Consolidated Blog(s)

Hi, I wanted to inform anyone who might end up reading this that I just put all my post on this blog. Previously, the entries were scattered between friendster, myspace, and blogger but now I put them all together. I will try to put them back into consequential order to make some sense but I put the original dates so you can see when I originally posted everything.

So, I am excited to start blogging for one thing that held me up was settling on a final place to do it and have everything in one place. So here it is!!!
....

I'm still awake and it's nearly 6am. I figured it is a

good time to tell you of how I stood outside
Baruch while Hillary Spoke with a
Obama/Clinton sign. I was walking home
and saw a bunch of News trucks.
I inquired at Baruch College which
was teeming with Secret Service agents.
Hillary Clinton was going to speak.
After seeing it was futile trying to get inside I went home. While home I decided it was silly to hear the speech at home when she was only blocks away. I did not want to go and stand there for no reason. I made a big sign. My sign said: OBAMA
-------------
CLINTON
Unite for a change
08
It was rather large and colorful.

I had my photo taken by press, I was interviewed by a few different international media outlets, asked to stand in backround while reporters reported to Danish, Spanish, Italian, French news live. I was asked to be in a documentaryabout Millenial Generation and interviewed for Japanese radio. Lots of random people took my photo, and I think secret Service took my photo as well. It was successful that I got to be seen by Hill, Bill and Chelsea who saw my sign. That was the primary point. I wanted to reach out.

I went there not to see Hilary but to be seen by her. On my sign it said "Unite for a Change 08"
The point is not me, nor the sign but that
I demostrated a message and that it was so
simple to have an effect. I was threatened by passerbys, yelled at, cheered, I got the thumbs
up by many and my photo taken by many
people to end up where I do not know. People engaged me on the street and it was more often than not a positive exchange. It felt truly democratic to talk to people on the streets. I even heard if from Mccain supporters. We all can make a sign and go out. You can write anything you want. I made it on a normal computer printer. I printed the letters as big as possible.



SO make your own sign and go out and stand for something (literally)!!!

It felt good!

Dangerous Times

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:30 am

What is going on with our economy? How is it that a few people have somehow stolen our Nations wealth and after stealing it has the audacity to have the tax payers pay for their theft. The mega corporations, the mega banks and the current Bush regime has moved our money off shore and transferred our dollars into Euros. They also gave our money in form of loans from China to buy oil from the Saudis. This all with out mentioning the war in Iraq and the cost to us nearing a trillion dollars. This is a war costing the US ten billion dollars a month and we wonder why our economy is going under? I heard now a story of a ninety year old woman who could not pay her mortgage to fannie mae and fannie mae insisted she give up her home so this woman shot herself in the chest and nearly died. Fortunately, she lives and they are pushing to let her return to her home from the hospital. What kind of nation forces a ninety year old woman from her home? This is McCain/Palin's America one which every man and woman must fend for themselves as those who predate on them are rewarded. This is the Republican party that prides itself on it's meaness, on being intolerant, hateful, deceitful that has strengthened their own bank accounts at the expense of the American nation. It sickens me to see these right wing lemmins these morons of Americans who find Palin cute and will not take responsibilty for the diaster they created. These Americans are in short un-American. They harm the United States with their poor judgement and ignorance. I fear that they will attempt to steal this election as they did in 2000 and 2000. We must be vigilant of this. We must not let this happen. The world's survival depends on this election. If Obama loses everything will get worse. We might even face a Nuclear holocaust with Iran. These are important times and we must be strong and fight these lunatic Republicans for the benefit of the whole planet and humanity.

Purging people from my life

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Current mood: sad To my friends and former friends, I just deleted over hundred people from myspace and facebook. I am sad about this. Many of these people I have invited to my house, knew as a child, been to their parties, they have been to my parties, and others I barely knew or never even met. I was not planning to do this. My plan was to give notice and let people have a chance to redeem themselves as friends. However, why should I give an ultimatum to people to be my friend? If they wanted to actively be my friend they would. Some routinely flaked on plans, others did not return phone calls and others were not in touch with me at all. That is fine and their right. Recently, my Mother has been in the hospital for the past two weeks and she went there initially because of internal bleeding and fractures in her spine which caused her extreme pain to the point of being unable to move. While in the hospital and on the 4th of July she had a heart major attack and needed to be shocked to save her life. She is stable now but the final prognosis is still unknown,the bleeding continues, and her colon is enlarged which might mean cancer. Her condition is life threatening and it unsure what will occur? Needless to say this has caused much distress and these past weeks have been trying. I have not before now announced this and I do not expect people to be telepathic and/or clairvoyant. Many of those close to me like my girlfriend, my closest friends have been extremely supportive. Others who do know have not even called to inquire what is her condition or to ask me if I am ok. Many of my (former) so called friends of mine do not even know and they do not know this because they do not make an effort to stay in touch with me. Some have not recently returned my phone calls or responded to my emails. I'd like to say I do not care but that would be a lie. If those of you do not know this about me, I am a sensitive person and friendship/loyalty are very important. I am not blaming anyone who does not know or has not called me. I do not have that kind of history with everyone I know and if you are reading this than I do not have any bad feelings towards you. There are others though who I have decided to write off. I think this situation has helped me see who my friends are and who my friends are not. I am tired of people making plans and cancelling last moment, or not even cancelling them but just vanishing the day those plans were made. I am in no need for virtual friends or friends who do not care to know me, see me, talk to me and these friends in one fell swoop are no longer a part of my life. I purged facebook, now myspace, soon my phone and it will be the same in person. I am not bitter, I am admittedly hurt, a little angry perhaps, definitely disappointed but I feel good (as much as one can ridding oneself of dozens of people once considered to be friends) because I know that this is the right thing to do. Some of those I deleted did nothing grievous to me, I expected nothing from them, they offered me nothing they were just faces on my profile or people that added me that I once went to school with or met somewhere. I mean them no offense I just did not see the point anymore of hearing about them or looking at their pictures when we do not even talk, have no intention of meeting and never did. Those are the innocent. The guilty are those who do know me and did not match efforts to be friends, or flaked on plans routinely, did not hear from for long periods, did not return my calls or emails and so on. I doubt I will miss either category. If I am important to them and I offended them by deleting them and they care enough they will let me know and make an effort. IF not than it is no loss. I have never, ever had a problem meeting people anywhere, any place or any time. It was one of my gifts but I cannot force people to be my friend for real and act such. I am with a heavy heart. When ones Mother is ill and this hits you, it puts things into perspective. From this perspective I want people in my life that care about me and want my company. I would rather face things alone than look for people and feel even lonelier. Those who have been there for me I thank them and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. with respect and sincerity, Aaron Olivo

