this is my first foray into the world of the blog. it's a wierd time and though i don't think anyone's going to really read this it doesn't matter. it's a strange time in the world. i see the world around me in chaos. blackhawk helicopters circle nyc (though they are unarmed so what the hell can they do if there is trouble?), people hate the US, and i feel more stress from this war than i did after being here during 9/11. i find that even though i don't agree with the news coverage i've been seeing (i'll rant on that later) i'm glued to it. it's crack to me. i don't know what to really think about the world at this time.