December 22, 2006
Five things you might not know about me
With unbearable pressure, Chris has asked me to do this little game. It's easy. Write 5 things people didn't know about you.
Here are five things you may not know about me:
1.) I don't celebrate Christmas. Yep, the big ol' colonial holiday isn't celebrated by the likes of OldManRivers. Although I could go into a big post about it (and maybe I'll do that too), I don't celebrate it. Haven't for two years now. It's a colonial holiday (in North America), and in my quest to decolonize myself, I'd rather not celebrate a religious practice, lie and stupidity of a holiday filled with consumerism. Specifically mindless consumerism. By my taking a stand against this Christian/Settler celebration, maybe my people will see by my example the horizon of their colonization and assimilated self. I'd way rather go/have a potlatch during that time (winter season). And maybe one day that will be a fact, not a dream.
3.) Forum surfer. Yes, I surf forums. A few actually. Mostly to do with TV shows. Stargate SG:1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Veronica Mars, Heroes, and a couple others. Am I proud of it? Heck yes. I'm a total nerd sometimes, and I enjoy talking about the finer points of some of these shows themes, messages, acting, directing, and overall the artistic style employed in each show. I used to do it a lot more, but since have scaled back on most. Down to 3-5 posts a day. But, as I scale back on TV, I've resorted to getting my excapism from the internet now. With more ways to "excape" my/our lives, I use blogger, forums, youtube, wikipedia, and other forms of outlets to find freedom that doesn't exist in my real life. By searching for entertainment, knowledge, connection and meaning, I hope to find solace out of my seemingly ordinary life (I say seemingly because, there are no ordinary moments.)
4.) I hate tourism. It's the most dreadful thing to my culture. I hate being a tourist. I hate tourism. I hate tourists. It's absolutely horrifying the culture it brings on with it. (Ya know, consummerism, commercialism, disneylandization, neo-colonization, etc.) Why don't we build a cultural center and people who give a sh#t about my culture for 20-40 minutes, come to an "authentic potlatch" with "a real salmon feast". Could there be any better way to whore and pimp my culture. My last hope is that my puke will scare off people who just want to have a good vacation.
5.) I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. :)
Tagged: W
Here are five things you may not know about me:
1.) I don't celebrate Christmas. Yep, the big ol' colonial holiday isn't celebrated by the likes of OldManRivers. Although I could go into a big post about it (and maybe I'll do that too), I don't celebrate it. Haven't for two years now. It's a colonial holiday (in North America), and in my quest to decolonize myself, I'd rather not celebrate a religious practice, lie and stupidity of a holiday filled with consumerism. Specifically mindless consumerism. By my taking a stand against this Christian/Settler celebration, maybe my people will see by my example the horizon of their colonization and assimilated self. I'd way rather go/have a potlatch during that time (winter season). And maybe one day that will be a fact, not a dream.
- My family celebrates it. Myself, my three sisters, mother, grandmother, and neice are in Hawaii Xmas. I hope to be miserable and unhappy the whole time I'm there because of it. (lol)
3.) Forum surfer. Yes, I surf forums. A few actually. Mostly to do with TV shows. Stargate SG:1, Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Veronica Mars, Heroes, and a couple others. Am I proud of it? Heck yes. I'm a total nerd sometimes, and I enjoy talking about the finer points of some of these shows themes, messages, acting, directing, and overall the artistic style employed in each show. I used to do it a lot more, but since have scaled back on most. Down to 3-5 posts a day. But, as I scale back on TV, I've resorted to getting my excapism from the internet now. With more ways to "excape" my/our lives, I use blogger, forums, youtube, wikipedia, and other forms of outlets to find freedom that doesn't exist in my real life. By searching for entertainment, knowledge, connection and meaning, I hope to find solace out of my seemingly ordinary life (I say seemingly because, there are no ordinary moments.)
4.) I hate tourism. It's the most dreadful thing to my culture. I hate being a tourist. I hate tourism. I hate tourists. It's absolutely horrifying the culture it brings on with it. (Ya know, consummerism, commercialism, disneylandization, neo-colonization, etc.) Why don't we build a cultural center and people who give a sh#t about my culture for 20-40 minutes, come to an "authentic potlatch" with "a real salmon feast". Could there be any better way to whore and pimp my culture. My last hope is that my puke will scare off people who just want to have a good vacation.
5.) I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. :)
Tagged: W
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