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superbowl sunday in the states. i’m not a fan of either team, but i suppose i’m rooting for the steelers as the underdog. the seahawks strike me as a bit of a wussy team – besides, what the hell is a seahawk?

today makes me miss home, though. Back in the states, I’d be hanging out with family or friends, most likely, having beer and burgers and chips in front of the television, jumping up and down, and just generally enjoying the “holiday” atmosphere. even if my beloved pats are not in it, it’s a cultural thing, and missing out on it feels wierd. for brits it’d be like missing the world cup.

finished watching “long way round”. boy, has that got me excited. if they experienced that much in just 3 months, how fantastic is six months going to be? plus now, i really do want to learn to ride a bike, so that my lifetime experience on a motorcycle is not summed up by the one time i was on one and fell over in the carpark (an embarrassing story in which I broke andy’s first bike. way to impress, jen!) ‘coz that’s just dumb. but in canada, i want to own a bike. (aside – it’s strange that americans call motorcyclists “bikers”, but a “bike” is just a pedal bicycle. here, a “bike” is a motorbike, and a “cyclist” rides a pedal bicycle. peculiar.)

returning to the muslim cartoon furor, I wrote this elsewhere, but it sums up my current feelings, particularly with the recent protests and threats and calls for beheadings:

none of this is new (salman rushdie??), and the media just enjoys adding fuel to the fire, which only riles up the protesters even more. if the media coverage went away, the story would be over tomorrow. i truly believe that. it’s almost as if this is the sort of thing the original publishers were hoping for.

i think even saying ridiculously inflammatory things is okay. i think acting on them is another thing entirely, and any of the violence/arson is to be condemned.

but at the same time, i don’t think your average law-abiding, Muslim should have to disavow stuff they’re not involved with to begin with. that pisses me off.

and that is my hit and run update… hope y’all had a less frustrating weekend than I did!

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