spectacles

krazzyk @ 2009-11-17T12:36:00

2009-11-17T18:32:17Z

amazing band playing at the eagle's nest this thursday

caroline smith & the goodnight sleeps (MN:: www.myspace.com/carolinesmithmusic)
plumunion
cowboy motif

7 PM $6
825 e. center street

krazzyk @ 2009-11-12T13:20:00

2009-11-12T19:20:59Z

Kelsey Kaufmann

12 November 2009

Global Security 371: Final Paper Abstract

As the UN trumpets their commitment to international peace and security, refugees around the world are restricted by barriers that progressive, industrialized states erect. Strict immigration quotas and minimal assistance to “displaced peoples’ camps” are artifacts of racist and nationalist convictions. I challenge the positive connotation given to nationalism and ascertain that principle actors in the UN repeatedly violate their own creed. In this paper, I will examine how the US and UN have handled the overwhelming Iraqi refugee crisis. Beyond abusing many laws of war in Iraq, the operation facilitated millions of people being denied basic human rights. It is estimated that over 2.25 million Iraqis are seeking refuge in Syria and Jordan, overburdening each countries social service system. The US and UN have done little to compensate for their failure to consider human security as well as the hosts’ state security. This essay will not focus on the failures of the war, but specifically examine how people have migrated and how they have been received. Who is administering food, water, medicine, education? In addition, Australia, a country recognized for neutrality and high human rights standards, will be assessed for their treatment of immigrants, specifically Afghani and Timorese. Attempting to preserve this illusion of national identity, Australia has held thousands of immigrants on Christmas Island, neglecting to process their papers. The mobility of commodities is more prized than the mobility, a signature element of liberty and freedom, of people. Globalization does not provide universal citizenship. This “phenomenon” that the UN wears as a saving grace for social, political, economic and cultural cooperation is sported more for marketing than obligation.

krazzyk @ 2009-08-19T01:47:00

2009-08-19T06:51:14Z

to all those that came out tonight, thank you so much! this was one of the funnest evenings i can remember. the space is amazing! everyone that came was more than respectful. kids came from racine, chicago, indiana and nebraska. pretty unreal. a few nights ago when we played in grand rapids, a few people had driven from detroit specifically to see us and cloud mouth. can't get over how sweet that is. anyway, joe bought 180 beers for the night. during call me lightning's set beers were being tossed into the crowd and distributed. for friends old and new, thanks so much. can't really imagine a better night

krazzyk @ 2009-08-12T14:44:00

2009-08-12T20:13:01Z

what do we leave when we travel

krazzyk @ 2009-07-22T02:02:00

2009-07-22T07:03:50Z

pictures from dudefest thanks to ryan from chicago
tour with cloud mouth in less than two weeks!!!
tour in less than two weeks!!!

justin being noodle-y

order dis!

2009-07-13T03:21:58Z

initrecords.bigcartel.com/product/cougar-den-keepondrifter-lp-init-49

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krazzyk @ 2009-07-04T12:00:00

2009-07-04T17:00:24Z

sunday july 5th
7 PM
@ the eagle's nest
825 E Center St

Native
Direct Hit
Absolutely

$5

krazzyk @ 2009-06-17T23:19:00

2009-06-18T04:20:31Z

new cougar den song!

www.myspace.com/cougarden

gimme feedback

justin does vocals with adam in the background sometimes
was recorded by will smith in may

krazzyk @ 2009-03-07T12:23:00

2009-03-07T18:36:47Z

intended to clean, hang loose and read last night. instead, received an ample helping of anexity attack in bayview followed by an all nighter. thought to write in here a couple times but couldn't gather my composure. i was really excited to have the house to myself...then i had an aweful dream two nights ago and i'm kind of nervous about going to sleep. at least i can say i finished my economics lessons and got an A-....

