1, 2, 3, 4 we look good, and we H8 war!

as "d" (i'm trying to protect the far from innocent) and i witnessed last night, west los angeles protests are truly a "sight" to see. i have never seen such well dressed dissidents in my life! from patchwork suede coats, suits and high heels, i must declare that the west su-HIDE ru-HIDERS are very well adept at knowing how to look good drawing attention to themselves. "d" and i could only look in awe as we watched one west la lady create her own alter to fashion as we all "took to the streets." using an innocent traffic cone, she created her offering to the fashion gods by draping the cone with her mink (yes, mink) coat, her cardigan and her designer sunglasses. in between chants of, "exxon, mobil you can't hide/ we charge you with genocide!" we watched in amazement at how she was able to find time to brush her hair. it was fascinating... just fascinating.

overheard: man on cell phone during a time when things weren't even getting hot and heavy, yet--

man: honey? it's me. i wish you were here. it's absolute anarchy. there's cops everywhere. it's amazing. amazing!

i wonder what he would say about a soccer match in brasil?

thursday night brought out the yuppies, the neo-punks, the earth crunchies, the students, the scared, the well-dressed intellectuals, the labor union die-hards (hi "d"!), the angry, the sub and urbanites, the crazy and even the fuzzy cow people from the learning annex wielding a sign that read: "visualize peace. you are love." (note: click on the "pics" link to see pictures from the west l.a. demonstration). along with the numbers that have been protesting all over the country, i know this motley crue of west siders were part of the true majority that can smell the bullshit for what it is: a blood war for oil and a dangerous, power and money grab for corporate america and the military industrial complex.

coming next... i would like to know myself.