joanieloveschachi
age. 23
gender. female
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Say shit, say death, say fuck the father,
Satan says, down my ear.
The pain of the locked past buzzes
in the child's box on her bureau, under
the terrible round pond eye
etched around roses, where
self-loathing gazed at sorrow.

excerpt from Satan Says by Sharon Olds

I like to steal surveys from Jess's blog
Oh you know, just bored at work in fucking Mongolia
How long does it take to get a passport?
Peace Corps blues
Speeding ticket fun
G-ma's Birthday
Mirror
South Park Scientology Episode
Current TV is new and cool
Miraculous Medal

Real news:

BBC
NPR
The Nation
The Guardian
National Defense
Common Dreams
Center for American Progress
Arms Control Association
Annenberg Political Fact Check
The Center for Public Integrity

Social Justice:

The AIDS Project
Project Vote Smart
Rock The Vote
Commission on Presidential Debates
Move On
Amnesty International
International A.N.S.W.E.R.
United for Peace & Justice
antiwar.com
DearMary.com
ACLU
UNICEF
UNAIDS
A Closer Walk
PCWPPP
EMILY's List
The PA Commission for Women
Environmental Scorecard
Voice of Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet
International Campaign for Tibet
Tibetan Government in Exile
Tibetan Youth Congress

I also like to check out:

Current TV
The Superficial
espn
Cincinnati Bengals
Wikipedia
Natalie Dee
YouTube
The William Blake Archive
Dora McQuaid
The Onion
Michael Parenti
Poets & Writers, Inc.
Penn State University
Penn State ResLife
Play Oregon Trail!
MemeGen
The End of the World (flash movie)

song: Ghetto Gospel
artist: Tupac feat. Elton John

Hit 'em with a little ghetto gospel

[Chorus: Elton John]
Those who wish to follow me (My ghetto gospel)
I welcome with my hands
and the red sun sinks at last
into the hills of gold
And peace to this young warrior
Without the sound of guns

[Verse 1]
If I could recollect before my hood days
I'd sit and reminisce thinkin of bliss of the good days
I stop and stare at the younger my heart goes to 'em
They guessed it was stress that they under
And nowadays things changed
Everyone's ashamed of the youth
Cuz the truth look strange
And for me it's reversed
We left them a world that's cursed and it hurts
Cuz any day they'll push the button
And all good men like Malcolm X
and Bobby Hutton died for nothin
Don't it make you get teary, the world looks dreary
When you wipe your eyes see it clearly
There's no need for you to fear me
If you take your time to hear me
Maybe you can learn to cheer me
It ain't about black or white cuz we're human
I hope we see the light before it's ruined
My Ghetto Gospel

[Chorus]
Those who wish to follow me (Ghetto gospel)
I welcome with my hands
and the red sun sinks at last
into the hills of gold
And peace to this young warrior
Without the sound of guns

[Verse 2]
Tell me do you see that old lady, ain't it sad?
Livin outta bags
But she's glad for the little things she has
And over there there's a lady
Crack got her crazy
Guess who's givin birth to a baby
I don't trip and let it fade me
From outta the frying pan
We jump into another form of slavery
Even now I get discouraged
Wonder if they take it all back
Will I still keep the courage?
I refuse to be a role model
I set goals, take control, drink out my own bottles
I make mistakes but learn from every one
And when it's said and done
I bet this brotha be a better one
If I upset you don't stress
Never forget that God hasn't finished with me yet
I feel his hand on my brain
When I write rhymes I go blind and let the Lord do his thing
But am I less holy?
Cuz I took a puff of blunt and drink a beer with my homies
Before we find world peace
We gotta find peace and end the war on the streets
My Ghetto Gospel

[Chorus]
Those who wish to follow me (Yea, ghetto gospel)
I welcome with my hands
and the red sun sinks at last
into the hills of gold
And peace to this young warrior
Without the sounds of guns

Lord can you hear me speak?