krazzyk @ 2009-01-10T01:13:00

2009-01-10T07:30:34Z

work was agonizing and long. clocked out at 11:23. i have a lot of respect for the people i surround myself with. or at least mostly a lot of respect. mmm i don't know who or what i actually mean. i get excited about the projects some people are involved in//where their hearts dwell. i put too much pressure on products//projects as if there is an expectation...just do something? anything? nevertheless, socializing with more than two people at a time has come to feel like a chore. i enjoy your face. i'm simply not patient. i get nervous and anxious and end up thinking instead of listening.

vegetable prep provokes thoughts to stray..and stray they do. i envisioned my existence as a cylinder-like map, not anything close to linear or even 2d. on this map i didn't have a position; rather, i was an undulating plane. i'm not exactly sure what the actual map was, perhaps life's variables? i probably sound like a nutcase. anyway, for a minute i got really stoked. "just do it yourself, just fucking do it" was all i could think. you want it? be deliberate and just do it. it can happen. music//booking//"the scene"...fuck it. fuck clubs and venues and money. like i've never "been about" that, but really and honestly...fuck that. if i believe local as global, a means of toppling top-down structures, apply it. there is something so amazing about producing something for the sake of creation. i forget that every now and then.

haven't had anything to drink today. first time in a long while...
i wanna get into zines. bring it back.
there are a lot of people i know have my back. i just feel like i can't confide anything.

krazzyk @ 2008-12-25T22:57:00

2008-12-26T04:59:45Z

carlyn is the fucking shit. i hate the idea of family bound by blood. today, up until nina picked me up at 6, fucking sucked. absolutely aweful. now i feel amazing. in the last month i met a pal i'll have for a long time to come

" there are more of us than you think, and we've got bombs. truth and beauty bombs"

krazzyk @ 2007-11-24T02:35:00

2007-11-24T08:36:06Z

WHHATTTTTTTTT THEEEEE FUCKKKK?!?!!?!?!??!?!?!

show tomorrow: myspace.com/cougarden 4 detailz

well, kristina did it...

2007-11-09T16:34:18Z

school planning::
jan.2-18::anthropology 150-new orleans
Comparative study of U.S. ethnic and racial identities through popular culture with attention to African-, Asian-, Hispanic-, and Native-American experiences.

spring

Global Studies 101: Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics -Thursdays 2-3:15 ((former Tufts professor; head of center for international education))
Fundamental aspects of globalization; how economic, political, and cultural globalism affects contemporary societies.
Honors 680: Honors Seminar in the Humanities - Info, Law and Policy in the Information Society - Time TBA
Economics 103: Principles of Microeconomics: online
Economic reasoning; price determination, specialization, and efficiency. Applications include international trade, antitrust, environmental protection, highway congestion.
Global 190: Think Tank Learning Community -Global Health -Wednesdays 2-3:40 ((only goes till mid march))
Integration of social, artistic, and cultural forces into global business, economics, politics etc; discussion of case studies with working professionals.

i am definitely going to be at uwm the fall semester of next year. depending on the universities that accept my transfer application, i will either begin spring of '09 or fall of '09. most schools will not let a student transfer if they have achieved more than junior status ((more than 60-70 credits)). so, it looks like i may take spring of next year off. with ap credits, i'm already at sophmore status, which rules because upper-level classes seem way more badass. whether the ap credit equivalents transfer to the next school, i'm really not sure. regardless, i'm excited.

yesterday i met with dr. singer, my nations professor, to see if he thought it would be alright to skip 300-level honors seminars. conversation was derailed to his appeal for a permanent position because he is currently a temporary ((3 yr)) professor. he's giving his presentation next week. his presentation is a curriculum for a class he wants to teach on voltaire and kant and some other badasses. we discussed my final paper last year for english and it was awesome because everything "clicked." there was no questioning about the economic foundations of the attitude, just genuine understanding. being on the same page. that feeling trumps everything. peter, it totally reminded me of you and i chit-chatting in statistics. although mostly bullshit, i really like this whole academia realm.

krazzyk @ 2007-11-04T18:33:00

2007-11-05T00:34:11Z

totally awesome: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/whatwouldjesusbuy/trailer/

krazzyk @ 2007-10-16T11:53:00

2007-10-16T16:59:11Z

That email was not too long. Thoughtful discussion requires more than 1 texted three letter acronym riddled collection of BS. -Maco Balkovec

thoughts thoughts thoughts
i need to write this literary analysis. i dont know what i'm thinking. not about it, obviously. i havent even read the prompt yet. 5 hours. i am going to do it in an hour. one more hour.

