Buy Nothing Day is over. Some news stories that came out of the U.S. showed huge lines outside of stores at some godawful hour in the morning. Then when the store let everyone in all the people ran inside like the gates to heaven themselves were swinging open. A very repulsive sight. All those people so eager to prostrate themselves in front of their retail masters. Ram that big corporate cock right into our fat consumer asses. Let the Christmas orgy begin.
My suspicions were confirmed on the Culture Jammer’s Network webring. It looks like maybe four people in the whole ring knew what was going on today. The other thirty or so just think culture jammer sounds cool (Adbusters magazine coined the phrase culture jammer and is the driving force behind Buy Nothing Day). They should give me control of the ring. I would purge the hypocratic brats.
*climbing down from my soapbox*
Allright. I’m done. “It is pleasing” that at least a few people read my dream/story. I haven’t mastered the subtle art of the paragraph yet and as a result it looks like one big intimidating blob of text. My project progress report really is overdue (maybe if I actually had some progress to write about it would be done). Also, my project supervisor is probably Swedish and not Islandic. Her name is Aija, pronounced Eye-ah. Pretty.
Added four more tracks to my player. J-Rock, J-Pop, and a mellow indie track from Lindy. The Chobits song may be the catchiest thing I have ever heard… baby, baby. I really like that Asian Kung-Fu Generation cut too. I wish I could get my hands on more J-Rock but it seems to be hard to come by.
The Ancient Undergrad 
Illogic- Hate in a puddle is one of the best songs ever. EVER.
Atmosphere- Slug is probably my personal favorite emcee of all time. From his 7even tapes to Overcast to their Sad Clown Bad Dub collection and all their newer shit, Slug and Ant haven’t released a weak record yet. I doubt they ever will too.
Haiku De’tat- Did you go to the Calicomm concert with Del the funky homosapien, Haiku De’tat (acey, mikah9 <—couldn’t get past customs though, and Abstract Rude), and Zion I?? It was at the Phoenix. If so, I was at that too.
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are you talking about the BND mailing list or an actually webpage? i was on the london mailing list … some guys from western PIRG – jeff pastorous and adil – went out and did a “free store” at one of the malls. people there weren’t so happy, cause they didn’t have permission to be there. i think they sang anti-consumer carols too. then afterwards they came to our vegetarian potluck and stole our food! oh btw, they were also talking about a bus that’s going up to ottawa to meet dubya … tuesday http://www.nowar.cadon’t know if you’re interested or not!!
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wondering: what made you bring up cheating in the first place?
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Of course you misconstrued that statement. ; p
what’s gotten you so riled up??? need to talk? I listen very well.
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I used to work in retail. It still amazes me when I recall the mad rush of cusomers to get into the store upon opening when we had sales (usually to get rid of our crappy items that we couldn’t sell the rest of the year).
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What about the concept that since buying nothing is just materialism, it is a concept that does not matter, in and of itself? BEing it is just material that will die int he end, anyway?
And can materialism really pollute a soul? It is the soul’s choice to be materialist. It does not matter if it is materialist, because it is free-will.
Better to live a lie with free-will, than to live the truth when it is to you a Lie.
(Although it may be best for us all to be forced to have shaved heads and recite the Sutrahs… So what?
Freedom.)
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i bought nothing…but i also have no money–probably explaining the buying nothing. 🙂
i’m weak.
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Ah, you put the retail master and consumer gimp relationship so eloquently. I loathe shopping to begin with – yes, and I’m female! – but I absolutely fear it during the holiday season. Oh, if you really want some good J-pop, I know way too many people who have way too much time on their hands and way too much room on their computers to store way too much of that music.
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I’m sorry you have so much work to do. I’d petition the higher powers, but I think they’re busy at the moment, as they’ve not gotten back to me regarding the whole “Change November into Spring” campaign.
Lubs,
Sarah
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Oh i finally found the link: http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2004/11/27/736132.html
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that is an interesting story, that link. Culture Jammer does sound really cool. I wish I were a culture jammer. It’s insane how we are supposed to be in control, and yet we are like sheep when we see sales. It’s really hard to think about sometimes, how consumption is such a driving force in our society. Lots spacing helps with the paragraph thing.
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I have to get ahold of some Indie music… i hear people talking about it everywhere and yet have not heard a sing song that’s indie….
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