The Potential of the US of A

Friday, July 04, 2008

It's the fourth of July and we are celebrating our independance. I might wonder if we would not be better off under British rule these days? However, we are independant and the last seven years I have been ashamed of this nation. Do not get me wrong, I love my country, I love the people and what in theory the US is to stand for. Unfortunately, this nation is run by a moronic tyrant and more so by the .05% who control 99% of our nation's wealth. This is intolerable, it is immoral and it must end. I call on all Americans to stand up to the injustices that are occuring all around us. We have the potential to be "a light unto nations" and spread Democracy, peace, and well being to the rest of the world. Instead we are a dark, stormy cloud that brings misery, war, hunger,greed and promotes the basest of human values. We have become a greedy, spoiled, indulgent nation. This is not the US of A I love or was taught about as a child. This is a faux US. This US is a fraud and we are not a fraudlent people, we just have been misled by fraudulent leaders. We have allowed them to run things while it is up to us (all of us) to get involved and change things. ENOUGH is ENOUGH! Stand strong Americans, be proud, fight for our rights, stop feeding the consumerism monster, stop the destruction of our planet, and stop waiting for others to take responsibility to do what is right. Stop remaining passive, indifferent, selfish and mindless! We are the people, for the people and by the people. WE! You and ME! US as in U.S! I will not rest until I see the America reach it's potential. I want to restore the vision this nation was founded on. Restore the truth and end the lies. I want us to be the US of A we meant it to be and not the exclusive playground of the .05% rich who seem to own everything under the sun and think it is their right to do so. Be proud, be strong, be American but more importantly be a kind, conscientious American. I love you all and I am proud to be a TRUE American. Bush and his ilk are traitors to this nation and the American people.

Me and G-d

Monday, June 16, 2008

I am not a particularly religous person. I sin daily. I am Jewish but not a good Jew. However, I do believe in G-d. I believe I am insignificant in the universe and that I am a mere spark, an insect or even less compared to the grandeur of the universe. I was just outside in nature. I felt the dew on my skin, the wet grass on my bare feet, and the darkness all around. I could see lightning bugs, and hear strange sounds from the woods and this made me feel so alive. I looked at the darkened sky and prayed. I prayed for my family, for others families and for the world. I asked G-d for strength to do the things I hope to do. I wanted to sleep outside but instead eventually went inside. However, the feeling I was left with is that there is something powerful that exist in the universe and we can give it any name we like. For this rant I will cal it G-d and I will proclaim that I believe in G-d and that I challenge anyone to prove G-d does not exist. I will not dare to convince anyone differently for let people come to their own conclusions but I know that G-d is good. I believe that in all our cruelty and the cruelty of nature that we are good as well. We must do good. We must feel good. We must fight for good and believe in the goodness of creation. What else is there? What, where, why, when, who? The five Ws. We are the five Ws and when you are fighting for your daily scraps ask yourself: why are you here? who are you? what are you? when are you? and where are you? Ask those questions and if you cannot answer them than go ask G-d!

America is ready for a Black president if you believe it is!

Sunday, May 25, 2008 2:48 am

Current mood: optimistic I am not going to accept what I hear from people that the US of A is not ready for a black president. When will the US be ready than? We are ready for it and it is about time. We cannot afford to let ourselves to be held back by fear and ignorance any longer. Even those who have nothing against a black president are hindering the possibility with their doubts. Yes, I once wondered the same thing but Obama has proven to me that the US is as ready as ever. We have plenty of ignorant racist in this world but I do not believe they are the majority. I refuse to believe in this. We are ready for change! We must all speak to everyone we meet and tell them "we are ready!!!". We are ready to throw off the yoke of imperialism and take back our Earth from the greedy corporations and the families that own them. They are the problem. Are you a problem or part of the solution? Look in the mirror and ask yourselves this. Practice random acts of kindness! Today and everyday!!!

Tired of this Reality? Let us change it!

