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In your house, your daddy's car
You salt the slugs, keep at bay
Happy when your eyes are closed
In vogue this year I hate your kind
I just can't stop
You salt the slugs, keep at bay
Happy when your eyes are closed
In vogue this year I hate your kind
I just can't stop
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+2General Commentblah blah blah americans are stupid and we don't like them, except i guess it's cool when they buy our music and come to our shows
0General Commentwell since nobody's commented on this yet.. i'll just say that they obviously don't seem to be speaking positiveky about americans.. it's pretty much saying we're spoiled "your daddy's car".. and that we're ignorant "happy when your eyes are closed".. "salt the slugs, keep at bay" could be a war reference.. b/c when you put salt on slugs they shrivel up n die.. so they're probably thinking that we just start wars overseas for no reason.. while we just sit at home layed back stirring up unneccessary problems.. personally im insulted but i love bloc party so it's ok.. i dk what the last two lines mean but that's the best i can do..
0General CommentHe's not talking about ALL american kids, just the 'daddys girl' vally types...
the reference to "salt the slugs" is basically saying "you think your better than everyone else"...
I'm sure most americans also hate that type, but it only seems the US that has them.
like whatevevvvver...
0General Commentthink clueless, think thats type of american kid.
spoilt rich kids.
0General Comment^^ think clueless......that type of american kid.
spoilt rich brats.
0General CommentThis just shows the stereotypical americans, how they think they're better than every1 else (salt the slugs) but its actually fake, like putting on an act (happy wen ur eyes are closed). British people dont really like Americans!bloc_party15on December 05, 2005 Link
0General Commentvery few people other than americans like americans, except for iranians maybe
0General Commenti just wanted to let you know..anyone who agreed with this song and to bloc party themselves..this song is completely racist and ironically youre ignorant if youre going stereotype american kids as i g n o r a n t , spoiled, and unruley trouble-makers. Any kid is a trouble-maker..anyone in any country including britain can be spoiled..and let me tell you american kids as a majority may seem ignorant..but as individuals it is up to that person to become aware. and my biggest point it isnt the kids of america especially..and not even the people of america that decide to treat other countries as inferiorities..it is our sometimes stupid goverment. and i will admit our stupid president. but dont think because of a small group of government officials all of america looks down on other countries and their people. if you havnt guessed it already i am american. and i have recently spent a few months in africa on an aids relief program where i have directly helped other people in need. so please consider ending the stereotype of snobby ignorant americans.september surf 16on January 01, 2006 Link
0General Commentracist??? American is not a race. It's a nationality, and one that thinks it's a lot greater than the rest of the world. Bloc Party are outspokenly against the American-led wars and the negative and unhealthy American influence on modern culture. That's fair enough... a lot of people are.
0General CommentWow, Brits against Americans. When I listened to this song, I was really saddened. I mean, I was born and raised in Kansas City MO. In America, and half of my family is from the BWI so I deal with Americans 75% of the year and Brits 25% of the year, and I have to say that we are all the same. Some Brits are agressive, pompous, and self centered ("We speak english, THEY speak American") And Americans are too. Don't judge our country by our president, I dont think that Brits are lap dogs like Blair, because they arent. We are all people, you have wealthy people in Britian that act like the valley girls in America. Jesus.
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Bang! goes the gun for the Caribbean 600; is anything quite as pretty as a big fleet of big boats racing into the tropical blue sea? Nice editing work from the RORC guys on this start video from yesterday; track 'em and watch the rolling leaderboard here. Argue about the race, monohulls and multihulls, and what an asshole Mr. Clean is here.
For bonus coverage, check out Comanche bowman Shannon Falcone, publishing short vids during the race on Instagram.
February 23rd, 2016 by admin
If 500 miles a day isn't cruisey enough for you, how about a metre-long barracuda coming over the stern? Shannon Falcone posts this pretty pre-sashimi shot from the Charleston to Antigua delivery on the eve of the already-a-legend RORC Caribbean 600. Go to Instagram to find the usual advice from the ciguaphobic.
While the RORC's only major fuckup – a useless registration system that makes it tough to find anything but an overall entry list – makes it hard to give you exact links, the quality of the fleet and the stories that abound make it worth watching:
Biggest fleet ever? Check.
MOD70 match race featuring the most successful British sailing recordbreaker ever against France's most-revered shorthanded sailor? Check.
Dozens of schooner sailors flinging 200-footers around like massive wooden dinghies? Check.
Two of America's newest maxi canters, one of them with a serious fishing pedigree? Check.
Race starts tomorrow morning. What's not to love? Track here.
- Tags: antigua, Caribbean 600, comanche, fishing, shannon falcone
February 21st, 2016 by admin
To no one's surprise, Lloyd Thornburg's Phaedo^3 absolutely obliterated the Caribbean 600 race record with a 33h35m30s elapsed time, beating the previous time set by an ORMA 60 by 6 and a half hours – some 15 percent. Brian Thompson, Michel Desjoyeaux, and Lloyd did all the driving, and when we spoke to him a few minutes ago, he said he owed "a huge debt of gratitude to Michel for his amazing help – without him, we'd never have been able to turn this project around so quickly." Thornburg only purchased the MOD-70 in January, and is seriously excited to bring his new weapon to the Heineken before taking it North for the NY-UK Transatlantic Race and the Fastnet.
The rest of the fleet is struggling through light air, and turbo Volvo 70 Maserati never got away from Bella Mente before losing their canting mechanism and withdrawing; track the fleet here, and check the thread for pics and video.
Team Phaedo/Ocean Images photo.
- Tags: brian thompson, Caribbean 600, michel desjoyeaux, MOD 70, phaedo, RORC
February 24th, 2015 by admin
The Michel Desjoyeaux-led MOD 70 crew of Lloyd Thornburg's Phaedo^3 was loosely aware of the Farr 115 Sojana's long-standing 4h37m43s 'round Antigua record when they went out for their first practice sail today; they put the pedal down on the trimaran and shattered it to pieces. Unofficially, the new record is 2h44m15s, and the top speed the crew remembers seeing is somewhere around 35 knots…unofficially.
Big thanks to Team Phaedo/Ocean Images for the beautiful aerial shots; here's another one of her coming right at ya!
- Tags: Caribbean 600, desjoueaux, Gunboat, MOD70, phaedo, thornburg
February 21st, 2015 by admin
There's a perfect confluence this year of a strong economy, vibrant offshore racing scene, and serious multihull acceptance in 2016, and for those reasons, we're calling it The Year Of Broken Records. Thanks to ubiquitous maxi-multihulls, MOD70s, GC32s, AC45s and the new Ultim tris, nearly every inshore and ocean racing record could fall this year, which means plenty of masts and dreams will fail, too.
First up? Team Phaedo owner Lloyd Thornburg has finally recovered from his dismasting during the last Transpac, and with a massive refit and huge new rig, he'll be assaulting the West Coast in 2016 with the now-fire engine red Gunboat 66. But Thornburg's got a nice combo of no fear and piles of time and money, and he just 'scrounged together' a MOD-70 (ex-Foncia) and shipped it across the ocean, recruiting some of the world's top multihull and ocean racers for next week's Caribbean 600. With RTW record-holder Brian Thompson, double Vendee Globe winner Mich Desj, and a crew full of talent, there's almost no conceivable way Phaedo can't shatter the existing race record of 40 hours 11 mins 5 secs set by old-school ORMA 60 Region Guadeloupe all the way back in 2009.
