I'd just like to thank the protesters for making my commute home take thismuch longer. Really, I mean it. Thanks, your efforts are going to mean so much and get so far in removing Dubya from power.

Next time, show a little consideration for your fellow working woman (or man, whichever the case may be) and protest anywhere else but Burnside, yes? Really, I support your cause, just not the efforts you're making. Those efforts make my commute an even bigger pain in the butt than it needs to be. I don't want the guy in office any more than you do, but I'm dealing with it nonetheless - in a passive manner that doesn't end up abstractly harassing and inconveniencing those who would otherwise support you.

Get a clue: years upon years of protesting have, to my knowledge, rarely done more than irritate and agitate your fellow human being. Take the time to do something constructive, mayhap a petition, or somesuch, just not something so careless and whiny as protesting on the streets my tax dollars helped pave for my drive home. Or next time I'll just run you over, damn it.

/rant

Damn, Portlanders. I know you all aren't so terribly radical as we all are (pff), but I would like to put out a call for support. The GDC Jail Support are all those guys who give out thier number to protesters and anyone at marches or rallies in case they get arrested... so that when arrestees are being held or are released, they can call and report injuries and make status reports, etc, and arrange for rides home from volunteers, who also show up with things like food, coffee, cigarettes, sweatshirts and blankets, and all sorts of other good shit people are generally without or in need of after being locked up for several hours.
Anyhow, they're in dire need of donations and stuff, mainly for the phone bill. Each time an arrestee needs to make a call, it's $2.80 for a 5-minute call. Those people are there all night taking calls and information, camping outside of the (in)justice center, and all kinds of other selfless things they do. Those would be recieved by the IWW Hall, which is at 616 E. Burnside.
Other than that, I have nothing more than to leave you with a fabulous picture from the night, of a buddy of mine named Fransiz.
( ...and here he is )

current state: way awake
current tunes: Rise Against- "Like the Angel"