<p>i've got a gigantor redux of my trip so far in the works. i don't have time to type it here at the coffee shop, but its written already in my notebook.</p>

<p>suffice to say, its been so fucken amazing this whole weekend. it felt like this kind of thing [ hardcore / punk rock / vegan straightedge / whatever ] is indeed special and important. its felt very very 1996. in a good way.</p>

<p>more soon.</p>

<p>i'm going to pdx today. i'm alive and safe. thank you for your concern. i'll be in salt lake in a week or two. first is pdx, then arcata, then sf, then santa cruz.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/153384723/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/46/153384723_e27cf3c8e8.jpg" alt="route from salt lake to seattle"></a></p>

<p>me and my buddy <a href="http://veganstraightedge.com/articles/2006/3/7/2/james-miska-saol-ceol/">james</a> are hitchhiking outta here in a couple minutes out to seattle for the trial reunion show. actually, i'm mainly going for the <a href="http://www.mightyo.com/">vegan donuts</a> and james' sweet sweet company. then i / we are gonna hitch down the coast to santa cruz. all the while <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendID=656212&amp;Mytoken=106DDF02-1510-1329-227778C2E216AEE921005687">alpha matt</a> and <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendID=2496684&amp;Mytoken=A2487FD6-AFE2-58E0-E2C3E007D880B98321494673">katie</a> are hitching outta here to santa cruz where they'll be meeting up with their ride in a van up the coast to trial. stoked. we were gonna race in teams of two out to santa cruz, but there isn't room for us in the van. oh well.</p>

<p>in other news, i fought with cingular for two hours yesterday and it looks like the only to turn my phone back on is to get a new number, which i don't want, all b/c of that stupid merger. big stupid mergers are sooo 1999. when are they gonna learn? so the (a)moral of the story is, i won't have a cell phone anymore. i'm sorry. the only way to reach me will be email, or this weblog.</p>

<p>so, i gotta go now. please try not to worry too much. i've done this many times over and i'm always safe and smart. <a href="http://scripts.cgispy.com/newsboard.cgi?action=view&amp;num=2&amp;user=script">besides, threepio will look after me</a>.</p>

<p>Currently playing in iTunes: <i>Bout Time We Give Something A Try</i> by One Reason</p>

<p>a bigger write up will come in the next day or two, but for now just know this: if its possible to have a perfect day, yesterday was damn fucking close.</p>

<p>some highlights: protest, bucket drum brigade, 'taking the streets', none of us getting arrested, guerrilla mic grab speeches, 'no war but class war', 'no blood or oil', 'all power to the people', bday party, bday kisses, trampopoline, backyard boat, tiki tiki torches, tango (mango style), dance floor, cobbler, chocochip bookis cookies, midnight movie : the end of suburbia, fast clear out, fast clean up.</p>

<p>Currently playing in iTunes: <i>Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes</i> by Propagandhi</p>

<p>
  huddled by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_radio#Shortwave_listening">shortwave</a>.<br>
  cheering on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Liberation_Army">b.l.a.</a><br>
  we cried for the ones at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre">ludlow</a><br>
  wrote songs about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Commune">those beautiful months in 1871</a>.
</p>

<p>
  i'd like to think we've done our best, because we've been scared many a time.<br>
  but <a href="http://www.crimethinc.com/">have never given in</a>.
</p>

<p>Currently playing in iTunes: <i>Milk Crates</i> by Rosa</p>

<p>i still mean it. your presence is more important to me than your presents.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/153385827/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/54/153385827_bac1cfe33e_o.gif" alt="might mouse"></a></p>

<p>but it was still a swell present.</p>

steff crashycrashy: Are you scrolling all over the world?
shane becker: i am.
steff crashycrashy: vroom
shane becker: mighty scroll ball, i bow to thee.

i got a mighty mouse for my bday from steff.

<p>Currently playing in iTunes: <i>we're the shit</i> by James Miska</p>