With the new Rambler 88 and Turbo VO70 Maserati entered in the monohull class, there's even a chance that the 40h20m monohull record set by David's Rambler 100 (ex-Speedboat) can fall, but we're expecting the first real assault on the monohull world to come from Kristy and the boys this spring.
Title shout out to a classic movie that fits…
- Tags: antigua, Caribbean 600, lloyd thornburg, phaedo, RORC
February 19th, 2015 by admin
Whaddya get when you put the youngest-ever winning skipper of the Volvo Ocean Race together with one of America's best skippers on a J/V 72 with enough time on the water now for the kinks to be worked out? At the moment, Terry Hutchinson and Moose Sanderson have helped Hap Fauth's Bella Mente to a current 1st overall, 1st in class, and less than a mile behind the all-conquering Rambler 90 in one of the world's most enjoyable races. Track them here, and there's just a few hours left for one lucky guesser to win a bottle of Oracle Team USA alum and Antigua native Shannon Falcone's home-brewed rum; we're not sure it's legal, but Shannon vowed on his Facebook page to send a bottle to whoever can get closest to the correct line honors boat and closest finish time, but you have to get it in before noon PST today (that's in a few hours). Check it out here and thanks to forss for the heads up in the thread. Tim Wright photo.
February 25th, 2014 by admin
It's the only race of this distance that's been consistently growing over the past few years, with the most diverse fleet of 100+ footers racing anywhere in the world. The course is gorgeous, the start/finish venue at the Antigua YC is spectacular, and the folks that run it are as helpful as can be. What more is there to say? Super-schooner Adela looks to have taken the Spirit of Tradition trophy, while the perpetually top performing canting 50 Privateer leads Bella Mente on CSA at the moment with the roles reversed under IRC. Phaedo couldn't pull out the handicap victory over the ass-hauling Paradox, though not for lack of trying; we've never seen a Gunboat sailed quite so much like an ocean racing cat. The Yellowbrick tracker is the best spot to check overall results; look for the 'leaderboard' tab on the bottom left of the screen.
- Tags: Caribbean 600, RORC
February 21st, 2013 by admin

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We, the fighters of the canton of Harrowgate Heath, in the eastern fringes of the Barony of Skraeling Althing do hereby cordially invite the Chivalry, fighters, fencers, archers and general populace of the Kingdoms of Ealdormere, the East, and any others that wish to attend, to a day long fighter practice to be held at Lord Micheal Eastbrooke's farm in Monkland, Ontario on Saturday September the 29, 2012.
This will be an outdoor practice and is NOT an official SCA event.
There is plenty of space for heavy fighting and fencing, and an archery range will be set up.
You are welcome to show up as early as 10 AM and we will go all day, or until all are tired.
Lunch is pot luck, bring something to share if you can. If folks are still around at dinnertime, we will probably be heading over to a nearby pub which is our usual fighter practice revelry.
Crash space will be available, as will camping at the site.
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I cleaned my house today. From corner to corner, ceiling to floor, I evicted the comfortable dust bunnies, erie cobwebs, and distant memories.
I cried today. I mourned each day I lost spiraling downward as the bunnies moved in. I cried every tear I had already felt and added four thousand more. I sat, once again, on the bathroom floor and wept irrationally like so many nights before. With knees hugged tightly to my chest, I just let myself weep.
I picked myself up today, up off that floor which displayed so clearly the neglect I've shown in my life. The rugs so caked with dirt and mire were finally hung out in the sun to gain new life.
Each messy cupboard, each closet begging for some attention, each misconstrued pile of mail I never opened was attended to. Trash bags were filled. Piles of laundry were sorted. The 6 month old eggs were tossed. Pictures were stored away.
I cleaned my house today. I say this with extreme victory in my voice. You see, I never thought I'd find myself struggling to stay afloat, too exhausted to sort the mail, too broken to plug in the vacuum. But that is where I am. Each day is a silent (or not so silent) battle to reclaim all that I allowed myself to lose. Each day is a reminder I am stronger than I thought I was, more determined, more vulnerable, more authentic. Each day, although a battle, is an obnoxious gift begging to be claimed and embraced.
Today I say this with all the joy, authenticity, vulnerability, honesty I have within me:
I cleaned my house today, tears in my eyes, sun shining in, birds singing new songs, and finally knowing there is hope on the horizon. It's funny to think the first light I'd glimpse at the end of this tunnel would be me in worn out jeans, shaking out rugs on the patio, and releasing my excuses just like I released the adorable dust bunnies back into the wild.


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Lance Armstrong, amid an apparent mass of evidence that he used performance enhancing drugs in his outstanding career, lost his Nike endorsement and stepped down from the leadership role of the cancer charity he started. What do all of these recent developments mean for his career and his accomplishments? Would it be better for him, or perhaps for his charity, if he owned up to the doping charges?
It is easy to accuse someone of a fault, but you must have knowledge to prove it. There is only accusations of Armstrong's guilt. Only he knows if he is guilty.
It is his personal self esteem to lay an answer to the accusation. Otherwise, remain silent.
The troll says there are "only accusations" against Armstrong, when more than twenty-five of his closest associates, including his cycling teammates, have testified against him. But he's more than willing to believe all the unsubstantiated nonsense he regurgitates about the president- so he isn't just an ignorant moron, he's also a hypocrite.
If his "closest teammate" associates testified against him, why wasn't he prosecuted and found guilty?
Yogi, you poor ignorant hypocrite, what Armstrong did wasn't illegal, it was unethical.
Good morning, Nashville.
Q: What do all of these recent developments mean for his (Lance Armstrong's) career and his accomplishments?
A: He has been disgraced; his wins will be deleted from the record books or marked with an asterisk, to indicate the doping allegations.
Q: Would it be better for him, or perhaps for his charity, if he owned up to the doping charges?
A: Too late for that....the man is now a pariah. That dope might have given Lance legs of steel, but they also gave him a brain of Jello...what a LOSER....that's why they call it "dope".
As a retired postal worker, I clearly remember all the fuss that the USPS made over Armstrong when they hired him to represent the USPS....they dope-tested the USPS employees, but not the spokesman for the USPS...this is typical of our society...we should start the dope-testing with the POTUS, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the state governors and legislators and all their staff...then we start testing the commoners....test the lawmakers first!
Ummm.......I remember during my first year in Journalism school I was surprised that English grammar was not more emphasized. I asked my sponsor and one of the great people in my life,Why?
He responded in only the way that he can get to the point.
(1) The 1954 Supreme Court Decisions wiped out English grammar in public schools. (At that time most children went to public schools) Just being able to make a complete coherent sentence is now what is being taught.
(2) You have about as much chance of earning a decent living with a Masters degree in
English as you do being a Blacksmith
(3) The day will come when only a person with a Masters degree in English will know whether or not a grammatical mistake has been made.
That was 1962. I think his comments were pretty much on target for todays world.
The only thing he did not say or imply that pretty much holds true today is that the underclass population has multiplied to the point that they influence politics and the culture of this country pretty much like they influenced proper grammar.
So far they have not
Loner the Stoner wants to drug test everybody! (Probably in order to determine who might be a valuable "connection.")
But seriously, Loner, I've been thinking about your comments regarding the recent debate and the two political parties in general, and here's my analogy:
Let's assume that you are faced with an unavoidable fate which means that you will either catch a cold or get cancer. Would you run around complaining that they are both bad, or would you be thanking your lucky stars and celebrating when you started sneezing and getting the sniffles?
