This in no way suggests my political beliefs... ellipse and rhetorical question, anyone?

So on America's newest, most appealing new medium for political conversation and "look-at-me"-isms, Facebook.com, has probably changed hundreds of millions of lives by now. After hundreds of thousands joined in support, nearly 500 dollars were donated to Darfur. Facebook finally makes politics "cool," since you know what all your friends are doing. Finally... a way to get through to the children. Regardless, the reason I'm here to blog to you today is the latest Facebolitical campaign, "Day of Silence 2007." Here is a sample of what they're peddling:

The Day of Silence is an annual event held to commemorate and protest anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools. Students and teachers nationwide will observe the day in silence to echo the silence that LGBT and ally students face everyday. In it's 11th year, the Day of Silence is one of the largest student-led actions in the country.

Basically, they're trying to alienate those expressing their feelings about gays, which is un-American. They are BULLYING these innocent racists and gay-haters. Bastards.

Seriously:
This could legitimately be halted if the protest goes on in public schools and is enough to "disturb the peace." Although this might seem like a violation of rights, protest legally should not interfere this way, and besides, those participating are not imploring the government for anything (and by the way it had to be a schoolday, since nobody would ever give up a weekend). If people are quiet during classes, or if the event just affects the day enough to warrant the label "disturbance," it can be canceled, and will be appealed, naturally, but the child will lose. However, since it's a one-day thing, and most won't actually be silent the WHOLE day (some are mute), the likelihood of intervention is almost nilcho (mmmm non-existant nacho)
I think homophobia and racism are usually inveterate conditions, usually stemming from childhood, household, and work environment or compelling personal experiences and people that profoundly affected (or consistently were in) the lives of those harboring them. Such deep hatred is a complicated issue, and not doing anything about it all at once across the country for a day probably won't do shit, and if it does anything, it will only force hateful people to swallow their true emotions instead of confronting and dealing with them. I think we should just have a GAY HISTORY MONTH!!! That would SOooooOOoo totally work! Nah, I think that the best way to convince those with hatred (many are almost/just are incurable) that gays are equals is to distinguish homosexuality from a sin and show the beauty of what homosexuals can accomplish (just as much as a heterosexual can). History should be taught. Discussions and confrontations should take place. Or, maybe, if we close our mouths and eyes and look up to the skies, they will see the error of their ways.

Additionally, this marks the start of a new type of TLP: fewer, longer, de-sucked posts. They will usually be literary, sometimes just normal blogospherical goodness. This would be the latter. However, I will be updating at least once a week from now on, to hopefully build up a place where i can edit papers and save them someday, in case I need some for college or if I elect to be a writer. I just deleted a 10 line long "to be or not to be" joke... thank me later, PAX SYROMANA BITCHES


EDIT:
I forgot to add that they're selling t-shirts. How noble

My Ears are Bleeding Ecstasy (The Other Kind)

That was the most amazing concert I've seen... no question

Here's the gist of what I want to blog so I don't forget

The lead singer for the opening act, The Pretenders, was ambiguously hot. She could have been really old and wrinkly, but i couldn't tell

They were good, but no question the who were just too good

solo to who are you was particularly nice

wont get fooled again scream was the best ive heard save POSSIBLY the kids are alright

only way to tell if the songs over: does pete do the splits?

The keyboarder looked really apathetic no matter how crazy the band was. turns out it was actually the keyboard tech subbing for the keyboardist who's in England with his sick wife. pete asked the crowd to pray for him

The first song began on a differently fingered chord than usual, so i didnt recognize it until the 2nd chord: I Can't Explain. Each song was amazing, from that to The Seeker, which was in a slightly different rhythm, then Substitute, and the set list also included the following
Wire and Glass (Tea & Theatre was at the end), Tommy's Overture/Underture, Amazing Journey (after PBW), Pinball Wizard (1st encore), See Me Feel Me, a VERY long My Generation, WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN (Zak Starkey NAILED his drum fills), Baba O'Riley, which was probably the highlight of the show when it came on just after Wire & Glass, Man in a Purple Dress (Daltrey was standing on an amp the whole time, the rest of the band just kinda left cept Pete), WHO ARE YOU, which had some subpar synth but amazing guitar, You Better You Bet, which was awesome (introed with "this is a song i wrote for you" just as who are you was), Eminence Front, introed by "this is a song about people who think they're smarter than they really are," Real Good Lookin Boy, apparently about elvis and written by daltrey partially??!?!!, and Mike's Post Theme, about TV theme songs

This is crude info, but I just want it down. I'll polish it for ya later

Pete tried to spin his guitar in the air after Tea & Theatre, which was superb, and he couldn't quite get a hold of it. It fell and made an awful racket, but then the two standing together was all the more poignant. Pete threw a wad of guitar picks out to the crowd at the end, and as he left, he just said "you sad fuckers"
everyone laughed, and he just waved silently as he left, but one has to wonder just how much he truly meant it. people clamoring for GUITAR PICKS... still, i know i wouldve, and i hope he still loves his fans


If i had to review this concert, it would honestly be a 10/10 JUST because of the sheer amazingness of hearing the who...

Suggestions?

I've been reading a few blogs, and I read a few articles, to learn how to be a better blogger. Someday, I would like to have one, maybe in college, so that everyday I could hope that maybe I hit it big and have a shot at becoming the next Fark, Digg, or CNN. Of course, the odds of me EVER becoming as rich as the guy who made Digg are impossible, and Fark was pretty cool at first. I'm sure I could do the rest if I felt like it.
Creating and adding to The Babbler (the name will change soon) has begun to feel almost like homework... sitting down and trying to be entertaining to the faceless few who take time out of their lives to humor me, which I appreciate immensely. But NOW, it must be changed. i have plenty of other things, i have single scenes from plays, stanzas of poetry (mostly humorous), and other crap laying around. if anyone would like to see it, i will post it here. No, I never will show you in person and will never copy and paste it onto AIM. Sorry.
Not being funny like that is liberating... which is why i do it all the time. Now I have $I-I1+ to do, so please, get back to me if you have any recommendations for what you'd like to see here. I have lots to say, and here i can allow you to not listen to the boring parts.
PAX