Saturday, March 15, 2008 1:29am

I am tired of the media. I am tired of the media. I am tired of the media. I am tired of our government; I am tired of our government. I am tired of our government, I am tired of our society, I am tired of our society, and I am tired of our society. I am saying this over and over like a mantra to remind myself that when I am tired of things I desire to change them. I am not saying that I might affect a change on things but I am saying that I will die/live trying; complacency is not a proper response for myself and dare say for all of us. It does not have to be this way. It does not have to be this way. I want to repeat this to myself and I suggest you all do the same. Its is all "police and thieves" like the Junior Marvin reggae song and I am tired of this and I want myself and others (you) to stand up for what you believe and let us not resign in defeat or accept this unacceptable reality. I am speaking of the exploitation, the environmental abuses, the lies, the consumerism, the food supply and every other important issue we all know all too well about. Why is it allowed to go on? Why must I witness what is occurring with this election where we are to be distracted by Geraldine Ferraro and Obama’s pastor. I mean we are all struggling, the dollar is shit, people are being killed and dying, our streets are falling apart, the ice caps are melting and we are concerned about Geraldine Ferraro? Are we out of our fucking minds? Who cares and I have to witness four more years of Republican dominion I will not be a happy sort. It must not come to that but why is it like this? Why does it remain to be like this? They have the guns? We have the numbers! Or so the Doors song goes. I know it is not so easy but we must first believe it can be totally different. I wish so, I hope so, I pray so and I also know so, it can be different and history has showed us that and continues to do so. If Bush and his co-horts were able to do so much damage in eight years, imagine if we put the same kind of positive work in the next eight years? Is it truly as impossible as we make it out to be? I will in my own way continue fighting against the wrong I see in our surroundings and hopefully make some impact for going on like this is too painful. Everyday I hear something that should not be. Something like hearing of hard working immigrant parents being deported while their children are put into foster care or hearing how under the Bush regime Mining is considered a recreational activity on our national parks like biking and hiking. These things are criminal. Why are we allowing it? I appeal to my brothers and sisters all over the world to assist in this. It is not just the US that is engaging in these acts and their war and exploitation everywhere to combat. I do not care what your religion, race, ethnicity, class, nationality, gender is when the earth is being destroyed every day is our differerences that important? Does it matter what we believe in our how much money we have if there is no clean drinking water or air to breathe? I fear for my unborn children, my unborn grandchildren and everyone else’s. No one gave these few powerful people the right to do as they please at all of our detriment. They stole it. They took it by force. We must teach those who own the majority of our world’s resources to realize that they are in peril as well. They are also humans and money will not mean a damn thing at this rate. We must adopt responsible capitalism and true democracy in the world and stop pretending we already are. That is enough for now. I was watching Anderson Cooper (who is so gay) rip into Obama regarding his racist pastor who made controversial comments. Yes, I agree that what the Pastor had said is harmful but it was meant to a selective audience. It was meant for Black people’s ears. I think the hardest thing for Princess Cooper on CNN and other people is that Black people (many) feel resentful of how they been treated and are deeply hurt. They do not see things how those might on FOX news or in Middle America. How shocking! Maybe it’s that whole slavery thing? Most Black people feel excluded from America White society and do not feel the United States gives a damn about them. It is not un-American to think that. It is to me sad that so many Black people and other minorities feel this way and more should go to as to why they feel this way. The media goes aha how un-American but instead we should be looking at the divides as to why a popular pastor in Chicago feels the way he does as to many others. Why do people feel that the US is not for it’s people but for the rich and corporate America? There is a truth to it and instead of wondering why Michelles Obama has never felt good in America ask why does a smart, successful American Black woman (or white) feel this way? Ask why I feel this way and people I know. Why do we feel nearly ashamed these days when we travel abroad or why must I see so much poverty when I travel abroad? These are actually important questions to ask and not this other "ya hoo" nonsense. I am tired of the nonsense as well. The media must be neutralized. The government must be completely reformed. We must stop blindly consuming. We must I dare say live more like certain European nations and have our Nation be for it’s people and not exist here to milk us and keep us down. I am tired of it, I am tired of all of it but I am not going to let me be unhappy or keep me down. I see it every day and every one else sees it (the injustice, the waste). It is the proverbial stupid, fat elephant in the room that everyone ignores. Let us please acknowledge the fucking Elephant first and than tell the damn thing to get out for that fucking Elephant is Republican and they are in our way from progressing. What is an Elephant doing in the room anyway that is in itself kind of silly. Let us not go on everyday ignoring what is going around at the very least keep talking to people especially strangers, blog if you must, donate money or go to a protest but do something. We cannot afford not to and it is up to us as much as it is up to anyone else to do something. That is all, I wish you all well and thanks for reading this if you got this far. We must be patient to a degree for some things might need some coaxing.

