Well, at long last, I have my laptop back. With regards to this, dear reader, be assured that I am extremely happy. I can now update, check, post and blog as much as I like again….
Still, as annoying as having my laptop in the fix-it shop for the third time in about six months, it pales in comparison to some of the crap that has been going on in the world for the last couple of weeks. Its seems that not a day passes without some report of a bombing, a killing, a war atrocity or kiddies getting slaughtered. Today was no different. I awoke to the news that a taxi driver in England went loco and shot 13 people before going into the forest and turning the gun on himself.
I’ve just finished looking through a photo essay on Life.com examining some of the most well known war photos in recent history. Now, on SBS is a documentary about comics and war. Not your usual comics, but a developing genre from the previous decade call ‘documentary comics’. I guess it has all emphasised to me how stupid we are as humans. No direction.
We suck at looking after ourselves.
If you want a reality check, please read this blog: http://www.livesstrong.blogspot.com/ It is written by an 18 year old girl who lives in Iraq. When you think of Iraq, no doubt you think about bombs, death and terrorism. Of course, she writes about these things as they are happening in her back yard, but mostly she writes about her life and what her and her friends have been up to. They do normal things like go to parties, eat at restaurants and stress about school exams. It is a refreshing insight as to the reality of life there, rather than the one sided reporting we get through the media.
In addition to this, if you can get your hands on a book called “Fit to Print” by Joris Luyendijk, grab it an read it. It is an intriguing look at the one-sided-ness of reporting on the Middle East and the ‘standardisation’ of the reports that come out of there. It is a great read.
Anyway, back to the real world.
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