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Name: Cathy
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthday: 4/23/1985


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Saturday, August 05, 2006

these emotions have been bottled up for so long that i don't think any words in any language will ever be able to fully express my experiences as a womyn. my gendered self.. the only word i can think of right now is that it SUCKS.


"People often mistake women's tears for defeat, for weakness. Hers were not tears of surrender, but tears for the injustice of the world." --Sandra Cisneros




Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Emergency Protest at the Israeli Consulate
Communities of Color Demand an End to the U.S.-Israeli Led War!
Defend the People of Palestine & Lebanon!


Thursday, July 27, 4-6 pm
Israeli Consulate: 6380 Wilshire Blvd, LA (near Wilshire & San Vicente)

Join with communities of color from around Los Angeles County and come out to support and defend the people of Lebanon and Palestine

Organizations Include the National Council of Arab Americans (NCA), The Peace and Liberation Alliance of Los Angeles and its member organizations: South Asian Network, Youth Justice Coalition, Koreatown Immigrant Workers (KIWA) Alliance, Alliance of White Anti-Racists Everywhere (AWARE), Muslim Students Association west and Eye Witness Palestine; AL-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition; A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition-LA, including member groups Free Palestine Alliance and Palestinian American Women's Association; the National Council of Arab Americans-LA; Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation; and other progressive organizations.

 

Israel is bombing crowded neighborhoods and civilian infrastructure in Lebanon, as it destroys homes and kills indiscriminately in its murderous assault on Gaza. More than 400 Lebanese people have been killed and over 2000 injured and over 1,000,000 displaced and bombed out of their homes by Israeli actions so far.  The number of dead and injured will likely increase rapidly in the coming days. 


Defend the People of Palestine and Lebanon!

Israel must cease fire and end its siege of Lebanon immediately!
Stop the U.S.-Israeli war on the Middle East!
From Iraq to Afghanistan to Lebanon to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime!
Stop U.S. Aid to Israel! No Arms to Israel!
Support the Palestinian People's Right to Return!
End the economic blockade of Palestine!

Bring the troops home now! Troops out of Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere!

Israel release all political prisoners immediately!

 


Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Lately, I've been doubting myself and wondering if I will be able to make it out of my youth alive. Wait, I'm 21 now... I'm no longer part of the "youth movement." Scary, I think that is the reason why I'm even more depressed. I've been so gung ho about law school and I was so determined to get into the best school I can, but now it's all falling apart on me, my hope that is. I'm petrified about the future and I know people will always be questioning themselves and whether what they are doing is what they REALLY want to do.

I think setting goals for myself that are so damn high have made me really upset. What if I do get into an ivy, but I can't hack it? Then I just wasted my time, energy, and money. What if I get into an ivy, make it out alive, and half way through my career as a international law attorney and politician, I have a sudden breakdown because of the stress? ha... I'm trying to foresee and predict a future that I will never be able to control.

So now I need to do some serious thinking and start re-evaluating myself to see if I really want to do that to myself, put myself through the agony of law school and the work involved with being an attorney (and paying off those student loans while eating ramen for several years to save $$). Because, what if ultimately I just want to live a simple life in LA with my family working at a non-profit? If I had a choice, I'd probably be living with the poor in Asia like Mother Teresa. haha

I really need and deserve time for myself. I have been going at it with full force for 365 days of the year for the past three years. And the funny thing is, I've been so determined about my career up until this point where I actually decide if it will be my career.


Friday, July 14, 2006

don't freak out. don't freak out.





http://www.ilrg.com/rankings/law/index.php/2/asc/LawSchool



http://www.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/how.html



http://www.law.harvard.edu/admissions/jd/apply.php



you get the point.




Tuesday, July 11, 2006

I AM A F*ING MORON!

I had the chance to attend Barnard College at Columbia University and I didn't take it. WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING? I let some guy give me five minutes to decide one of the most important decisions of my life.

NEVER again will I stand for such irrational behavior from a guy.

FIVE MINUTES?! Man.. lately, I've been REALLY regretting not taking that once in a lifetime opportunity to attend a FUCKING IVY LEAGUE!

Yeah yeah yeah, I know.. I'm stupid.  *sigh*  Barnard  *pout*  It's too late now. Hopefully, Columbia will take me in for law school.



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