Rasputin, being articulate or even eloquent isn't required to know that you are a morally bankrupt bigot. Now go read some Emerson.
Ummm... on 10/18/12 at 7:33
Yogi, you poor ignorant hypocrite, what Armstrong did wasn't illegal, it was unethical.
Gee I thought "dope" of any kind was illegal. Didn't some people have to go to jail for dope?
Gallup says that Romney is 6 points ahead. What's sa matter? Don't yall wanna talk about it now?
Lance made his decisions. Many people who are jealous of someone will say anything -- even lies -- to bring them down. Just saying that his "teammates" etc., might have just been jealous.
Oh well; we'll never know cause he is sticking to his story - sort of like Obama. If you tell a lie long enough, you start to believe it -- and so does everyone else in the democratic party.
Off topic alert:
The Feds entrapped another young Muslim terror-wannabe...once again, in Bloomberg's NYC....this time around, the 21-year old is the son of a wealthy banker...the family hails from Bangladesh....the kid's name is Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis,.....with a name like that, he should have considered blowing up his parents, not the Federal Reserve.
If it wasn't for these expensive federal sting operations, Homeland Security would have little to show for itself, in the way of effectiveness or efficiency. These stings come along like clockwork....every so often Homeland Security has to trot out a "bad guy", in order to justify the massive funding these programs receive.
Mayor Bloomberg trains his police force in Israel....ergo, we should expect this sort of holy war related BS.....Bloomberg refers to NYC as, "the world's largest Jewish City".....of course, that sort of braggadocio invites the Jihadists to strike the Big Apple...AKA: Jew York City.
We should be fighting the causes of terrorism...terrorism is not the cause, it is the effect...it is the symptom, not the disease itself. The US-Israel "special relationship" is the cause...terrorism directed at the US is the effect.
LONER.......You are red hot today and right on target with your 8:32
I'm afraid you don't know the difference between laws and ethics, Ummm. A law is a rule passed by the legislature citizens are required to follow. Ethics is not a violation of a law. it is a persons attitude for personal gain.
Neither has anything to do with the other.
Wow, what a noise! Hell has frozen over! The Tennessean has endorsed Mitt for President. As far as Armstrong is concerned he's just like the rest of world class cyclists, a doper. The European powers that be have hated him for years, too much winning, too much fame and much too American. I don't think they can find anybody that anybody has ever heard of to give the titles to.
It depends on what dope you're using, budlight. Isn't the marijuana "President" Obama is smoking still illegal?
Thank you, Rasputin....I know that the comment was off-topic, but it is topical this morning....it's the big news item of the day....a beardless, good-looking, young man, whose family is wealthy and well-connected, is not the usual face of Al Qaeda et al....with this new image of what a terrorist is supposed to look like, Americans can feel comfortable hating all Muslims, not just the bearded, wild-eyed, religious fanatics in traditional ME or Central Asian clothing....thanks to these orchestrated sting operations, all Muslims can now be considered potential threats to America....for Homeland Security, that means "Mission Accomplished".
Loner, if the Teapublican USSC's horrendous Citizens United decision allows Romney's ultra-rich backers to buy the White House, it will be a nail in the coffin of representative democracy. That decision must be reversed if we are to preserve any semblance of our once-vaunted political system. But I think you dismiss my analogy too easily- I chose the common cold vs. cancer for a reason, and I believe strongly that the choice is that crucial. Of course Obama owes- but the sad fact is that Jesus Christ couldn't be elected president without owing. That, as Uncle Walter used to say is just "the way it is." What unimaginable horrors might be enshrined in our government if Willard and his henchmen appoint the next two or three Teapublican Supreme Court justices???
Speaking of "dope", is my morning latte considered, "dope"? Come get me, copper!
Between Yogi and brainedlight, the board is awash in sheer ignorance this morning. I'll hang in as long as I can, but this could become too nauseating to deal with...
Well, judyboodo,
Since Obama is a confessed dope (marijuana) user, should he be kept in office? I hope he ain't high on dope too many days in the future. Hell, he might get so high on it he'll get us in a war just to have more fun.
Nah yogiman, most marijuana smokers, and I would defer to Loner here, like things mellow and quite. Kinda like our economy. Maybe that's why Obama keeps things like they are and have been.
Your cold vs cancer analogy is not entirely fitting, Ummm?
The common cold goes away in a short period of time....a better analogy might be that the GOP tickets represents stage-4 terminal cancer.....the Democratic ticket, in that analogy would be like having AIIDS...treatable, but debilitating and still terminal in the long run.
If we do not get the money out of politics...and soon....our enemies will defeat us without invading us....they won't have to kill America; America will die from terminal corruption....all our enemies need to do is sit and wait...we're going down.
The Dems condemned Citizens United before they embraced it...like the Faith-based Initiative, Homeland Security etc., CU is here to stay...it's a bipartisan winner.
Romney has been encouraging business owners to tell their employees who to vote for. Unbelievable.
Thank you, Judy....like Sergeant Schultz.... "I know nussing!" about Cannabis.
Where have you been, Judy....I missed your commentary.
Freshly-minted GOP slogan for2012:
"Vote Romney & Ryan...or Your Job Will Be Dyin'."
Nothing like a little job-related blackmail to get folks to see the light.
Right-wing employers are sandbagging...waiting to see who wins in Nov.....if it's Romney, they'll hire...if not, they'll hunker down.
I re-posted my 8:32 comment here:
I like to play more than one BINGO card at a time.
I note the similarities between Armstrong and Fate Thomas. Ill gotten gains seem to spur one to charitable activities.
It is pretty sad to loose the admiration of someone you respected.
Ooops, that didn't come out exactly right...
It is sad to loose respect for someone you have admired for so many years.
For you, Judy:
(Btw Loner, Senator Brown isn't a Teapublican.)
Oh, I'm lurking about Loner. I usually only comment on things that I care about. Today in our poor excuse for a daily we find out that Metro needs $440 million to keep up with maintenance at public schools while the mayor wants to spend $100 million on a unwanted and unneeded express bus line. The tax and spend days are behind us, saner fiscal policy is almost here.
judy, are you against developing better public trans in Metro or do you just disagree with the BRT?
Badbob....Coach Sandusky was big on charity too....it was all about the giving.
As it turns out, a lot of these "charitable activities" mask a secret agenda...for Lance and for Sandusky, and for so many other phonies, they provided good cover.
Some say, "Let the charities do the social welfare work, not the government." Of course, I disagree with that. Government, while not perfect, does a much better job of protecting our most vulnerable.
I agree with that, Loner. Many 501 (c) 3 organizations exist for a hidden agenda.
I agree that CU will never be struck down at this point. That genie is out of the bottle for good.
Loner, I only provided that link to demonstrate that not every Democrat "embraces" Citizens United as you implied. I fear you may be given over to complete cynicism politically, and that renders you somewhat marginal and largely ineffective. Holding on to idealism may seem like the noble thing to do, but I think pragmatism is a better companion when it comes to effecting political change.
Both major political parties have now tasted of the forbidden fruits that CU has offered to them....one bite and one is addicted....yes, there's trouble in the garden of Eden.....the serpent is peddling fruit.....and the demand is high....real high.
Loner said
"Nothing like a little job-related blackmail to get folks to see the light."