Troubling Times

Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:53am What is going on with our economy? How is it that a few people have somehow stolen our Nations wealth and after stealing it has the audacity to have the tax payers pay for their theft. The mega corporations, the mega banks and the current Bush regime has moved our money off shore and transferred our dollars into Euros. They also gave our money in form of loans from China to buy oil from the Saudis. This all with out mentioning the war in Iraq and the cost to us nearing a trillion dollars. This is a war costing the US ten billion dollars a month and we wonder why our economy is going under? I heard now a story of a ninety year old woman who could not pay her mortgage to fannie mae and fannie mae insisted she give up her home so this woman shot herself in the chest and nearly died. Fortunately, she lives and they are pushing to let her return to her home from the hospital. What kind of nation forces a ninety year old woman from her home? This is McCain/Palin's America one which every man and woman must fend for themselves as those who predate on them are rewarded. This is the Republican party that prides itself on it's meaness, on being intolerant, hateful, deceitful that has strengthened their own bank accounts at the expense of the American nation. It sickens me to see these right wing lemmins these morons of Americans who find Palin cute and will not take responsibilty for the diaster they created. These Americans are in short un-American. They harm the United States with their poor judgement and ignorance. I fear that they will attempt to steal this election as they did in 2000 and 2000. We must be vigilant of this. We must not let this happen. The world's survival depends on this election. If Obama loses everything will get worse. We might even face a Nuclear holocaust with Iran. These are important times and we must be strong and fight these lunatic Republicans for the benefit of the whole planet and humanity. 8:30 AM 0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Thursday, July 10, 2008 Purging people from my life Current mood: sad To my friends and former friends, I just deleted over hundred people from myspace and facebook. I am sad about this. Many of these people I have invited to my house, knew as a child, been to their parties, they have been to my parties, and others I barely knew or never even met. I was not planning to do this. My plan was to give notice and let people have a chance to redeem themselves as friends. However, why should I give an ultimatum to people to be my friend? If they wanted to actively be my friend they would. Some routinely flaked on plans, others did not return phone calls and others were not in touch with me at all. That is fine and their right. Recently, my Mother has been in the hospital for the past two weeks and she went there initially because of internal bleeding and fractures in her spine which caused her extreme pain to the point of being unable to move. While in the hospital and on the 4th of July she had a heart major attack and needed to be shocked to save her life. She is stable now but the final prognosis is still unknown,the bleeding continues, and her colon is enlarged which might mean cancer. Her condition is life threatening and it unsure what will occur? Needless to say this has caused much distress and these past weeks have been trying. I have not before now announced this and I do not expect people to be telepathic and/or clairvoyant. Many of those close to me like my girlfriend, my closest friends have been extremely supportive. Others who do know have not even called to inquire what is her condition or to ask me if I am ok. Many of my (former) so called friends of mine do not even know and they do not know this because they do not make an effort to stay in touch with me. Some have not recently returned my phone calls or responded to my emails. I'd like to say I do not care but that would be a lie. If those of you do not know this about me, I am a sensitive person and friendship/loyalty are very important. I am not blaming anyone who does not know or has not called me. I do not have that kind of history with everyone I know and if you are reading this than I do not have any bad feelings towards you. There are others though who I have decided to write off. I think this situation has helped me see who my friends are and who my friends are not. I am tired of people making plans and cancelling last moment, or not even cancelling them but just vanishing the day those plans were made. I am in no need for virtual friends or friends who do not care to know me, see me, talk to me and these friends in one fell swoop are no longer a part of my life. I purged facebook, now myspace, soon my phone and it will be the same in person. I am not bitter, I am admittedly hurt, a little angry perhaps, definitely disappointed but I feel good (as much as one can ridding oneself of dozens of people once considered to be friends) because I know that this is the right thing to do. Some of those I deleted did nothing grievous to me, I expected nothing from them, they offered me nothing they were just faces on my profile or people that added me that I once went to school with or met somewhere. I mean them no offense I just did not see the point anymore of hearing about them or looking at their pictures when we do not even talk, have no intention of meeting and never did. Those are the innocent. The guilty are those who do know me and did not match efforts to be friends, or flaked on plans routinely, did not hear from for long periods, did not return my calls or emails and so on. I doubt I will miss either category. If I am important to them and I offended them by deleting them and they care enough they will let me know and make an effort. IF not than it is no loss. I have never, ever had a problem meeting people anywhere, any place or any time. It was one of my gifts but I cannot force people to be my friend for real and act such. I am with a heavy heart. When ones Mother is ill and this hits you, it puts things into perspective. From this perspective I want people in my life that care about me and want my company. I would rather face things alone than look for people and feel even lonelier. Those who have been there for me I thank them and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. with respect and sincerity, Aaron Olivo 4:28 AM 2 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Friday, July 04, 2008 The Potential of the US of A It's the fourth of July and we are celebrating our independance. I might wonder if we would not be better off under British rule these days? However, we are independant and the last seven years I have been ashamed of this nation. Do not get me wrong, I love my country, I love the people and what in theory the US is to stand for. Unfortunately, this nation is run by a moronic tyrant and more so by the .05% who control 99% of our nation's wealth. This is intolerable, it is immoral and it must end. I call on all Americans to stand up to the injustices that are occuring all around us. We have the potential to be "a light unto nations" and spread Democracy, peace, and well being to the rest of the world. Instead we are a dark, stormy cloud that brings misery, war, hunger,greed and promotes the basest of human values. We have become a greedy, spoiled, indulgent nation. This is not the US of A I love or was taught about as a child. This is a faux US. This US is a fraud and we are not a fraudlent people, we just have been misled by fraudulent leaders. We have allowed them to run things while it is up to us (all of us) to get involved and change things. ENOUGH is ENOUGH! Stand strong Americans, be proud, fight for our rights, stop feeding the consumerism monster, stop the destruction of our planet, and stop waiting for others to take responsibility to do what is right. Stop remaining passive, indifferent, selfish and mindless! We are the people, for the people and by the people. WE! You and ME! US as in U.S! I will not rest until I see the America reach it's potential. I want to restore the vision this nation was founded on. Restore the truth and end the lies. I want us to be the US of A we meant it to be and not the exclusive playground of the .05% rich who seem to own everything under the sun and think it is their right to do so. Be proud, be strong, be American but more importantly be a kind, conscientious American. I love you all and I am proud to be a TRUE American. Bush and his ilk are traitors to this nation and the American people. 11:54 PM 0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Monday, June 16, 2008 Me and G-d I am not a particularly religous person. I sin daily. I am Jewish but not a good Jew. However, I do believe in G-d. I believe I am insignificant in the universe and that I am a mere spark, an insect or even less compared to the grandeur of the universe. I was just outside in nature. I felt the dew on my skin, the wet grass on my bare feet, and the darkness all around. I could see lightning bugs, and hear strange sounds from the woods and this made me feel so alive. I looked at the darkened sky and prayed. I prayed for my family, for others families and for the world. I asked G-d for strength to do the things I hope to do. I wanted to sleep outside but instead eventually went inside. However, the feeling I was left with is that there is something powerful that exist in the universe and we can give it any name we like. For this rant I will cal it G-d and I will proclaim that I believe in G-d and that I challenge anyone to prove G-d does not exist. I will not dare to convince anyone differently for let people come to their own conclusions but I know that G-d is good. I believe that in all our cruelty and the cruelty of nature that we are good as well. We must do good. We must feel good. We must fight for good and believe in the goodness of creation. What else is there? What, where, why, when, who? The five Ws. We are the five Ws and when you are fighting for your daily scraps ask yourself: why are you here? who are you? what are you? when are you? and where are you? Ask those questions and if you cannot answer them than go ask G-d! 10:30 AM 0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Standing on the Street with a Sign I am still awake and it's nearly 6am. I figured it is a good time to tell you of how I stood outside Baruch while Hillary Spoke with a Obama/Clinton sign. I was walking home and saw a bunch of News trucks. I inquired at Baruch College which was teeming with Secret Service agents. Hillary Clinton was going to speak. After seeing it was futile trying to get inside I went home. While home I decided it was silly to hear the speech at home when she was only blocks away. I did not want to go and stand there for no reason. I made a big sign. My sign said: OBAMA ------------- CLINTON Unite for a change 08 It was rather large and colorful. I had my photo taken by press, I was interviewed by a few different international media outlets, asked to stand in backround while reporters reported to Danish, Spanish, Italian, French news live. I was asked to be in a documentaryabout Millenial Generation and interviewed for Japanese radio. Lots of random people took my photo, and I think secret Service took my photo as well. It was successful that I got to be seen by Hill, Bill and Chelsea who saw my sign. That was the primary point. I wanted to reach out. I went there not to see Hilary but to be seen by her. On my sign it said "Unite for a Change 08" The point is not me, nor the sign but that I demostrated a message and that it was so simple to have an effect. I was threatened by passerbys, yelled at, cheered, I got the thumbs up by many and my photo taken by many people to end up where I do not know. People engaged me on the street and it was more often than not a positive exchange. It felt truly democratic to talk to people on the streets. I even heard if from Mccain supporters. We all can make a sign and go out. You can write anything you want. I made it on a normal computer printer. I printed the letters as big as possible. SO make your own sign and go out and stand for something (literally)!!! It felt good! 4:48 AM 0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Sunday, May 25, 2008 America is ready for a Black president if you believe it is! Current mood: optimistic I am not going to accept what I hear from people that the US of A is not ready for a black president. When will the US be ready than? We are ready for it and it is about time. We cannot afford to let ourselves to be held back by fear and ignorance any longer. Even those who have nothing against a black president are hindering the possibility with their doubts. Yes, I once wondered the same thing but Obama has proven to me that the US is as ready as ever. We have plenty of ignorant racist in this world but I do not believe they are the majority. I refuse to believe in this. We are ready for change! We must all speak to everyone we meet and tell them "we are ready!!!". We are ready to throw off the yoke of imperialism and take back our Earth from the greedy corporations and the families that own them. They are the problem. Are you a problem or part of the solution? Look in the mirror and ask yourselves this. Practice random acts of kindness! Today and everyday!!! 2:48 AM 3 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Saturday, March 15, 2008 Tired of this Reality? Let us change it! I am tired of the media. I am tired of the media. I am tired of the media. I am tired of our government; I am tired of our government. I am tired of our government, I am tired of our society, I am tired of our society, and I am tired of our society. I am saying this over and over like a mantra to remind myself that when I am tired of things I desire to change them. I am not saying that I might affect a change on things but I am saying that I will die/live trying; complacency is not a proper response for myself and dare say for all of us. It does not have to be this way. It does not have to be this way. I want to repeat this to myself and I suggest you all do the same. Its is all "police and thieves" like the Junior Marvin reggae song and I am tired of this and I want myself and others (you) to stand up for what you believe and let us not resign in defeat or accept this unacceptable reality. I am speaking of the exploitation, the environmental abuses, the lies, the consumerism, the food supply and every other important issue we all know all too well about. Why is it allowed to go on? Why must I witness what is occurring with this election where we are to be distracted by Geraldine Ferraro and Obama’s pastor. I mean we are all struggling, the dollar is shit, people are being killed and dying, our streets are falling apart, the ice caps are melting and we are concerned about Geraldine Ferraro? Are we out of our fucking minds? Who cares and I have to witness four more years of Republican dominion I will not be a happy sort. It must not come to that but why is it like this? Why does it remain to be like this? They have the guns? We have the numbers! Or so the Doors song goes. I know it is not so easy but we must first believe it can be totally different. I wish so, I hope so, I pray so and I also know so, it can be different and history has showed us that and continues to do so. If Bush and his co-horts were able to do so much damage in eight years, imagine if we put the same kind of positive work in the next eight years? Is it truly as impossible as we make it out to be? I will in my own way continue fighting against the wrong I see in our surroundings and hopefully make some impact for going on like this is too painful. Everyday I hear something that should not be. Something like hearing of hard working immigrant parents being deported while their children are put into foster care or hearing how under the Bush regime Mining is considered a recreational activity on our national parks like biking and hiking. These things are criminal. Why are we allowing it? I appeal to my brothers and sisters all over the world to assist in this. It is not just the US that is engaging in these acts and their war and exploitation everywhere to combat. I do not care what your religion, race, ethnicity, class, nationality, gender is when the earth is being destroyed every day is our differerences that important? Does it matter what we believe in our how much money we have if there is no clean drinking water or air to breathe? I fear for my unborn children, my unborn grandchildren and everyone else’s. No one gave these few powerful people the right to do as they please at all of our detriment. They stole it. They took it by force. We must teach those who own the majority of our world’s resources to realize that they are in peril as well. They are also humans and money will not mean a damn thing at this rate. We must adopt responsible capitalism and true democracy in the world and stop pretending we already are. That is enough for now. I was watching Anderson Cooper (who is so gay) rip into Obama regarding his racist pastor who made controversial comments. Yes, I agree that what the Pastor had said is harmful but it was meant to a selective audience. It was meant for Black people’s ears. I think the hardest thing for Princess Cooper on CNN and other people is that Black people (many) feel resentful of how they been treated and are deeply hurt. They do not see things how those might on FOX news or in Middle America. How shocking! Maybe it’s that whole slavery thing? Most Black people feel excluded from America White society and do not feel the United States gives a damn about them. It is not un-American to think that. It is to me sad that so many Black people and other minorities feel this way and more should go to as to why they feel this way. The media goes aha how un-American but instead we should be looking at the divides as to why a popular pastor in Chicago feels the way he does as to many others. Why do people feel that the US is not for it’s people but for the rich and corporate America? There is a truth to it and instead of wondering why Michelles Obama has never felt good in America ask why does a smart, successful American Black woman (or white) feel this way? Ask why I feel this way and people I know. Why do we feel nearly ashamed these days when we travel abroad or why must I see so much poverty when I travel abroad? These are actually important questions to ask and not this other "ya hoo" nonsense. I am tired of the nonsense as well. The media must be neutralized. The government must be completely reformed. We must stop blindly consuming. We must I dare say live more like certain European nations and have our Nation be for it’s people and not exist here to milk us and keep us down. I am tired of it, I am tired of all of it but I am not going to let me be unhappy or keep me down. I see it every day and every one else sees it (the injustice, the waste). It is the proverbial stupid, fat elephant in the room that everyone ignores. Let us please acknowledge the fucking Elephant first and than tell the damn thing to get out for that fucking Elephant is Republican and they are in our way from progressing. What is an Elephant doing in the room anyway that is in itself kind of silly. Let us not go on everyday ignoring what is going around at the very least keep talking to people especially strangers, blog if you must, donate money or go to a protest but do something. We cannot afford not to and it is up to us as much as it is up to anyone else to do something. That is all, I wish you all well and thanks for reading this if you got this far. We must be patient to a degree for some things might need some coaxing. 1:29 AM 0 Comments (Add Comment) | 0 Kudos Edit Remove

