Every Life

My friend, Malory, started Every Life Has a Story after losing her baby girl, Janessa. I know that most of us haven't experienced such a loss, but many of us know someone who has. It would be great for you to become a fan of her page if you're on facebook and follow her blog because you never know who might stumble upon it through you. I know that she'll help a lot of grieving parents through her efforts.

Stop stuffing your face for a minute and read this...

It doesn't matter what you support. Somehow, whatever it is that you feel strongly about, reducing your meat consumption will support that. If you care about climate change, the agricultural industry contributes more harmfully to climate change than every mode of transportation combined. If you care about animal welfare, take a look at how this industry treats animals. If you care about poverty, consider what western meat consumption is doing to third world economies every time you pay $1 for your fast food burger. If you care about the depleting rain forests, think about how much of the Amazon is destroyed every year to make more room for cattle.

I'm not asking anyone to stop eating meat all together. Just stop eating so much of it. And stop supporting an industry that is so full of greed that it has lost any sense of humanity.

http://www.supportmfm.org/

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

Or so said the German novelist, Berthold Auerbach. I thought I would post this video. Her name is Sarah. She has amazing vocals and I really love her lyrics. The fact alone that she can play a guitar and sing at the same time makes her cooler than me. Ha! And so she more than deserves a spot in my blog.

Assalamu Alaykum

This is my favorite photo from the protest in Iran. This woman is so passionate and sincere. The look in her eyes seems to express her sadness over the conflict, while her fist clearly displays her anger and willingness to fight. She is a modern day hero.

Ma Salama!

(This photo is all over the internet, so I can't say for sure who has the rights to it. It is listed in the Flickr album of mousavi1388.)

Favorites.

These are a few of my favorite music videos. I hope you enjoy them.

















I hope you enjoyed those.

~Dyanna...

I call this part of my life: Angry.

So it's been a few months since I've posted anything on here. I've just been waiting for something worth saying. I found something to say.


Fuck you, Ahmadinejad.

http://www.rockthevote.com/campaigns/iran/

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905331,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/14/iran.election.rival/index.html#cnnSTCText


I'm not really a big fan of government ever since I worked for them and saw how much they like to fuck with innocent, defenseless people. The government here in the USA has not really done a whole lot to impress me since.... ever. Maybe things are changing, but we won't know that for a while. What I do know is that I can come on here and piss and moan about my government any time I want. I know that I can march into Boston and gather in front of City Hall with signs and chant until my voice is gone about anything that I believe in. Maybe no one is listening, but they have every right to ignore me. What they do not have is the right to beat me, rape me, kill me. They don't have that right. They shouldn't have that right. There is no reason that Ahmadinejad should be giving that right to the government of Iran. And there is certainly no reason that we shouldn't be doing everything in our superpower to stop the violence.

The streets of Tehran. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mousavi1388

Fuck you, Ahmadinejad. Fuck you.

Back

I know it's been more than a month since we've posted anything. We've been busy. Viet Nam was amazing. We both loved it. Photos exist. I'll get to posting them another time. We both would have like more time in Singapore, but thanks to our lack of preparation during Chinese New Year, it didn't work out. We plan to go back soon, though.

We went to California and caught up with some old friends. That was awesome. Los Angeles is an interesting place. We also made a stop of in Disneyland. We had a blast.

We were only back in Mass for a week when we decided to go to Daytona with Shawn and Bobbi. I guess our sensitive skin just can't handle the cold.... Daytona was cool. It was our first bike rally. We were told that it was a bit slower than past rallies. I think we'll check out Myrtle in May.

Now we are both in Mass again, looking for jobs.... Uncool, I know. This is just a quick note to fill in the last couple months gap. We haven't finished visiting with friends and family, so hopefully you will see us soon if you haven't already!

Love,

Nate and Dyanna