Ugh Allyson, I can't believe that asshole wrote to you in that tone. What a wad. But in another way, he did just give you proof positive that you're not losing out on anyone worth meeting.

Worth repeating.

Happy Birthday Aimee!

I figured out what they were saying, but what makes graffiti official?

They're taking the linguistic angle of graffiti as "inscribed" in the form of governmental warnings, instructions, "how to take said medicine" and the reason for why on earth there's that "be careful, that drink can be hot" icon on coffee cups, etc.. Ends up with a lovely Orwellian paragraph how today's mass democracies enforce paradoxical way of governance.

Truly a wonderful article, mostly by being very articulate.

(This is for my paper on Anthropology of Violence class, on which I take graffiti and try to see what others said about the relations between graffiti and space. My thesis claims that different attitudes towards the urban space causes the "iconclash" of graffiti. It's mostly about the private/public so-called segregation).

You guys, I'm wiped out. I couldn't even spell coffee right. And I need to start studying to my Statistics final. Hello, painful archnemesis. Arrrrrrgh.

And I need to start studying to my Statistics final. Hello, painful archnemesis. Arrrrrrgh.

Studies have shown that the statistics arch-nemesis can be defeated 78.32% of the time.

Good luck, Shir....

A followup to something I linked to earlier:

Cat cleared of illegal porn charges

File this one under "LOLcats in real life." A Florida man accused of downloading over 1,000 illegal child porn images tried to lay the blame on his cat. Allegedly, the cat would jump on his owner's keyboard, and the offending images would just appear. The cat had the last laugh, though, as police have now ruled him out as a suspect.

After failing to win the cops over with his implausible tale, the man faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography. He's now being held on $250,000 bail as he awaits trial. Meanwhile, the cat is staying with relatives. Presumably, no illegal photos have appeared on their computers, but I'm sure they're keeping a close eye on the suspicious feline.

Studies have shown that the statistics arch-nemesis can be defeated 78.32% of the time.

Which is still higher than my class' average in the first time the test was given (I never took it - two days before I had a another huge test, and no chance I'll be able to study everything in time).

Oh, and thanks! God knows I'm gonna need all the luck in the world coming Thursday.

Cat cleared of illegal porn charges

"Your honor, I thought it was kitty porn..."

I murdered the hated bush out front. Pruning would be too kind a word. I'm going to still have to borrow the proffered saw from my neighbor to finish up the job, but I have 4 bags of branches as proof something was accomplished.

My hands are going to hurt tomorrow. Still want to walk the lake, but I think it is too hot for that after this activity. I'm filthy.

They're taking the linguistic angle of graffiti as "inscribed" in the form of governmental warnings, instructions, "how to take said medicine"

So they're writing about things like the signs by the elevators at my last company, the ones that said "In case of fire, do not take elevators. Take 'exit' stairs?" Those are the ones that left me wondering, "Are they just exit stairs? Can't I use them to enter? How are exit stairs different from regular stairs? Do they not really 'exit' at all?"

That too, Ginger. I believe that part is somewhere between the "infantialize the consumers", the rise of the risk society and of course, Foucault's "docile bodies".

Can't do statistics. Going to stare at the tv and drink minted-lemonade.