On NFIB Conference Call, Romney Urges Employers to Tell Employees How to Vote, Just Like the Kochs
And this is how the NFIB defines itself.....
"The National Federation of Independent Business is the leading small business association representing small and independent businesses. A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1943, NFIB represents the consensus views of its members in Washington and all 50 state capitals."
It also happens that the recruiter (who I worked with for several years) that recruited me for my first consulting gig used to work for the NFIB.... nothing nonpartisan about this group.
Umm expressed a fear: " I fear you (Loner) may be given over to complete cynicism politically, and that renders you somewhat marginal and largely ineffective."
I share that fear, Ummm...certainly, in the case of the US-Israel "Special Relationship" and the "Unshakeable Bond", I am on the margins...unquestioning support for Israel is bipartisan and deep.
As far as being, "ineffective", I'm not so sure. My posts on the Jerusalem Post were so painfully true, that they finally banned me for life.....but not before I expressed my minority opinion and possibly changed some people's views. The editors of the Jerusalem Post consider my comments to be too dangerous for publication, so I view my banishment as an indication of effectiveness.
I protest every Monday afternoon, 3-4, in front of the County Courthouse, in Albion, NY....my sign reads: HOLY WARS SUCK. A year ago, when we started the vigil, we got few thumbs-ups or horn honks of approval....now we get lots of encouragement from passing motorists and from pedestrians.
I think globally, act locally......and I work the internet landscape too...I feel good about myself and what I am doing....it's lonely work sometimes, but hey, I am a loner.
Thanks, Loner, here's one of my favorites, we were all this young once. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxoM6trtZE&feature=related
@ Blanketnazi2, I'm not against mass transit Blanket, just things that are not wanted, needed and don't make any common sense. West End is not the place to do this, now is not the time to do this (money's to tight), there is no great outcry for this and Nashville does not have traffic problems to justify this. And if I hear about Portland, Austin, Seattle or any other city that we are supposedly deficient to I'll scream. We need to understand we have a mayor that wants a greater political position. He wants to saddle this city and it's taxpayers with whatever debt he can so he can point to these "improvements" that he brought to us in a future campaign. We have enough risk and debt for a long time in the new Convention Center, we don't need any more for a long, long time. Just because you "want it" doesn't mean "you can need it or can have it". We also need to understand that all the consultants, experts and people who work for entities such the MTA & RPM and Assc. have a vested interest in this type of promotion. Their jobs depend on justifying their existence. You should be outraged that the powers that be in city government approved the excessive number and cost of the bicycle lane appliqué's that were installed on Woodlawn Drive earlier this year, (about 100). If these were needed in the number that were installed then bicyclists must be the stupidness people on the face of the earth. We just don't have the money for this kind of stuff.
One more thing, Ummm...As for getting the money out of politics, I believe that would be Mission Impossible....so, I leave the really hopeless pursuits to the more idealistic.
I do tend to concentrate on the "Special Relationship" issue, mainly because I view it as being extremely risky and counter-productive for the USA. If the nukes start flying in a global holy war, all the other issues that we all now talk about will become extremely irrelevant very quickly.
Think DIE. That stands for: Defense, Israel & Energy - the war super lobby. Many will protest and fault the Defense & Energy industries and their lobbies, but few dare to confront the brains of that tripartite consortium of selfish interests: Israel...the "I" in the DIE acronym.
Defense & Energy are multinational in nature and Israel is a foreign state....incredibly, these 3 lobbies, not the American public, are determining and formulating American policy with respect to the Middle East and Central Asia.
IMO, the American Founders would be stupefied to witness this.
In Robert Draper's book, "Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives" Draper wrote that during a four hour, "invitation only" meeting with GOP Minister of Propaganda, Frank Luntz, Senior GOP Congressmen plotted to undermine and destroy America's Economy.
The Guest List:
Frank Luntz
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA),
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX),
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX),
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA),
Sen. Jim DeMint (SC-R),
Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ-R),
Sen. Tom Coburn (OK-R),
Sen. John Ensign (NV-R) and
Sen. Bob Corker (TN-R).
Loner said
"One more thing, Ummm...As for getting the money out of politics, I believe that would be Mission Impossible....so, I leave the really hopeless pursuits to the more idealistic."
It will only happen if people are made aware of the influence.... and believe me, there are people in this country who have no idea. So, do like I have and buy yourself one of these guys and start stamping away....
Thanks, I love that tune, too, Judy...I once played a sax part to that tune, when I performed with "The Loners"....actually, I like Willie Nelson's version too:
Judyboodo - Your 10:35 comment is so true! Karl doesn't care about Nashville except to further his own career. The sooner (if ever) the taxpayers realize that fact, the better off we will be.
The founders would be stupefied, indeed, and with many other sights also. Unfortunately, getting the money out of politics and getting Israel's influence out of Washington seem equally impossible to me. And, as far back as Eisenhower's farewell address, the "military-industrial complex" has been identified as a villainous force in our government, yet its power continues unabated. I applaud your "think globally, act locally" axiom, Loner, but I think you have to ask yourself how much influence you're exerting on the readers of the Jerusalem Post now that you can no longer participate in the dialogue. When rigid adherence to your ideals causes you to lose your ability to promote them, what have you gained? Moderation seems to be a virtue you have yet to recognize- it might advance your ideals more effectively than extremist rhetoric ever could.
Thanks for schlepping that bit of muck in here, Brrrrk....a list of the usual suspects, for sure....and Corker is running virtually unopposed...Democracy Lite....that's what we got....not the full-strength stuff...not the grade that we export at sword-point.
Judy...you got my juices flowing...I whipped out a "D" penny whistle and jammed on "City of New Orleans"....it's in D major....that is one beautiful piece of music, IMO, the penny whistle might work as a complement to that wonderful harmonica part. I may have to dust off the tenor sax today...time to get my chops back in shape....the whistle is portable, durable and cheap, but it has its limits, for sure.


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PRESS RELEASE: Richie Hawtin and Derivative Launch Plastikman Live Visual Contest
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Note: I don't normally post competition opportunities, but the following call is worth noting because it exposes a shift in remix culture: the DJ and VJ hybrid. Besides, I admit to being a Plastikman fan.
Derivative is pleased to announce the next-gen of their collaboration with techno-futurist Richie Hawtin who is unleashing PLASTIKMAN LIVE 2010 a much-anticipated series of live shows produced in collaboration with Minus & Derivative to launch at this year's Timewarp festival on March 27th, 2010.
The influential Plastikman performance at MUTEK 2004 was visually driven by Derivative's powerful software tool TouchDesigner enabling Richie to orchestrate sound and visual compositions generatively and in real time; the technology altering the course of how electronic music could be performed and experienced live.
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That was then. With the current generation of TouchDesigner 077 completely reengineered, the team has built an information-rich bridge between Richie's Ableton Live rig and Derivative's TouchDesigner. Derivative will release the TouchDesigner-Live Bridge to its users this year. Hawtin's visual artist Ali Demirel has been working closely with Derivative's Jarrett Smith and Markus Heckmann in LA and Toronto to create the content and a custom performing interface for the shows.
Another Hawtin/Minus/Derivative collaboration invites the community to create their own visuals to original Plastikman tracks using TouchDesigner. Hawtin and Derivative have packaged and made available for download a complete toolset that includes a purpose-built TouchDesigner synth and 4 Plastikman tracks enabling participants with full support to produce visuals in the same real-time generative environment as the show's. Winning entries are to be incorporated into the live events.
