i wish i was awesome, etc.

So, maybe you’ve heard, but there is this fellow running around anonymously painting his thoughts around the world.

((here are a few favorites of mine:)))



keep your coins. i want change.

(i'm not sure why i like this one so much)





justice/just us

However, if this is your first encounter, let me tell you one small story:

To avoid getting to deep into the details, we’ll just say here that someone had the brilliant idea of building a wall around the city of Qalqilya to protect Israeli citizens from Palestine terrorists. ((The West Bank Barrier.)) So then this graffiti artist from London(?) decides to expand from his usual commentary-masterpieces around town, to go paint some pictures on this wall (which has also been referred to as “an open air prison”):

"cut it out"

At one point on his website (which you must check out if you haven’t already: www.banksy.co.uk or even just type ‘banksy’ into google images—there are thousands), he recounted an interaction he had with an old Palestinian man he met while painting.

Old man: You paint the wall, you make it look beautiful.

Me: Thanks

Old man: We don't want it to be beautiful, we hate this wall, go home.

Well. I am inspired. At least to do anything that is not my homework. However, as I am not bold enough to, say, hang my pictures up in the Louvre or metal around with Paris Hilton’s album covers, and I have no elephants at my disposal to paint, the best you’re going to get out of me anytime soon is this meager blog, soon to be filled with idiotic ramblings....