Maybe I shouldn't

mix Disney music and politics in the car on the way to work...

[Bush I:] We're not safe until he's dead
[Cheney:] He'll come stalking us at night
[Fleischer:] Set to sacrifice our children to his monstrous appetite
[Ashcroft:] He'll wreak havoc on our country if we let him wander free
[Dubya:] So it's time to take some action, boys
It's time to follow me

Come on! Tell me the villagers' bits of the Mob song don't form an almost perfect description of the current war hysteria coming out of Washington! Especially this bit:

[Mob:] Raise the flag
Sing the song
Here we come, we're fifty strong
And fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong
Let's kill the Beast!

Frankly, Gaston presented more evidence that there was a threat to the village than we're getting out of Dubya. (Look! Claws! Fangs! You can't tell me something with that many pointy bits that walks on two legs is natural!) Kennedy published the photographs of the Cuban missiles, despite the fact that this invalidated any strategic advantage they may have given him. Where are our photographs, Mr. Bush?

*mutter*

I think I liked it better when it was just contamination from Hong Kong action movies cross-pollinating with Disney.

And the movies pay off.

Wore my to be or not to be T-shirt to Mandarin class. Teacher took an hour to notice and then got very pleased with it. Told me after class that I'm producing the sounds we're practicing without accent. This is a combination of me being paranoid of sounding like a dork and imitating her exactly (on everything except the hanyu pinyin rendition of 'r', because I can't keep track of how many different ways she says it), and of me having heard all of these sounds before. Granted, most of my movies are Cantonese, but the Mandarin ones (The Emperor and the Assassin, Shadow Magic, and especially Farewell My Concubine) made it very clear how this all ought to sound.

I am pleased.

Now I must pack, for the train leaves tomorrow at 5 AM that will take me to the bus that will take me to the other train that will take me to Penn Station where the train will then take me to Canada. yay.

Og here.

Og in Canada. Og spend HOUR AND HALF at border because U.S., Canada Customs have problem. Customs not say what problem was. Customs take long time train in U.S., longer time train Canada, finally let train go. Og reach Union Station 8:45 PM.

Og ticket say train arrive 7:15 PM.

Og inner ear still think Og moving; og go lie down now. Og been awake since 4:30.