Dedicated to advancing the way we make art and visualize information and ideas, Derivative has produced live visuals and interactive art projects for an exemplary roster of international superstars that include Prada, Herzog & de Meuron and Rush. They have also developed major theme park attractions globally. In a unique alliance with raster-noton now entering its second year Derivative designed and built an expandable framework for multi-screen live performances under the guidance of label founders carsten nicolai (alva noto) and olaf bender (byetone). The collaboration resulted in a series of shows last year at Club Transmediale, Sonar, MUTEK, OFFF, and Ars Electronica that were received as precedent-setting.
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so glad you enjoyed the event! i wish there was one around nyc so i could see what one was like- i was there for all of the planning!ReplyDelete
i have NOT been fitted although i've absentmindedly spied on that store a couple times while wandering thru tempe marketplace. the best jeans i've ever found for my bod are from a) urban outfitters and e) hudson. Although, i didn't know they were hudsons (i thrifted them for $18) and i didn't know hudsons were a big deal until a friend grabbed my tush and squealed "WHERE DID YOU GET HUDSONS?!" ...she safely assumed i hadn't forked out a couple hundie for them, and she was right. Best jeans ever though, and i thank the thrift gods for 'em!ReplyDelete
This looks SO much fun! I recently threw out every pair of jeans I owned because they were all so old and ill-fitting. Unfortunately I don't think ANYTHING like this exists in the UK, else I'd be there in a flash!ReplyDelete
That looks so fun! I was so surprised this year when registration time came around again...I was like, "Wait, didn't the semester just start!?" Good luck with getting your schedule together!ReplyDelete
What a neat idea! I would love to do something like this.ReplyDelete


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Curating Consciousness
Artists have often taken rational, material existence as a starting point for engagement with metaphysics and mysticism, but no book until now has traced a similar strategy on the part of curators. In Curating Consciousness, Marcia Brennan focuses on one of the transformational figures of twentieth-century curatorial culture, and the main protagonist of this (until now) unacknowledged curatorial practice. James Johnson Sweeney (1900–1986) was hired by Alfred H. Barr, Jr., to be the Director of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art in 1935. He went on to become the Director of the Guggenheim Museum in the 1950s and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in the 1960s. Throughout his career, Sweeney provocatively engaged motifs of mysticism in order to cast the modern museum as a secular temple of art.
Brennan describes how these motifs informed Sweeney's curatorial and textual engagements with specific artists and projects, including works by Marcel Duchamp, Alberto Burri, Pierre Soulages, Jean Tinguely, and Eduardo Chillida.
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Marcia Brennan is Associate Professor of Art History at Rice University. She has previously taught art history at Brown University and the College of the Holy Cross. She is the author of Painting Gender, Constructing Theory: The Alfred Stieglitz Circle and American Formalist Aesthetics (2002) and Modernism's Masculine Subjects: Matisse, the New York School, and Post-Painterly Abstraction (2006), both published by the MIT Press.
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"No, no, no, no, no… and just in case you didn't hear me the first five times… NO!" she said.
Really? Anybody would think I was suggesting that Jen and I go out on a freezing day in the Cumbrian winter and take our chances on the legendary Lakeland mountain ridge that has, in the last few years, seen more hiking accidents than Everest.
However… time (and possibly the changing seasons) has a way of making her warm to my ideas… 😉
Back in January Jen and I were staying in Blackpool and we took the opportunity to meet up with good friend and Adventures with Heroes boss Anthony 'Evo' Evans and his wife Ali. Evo and I have both participated in a few recent hiking weeks in the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and Scotland, and he has started to put his knowledge of the mountains, flora and fauna to good use by setting up a new company. Adventures with Heroes offers bushcraft courses for adults and kids alike, as well as taking groups out into the hills on guided, well-equipped and very informative hikes.
Now, I can neither confirm nor deny the source of the seed that led Evo to choose Helvellyn as one of his first major public outings with paying customers. Sure, he and I might have mentioned it over a night-time coffee in the YHA in Borrowdale. I might even have stated the difficulties in getting my more sensible half to agree to such a hike if it involves contending with snow, ice, low cloud or wind at any speed on either of two very exposed ridges. In hindsight, Evo may have made some concessions to good sense by opting for safety in numbers, winter safety equipment and several qualified MLs on hand… and of course enlisting Ali, his wife and Jen's ally, to join in the adventure.
I may or may not have let slip that I really wanted to go up or down Striding Edge. I might have been informed that Swirral Edge was more dangerous… I can't quite recall. I certainly don't recall the
bonus… ermmm… suggestion that we might go up Swirral Edge and down Striding Edge.
However, I do know that Evo is my friend and one should support friends in whatever
lunacy ermmm… great ideas they might have…
I think that's how I sold the idea to Jen as she unwrapped her non-refundable Valentine's Day gift: a Lake District hiking day led by Adventures with Heroes!
Yes, I know, I know ladies… I'm just a hopeless romantic!
I guess what I didn't appreciate is our rather different perspectives. All I'd envisaged was me and my girl together on a mountain peak, enjoying breathtaking views for miles around us, cuddling and admiring the crisp snowline of England's third highest mountain. However, I think Jen foresaw 600-metre drops, hands-on scrambles along a sharp, exposed ridge, precarious footholds, slippery melting snowlines and perhaps a potential fall leading to almost certain death… I mean that's crazy right… Jen, ermmm, don't look down!
Given that context, it probably felt more like being handed divorce papers than a well-meant, romantic Valentine's Day surprise. In my defence I got one bit bang on correct: yes, she was very surprised! Ermmm yes… anyway…
It was 6am, the morning after my birthday. I'm not known for early rising, but today something other than an alarm clock roused me and I leapt out of bed and headed straight for the breakfast cupboard. Good old porridge was needed in order to get 'things' moving and ensure that we left home feeling ready for the big day ahead. We'd both been keeping a close eye on the weather in the
months ermmm day or two leading up to the hike, and it looked like sunshine all day… in fact, dare we say the best day of the year so far?
That morning, for my part, a decision had to be made… Hiking boots or trail shoes? I will be chastised for saying so, but I'm simply not a fan of traditional ankle-hugging boots, as I find them clunky, restrictive and heavy. I like to know what my foot is in contact with, and if scrambling were the order of the day trail shoes would be my preferred choice…
"Taking your boots, hon?" Jen asked.
Often such comments are laden with secondary meaning, and as the porridge bubbles away on the hob, I have a minute to reconsider, weighing up in my head the pros and cons of each type of footwear. I'm on about a 50:50 so decide to err on the side of caution… But wait… "Jen, are my boots in your car?" We both look outside at the space where the car should be, and Jen looks a tad concerned. I however, am relieved that Jen's car is in the garage for repairs…
Trail shoes it is then! I mean, come on, there isn't going to be snow on the peaks. Just looking out of the window says it all… I mean would the lambs be gambolling around in the sunshine if there was snow on the peaks, some 60 miles west and 1000m higher in the sky? Course not, don't be daft!
We pack our daysacks with gloves, down jackets, other warm layers and poles. I will be taking my trusty beacon (PLB), plus first aid kit and emergency gear (90% of which consists of coffee!). We pack food, sweets and protein bars, spare socks and clothes for the way back… We bid our feline companions farewell – they will undoubtedly take full advantage of the sunshine to reinforce their dominance over the local shrew population – and climb into my car.
