irish.lemon

it’s only been a week since i had my last class…i’m already bored out of my mind.

seven days down…only thirty-seven to go…

save for work and the strange weather, i have little to say.  one can only play so many video games, watch so much cnn, and rearrange a bedroom while waiting for laundry to finish.  i’ve been toying with the idea of what things are going to be like this fall when i head back to depaul.  i kinda want to take casey’s business comm class.  realistically, i could.  it’s only on wednesday nites from august 20th – december 17th…but i’m out of there and i don’t plan on going back anytime soon.

i’ve been thinking about listing my old textbooks on ebay…i could use a quick $150 or so.

as a sidenote, i’ve been really digging cnn’s special investigations as of late.  i’m not the biggest fan of the olympics this year.  need i say tibet and burma?  if you’re like me – even if you’re not – i recommend taking the time to check out buddha’s warriors.

also, i heard an absurd report regarding china’s ludicrous internet block and how western journalists covering the olympics challenged the “law”.  needless to say, most filters were lifted in the main press room in beijing.  however, try searching for “tiananmen square” or “tibet” and they apparently turn up nothing.  what’s the communist party so afraid of?  truth..?

the second part of the story i heard was that – i believe – the chinese “president” conducted a press conference while chatting online stating that, “the internet is a valuable tool”.

right…

if the chinese government was indeed able to acquire a western PR firm to cook up these publicity stunts, they really suck at convincing me.  maybe since i work within that mindset i’m unaffected by all the spin and sugarcoating, but this crosses an ethical line…anyone remember ivy lee and i.g. farben?  the only difference was that lee “claimed” he didn’t know what a tyrant hitler would become…we have a pretty good idea of china’s tyranny.

just some food for thought…