official update from amy to the bay area: i miss you!!!
in other news...i started my job! i'm not sure yet what i think of it. it's a lot of info to learn quick- a lot of computer programs, filing systems, etc...but yesterday, just when i was starting to feel really frustrated with all the techy stuff (how the hell did i of all people end up with a job that required tech knowledge??) one of the self defense classes for teens started happening in the dojo that's attached to our office. and i got to hear a bunch of teen girls yelling "NO!" while they practiced their strikes. so then i felt inspired.
i think a lot of my frustration is just that i'm learning that all the stuff they say about the NPIC (non profit industrial complex) is true. not that i doubted it's truth. i just didn't fully understand, and now, after 3.5 days, i think i 'get it' a lot more. i mean, if all of our effort could go towards planning and organizing for real change instead of filling out all these stupid bank forms and dealing with weird computer programs and filing everything...i feel like someone should write a book about how in addition to not being televised or funded, the revolution also will not be filed. it's all for government/board/other institutions. so i don't know. in this system, i know our options are limited. and as a result of that, we have to deal with the bullshit. and i need a job, and i'm happy that my job supports a good organization. but godammit, why can't we just have the revolution now??
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