We really do have amazing access to places; living in Sedbergh just 5 miles from the M6 motorway means that we can hop on and off pretty much anywhere along the spine of England. However, on this lovely morning we choose the route option that takes us west across Kendal, then north up the Kirkstone Pass on our way to the start point at Glenridding. I suppose it's normal to be a bit nervous and careful when one comes across ice on the roads; however, apparently one Porsche driver was not so cautious that morning. On one of Kirkstone's high bends we come across a Landrover Discovery with a rear wheel hanging off, and a Porsche embedded in a dry stone wall on the other side of the road. It's a rather precarious corner; the wall luckily prevented the Porsche from falling down the mountain. We stopped… nobody was injured and help was on the way, so we crept through the expensive carnage that littered the road and continued onwards.
As we arrived at the car park, 20 minutes early, it seemed that we were the last of the group to get there. People were introducing themselves, and we all headed off for a pre-hike coffee and briefing. The sun was shining, but there was a little more than a hint of white on the, ermmm, snow-covered slopes. I looked down at my trail shoes and sneaked a peek at the well-booted feet of my companions. Yup, I thought… I'm the only fool in the group.
It wasn't long before we set off. We needed to cover several kilometres to reach the foot of Swirral Edge, our chosen ascent route, and the going was quite slow. Jen and I are not used to hiking in groups, but we mingled, well Jen did… I'm not much good at that, and instead went into head-down, lunge-forward mode, looking back only when I remembered to check I was still on the correct path!
It was a Saturday, which coupled with the glorious sunshine attracted hundreds of people to this iconic mountain. There were volunteers repairing paths, plus members of the elite, average hikers (a group which I'm proud to belong to) and some who seemed outrageously ill-prepared – one woman on the slope looked as though she was lost on her way to a discotheque or something. I felt content to be in the average hiker bracket. I had the peace of mind of knowing that our group probably had enough safety gear to camp for a week if need be, i.e. in the worst-case scenario where all our PLB devices failed and no Helevac could take place. We had ice axes, crampons and ropes, and more than enough practical experience and knowledge between us to ensure safe passage up the sharp ridges to the summit. Or at least, as safe as anybody can expect to be in such an environment.
We made several stops during the ascent, and once Helvellyn's summit was firmly in our sights we paused for lunch before embarking on the big climb. Snow fights ensue… I say fights… eight versus one is probably a tad unfair. But the one stayed on his feet, still smiling and happy to take on the eight of us who faced him!
We discussed our ascent, subsequent descent and safety plans, and moved off, raising our eyes to the thin snowy track that would lead us up Swirral Edge. We just kept putting one foot in front of the other in the snow, which was so absorbing that when I lifted my head to look around me some minutes later, we had already climbed a good way. Suddenly all I saw was the incredible view of Red Tarn, the body of water that lies between Swirral and Striding Edge… the surprise of it took my breath away! Not least because the water looked black (fear not, I hadn't actually expected it to be red!).
We regrouped again at the base of the part where forward movement would require us to hold on tight with our hands… when suddenly an elitist arrived, followed by a cameraman and sound engineer. Don't get me wrong, I can listen for hours to an elitist recounting experiences of summiting the world's highest mountains, and if I feel I need their advice I'll happily, and gratefully, take copious notes. But this chap was decked out in as many premium brands as a guy can wear at any given time, and had clearly decided – and voiced – that we were unprepared for the ridges.
Alas, it's true: I hadn't spent several weeks in a pricey gym training for this arduous adventure. I hike up mountains on most days and in most weathers in my backyard. It's also true that I can't afford to shell out on the elitist brands that would make me look fashionable on a mountain. Indeed, my treasured Berghaus windcheater sports at least two patches of repair tape. I don't own a pair of Oakleys, nor do I champion any of the premium brands… Rab, Berghaus, North Face, 66 Degrees North, Patagonia, Arc'teryx, Marmot and MosseJaw come to mind (but you can get in touch via the Contact page, folks! Lol). But given my companions' mountain qualifications and experience, and to be fair, as a pretty experienced hiker in my own right, I couldn't help feeling insulted. I dare say the fellow was simply trying to warn us of the icy conditions ahead, and meant well, but all the same I thanked my lucky stars that Evo could answer his comments diplomatically.
As I sat puffing on my pipe with wild eyes, half-wishing this gentleman would take a couple of steps backwards and disappear over the edge, Evo asked one or two questions. Or rather, a number of very detailed and intelligent questions, about the conditions on the ascent, that would leave our uninvited guest in no doubt of Evo's experience and knowledge. Meanwhile, I watched in silence, biting my tongue. And then the man surprised me… He apologised and shuffled off with his crew and we got ready for the ascent.
As for the last part of the ascent, it's certainly not for the faint-hearted, and possibly a little mad in those snowy, icy conditions with so many people trying to pass us on their way down. It doesn't feel particularly exposed as long as you keep looking up at your next handhold, but I must say there were places where I'd have liked to feel more certain my foot wasn't going to slip. That last hundred metres didn't take us long, even though as a group we took it slowly and carefully. It interested me to see that a number of those coming down Swirral Edge were clearly not enjoying the descent, and I can't blame them. Evo had definitely made the right choice for us by deciding to walk Helvellyn in the opposite direction from the norm. He did at one point have to pull out his ice axe to cut out a few steps for the last few members of our group, but within half an hour we were all at the summit!
We spent a pleasant few minutes at the top (well, actually I think Jen was more than a little nervous about going down Striding Edge in the snow, and would happily have accepted a lift down in a helicopter!). There was no wind, the sun was still with us, and I was amazed that a handful of people had somehow made it to the top wearing ridiculous non-grip trainers. The only thing that possibly amazed me more was that there was not a single cloud in the sky – here, of all places!
We had uninterrupted views of all the surrounding peaks, sporting similar snow-caps to the one on Helvellyn: Scafell Pike, Great Gable, the Old Man of Coniston, High Street, Fairfield and many, many more.
Anyway, the time had come to think about the way down; a few of our group were heading back down Swirral Edge (brave choice!) but the majority of us would be making our way down Striding Edge. This ridge is the very reason I have wished for so long to climb Helvellyn. It's a long scramble along a sharp, rocky crest, with at times death-defying drops on both sides. On the other hand, it's definitely an invigorating hike! An achievement. One that I think Jen and I would have preferred to discover in summer conditions (hmm, yes, now that I think about it, snow was one of her NO WAY! conditions), but highly rewarding nonetheless.
By the time we reached the top of Striding Edge, most of the day's visitors to Helvellyn were picking their way down Swirral Edge on the other side of Red Tarn. The lake was reflecting the sky like a mirror, and at this point in the day (4pm) there were very few people still climbing up towards us, so we could pick our route with care. I personally loved the challenging descent, and in the end I think Jen did too, despite the snow! There were handholds and footholds everywhere, in large part thanks to the fascinating rock strata that jutted up at us vertically all over the place. The views on all sides were phenomenal, and fortunately neither of us has a fear of heights. Every now and then Jen would stand up straight, gaze around her, grin and exclaim, "Beautiful!" For some in our group, however, this was a terrifyingly difficult descent. This is not a place you'd want to find yourself dealing with vertigo, an unsteady hand grip or worn tread on your shoes. Evo's calm professionalism in reassuring and assisting those with frayed nerves truly does his company Adventures with Heroes credit. And indeed, he guided everybody down safely.