Monday, March 10, 2008 Aaron rising from the winter and into the eternal spring Current mood: pugnacious I have learned much about myself these past months. This is the first winter in sometime that I have not gone to travel in warmer lands. This is only one thing that has had an effect on me. There are many. There is one thing that has effected me greatly and that is my environment. There is a new tall building across the way from me and this has changed my physical reality. This new large, expensive apartment building has blocked all my light and view. I used to have tons of light all day long and great southern exposure and now it is gone. In return I have a large mirrored building in which I can see my own soviet styled Mitchell lama building in it's reflection. The exception is the night where daily new neighbors move in all so intimately and peer at me like I am a specimen at the zoo. I am generally a voyeur and would have imagined that I would enjoy this but this double threat of both the building I live in able to peer into my room and the building across is too much for me. I cannot even casually observe my new and old found neighbors for the clarity and distance so clear and near has made it that I can meet eyes with my near city citizens. Previously all I saw was sky. The sky was gray, it was blue, it had clouds, birds, helicopters and planes but it made me feel that when I came home I had a refuge that was mine. I no longer feel this. I must either close my curtains and kill my beloved plants or be open to the Manhattan at large. I am thinking of tinting my windows. ..[if !supportEmptyParas]--> ..[endif]--> This is one thing that effected a bizarre hibernation. I was not prepared for this new reality and in truth how can anyone be prepared for new realities? However, despite my dark moments, my discovery that I am "ADD", my sprained ankle which I passed up a law suit (regrettably) out of some form of morality feeling that it was my fault I hurt myself when indeed their was other fault to account for I knew that I would rise out of it. I knew that lung issues presumably related to my proximity and personal intimate involvement with the Twin Towers and 9/11 have been perhaps nearly killing me that I would prevail from it. I am not one unaware of suffering. I am aware of my own personal suffering, the suffering of those I love, the suffering of the ones around me and the suffering of the earth at large. I am not afraid of suffering. I know that my suffering compared to others so far has been trite. I know that suffering is relative and in the great scheme of things irrelevant to the larger picture. I mean after call can the universe actually suffer? Can G-d suffer? Somehow in my little mind I feel it, they cannot. What is suffering but a perception? Can I even watch the discovery channel, or animal planet with out observing suffering? And have I not learned that regardless of suffering great or small the universe persists. So, my friends, strangers, loved ones that where the universe persists, I and dare I say you all must persist! What choice do we have? Even in our personal hells, our destruction, in our vaporization won't we in some way persist? And if we do not who besides a few people actually will care or notice? Are we not all just statistics or mere mentions on the evening news? ..[if !supportEmptyParas]--> ..[endif]--> On that note I must say in my insignificance I feel omnipotent. In that kind of strange Buddhist, dime store philosophical way are we not as important than any sun or star out there? I mean in an insane way if the sun suddenly went who among us would exist to complain about it? Ok. Maybe we are not as important as the sun but in some ways I think we are all an asteroid away from non-existence and even than would the pulverization of the earth have an effect at the Universe at large? Is not G-d, hashem far great and more infinite than any one universe? If those who do not believe in a G-d but in science recognize that in infinity and multiple dimensions and universes that may and most likely exist are far more important and larger than us on earth or this galaxy? ..[if !supportEmptyParas]--> ..[endif]--> Onward, despite all this adolescent theorizing and dissecting of personal existential realities there is the feeling that I am feeling better about things. I am even feeling that life is good and that since the flowers are blossoming that I too might as well blossom. ..[if !supportEmptyParas]--> ..[endif]--> That is it. That is that blog that I blogged and had not in sometime. That is my daylight savings contribution to my cyber profiled self. If you read this I thank you and feel glad to have shared a bit of my inner workings. If you have not read this than I know that I am as I write it and in the grand scheme of thing than who cares anyway?

