Monthly Archives: October 2007

Every day, I drive home along 3rd, past the giant digital clock at 3rd & Fairfax. It’s usually showing a higher temperature than it actually is outside, because of all the heat from the road and the cars’ engines. But every day, I think of the image in “Girlfriend in a Coma” of the giant digital clock in Florida, flashing 120F and 00:00, on the day that the world ends.

Which is kind of what it feels like right now, with the fires bringing the temperatures up across Los Angeles. The light is strained, and everything feels a little wrong with the extreme heat. Very doomsday.

CodePINK is protesting the Canadian consulate tomorrow.

WTF?

How did the organization I joined for the specific purpose of protesting American imperialism…end up protesting MY home country? I protested the war with CodePINK as an American citizen. I did it because I was proud to have acquired citizenship and all it stands for. But I am, first and foremost, a Canadian. And I’m NOT proud that Canada turned away peace activists because they were listed in the FBI database as criminals. Canada needs to be more selective on the resources used to determine who is and is not a criminal. But I think that CodePINK is now demonstrating the worst trait of the left-wing movement: it’s tendency to tear itself apart. Why protest a left-wing country who never supported the war? And worse, how the hell does that help end the war in Iraq?

So, my letter back to my former girls goes as follows:
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Because I refuse to play Pachelbel’s Canon at my wedding, Paul and I have spent some time this week surfing Rhapsody to find string quartet tributes to bands we like. Of course, there is no string quartet tribute to Siouxsie and the Banshees – I would have walked down the aisle to “Kiss Them For Me” in a heartbeat. But there is a fine tribute to the Pixies, as well as to the Cure, the Pumpkins, and Joy Division. So I think we’ll have the bridal party walk down the aisle to “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, and then I’ll walk to “Just Like Heaven”. The opening chords sound just like the Canon, so it’ll be a few seconds before everyone realizes that I’ve done something different. And we’ll pipe in all the other string quartet renditions of our favorite artists before the ceremony, while everyone is finding seats. Like “Here Comes Your Man”.

I’m also trying to make the bridesmaids’ dresses a little more unique:

to: the bridesmaids
from: the bride
re: dresses!

love,
jillian

Hey, at least we’re realistic about it.