Political Film Review: Promises

The first seeds of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were sown so long ago that very few know when it actually started. Everybody has different opinions on who started the fighting, who's fault it is, and when things took a turn for the worse. 100 different turning points, and two clear sides. Two nations promised a homeland, each with their own rightful claim, wishing for freedom and safety and peace. The film Promises follows seven children born and raised in the center of this conflict. Moishe, Shlomo, and the twins Daniel and Yarko are Jews living in Israel. Mahmoud is an Arab Israeli living in the Palestinian quarter of Jerusalem. Sanabel and Faraj both live in the occupied Palestinian territories. They are all less than twenty minutes away from each other. Director BZ Goldberg interviewed the children about their lives, and how the conflict affected them and their families personally. They told stories of fear, pain, and hatred all beyond their years, but also of joy and hope for a peaceful future. B.Z. got the kids to meet, and they learned important lessons about how they really weren't all that different from each other after all. 

Promises is a wonderful movie that shows that even in the most desperate of situations, human emotions survive, and perhaps there is still a chance to prevail if only more people from all viewpoints would sit down and get to know their neighbors.

Spring break!

Ok, so I need some ideas for things to do over break. I'm considering finishing up my tail (finally) and decorating my bedroom tomorrow, then hanging out with the boyfriend. Monday, lets see. No idea. I'm so tired of doing the same old things over and over again, but I dont wanna just go and randomly start up a new hobby because that usually leads to quick burnout. I think I could have some success with creating a comic for stumptown, but it takes a crapton of self-discipline. I have a few ideas. One idea is a set of fables based off of real life experiences I've had with people, some of whom were unpleasant, others of whom were just foolish. For instance: The cat who loved nothing more than her own reflection, the fox who couldn't choose which rabbit to chase and ended up going hungry when they both escaped, the squirrel who taunted the chained dog until one day it escaped, and the bear who hibernated all winter and then complained that it was already springtime.
Another idea is to record the epic fail journey I went on the other day, where I got lost and walked 30 blocks that I didn't have to.

soooo sick of essays

This morning to work on my essay I printed it all out, got a pair of scissors and tape. The scissors were extra difficult to use because they were gummied up by old glue between the blades, and thus the lines i cut were very poor. However, I managed to snip the pages up like a puzzle and rearrange them in a different order, making an entirely new image. My new paper seems a lot more fur-positive, and is a lot more interesting. I'm so proud of myself, and so ready to be done.