Be Yourself and be proud of it!

Thursday, November 15, 2007

I have a big mouth, that is I tend to speak my mind and at times not at appropriate times. To all those concerned or rather, that I am concerned about I would like to say I am working on it. I am working on it to be a more effective communicator and to be more sensitive to people around me. However, I might say that at least I am trying to be my "true" self and am real. That is more than I can say about a lot of people I see, especially in New York City. So, my advice to everyone (and myself) is to be your "true"inner self and be proud of who you are. Be happy now, do not wait till tomorrow to be happy, BE HAPPY NOW! DO NOT WAIT FOR CONDITIONAL HAPPINESS IT WILL NEVER OCCUR AND YOU WILL LIVE YOUR LIFE WAITING FOR IT! IT'S HERE! IT'S INSIDE! LET'S ENJOY THE MOMENT AND STOP WORRYING, IT WILL BE OK! :) HAVE A GREAT LIFE AND MAKE EVERYTHING AROUND YOU "BETTER"! BE SELFLESS AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR SELF! I also advise making up your own Zen like statements, it's very entertaining. Ok, now at the count of three...I want you to smile and realize that things are good and life is beautiful.. 1......2....................3 (Breathe Deeply and exhale) and SMILE! Please do not send this to anyone and nothing will happen if you do not send it, and if you do this or you do not feel happy, it's ok maybe you are just constipated?

Slavery Still Exist Part 2

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 4:29am

..> ..> Slavery Still Exist Part 2..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> I should be sleeping since I have to go make money soon and this is the most I can do to resist is to do whatever I want to do even knowing the punishment is no sleep. I might even stay up? Anyway, this is brief: I want you all to think about becoming financially independent and finding a way as to not have to work unless you feel like working but not because you MUST work. We have convinced ourselves that this is our lot in life and wake up SHEEPLE it is not! If this nation was run like a large corporation and we were share holders instead of the planet being owned by corporations and we are the commodities, things might be different. Why could we not look at every person/living/inanimate thing in the world as a share holder of the earth and to be shared with equitably and treated with respect. Is that communism or is that true capitalism where we acknowledged by default that no one truly has the right to own anything on this planet. We have seen throughout history borders and nations have changed and even with our life times and seeing the dissolution of the Soviet Union we have seen new Nations be formed and borders redefined. We also have seen material resources and power be spread about, change and fluctuate. Why should we all be hostages to these hostile winds of change? Why can we not as a community of nations and people come to an agree as to what the average person needs and is their right and see to that first while continuing COMMERCE but not CONSUMERISM. Yes, we must produce and we must consume but this culture of consuming is about to consume itself. We must be cautious as to where these Syndicate corporate elite are taking us. It is a place where they sure are to taken well care of but will you and your families? Do they care about you these CEOs, and CFOS, and the families that hold the commanding stock in these monopolies like DOW, DUPONT, NESTLE, UNILEVER, GENERAL FOODS, DOLE, EXXON-MOBIL, and HALLIBURTON all household names that are owned by the same people who own everything else like VERIZON, ATT, and so on. So please all you wake up before there is nothing to wake up to! Thanks now I will get my three hours sleep and drink a strong espresso and go work for the man for my daily wheat grass. Be Strong, and brave, we will prevail and we can keep the good and throw away the bad. Be well! Till soon!

