location: mainframe computer lounge @ csufullerton
mood: pretty good because...
music currently playing: ...screaming infidelities by dashboard confessional.
what i am wearing: preppy, again...cold and wet weather will do that to you. gap khaki cargos, creme ribbed turtleneck, beneath a grey plaid zip-up jacket, black/tan shoes.

i believe that ignorance will be one downfall of american society. ignorance prevents the average american from being able to distinctify race (biological make-up) from culture (everyday practices). ignorance prevents the average american from being able to distinctify arab from indian, chinese from japanese, mexican from spanish, and so on. ignorance presents this complex structure of whiteness that the average amercan cannot define, because there is no definition, yet still many minorities are labeled as whitewashed. ignorance is what presents un-justifiable hatred toward all arabs and muslims. ignorance is why the american minority cannot trust his white neighbors.

ignorance is the reason for assumption.
assumption is the breeding ground for stereotype.
stereotype spawns unjustified hatred.
unjustified hatred leads to the self-destruction of a society.

it isn't enough to say oh, i'm tolerant of all races and cultures and stuff.
you've got to practice it.

it looks like i'll be starting another streak of lonely, pathetic valentine's days...i didn't get a call back from monique, so, i don't think we'll be doing that lunch date, unless she miraculously calls me...which i find to be doubtful, since it falls into pattern. at least she's not calling back before the date...that's an improvement, depending on how you look at it.

personally, i think valentine's day is a little overrated. i mean, it's one day out of 365 in the year...does that mean you're supposed to treat your significant other like shit for the other 364?? well...i'm used to that...but, it shouldn't be that way...you should treat your loved one with your best every single living day.

spread your love tomorrow, and every other day. i'm sure that if you spread it far enough, you'll bestow it upon several people who need it.

waiting here with hopes the phone will ring
and i'm thinking awful things
i'm pretty sure that few would notice
-- dashboard confessional : saints and sailors