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1.02.2005



random acts of boredom
there are several permutations of the following exercise in spontaneity and chance (really, it's not that spontaneous if you're following these directions... it is chancy, though). i'm adding my personal touch by choosing a number i like. let's try 83.

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 77 29 (ok, so i just changed my mind. what if someone doesn't have 83 pages in their book?)
3. Find the fifth ninth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal...along with these instructions.

"Said Negro is five feet ten inches high, of dark complexion, he plays well on the Violin and several other instruments.

from: The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America From Slavery to the War on Terror by Christian Parenti.

it's really a fantastic read. you get to find out how uncle sam was always watching you. i highly recommend it. it will enrage and enlighten; it will awe and aggravate. it will disturb you, perturb you, and downright alert you.


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