I'm carrying all the love of an orchestra (original) (raw)

13 January 2010 @ 09:24 pm

You know, it's so easy to get caught up in our own lives and forget that other people exist out there beyond our own circle. But this is one time where you need to take a step back. If you don't already know, Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake (7.0) yesterday and the country has been pretty much devastated. At least 2 million people have died and many more have yet to be found.

Of course there are other places (Red Cross, Yele, UNICEF, etc) you can donate money, supplies, etc besides Hollywood Unites for Haiti. I believe that every little bit helps and even though I don't have that much money, I still contributed what I could.

(BTW, Pat Robertson needs to GTFO for his comments about Haiti. He also needed to GTFO for his previous comments about 9/11 and such as well.)

Current Mood: blah

Current Music: U2 - What's Going On

03 September 2008 @ 12:42 am

My journal is now completely friends only. If you'd like to be added, just comment!

edit: (1.04.09) So hey, this journal is my personal journal where I write about anything/everything I can think of. You can go to my profile (here) to read more about me to see if you still want to friend me. ;)

Current Mood: tired

19 September 2007 @ 10:34 pm

Okay, it's rare for me to post twice in one day. But I totally forgot I wanted to write about this earlier. And this post is more important anyway. And I'm even gonna make this a public post. Warning, it may be long.

FREE THE JENA 6 ...ENOUGH IS ENOUGH... FREE THE JENA SIX

On September 20, 2007 more than 1 million people will wear BLACK as we unite in one voice with one message to declare that UN-EQUAL JUSTICE is just not acceptable. The world will be watching when not just African Americans but people of all races take a stand for something that we all believe in. Mychal Bell and the Jena Six should be free. If you have not heard about their case and why these average teenagers, good students, great athletes and are now fighting for their lives (one student Mychal Bell has been in jail since Dec. 2006) please CLICK HERE NOW to view this video for the shock of your life and on any of the links below for more information. This is clearly a case of racism, but Michael Baisden reminds us the protest in Jena, LA, the US and around the world is not an attack on white people but against a system that has failed us all. It is not about black and white but about what is wrong and what is right!

Enough is Enough...Un-Equal Justice is just not acceptable! ..Wear Black on September 20th to show your support!

taken from Michael Baisden's website

Seriously, I don't know why it's only making headlines now and the headlines are small if any. It sickens me to think that society would care so much about Britney and her so called comeback or if Paris Hilton lands her ass in jail or Lindsay Lohan is in rehab for the millionth time. But when there's a serious issue such as this where racist acts are completely senseless, it barely makes a dent in the headlines.

( back story on Jena 6Collapse )

Attempted murder my ass. The kid that got beaten up went to a social function that very night. Oh yeah, he was nearly murdered. While I think it was wrong that the kid got beat, there's a bigger story here. And the fact is that there's major injustice going on in the town of Jena, Louisiana.

So everyone, the least you can do is wear black tomorrow. If you want to do more, that would be awesome too.

I'll actually leave this entry public instead of friends locking it.

After being home for a day and actually being well-rested, I was able to think more clearly to reflect on this past year. It's been quite a ride with everything that's happened to me, physically and socially. I've gone through fainting (for real), car accident, being stressed out beyond my normal level, and turning 21. I also feel that I was really able to connect with a few people and because of that, became better friends with them. I also feel that I've made changes in myself that I'm happy about and I probably couldn't have done that without all the experiences I went through this year. So I have to consider this year one of my better years here at Pitt even with everything bad that happened.

Check this out, it's a video I made to remember this past year.
Pitt 2006-2007 memories

( To everyone that was in my life this yearCollapse )

On a sidenote: I was a complete lazy ass today after going to the doctor's to get a physical for work. But I think I'm going shopping tomorrow with my mom! :D

Current Mood: contemplative

12 August 2005 @ 08:40 pm

Important Announcement!: The name 'jbassez' is no more. My livejournal is now faded_facade. Y'all don't need to do a thing though because I set it up so that it should just automatically change over from jbassez to faded_facade.

Took me forever to come up with this name but it fits me and I like it.

I'm keeping this entry public so people will know.

Current Mood: content