hope is on the way!
a DNC update
i had to check out the action down at the fleet center and surrounding area last night. really i just wanted a few free stickers and a button or two. i also figured they'd have a few choice W-hating pins available for sale, and they did, for like $10.
so there are a few police here and there down by faneuil hall. a few as in there are more police, security guards, mbta police, military police, national guard, and who knows who else than actual people at this action. no kidding. i can't tell if i felt really safe or really scarred. oh! and i spotted 3 different snipers! oh man do i wish i had a camera, you wouldn't believe some of the awesome opportunities i had last night with all this police action.
i never actually made it to the fleet center because there is no way to get to it. no way. no way at all. i dare anyone to try. i walked around that place for an hour, ALL THE WAY AROUND. i couldn't find an in. or at least a way to get closer than say a hundred yards. maybe if i jumped into one of the protest marches. i got lost once and ended up in the free speech zone. that's a laugh, let me tell you. this dude was begging to get up on stage and be heard. once he gets up he just says "words, words, words, words" really loud. over and over for 10 minutes. nice.
celebrity sightings: eh, hardly.
if you saw chris matthews on hardball ask some dude with a (new!) grey fleece what they wanted john edwards to speak about last night then you saw me. if you watch cbs and saw the same grey fleece shaking hands with my man dean right outside faneuil hall then you saw me.
traffic report:
if you happen to take broadway into harvard square every morning then don't sweat it, the sidewalks are still clear. no problems. no problems if you are walking or biking that is.
edwards speech:
ok, the dude knows how to speak. the speech was WAY on the boring side and it almost seemed like he didn't have anything to say. but it didn't matter because he can deliver. he delivers with that smile and those white teeth. all i know is that "hope is on the way." what are we going on fate now?
random bag searches:
ok so i've heard a bit about how there is some group out there ready to sue the city of boston over these random searches. something about how its against their rights and they feel awkward about having to open their bags in front of strangers, and if they don't open the bags then they have to leave the bus/train/whatever and its not fair.
here is where i stand: if you need to sacrifice a little for your own protection, the protection of the city, and everyone else in the city during this one crazy messed up week then what's the problem? is it really worth the stink? honestly. does anyone else agree or am i alone on this one?
i had to check out the action down at the fleet center and surrounding area last night. really i just wanted a few free stickers and a button or two. i also figured they'd have a few choice W-hating pins available for sale, and they did, for like $10.
so there are a few police here and there down by faneuil hall. a few as in there are more police, security guards, mbta police, military police, national guard, and who knows who else than actual people at this action. no kidding. i can't tell if i felt really safe or really scarred. oh! and i spotted 3 different snipers! oh man do i wish i had a camera, you wouldn't believe some of the awesome opportunities i had last night with all this police action.
i never actually made it to the fleet center because there is no way to get to it. no way. no way at all. i dare anyone to try. i walked around that place for an hour, ALL THE WAY AROUND. i couldn't find an in. or at least a way to get closer than say a hundred yards. maybe if i jumped into one of the protest marches. i got lost once and ended up in the free speech zone. that's a laugh, let me tell you. this dude was begging to get up on stage and be heard. once he gets up he just says "words, words, words, words" really loud. over and over for 10 minutes. nice.
celebrity sightings: eh, hardly.
if you saw chris matthews on hardball ask some dude with a (new!) grey fleece what they wanted john edwards to speak about last night then you saw me. if you watch cbs and saw the same grey fleece shaking hands with my man dean right outside faneuil hall then you saw me.
traffic report:
if you happen to take broadway into harvard square every morning then don't sweat it, the sidewalks are still clear. no problems. no problems if you are walking or biking that is.
edwards speech:
ok, the dude knows how to speak. the speech was WAY on the boring side and it almost seemed like he didn't have anything to say. but it didn't matter because he can deliver. he delivers with that smile and those white teeth. all i know is that "hope is on the way." what are we going on fate now?
random bag searches:
ok so i've heard a bit about how there is some group out there ready to sue the city of boston over these random searches. something about how its against their rights and they feel awkward about having to open their bags in front of strangers, and if they don't open the bags then they have to leave the bus/train/whatever and its not fair.
here is where i stand: if you need to sacrifice a little for your own protection, the protection of the city, and everyone else in the city during this one crazy messed up week then what's the problem? is it really worth the stink? honestly. does anyone else agree or am i alone on this one?
thrown together by raz at 9:07 PM
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