Destiny Path

Tezuka Osamu was the creator of the popular Japanime, Astroboy. His manga works which spaned from the 1940s till his death in 1989 were responsible for todays vabirant Japanese manga and anime industries. One of his manga series entitled, The Phoenix comprimesed of 12 volumes which Tezuka spent most his life working on. Just recently, HiNoTori, made into anime, depicted the volumes in a 13 episode series. The stories take place at diferent times in history, some in the future(3000ad) and some in the past(800bc), yet the central themes which question life and existence are universal, making the stories relevant regardless of their settings. The Phoenix is a must read for manga fans, its available for purchase and published in english by Viz.

This debate, like most, is not without context. The 9/11 Commission is investigating the worst terrorist attacks suffered by the United States. The precedent of these attacks has cause a re-examination of some fundamental liberties and freedoms enjoyed by Americans. In particular, to assist in the battle against terrorism the Patriot Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush less than two months after the attacks. Moreover, the Bush administration has drafted for congressional consideration further measures to battle terrorism, dubbed Patriot Act II. Even by its most ardent supports' estimations, the Patriot Act (and Patriot Act II if made law) erodes civil liberties heretofore guaranteed to citizens of this great country. But, in exchange for the loss of some basis rights of its citizens, the government, we are told, is better equipped to meet the terrorist threat and protect these same citizens.

I hate sleep more than anybody on this planet; I know it’s rare for somebody to actually hate sleep. Given this you think I would love the fact that I haven’t slept in 3 nights but man, I’m starting to feel like a fucking zombie. I went through this way back in high school and a few times over the last few years and it royally sucks. Well hopefully it’ll pass quickly because I’m tired of being tired!