last night//this morning i've been filling out forms. SXSW and transfer forms. big steps in 2008. it is going to be a good year. i am still really bitter that the fest ((gainesville fest)) got back to us so late. we were accepted to play. they just didnt let me know till mid-september bc shit got screwed around....whateves.

what.do.i.want.to.do.with.my.life?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! cause i'm not doing much right now...do do do-to do-do tah! aaaand this is life

new radiohead...hmmph.

krazzyk @ 2007-10-02T15:09:00

2007-10-02T20:11:18Z

SATURDAY OCTOBER 6TH (THIS SATURDAY)
@ THE EIGTH NOTE CAFE IN THE UWM UNION

MONTONIX [FROM FUCKING TEL AVIV! - SPAZZY ROCK]
CATACOMBS OF ROME
BIG FUN
COWBOY MOTIF

7 PM

krazzyk @ 2007-10-01T02:31:00

2007-10-01T07:32:42Z

time to go to sleep

krazzyk @ 2007-06-28T10:50:00

2007-06-28T16:00:03Z

tour is going well. we've eaten a bunch of free meals, played three packed, awesome shows and driven not all that far.

does anyone know how to do adequate html formatting for livejournal. nicola, you set up mine a while back. i just made a cougar den livejournal. we're not looking for anything fancy. colored background [beige, green, red, blue?] with black font. any help would be super appreciated. will??

anyway, add it if you want to see sw33t tour pics and read endearing antidotes. we should be uploading some stuff later tonight or tomorrow.
cougardentour

finally, if you've tried to get a hold of me by phone. its been shut off. i guess i am getting a new one when i get to sioux city? we'll see what happens. keep it real.
xo
kk

do you like fun? bbq before hand. bring eats. call me.

2007-05-20T19:23:28Z

krazzyk @ 2007-05-11T06:24:00

2007-05-11T11:24:53Z

TONIGHT
917 East Center Street
7 PM

Lone Wolf and Cub [chicago]
Novel [MKE!]
My Friend Rudra [MI]
Catacombs of Rome [MKE!]

weather is supposed to be beautiful; it'll be a nice hangin' environment
$3 for touring bands

krazzyk @ 2007-04-03T19:04:00

2007-04-04T00:06:01Z

best passover ever

6 going on 7 glasses of wine and im ready for bed

krazzyk @ 2007-04-01T00:19:00

2007-04-01T05:21:46Z

fed by fiction is for sure playing old milwaukee fest ...or whatever it will be called. awesome. im going to actually get to work on that soon.

i do not want to sleep.

krazzyk @ 2007-03-28T12:39:00

2007-03-28T17:41:50Z

Friday, March 30th
@ 2838 N. Fratney St.

PHOENIX BODIES (IN)
FATHER PHOENIX
NOVEL (mem. of Paige Marshall)
BREATHE FIRE (mem. of Textbook Traitors, Get Rad)
CONCENTRIC

6 PM
$4

Saturday March 31st
@ the 8th note

VACATIONS??
ADAI (CO)
THE FAMOUS GRAVES
PERRY

7PM
FREE//DONATIONS

krazzyk @ 2007-03-09T14:30:00

2007-03-09T20:31:41Z

TONIGHT BILL AYERS IS SPEAKING AT THE UWM BALLROOM
TOTALLY FREE
TOTALLY AWESOME
at 6 there is a showing of the documentary entitled ''the weather underground''
at 7:30 he is doing a spoken word of sorts & question and answer
should be relatively interesting PLUS i'll be there
give me a ring if yr down, i'll be around

NIKKI, YOU'LL LOVE THIS

2007-03-09T05:05:28Z

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHaHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

ANDY HURLEY IS BUYING A RANGE ROVER FROM MY DAD!!!!!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

my dad asked if they ''make big money or something"

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA