As of two days ago, 2002 was half over. Half. Where the hell did the first half of the year go? Six months ago, I was on the other side of the country, sitting in my apartment trying to figure out what in hell I was going to do with myself. What a long, strange trip it's been.

Is anyone else as tired of hearing these vague and stupid "warnings" that our government keeps putting out? Live your lives, people. That's all. Seattle's not the only under-policed city in the country. I'm sure plenty of people could sneak terrorist materials into America from several different locations across the U.S./Canadian and the U.S./Mexican borders that are close to major cities, and I'm sure that the police in many of our major cities aren't really trained for anti-terrorism anyways. I don't see the LAPD rolling through my neighborhood looking for people plotting to blow up buildings or detonate nuclear bombs or things of that nature, they're looking for carjackers and thieves and kidnappers and rapists and people who commit domestic violence. So why even make that dumbass announcement about Seattle being a target because it's "underpoliced"? Does the administration think that's going to make people run out to Seattle and join their police department because we all want to make sure that our cities give the impression that terrorists will be caught? I can't help but think that this is all just noise and hubbub to keep us worried and distracted so we won't really realize how much of a moron our president is and how reckless and stupid the rest of his administration is as well.