my RNC Report

  I'm going to let you know now before you read any further that I do not believe in due process.  I do not believe in good cop/bad cop scenarios.  I do not believe in sacrificing my convictions just because other people are willing to go for the 'lesser of two evils'.  My words are bullshit because my voting will not affect New York.  Its not a swing state.  I would feel more emboldened saying and following through on my convictions if I lived in a state where my vote really would matter.  It doesn't so its all bullshit to me anyway.   Its been an amazing few months of people coming together for the Anti-RNC movement.   For me, it started at the Billionaires for Bush Ball back in May.  So many people doing art, making music, the revelry, the seriousness, the INFORMATION BEING PUT OUT!   Rev. Billy, that man is amazing, every time I see him, he truly stands for the grassroots ideal of people working to help people free themselves.  Free themselves from the tyranny of corporate giants like Starbucks that pay their employees a pittance of a wage and yet won't let them unionize themselves in order to gain fair wages and health insurance.     Click here: Reverend Billy & the Church of Stop Shopping   You have to check out that site and go see them if you can.   Click here: Billionaires For Bush These people have raised a lot of money by throwing the most incredible parties and that really cool fashion show at the NeoConey Island Block party.   The thing is, its hard to be focused on things when people are party hardying.   I had to sit down with myself and remind myself that its not just a party scene.  Its about how I feel about the state of the country and what I can do to change that.  Its not about voting out Bush, its about volunteering for things that will help me develop as a person and at the same time help empower somebody else.   As much as I detest the Garden politics at La Plaza, its important to do that because  everybody deserves greenery.  Let me just say that community gardening is not as lovely and pristine as one would like to think it is and I had to do some growing up in order to work with people that I would ordinarily throw a cow biscuit at.   I'll be doing more things and I know its not going to be as lovely as I would like to imagine but I need to get over fantasy and get down to doing serious work.   I tell people that they need to know more about local politics and yet I don't know anything about what goes on in my neighborhood in Brooklyn.   Then, there's the personal politics of taking care of myself.  Do I go back to being vegan?  Do I finally stop drinking and smoking?  Do I finally decide that my body is a temple and has to be treated as such.  How can I do for others if I can't treat myself right?   I'm not even going to go into the emotional turmoil that still sits in my head and heart every damn minute but Mr. Micheal, if you're reading this, I sure would like to make amends with you and move on.   Bush, Bush,bush bush bushbushbushbush..........ohhhh for crying out loud!!!!   Its a time of change and I feel really good and strong about it.  I will take two steps back and one step forward but hey, there is that forward!!!   I feel the same way about this country.   Ummmm, now let me say just one thing about chaos as opposed to Anarchy.  Anarchy is a wondeful thing but its not chaos.  I love chaos though, I'm not going to deny it.  When those kids set the dragon on fire today, I howled with glee.  However, in back of that, I really felt they ruined a beautiful,  peaceful day for those who don't subscribe to violent acts to make a point.  I felt it was incredibly selfish of them.  I'm glad the march wasn't ruined because of their actions.  Ummm, I still think it was cool how it combusted and the cops were in shock.  They got used to the complacency of the march and really didn't expect it.   I'm going to end now only because I really wanna watch tv.  Hey, at least I'm honest about it.   Write back and let me know how things are going for you. By the way, my garden plot rules!   I'm eating my kale and basil, the hot peppers are ripening and the flowers are lovely.  More pics soon!     Love you all,   Barbara