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I got nothing to say today . . . but in an earlier entry I promised to update my blog on a weekly, if not daily, basis. So here goes...

1. Been reading *White Love and Other Events in Filipino History*. As an anti-nationalist text, it will help in my own effort to recuperate an anti-imperialist, nationalist feminist mode of analysis amidst all the disjuncture, chaos, and desire that continues to characterize most feminist theorizing.

2. One of the most overused words in academic writing is: constitutive.

3. 1 bottle of Corona Light poured into a pint class and topped off with Clamato juice (sprinkle of salt is optional) is one of the most divine summer drinks ever created. A bottle of bud, miller, or other innocuous light beer will work too. For my beer aficionado friends: I know, I know. This combo really sounds hideous, but for my low brow summer beer drinking months, there's nothing comparable.

4. Scotch and soda has now officially surpassed vodka and tonic as my second favorite summer drink of all time. MMMMMMMM Good. Because I enjoy them so much, I have chosen not to drink them while alone for the month of June. Not a good idea.

5. I've become addicted to "Little People, Big World" on the Discovery Channel. And, sadly, find myself tuned in to "Cheaters" late-night-- a program that is perhaps one of the worst television shows to hit the airwaves. How does that "host" not get his ass totally kicked?

6. "Baghdad Burning" remains one of my favorite blogs. Enjoyed her latest posting on the killing of Zarqawi--she poses a simple question: do policy-makers, puppet legislators, and war-mongers really believe that that his killing will end the insurgency as long as a foreign military continues to occupy Iraq? It was a strange coincidence: the very day his dead body was paraded all over the corporate media I received my monthly copy of *The Atlantic* titled: Jihad with a pic of the Most Wanted photo of Zarqawi on the cover.

7. Read a Marjorie Cohn piece about the 3 Guantanamo suicides . . . discovered the Bush administration was currently spending $30 million to build permanent cells.

8. Attention "illegal aliens": if you want to stay in the United States here's a quick and easy way: sign up for the US armed forces and after serving one day, you will be eligible for US citizenship. The US govenrment has been particularly successful using this strategy with the Latino population. Stevie Wonder's "Frontline" is running through my head.

9. Have become fascinated by "You Tube" videos!

10. Miss my girl like crazy.