Operation Enduring Lapdance is in the house.

First of all, fuck the Oscars. Finding Neverland gets nominated and nothing for Kill Bill Vol. 2, The Passion of the Christ or Fahrenheit 9/11? This is a coup, pure and simple.

Second of all, fuck firing squads. I guess that also includes 'fuck Indonesia'. Schapelle Corby has been in a cell in Indonesia for the past three months and is accused of drug smuggling. Her trial has just started and 'faces a death sentence if convicted of drug trafficking and a life sentence if convicted of drug importation' (smh.com.au). Oh, and she's Australian.
Of course, when I say 'drug smuggling', I'm talking about marijuana. Yeah, that evil drug. Does this bother anyone else? We live very close to a country where an Australian woman is potentially going to be SHOT TO DEATH by a firing squad because she was found with marijuana in her boogie board bag. She has plead not guilty, but that's not even the point. This is one time where, as anthropologically stupid as it is, I have to call these people savages.

I cannot believe we are in the 21st century and the death penalty is still around. I especially cannot believe that America still has it, but at least there it is the highest penalty for only very high crimes. Obviously Indonesia has a different outlook on what consitutes punishment fitting the crime. I would like to see the statistics on how much of a deterrent the death penalty is in stopping people from possessing A PLANT that grows naturally upon the planet.
We really should start a letting writing campaign or something to help Ms. Corby. But what would we write, "Excuse me Indonesia, please change your irrational laws because even though I realise I'm speaking on a Western-designed scale of 'advancement' when I say you are living in the dark ages, she's a fucking human being and it was a PLANT."?

Maybe John Howard's office needs some letters, or something. This is serious.

Third of all, fuck Sony records. Fiona Apple's label Sony/Epic has shelved her third album Extraordinary Machine because cannot find a single, apparently.
"Fiona Apple finished recording Extraordinary Machine in May of 2003, but Sony/Epic executives did not think it would sell enough copies to justify the cost of promoting and distributing it. Rather than spend more money, Sony/Epic decided to cut their losses and not release the album at this time"(freefiona.com)

Now, from what has been leaked from the album, it's a great album. This is yet another miscarriage of justice. Fiona Apple can't get her album released and yet Shannon Noll still walks the earth? That's ridiculous and I'm embarassed.
The people at freefiona.com started a letter writing campaign for the American fans to send apple-themed letter to the head of Sony so that a whole bunch of stuff would arrive in the same week (ending Jan 28).
Anyway, I want to help her too. So should you.

It's a crazy world and I'm wondering if I'm still proud to be a part of it.

http://www.freefiona.com/
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Day-of-reckoning-Corby-faces-court/2005/01/27/1106415738749.html?oneclick=true