after the bush fire

aye, so i am scared to set foot back into the US. to think i will be starting my professional life in a country i don't even believe in. am i too easily lured by the bright lights and buzz of nyc or the laid-back love-life coolness of san francisco? of all places i think i love and hate the US the most. love it for the cheap, one-stop shopping all across the country (target, old navy etc etc), the wonderful brands/companies it has bred (wholefoods topping that list), the openness and liberties (although we now know that to be rather false). hate it for the horrible poking-about-at-other-people's-business it has done and will no doubt keep doing. i am starting on a book, manufacturing consent by noam chomsky and edward herman about media manipulation--of the people and of itself. i'm sure i'll have much more to say after that.