Slavery still exist part 1

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Slavery still exist part 1 This is a plea to all those who might read this: We are heading towards a presidential election. The last 7 years has been a time of rape and pillage of the ruling elite of the middle and lower classes. In fact in the US alone 1.7 trillion dollars has left the middle class and went up to the top %1 pockets and what are we so called middle class people left with? We have credit card debts, unpaid bills, school loans to pay, medical bills, many are poorly insured or uninsured, 40% of Americans are in debt! The United states is trillions of dollars in deficit and where did the money go? WAKE THE FUCK UP YOU SHEEP! In all due respect of course! I am tired of looking into your blank, weary eyes on the Subway commuting you modern day serfs! Wake up landless Serfdom is back (one example is the sub prime mortgage collapse), as also get this Slavery has not ended it just changed names. Have you been to some of our fine inner city projects lately? Do you see what has been done to the African American community with Bush Family sponsored drugs and CIA inspired race riots in watts, LA, and Detroit. "As of 2006, a record 7 million people were behind bars, on probation or parole. Of the total, 2.2 million were incarcerated. China ranks second with 1.5 million, though China has over three times the population of the US." Most of those offenses are drug related and from some of the drugs the CIA/FBI/BLACK WATER/NSA (almost same org) shipped into the nation to profit from and to justify a myriad of criminal activities too many to list! The prisons you can just call "plantations" for the inmates work for the new masters ATT, the Military weapons complex, and many others: Parallel to Nazi Germany? There are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons throughout the country. According to California Prison Focus, "no other society in human history has imprisoned so many of its own citizens." The figures show that the United States has locked up more people than any other country: a half million more than China, which has a population five times greater than the U.S. Statistics reveal that the United States holds 25% of the world's prison population, but only 5% of the world's people. From less than 300,000 inmates in 1972, the jail population grew to 2 million by the year 2000. In 1990 it was one million. Ten years ago there were only five private prisons in the country, with a population of 2,000 inmates; now, there are 100, with 62,000 inmates. It is expected that by the coming decade, the number will hit 360,000, according to reports. What has happened over the last 10 years? Why are there so many prisoners? "The private contracting of prisoners for work fosters incentives to lock people up. Prisons depend on this income. Corporate stockholders who make money off prisoners' work lobby for longer sentences, in order to expand their workforce. The system feeds itself," says a study by the Progressive Labor Party, which accuses the prison industry of being "an imitation of Nazi Germany with respect to forced slave labor and concentration camps." The prison industry complex is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States and its investors are on Wall Street. "This multimillion-dollar industry has its own trade exhibitions, conventions, websites, and mail-order/Internet catalogs. It also has direct advertising campaigns, architecture companies, construction companies, investment houses on Wall Street, plumbing supply companies, food supply companies, armed security, and padded cells in a large variety of colors." According to the Left Business Observer, the federal prison industry produces 100% of all military helmets, ammunition belts, bullet-proof vests, ID tags, shirts, pants, tents, bags, and canteens. Along with war supplies, prison workers supply 98% of the entire market for equipment assembly services; 93% of paints and paintbrushes; 92% of stove assembly; 46% of body armor; 36% of home appliances; 30% of headphones/microphones/speakers; and 21% of office furniture. Airplane parts, medical supplies, and much more: prisoners are even raising seeing-eye dogs for blind people." That's just the beginning go here for more info: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2005/octubre/juev13/42carceles.html

The U.N is annoying and I am going back to bed

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Current mood: blank I live not far from the UN in Manhattan and its General Assembly time. All the world's criminals are here to bicker over their easy earned spoils. Meanwhile, what this means to the dopes that live here is tantamount to a police state with cops on every corner searching people, sirens and armored vehicle convoys with big wig losers and Gorillas with Assault rifles and HK MP-5 in Flak jackets. It is never ending and the traffic, honking, air pollution it causes is aggravating and harmful. The president of Iran is in and this man is pure evil like his counterpart in the White House. He says there are no Gays in Iran. I have met Gay Iranians but arguably outside of Iran but I am sure some of gone back. What is this man on? Is he that ignorant or is this an elaborate ruse? I cannot figure it out about these seemingly evil men. In my hearts of hearts the people at the UN would meet to solve (as in not create) the world's problems. They would meet to end world hunger, war, disease but this is not what the meet to do. They meet to make business deals to make themselves, their families and friends richer and more powerful. I despise the UN and most of the things they do. There are some redeeming things but they are too few to mention since the corruption and fat attached would make it junk. Anyway, I am home and I can hear when the motorcade comes. Some of the motorcades are large and the president and his minions are in town. When this occurs they shut down all traffic and the Dictator has the FDR or the streets to himself. Makes me ill to think of the money wasted and stolen from this war and all these wars in all these nations and all the money swindled from the true owners.

Not A Robot

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Current mood: groggy I was just outside and ate breakfast. I had scrambled eggs, homefries, turkey bacon, whole wheat toast, juice and peppermint tea. I confess I put ketchup on the potatoes. I sat in the same booth I always do, the one by the window that looks across at my unattractive, brown bricked building and watched (and photographed) the people passing. I am so off the track of a 9 to fiver that the people running about at 8am seem to be like insane worker bees to me. Where are they going? why? why so fast? for how long? how many years? I was at the diner and I must say the breakfast was perfect and I used all spare change. I payed the $6.26 in dimes, nickels and quarters. I enjoy paying for breakfast like this at the diner it makes me feel I am alive during the depression or in the fifties the very least. Incidentally I have been frequenting the same diner in one form or another for thirty years and the woman is the same Greek wife of the the same Greek husband owner. She starts work at 4:30 am and has done so for 35 years and this baffles me. She works so hard and as she says "just to pay the bills"! What kind of life have we let the ruling class arrange for us the working poor? I had things to do out but honestly I was looking forward to heading back home not long after breakfast. It was tiring to watch all these people run about like chickens with no heads! and for what and for whom? Whom do we really serve? our land lords, the banks, insurance companies, ATT, Sprint, Verizon, Con Ed, Time Warner and so on... We keep adding bills that we never had like internet and Cable to the long list along with taxes (for our wars) and they always nickel and dime us so it get more expensive for us as it gets cheaper for them! My answer to this is to work for myself or try my best to become self made. At the moment I am forced to live as a "starving artist" since I hurt my ankle on a job some time back already and I cannot be Mr. Johnny on the spot as the Man demands me to be. This injury has prevented me from working and so I have had time to reflect on the value of passive income and working for myself (as I have in the past). Until recently I was content to do both and even when working for myself as a Freelancer I found myself in truth still "serving" someone and this in itself I find unreasonable at times and not in tune with what I want in my life. What I want is to make money passively and this is the key to being self made. I need to focus on this and using my talents to reach this end. Wish me luck! (Ha Luck is for Rabbits!) ...... but I could still use it!

