"They're techno trousers, ex-NASA, fantastic for walkies!"

It's really quite absurd to sit on the couch and watch a war on TV. That's what this world has come to, mass bombing of real people as entertainment. You can't possibly relate to it on any level of reality. It becomes fantasy simply by being contained within the geometry of that square box in front of us where we're used to watching Bruce Willis kick ass. War, to a generation of pampered Europeans and Americans, is something we play at. It doesn't - can't possibly - affect us, on any level. When the revolution comes, it'll be televised, and we'll be watching it...until the moment we're dragged out into the streets and beaten to death.

Happy thoughts.

I've said it before, I'll say it again: I'm not about to use my journal to front a political agenda. There are enough people doing that already, thank God, and I really don't have anything to add. I'm reasonably intelligent, I have my own opinions, and so do you. They may agree with mine, and they may not. There are other forums where those views can be argued back and forth. Not here. Nope. We're a war-free zone.

Going out in a bit, out into the burgeoning spring - no more winter, yay! - of Oslo. It's a bit greyish today, but no biggie; anything aside from snow and the big chill is summer for me. Thinking about picking up Shenmue II for the Xbox, if it's out (it should be, the official release was yesterday). I already own the Dreamcast version, but I've only played about halfway through it, and I don't mind starting from the top. Besides, this new version is probably quite a bit better. At any rate, it's a fantastic game, and well worth picking up if you like adventures (with a fair bit of action as well).

Right then. Cheers.  ¶ 13:51