Crisis in Sudan

Once again I'm going to post about the crisis in the Sudan. Here's a refresher: In the Darfur region of the Sudan genocide has been taking place for sometime now. It doesn't appear that anyone is helping and ther seems to be no end to the horrors that are taking place there. I know that we are facing a lot of hardship in our lives but it's a life and death matter in Darfur. Over 400,000 people have died already and countless atrocities are still taking place including rape. With all of our attention focused on Iraq and New Orleans, I think what is happening in Darfur has been pushed to the side. It something that everyone should be concerned about. Just look at what happened in Rwanda years ago....do we want that to happen again? If the answer is no then we need to do something. I don't know what to do but I'm willing to hear what people have to say. Now on Sunday there is going to be a rally in D.C. There are also other rallies taking place through out the U.S. to help bring what is going on to people. People need to know whats going on and we need to do something to stop it. Something has to be done...there are people dying physically and emotionally every second. (I know I sound preachy and I don't mean to...it just upsets me beyond belief that I don't see anything being done. I get physically upset about the situation. I can't help but cry for these people and I can't imagine what is going on in their heads. How they go on knowing that they could be raped or murdered or tortured any minute. I wish there was a way I could go in and take all those people away with me so that they wouldn't have to suffer like this anymore) To find out more about the crisis in Darfur go to www.savedarfur.org . Ok, gonna step off my soap box now. Sorry

Been Around

I feel like I haven't written in ages. I've been around but things are a little crazy here. For one I had to reapply for my job and just had the formal interview today...I should know later this week or early next week if I got it or they decided to go with someone else. I'm really hoping that I got it naturally but you never know. I'm trying to stay positive. My best friend that moved to NY came home for the holidays last week so we hung out a lot. She was supposed to go home on Saturday but they postponed it til Sunday but then her niece got sick so they left today. We went out a couple different places...just had some good times. It's been a while since I went out so it was cool to be able to just leave home for a bit. Her uncle, and a friend of mine, Keith has been diagnosed with cancer and it doesn't look good. I don't want to upset him by talking about it so I don't know what kind of cancer he has. All I know is that it's spreading into his stomach. I don't know what to do or say to him you know? He's come so far...he beat a heroin addiction and is finally getting his life straightened out and now he's been dealt this blow. It just sucks. I don't know what else to say about that....I'm at a loss in that situation. School's been going alright. I got financial aid for next semester which is awesome in light of the fact that I might not have a job and wouldn't be able to pay for it. Other than that nothing else has been going on. Things have been fairly quiet. I heard from Frankie the other day. I was starting to get worried that something happened to him so I would check the casualty list on CNN just in case. Yeah I know that sounds like I'm being dramatic but you never know. I mean I didn't think he was dead or anything but I thought that maybe he got hurt or something along those lines. I'm sure if he'd have died then it would have been on the news. They always broadcast the locals that die over there. It's a scary thought. He says there isn't much to do over there other than play cards and do his usual daily duties. It was good to hear from him. Well I guess that's all I'll say for the time being. I'm going to start writing more again...like I said things have just been crazy.

Brokeback Mountain

I've been off of work for a week so I've been watching movies. I finally finished "King Kong" which was a great movie. I'm going to buy it so that I can watch it whenever I want to. It was just really good....I wouldn't expect anything less from Peter Jackson. I also watched "Brokeback Mountain". I went into watching this movie with mixed feeling. First of all it keeps being referred to as the gay cowboy movie so I was a little put off by that. Another issue for me was that I wasn't sure if I could ever look at Jake Gyllenhaal or Heath Ledger the same considering the subject matter. I was wrong. This movie was fantastic. Everything about it was stunning...especially the scenery. It was just great. I cried through out the entire thing (yeah I know I'm a baby) The struggles the characters face are struggles I think all people face no matter who they are.Forget the fact that it's about gay cowboys....it's so much more. Everyone in the movie was fantastic. It definitely deserved the praise and attention it's gotten. My favorite character was Jake Gyllenhaal's character Jack Twist. There was just something about him that I liked. He seemed more vulnerable to me than the others. You could feel his pain...like his eyes were watching you. I don't know how to describe it. It's such an odd thing to have happen during a movie. There are a lot of unspoken feeling going on. Just the way some of the characters look at each other says a thousand word.sHeath Ledger did a great job as well. It was like he was meant to play Ennis Del Mar. But Jake Gyllenhaal made the movie for me. He did such a good job....You would really have to see it to understand it. Like everyone has been saying, there is quite a bit of sexuality in the movie but it's tasteful...not overdone at all. I can't say enough good things about it. I've watched it twice and I think I might just have to watch it again. Every aspect of the film is so well done. I just had to write about it. I hope some people that might be a little put off by the subject matter bite the bullet and watch it anyway. It's a fabulous film. The more I think about it the the more I want to watch it again. I'll end up buying this movie as well. It was just great. I can't say enough good things about it. I can't really tell you anymore than what I have becasue it's something you just sort of have to see. Just watch it...it's so worth it.