P-arrrrrrrgh

the news is a huge downer nowadays--our toilet economy, our ineffective leadership, the fact that i can't vote in the canadian election because you have to have left canada with the intention of living elsewhere less than five years ago...

anyway, much to my surprise piracy beyond the interwebs still exists! not only that, they have a spokesman! i wonder if they too wear eyeliner.

aawon buhh

so i get this shiz in my inbox this morning:

On behalf of Columbia College
I, the Honorable Alexander Hamilton,
cordially invite you to the

Launch of The Columbia Campaign For
Undergraduate Education and Centennial Celebration
of Hamilton Hall (named for me)

Guest speaker: Ron Chernow, author of Alexander Hamilton

Saturday, September 8, 2007
1:30 p.m.

Hamilton Hall
Columbia College

Please register online by August 22, 2007

Business Casual Attire
or
Period Costumes

this invite moves me in so many ways: period costumes? alexander hamilton speaking to me in the first person and suggesting that i not only show up to this thing, but register online? it also reminds me of this dude i sort of knew in college who had pale skin, ruddy cheeks and a mole on his cheek. my friend and i used to call him "enlightenment boy" behind his back and joked that he probably spells economy "o-economy." (c'mon, we were reading adam smith at the time). i bet he's got some period costumes he could wear to this shindig.