No Borders and Binaries

(Anyone recognize the familiar subject line–LOL?)

I realized I haven’t blogged in a while and am missed by some. I don’t know where to begin–each time I turn around something idiotic is happening. I am tired of documenting stories about government authorities going after our fellow students and migrant workers. Men, women and children, who are simply trying to make a living, are being used as a distraction to the very real problems plaguing this country. I cannot believe how many times we look for convenient scapegoats instead of trying to understand the deeper, more complex intricacies of a problem.

It is unbelievable how so many Americans continue to fall for wanton distractions created by the mechanisms and technologies of power over and over again, ignoring the very real problems plaguing us–neo-liberalism, war, hunger and poverty, global warming, all of which are much more pressing and problematic than a librarian in Massachusetts working with a fake social security number and paying taxes.

Then on my Indian Television satellite, people are clamoring and raising havoc about a seduction theme on some dance show so I tuned in to watch and YAWN. I swear, when are people going to stop repressing expressions of sexuality (and it was really nothing compared to what we usually watch)! It is no wonder that I feel so excluded and marginalized from the Indian community at times–why is the culture that gave the world the Kama Sutra complaining about seduction scenes?!!!

My schedule is getting rather taxing with LSAT review classes and football practice, not to mention the extra hours I spend at the gym. I do plan to make loads of updates very soon though. To sign off on a positive note, today was the first time I could finally turn my palm up without much pain — my hand is actually close to healing, about time–and I cried with joy and relief for a while! It has been a majorly depressing 4 months as I struggled with this injury, having to travel with a broken bone to Boston for a conference, and struggle to do basic things like write or hold a toothbrush.

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