We are all Leaders!

Friday, August 10, 2007

Current mood:defiant This a message to all my friends, associates, and co-humans: We cannot all passively stand by complaining about the poor state of affairs and hope it will magically disappear. We are all looking for a leader and a hero and well those leaders and heroes are us, each and every one of us. I want to get this message out. I want people to hear the call to stand up for our rights and claim the bounty that is all of ours and not the .005% that owns (or think it owns) it. What is occurring world wide is deplorable and unnecessary. There is immense suffering and social injustice occurring and we must all collectively work to lessen it. Can we eliminate it? Why not! Hell yea! But lets first work on lessening it and I think that collectively yes in OUR lifetimes it can be done (hunger eliminated, climate stabilized, resources fairly distributed) if people cooperated and stood up in unison. Yes, this is a daunting task and I am 35, not 15 nor 25 so I am not naive, nor do I under estimate the obstacles that we face but what I saw occur in Nepal in April '06 when the king was overthrown in two weeks was encouraging. Its about People Power and you know this and I know this. It has never been truly tried before and the few people who are trying cannot do it alone. We must help, we must get involved, we must get the word out and speak to everyone who will listen about the issues that are important to this planet, to all humans, to all living things and to all citizens of all nations. Such issues like global warming, alarming weather events, incessant war, hunger, and simple diesease that is rampant and treatable throughout the developing world as well as the US. We must keep getting the message out. There is much work to be done and finding people who think along these lines is not always easy when everyone is just trying to survive. We must make the example first even if we are doing so out of self-sacrafice. We must make sacrafices to improve the world. This is not enough even, we must become leaders. There are many who will only follow when they see its safe and the path is laid out for them. Yes, these are the sheep among us and in ways we all act as sheep but this too can be changed. It is the nature of humans and mammals to follow the leaders. It is the Alpha behaving people we tend to follow. We all need to be Alpha! If you seek freedom and justice for the world and yourself you will need to lead, you need to be Alpha. You must assure those who are timid to step forward and speak for themselves as join in this discourse of humanities fate, along with the planet Earth. We must all set the example for others to follow and if we do so, follow they will till the point other leaders will emerge! It will get easier. We the people have been told for too long we are powerless and that this is "how things are" or "this is our lot in life"! This talk is defeatist and we must not succumb to it. It is up to us all to defend this earth and it's inhabitants. We must consider our children, their children and all the living things that are not able to stop the rampant destruction, greed, corruption and abuse of power that is occurring worldwide and daily. It is our collective responsibility to do something to improve this planet. We can not wait for a Ghandi, a Martin Luther King, a JFK, a Rosa Parks to show us the way! YOU my friends and co-humans are THAT PERSON! You are the next Dr. Martin Luther King j.r, Rosa Parks, and Ghandi wrapped up into one with a dash of Che and Malcolm X ! We are all Civil Rights leaders and must act accordingly! Go and make a difference in your life and the lives around you and as they say, "think local, act globally!" Peace (make it happen), Aaron

check out my Video about Gan and my Gallery

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

check out my Video about Gan and my Gallery Current mood: drunk Category: Art and Photography So, I have revamped my Myspace profile, put my GAN video and posted a bunch of photos. It was pleasant to recieve positive feedback from my peeps out there who checked it out. Yesterday, I was going through that feeling of wanting to delete people on my account that I do not really know. However, I resisted the urge, okay I did delete an annoying girl who posted annoying chain letters all the time. Anyway, I figure that I do not want to delete those I do not know but I will invite you all to one of my photo exhibitions. This way I might have a chance to understand as to how I have you added as a friend. I don't want to believe that you are some superficial thumbnail on my profile but that there is some reason destined that out of the millions (maybe hundreds of millions) of Myspace random people I have you there and well me there on your profile. I must confess that I got drunk on three beers tonight. Yes, I drank three beers in a coffee cup and got drunk off it. I had a craving for it. Now I am buzzed. What I wanted to say is that I am posting photos here and my mini-doc so please check them out.

letter to friend

Monday, March 07, 2005 5:57am

Hey Lovely. I have not myspaced for awhile, I kind of went back to friendster...since they have more features blah blah. It said you posted a caption on my photo and this brought me back to you. Its like finding money in your pockets after the laundry. As for me I got back two weeks ago after being in Patagonia in Argentina and Chile for two months. Its summer there and cold as hell here IN New fucking york. I like your photos, quite well sexy. I cannot imagine why someone like you would be sexually frustrated, do the men there have no pulse? I am adjusting to life back here. When are you comming to New York? Maybe I am sexually frustrated as well for its hard to find a girl that I could have that connection. I do not mean getting laid. i mean getting laid well and consistantly. Ok, I was asleep at 10 pm and I woke up at 3:30 and now its nearly 6 am. I could not sleep anymore and I was wide awake. I will try to go back to sleep, thinking of you! and that giant disco ball which I am envious off ;) Ok take care, cheer up (I read your blog) and try to find an activity that makes you feel better to get you out and back to yourself. kisses, Aaron

My space v.s Friendster

Friday, March 10, 2006 1:48am Current mood: accomplished I heard the other day that myspace.com is the 15th most visited in the United States. The myspace phenom is huge and although known Friendster seemingly has lagged behind in popularity. Personally, I am really a Friendster guy if you were to see my profile there it is far more developed. Also, I have far more friends there and I know or have met the majority of them. In terms of sites they are both nearly the same. Myspace is faster and friendster I think is less fills but now you can customize and do everything one can with Myspace. I have not switched mainly because of the kind of people on friendster seem to be of higher education (no offense) and they do not post idiotic things constantly as some my friends (ya know I love those ass jokes) do. Thats it, sorry its not some deep analysis but a reason as to why my profile is so undeveloped. http://www.friendster.com/profiles/manhattankid thats me!