Time was whipping by and Ali, Evo's wife, was already overdue to get back to the car and home to collect their son. So she, Jen and I parted from the main group and completed Striding Edge a little ahead of the others, before heading back down to the valley. For the last hour or so we retraced our steps (some pretty steep!) the way we had come, and after spending nine hours walking either up or downhill in rather a lot of snow, the ladies were now comparing notes on their leg aches. For my part, it was my head that felt sore, after all that intense concentration on the ridges.
It had been a long day, and after waving Ali off from Glenridding car park, Jen and I hung on in order to thank the merry band that had formed the group of the day. We too had a reason to get going… for one thing, we needed to protect whatever remained of Sedbergh's shrew population from our hunter-killer feline beauties who had been roaming around our home valley all day!
It's not the first time I have hiked in a group, but perhaps for Jen it was. In retrospect, and looking back at the day, I would recommend that anyone who harbours a desire to scale one of the UK's most challenging peaks, but feels less than qualified to do so safely, might consider being guided by a Mountain Leader for the day. It's a great way forward in terms of remaining safe and informed, and by the end of the day everyone in the group will have learned lots about the route, the surroundings and also the unseen history of such majestic places.
What an awesome, unforgettable day!
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A few weeks ago, I had the kind of subway ride that I'm sure most people who live in cities with mass transit are familiar with: the kind where you're like, "Huh, is this angry passenger actually gonna kill me or nah??" Later that day, I told a male friend of mine about it in an ongoing email thread we had going about Making a Murderer; the day before I had been saying that I wasn't sure if I was going to watch it because true crime shows stress me out. This is the email I sent him after the subway ride:
"Speaking of being afraid of murdered, this morning on the train I had a VERY unsettling encounter. I sat down and this man was across the aisle from me, facing me directly, while my left side was to him. He was older, gray hair/beard, shouting unintelligible things REALLY loudly (just like…angry noises), and swinging his arms around sort of wildly, and every 20 seconds or so he'd SLAM his open palm on the seat next to him. At one point he spat, loudly and angrily, on the floor of the train. He was shouting in my general direction, and as the ride went on, it seemed like he was maybe shouting AT me but I couldn't tell for sure, and then there's that thing women do where you're like 'Surely he's not shouting at me!' and try to talk yourself out of the fact that you're feeling uneasy/afraid. There were no other women very near to him, and the two dudes closest to him — one was about the same distance away from him as I was, the other was a little further away — were keeping an eye on him but were also looking back at me, which made me think he was definitely shouting at me…which made me super stressed out and uncomfortable and I was just like GET ME OFF THIS TRAIN. I was on an express train that was in one of its longest stretches without a stop, and it felt like it was going extra slow. I started calculating the best exit route so that he couldn't like, stand up at the same time I did and be within grabbing/lunging distance. When the train finally got to the next stop, I got the FUCK out of there and moved to another car. There are plenty of crazy people in NYC, but every so often you get the ones where you're just like, 'Huh, is this the one that's actually going to stab me though??' Ugggggggh."
My friend, who, I want to be clear, is a very good friend/person who I have known for eight years and who considers himself to be a responsible gun owner — which I'm inclined, based on what I know about him, to believe — responded with (among other things) this: "Do you carry mace or a small knife on the subway?? I know you're not a fan of my weapon suggestions, but good lord, with situations like that, what if that creepy guy ended up approaching you closer or following you? Might not be a bad idea to have a 'break in case of emergency' device or something in your purse if you're ever in a bad situation."
This response was completely predictable (and I mean that with a lot of love) (like "I know you're not a fan of my weapon suggestions" lol) and he and I exchanged a few more quick emails laughing about just how predictable a reaction it was before I responded that I was at a photo shoot, and that I would respond to the mace/knife question later. That night, I sat down and wrote him a 2500-word email and took a bunch of photos to illustrate my points. Because I spent so much time writing the damn thing, I decided to put a (lightly edited) version of it here — so that other women can reference it in those conversations about violence against women when a smart, well-meaning, and genuinely-trying-to-be-woke white guy suggests we should carry weapons to protect ourselves. Now women will be able to respond to that with "Hahahahahaha… A knife! Oh, you're cute!" and then send the link to this post.
First, you should know that in general, I try to carry as little as possible every day. My purse holds a wallet, phone, pens, keys, and a couple other small things, but it's pretty tiny. (Like, 7 inches tall by 7 inches wide, and the opening, as you can see below, is not very big. )
Here's my purse with my wallet in it:
And without my wallet in it:
Most days, I carry the small purse to work inside a bigger tote bag that holds my laptop and anything else I need on a daily basis, which is usually VERY little. Here's the regular setup:
It's a pretty deep/spacious bag but I try to keep it mostly empty because I'm really conscious about women carrying heavy bags (why is why I did a project about this last year and why I am here for the fanny pack). However, because of the photo shoot today, I really wasn't traveling light at all; I had a coffee mug and a can of Diet Dr. Pepper and a computer mouse and assorted other sundries in my tote. So it actually looked like this:
Along with the purse and the tote bag, I also had the new (SLASH AMAZING!!) bag that I got for all of my nice craft supplies/tools — both for home storage and also to carry that stuff with me to photo shoots. Including this so you can get a sense of like…how full my hands were today.
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OK, so today it was cold and raining so I was wearing my winter coat; it's pretty thick and has a big hood and relatively deep outer pockets, no inner pockets. It's thick enough that wearing anything over it (including my regular tote bag) is kind of bulky…which is why I started downsizing my bags in the first place when I moved to the city.
So when I got on the train, the tote with the laptop, purse, etc. in it was on my left shoulder, and then the tool bag was in my right hand because the straps are on the shorter side and it would have been hard to put it on my shoulder with my bulky coat. Under the coat, I was wearing a sweater and leggings. If it had been summer, I would have likely been wearing jeans with small pockets (it's well-documented that women's pockets are fucking tiny) OR wearing a lightweight cotton dress with small pockets OR shorts with small pockets OR an outfit with no pockets at all.
So here's what today's setup looked like:
OK, SO. Let's say I carried a knife with me and that I had it on me when this happened. (I'm going to go with a knife in this scenario because pepper spray is not legal everywhere — it's legal in NYC in general, though whether or not it's allowed on the subway is not totally clear to me — but mostly because people often caution against pepper spray because it's too easy to spray yourself in the face during a struggle. Technically a knife is 100% NOT ALLOWED on the subway, which is actually a better answer to your question but whatever — I'm in too deep now with this other explanation, so let's just proceed as though a knife is legal, OR we can accept that it's illegal but pretend as though I carry one anyway with the hope that I'm light-skinned enough to not get searched by one of the cops I regularly walk by in subway, because then I could be charged with "intent to injure." Here's more on what happens when you're black and carrying a knife and the NYPD stops you. Again, I, personally, may not need to worry about this as much as I would if I hard darker skin or braids in my hair, but a lot of women don't have that privilege and it's also NOT THE KIND OF THING I WANT TO RISK.)
So let's say that I'm in the train car and the guy starts coming at me and it's clear at that point that he might actually try to hurt me. Where, in the setup I just described, would my knife be, and how would I easily get it out and use it to…what? Tell the guy to back the fuck off or I'll stab him? Actually stab another human being?? I don't even know, but that's beside the point here. First we need to figure out where the knife is in this scene.
