea. That is what I really like about running. The other night it was really pretty, and there were these HUGE storm clouds that were accented by the sunset, and I got to stare at them for an hour and not have to worry about anything or do anything, just run. It was nice.
I know that you mean being is not doing anything, but being.
And you're right. I'm not tired of always doing things. I probably always will. But I'm trying to make myself stop doing things as much as I usually do.
SMALL STEPS.
When I was dating Brendan, I was wondering why there was bad, and he told me that if there wasn't bad we wouldn't recognize or appreciate the good. We have to have opposites I guess.
I was also thinking that if the world was only good, wouldn't it be heaven?
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