People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.
Male
29 years old
Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
Riding.
Reading.
Hip hop.
Fishing.
Etymology.
Sociology.
Metal/hardcore.
Old-school wrestling.
Hacky sack.
Wine.
Cookies.
Revolution.
Golf.
Basketball.
Music.
Coffee.
Gourmet food shops.
Freeganism.
Cooking.
Sleep.
Lips, legs, breasts, and ass.
Sustainability and global solidarity/perspective thinking.
Dynamics.
The struggle.
Semiotics.
God and idealism.
Anti-establishment thinking.
Conservation.
Consumer culture and its relationship with debt.
Money and our irresponsible use of it.
Crossword puzzles.
Antiqueing and estate sales.
Understanding.
Inspiration.
Work.
The state.
Music
Mostly that which makes me want to move, shake, shimmy, bob my head, get mildly depressed, get nostalgic, get laid, or throw the goat.
Movies
The entire Rocky series.
Likewise, the Karate Kid.
Chasing Amy.
21 Grams.
American Beauty.
Castaway.
One Hour Photo.
Team America: World Police.
Scent of a Woman.
Crash.
Unfaithful.
Sideways.
High Fidelity.
A Few Good Men.
Big Fish.
Apt Pupil.
Requiem for a Dream.
Fight Club.
V For Vendetta.
Menace to Society.
Boyz In Tha Hood.
Good Will Hunting.
Scarface.
Goodfellas.
The Illusionist.
Dogma.
Into the Wild.
Television
I rarely do TV. Television breeds complacency. In a way, I think TV, to a certain degree, is a form of political propaganda. Regardless, that harsh truth doesn't negate the fact that "Freaks and Geeks" was an amazingly well-written, well-acted, and incredibly deep program. I love the social commentary that Stone and Parker bring with "South Park". There was a time in my life when everything stopped for "Seinfeld". The same could be said for "The Colbert Report". And, at 27, I became quite taken with "Friends". The "Sarah Silverman Show" was hilarious, and "Arrested Development" is now quickly racing to the top of my list.
Books
"Animal Farm"
"Assata: An Autobiography" by Assata Shakur
"Age of Access"
"I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"
"Kitchen Confidential"
Heroes
My ol' man. My mother. My sister. My grandmother.
Assata Shakur.
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Graduated: N/A
Degree: In Progress
Major: Sociology
Clubs: Students Organized for the Need of Professors and Administrators to Understand the Stresses of Adulthood and Busy Robust Schedules
2004 to Present
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About me: If you haven't seen somebody for two minutes, don't assume he or she is the same person. Maybe that person has changed, or maybe conditions have changed. The important thing is to see what one can do now. If you and I are not bound by our past conditioning, we can see things afresh. Then every moment contains a new opportunity.
FINALLY, NEW MUSIC! "The Art Of Broken Glass" (EP), click myspace.com/mrjmedeiros and take a listen! Available on itunes or directly from my site. New Mr.J songs to add to your profile! WORD!
You can also follow on twitter.com/mrjmedeiros for free music.
i agree with bullet point "a." i'm home and i love you! hopefully work isn't kicking your ass too hard :) i bought you copious amounts of baked treasures from this woman in pentwater :) you'll love it
Regardless of how much a white person cooks or how long they have lived in their current home, they all have a tube of sea salt in their pantry. In fact, it’s one of the few foodstuffs that white people will actually bring with them when they move. This is because sea salt is expensive and while white people have money, they didn’t get that way by throwing away $7 packages of salt.
When white people think about regular salt, all they can think about sodium and poor health. When they think about Sea Salt they think about France. So it’s no surprise that it has become so popular.
this is one of those pictures from my 21st bday that i was telling you about! and yes - this is what i'm doing to avoid homework..... i fully realize this exempts you from listening to my complaints about not having enough time to do homework.
lots of special news to tell you!! most importantly, the we the people auction was this past saturday and your dinner was EXTREMELY popular! it went for $450, and you're going to die laughing when you find out who won it....
your surprise for tonight turned out SOOOO GOOOD! I'm currently eating it and dying of deliciousness (or something...). Let's just say it involves SWEET POTATOES and it turns out, i love them! can't wait for you to get out of work and feast with me!
so i went out to my car this morning and noticed that there were some odd pieces of rubble on the ground next to my car. then i got inside and went to check the drivers side mirror to see if any cars were coming and noticed that it had been smashed!! it's still attached but there is no longer a mirror :( drinks on you!
Heath has been snagging awards and nominations for The Dark Knight left and right including "The Superficial Award for Schooling So Many Motherfuckers from the Grave People Forgot You Banged an Olsen Twin." Yeah, we do that now.
