I know you wont read this all but I can pretend You're not ready for my rage and I apologize for the ranting in advance but I wont be able to sleep tonight if I don't post this Oh and this might take up a few

posts b/c I don't know the cut off and I'm sure the pictures will get screwed up ---on with the documentary! ~~~~

Today was mentally exhausting to say the least. Everything just seemed to come to a head Along with other academic institutes across the country, our high school participated in anti-war demonstrations. But let me make it very clear that although I live in the liberal oasis that is Lexington MA, there were many students that were pro war who also voiced their opinions today (and more importantly were respectfully listened too). ------Our school was lucky enough to get 2 educated speakers to come and present the anti war view (I wished that we could have seen a pro-war presenter as well but hey it's Lexington what do you expect) one of which was Jill Stine the former Green Party candidate for this past gubernatorial election. Along with Jill Stine many students set up an information table many signs and some even did a little sit in with bongos and guitars (I personally feel that this hippy imagery brings the anti war movement a bad name please see my next post as I'm attempting to keep as much of my opinion out of this post as I can and rock it reporter style Be forewarned, I have way too much to say on this) What was even better was that there was a Marine recruiting table (complete with 2 full uniformed Marines) that was set up a few feet down another hall from all of the anti war stuff. It was pure coincidence that they were scheduled for today. I made sure to capture all the irony with my sidekick------The first 3 pics are a pan of hall set up (you can see all the anti war displays in the front and the Marines down at the other end of the hall)~ Next two pictures are of the anti war info table and the Marine table--next to are of the same boy in the green first looking at the Marine table and then at the anti war posters-- Jill Stine--(I don't know if you can make this out) but in the next one there's a guy wearing full army fatigues and behind him is a boy with long hair, hair beads and looking in general very hippy-ish both jockeying for a chance to speak to Jill Stine(how anachronistic )-- Next 3 are of anti war people you can sortta tell the person at the info table from the people doing the "sit in"-- Next 3 are of the Maries (who were very polite and only talked to people who asked for info) and the attention that Marine table is drawing--2 pics of the tools of the anti war people (maraca, button and bongo drums)~ a looping video of interviews with Iraqi people and an airily of the large assembly that Jill drew--3 pictures of anti war sign-age that plastered the hall-- a freshman boy who was very excited about his poster of a Marine doing some supper cung-fu move (probably a crucial step in official biological weapons disarmament procedure) This boy also had 2 anti war stickers on his jacket (he was so happy to hold up his new poster and didn't understand why I wanted him to “lower it a little bit more” to reveal his home-made anti war stickers that I'm sure he forgot he put on b/c they were no where near as flashy as this poster that was created with government $)--last picture is of the Gulf station down the street that everyone goes and fills their SUV up at (if you look you can see the over 30 American flags that cover its roof how patriotic)


~Deb~