- Is the knife in my coat pocket? This means I have to like…carry a KNIFE IN MY COAT POCKET (sorry iPhone, gloves, HANDS, etc.)…and then I either take it out of my pocket constantly so I don't have to carry it around with me when I just step outside to take the dogs out or to get lunch (though in this world, why wouldn't I just take it in case I need to stab someone while walking the dog or running errands?), or I just keep it in there all the time and lose a ton of the functionality in my pockets. But even when I have my gloves or phone in my pockets, I find myself worrying I'll accidentally drop them as I take my hands in and out of my pocket. Basically, I've learned in this year that while my coat pockets are a very tempting place for me to store things, it's not really that practical in everyday life. Also, this option isn't even available to me for more than half the year. ALSO it's very hard to get into the pockets when I'm sitting down, which I was this morning when all this went down on the train.
- Is the knife in my purse? This seems reasonable, because even when I don't have the laptop bag, I have the purse (like if I'm out to dinner or something) so it would minimize needing to move the knife from bag to bag…BUT remember that the purse is tiny and also that it's at the bottom of my bag. Even when I just need my keys from the purse that's in the bag, it often takes me a sec to find them, and if the bag is on my left shoulder, I'd have to use my right hand to look for them. And remember, my right hand is holding the tote bag. Also remember that I'm trying not to draw any attention to myself because this dude is stressing me the fuck out and I want to be invisible.
- Is the knife in my tote bag? This also seems reasonable…though it raises the question of where exactly the knife is in the tote bag if all I have in in the bag is my laptop and my tiny purse. Is it just rolling around at the bottom of the bigger bag? Is that something I want to have happen? And, again, if it's at the bottom of the bag, it's still going to take me a second to reach it.
So for the sake of this conversation, let's say the knife is either in the tote or the purse and I want to access it. To get it out, I'd put the tote that's in my right hand onto my right wrist/forearm (not comfortable for most of the time, but fine for a second), reach across my body and into the purse or the tote, and locate the knife. Now the knife is in my right hand, but still in the tote — the tote which is hanging on my left shoulder. So now this is my setup:
EXCEPT I'm sitting down, so it actually looks more like this:
BUT in that photo I'm not actually touching the bottom of the bag, where the imaginary knife is. To reach the bottom of the bag, I'd have to twist my upper body considerably, so it would look more like this:
Note: in that photo, my hand is touching the bottom of the bag but it's still on the right side of the bag. If the knife were any further toward the left side of the bag, it would require even more shifting around and not-at-all-subtle digging to actually find it.
At that point, I'm pretty immobile because of the bulky shoulder bag and then the tote full of stuff that's now on my right forearm. (Actually, when I was sitting on the train planning my exit, one of the things I was super conscious of was the tote bag on my left shoulder…because I felt like even if I had the room to sidestep him as I exited the train, he might still be able to reach out and grab the bag.) Anyway, I can't discreetly move a KNIFE from the bag to my pocket. (Which I…guess is where I'd want to put it temporarily? Not that I can easily put something into my pocket while sitting down but whatever.) I don't have enough room to draw it up into my coat sleeve. So I have to stay in this awkward position, which I GUESS is a fine way to stay if my life depends on it but is also like…kind of at odds with my "don't call attention to yourself" plan.
OK so let's say I'm sitting like that, and then the guy comes at me and so I want to pull out the knife with my right hand, but I'm sitting down and I still have the tote bag on my right forearm/elbow area, which makes it kind of hard to actually make a stabbing motion. Sure, I could stand up, drop my right arm and hope the tote slides down my arm/coat and over the knife, and that I still have time to stab him but, like…that…seems unlikely to happen smoothly in a crisis scenario? And to even consider that is to assume a bunch of things:
1. That he doesn't have a knife.
2. That he doesn't have a gun.
3. That I have the time to realize that he is, in fact, coming toward me to hurt me, and that I do, in fact, need to use my knife. (He was about four feet away from me when all this started. I'm likely not going to realize he's actually trying to attack me until he's inches away, at which point it's too late to drop the bags and such. I might not even have time to stand up. And, like, how easy would it be to stab someone if you were SITTING DOWN with an armful of grocery bags? Probably…not that easy?)
4. That he doesn't walk over and just slash me in the face before I realize what the fuck is even happening.
5. That he doesn't grab me by my hood, bags, etc. while he's still a little further away put me in a position where I can't even use the knife (like, say, standing behind me with the knife at my throat/face). What exactly am I going to do with a knife in my right hand and all these bags and this big fucking coat in that position? (Going back to your other suggestion, what am I going to do with pepper spray in that position? Also: pepper spray on a train with other people seems like a bad idea.)
6. That he'll back off if I threaten him with a knife.
7. That if he doesn't back off, I'll be able to stab him in a meaningful way.
Also, one woman I know who was sexually assaulted on the subway was pinned down and her arms were not free to grab any sort of weapon. She was also frozen with SHOCK, which is often a thing that happens to victims.
ALSO, women get called crazy so goddamn much for being afraid of dudes that doubting ourselves becomes a habit — there's a deeply ingrained need to be absolutely, 100% sure that yes, this man is actually trying to hurt me and there is incontrovertible proof before we do anything defensive or in our own self-interest. I'm now at a point in my life where I no longer debate these things as much (the book The Gift of Fear helped a LOT with that) which is why I got off the train immediately at the next stop…but the entire time I was on the train, I was going between figuring out an exit strategy and trying to decide if I was actually even right to even be worried in the first place. The reality is that sometimes you don't see it coming, or you talk yourself out of it…but even if you DO see it coming, there often just isn't time or an actual practical way to protect yourself.
All of this is to really say that I don't carry a knife because it would not make me feel safer. I know the reality of how I travel each day and know that in most of the scenarios I can envision, a weapon just wouldn't be a practical solution. MAYBE if it were legal, MAYBE I'd carry a taser because it requires less motion overall, but, again, the likelihood that it would actually help just seems…silly. So it's not that I'm against carrying a (legal) weapon, it's just more like…why even bother? It just seems like having false hope. After 30 years on earth as a woman, I know that my best bet is to be as aware as possible of my surroundings, to always trust my gut when I feel uneasy (even if that means some people might think I'm "overreacting" or "paranoid"), and to do everything I can to be in situations where there are a lot of people around because that seems like your best bet these days — bystanders to discourage, distract, tackle, call for help, etc.
A friend of mine was in a similar situation last year, where a dude just went ape shit on her on a bus in D.C., screaming at her for no reason; she calmly got off the bus at the next stop…and he fucking FOLLOWED HER OFF, still screaming at her…so she went into a Starbucks and he FOLLOWED HER IN THERE TOO. Luckily, he didn't stay in the Starbucks for too long and when he exited, a barista locked the door behind him. But then he stood outside the door still screaming at my friend until the cops came. So, again, OTHER PEOPLE are often what I'm looking for more than a switchblade, you know?
Also, while we're on the topic of women and self-defense, I'll go ahead and mention this: the reason women don't all carry weapons to protect themselves from rape — which PLENTY of lawmakers and also the gun industry think is a great idea — is not only because of everything I listed above…it's also the fact that, statistically, we're more likely to be raped by dudes we know, not strangers in the bushes. So, again…why even bother?
Mmmmkay, now that I've explained all of this to you, I expect you to send back an equally long and detailed email explaining:
1. Why, exactly, we as a culture still can't figure out how to teach men that they are't entitled to any woman's attention and
2. Why mental health services in his country are such a goddamn mess.


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