flyingears
i'm getting ready for a little talk about palestine at CSU this coming monday. i'm trying to make a bit of an outline so that i don't get off track. i'm nervous about it but i think it will go well. i did something similar last year and was really happy about it. i only wish i would have been doing many of these this past year. it's really stupid--i haven't done anything since i was last in nablus. nothing related to that. i feel shitty about it but i am happy that this presentation will be happening next week. i am a bit worried that there won't be many people in the audience but who knows. and i guess any is better than none. mostly i'll just talk about some experiences and illustrate them with photographs. and i'll use the stories and photos to talk about what is happening there...to give examples about the level of oppression and the realities that palestinians face.
i have been home now for over a week. i worked a couple of weeks doing archaeological survey stuff northwest of rifle colorado, in an area called the piceance creek basin (it's pronounced pee-aunts, strange huh?). out of all that walking i saw one projectile point, one really broken up projectile point, and one flake (as far as prehistoric cultural stuff goes). That is actually pretty nice; not much paper work. the area was beautiful and it felt great to get out and walk after all the digging this winter.
i guess this posting has turned into a personal update of sorts. i don't know why but there you have it. i feel strange writing posts to a blog. i mean, who is the audience? you know? am i writing basically a journal or am i anticipating someone reading it? of course i am anticipating it being read by others, both known and unknown to me. and i guess i find that to be a wierd place to write from. should it be a place to make quick notes about what i am doing or where i am, to keep in touch with friends....is it an honest and open space for expression....is it a place to publish or share things that i think are interesting/important....or what? i don't know, i guess. i do know that i like reading blogs that my friends and loved have--so write more all of you!
i have been home now for over a week. i worked a couple of weeks doing archaeological survey stuff northwest of rifle colorado, in an area called the piceance creek basin (it's pronounced pee-aunts, strange huh?). out of all that walking i saw one projectile point, one really broken up projectile point, and one flake (as far as prehistoric cultural stuff goes). That is actually pretty nice; not much paper work. the area was beautiful and it felt great to get out and walk after all the digging this winter.
i guess this posting has turned into a personal update of sorts. i don't know why but there you have it. i feel strange writing posts to a blog. i mean, who is the audience? you know? am i writing basically a journal or am i anticipating someone reading it? of course i am anticipating it being read by others, both known and unknown to me. and i guess i find that to be a wierd place to write from. should it be a place to make quick notes about what i am doing or where i am, to keep in touch with friends....is it an honest and open space for expression....is it a place to publish or share things that i think are interesting/important....or what? i don't know, i guess. i do know that i like reading blogs that my friends and loved have--so write more all of you!
posted by matt iv at 11:24 AM
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