Today's reason for crying:
(Because I cry all the time, you know—I'm a very sensitive person, all right?)
I cried at the end of this documentary I watched called "The Agronomist".
It's about Jean Dominique. And his (unsolved) murder that took place in 2000.
He was a human rights activist and radio personality (whose career lasted for about 40 years) in Haiti.
Unfortunately Haiti is the kind of country that isn't safe for folks to openly question the government…
So, no doubt that Dominique was murdered by people with ties to the government.
I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did actually.
So, I cried at the end.
It was sad.
And here's a photo of her in front of the poster for the documentary:
"The Agronomist" was directed by Jonathan Demme, who directed "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia".
(He also directed "Stop Making Sense", that Talking Heads concert movie. I liked that movie. And I was surprised to find out that he made that since I also really like "Silence" and "Philadelphia".)
In other news…
My stomach feels all oogy.
And my head hurts because it smells like paint thinner in this apartment.
(I think they're doing something somewhere outside. I dunno, I feel like dying.)
And tomorrow my plane leaves at 8AM for JFK airport.
I haven't packed.
And I haven't gone to my storage to look for a warm coat.
Nor have I gone to the thrift store yet.
Fortunately it's supposed to be in the 50s when I arrive, so if I don't go today, then I'll see what I can do when I get to the humongous apple.
Haiti isn't a safe place for anyone these days, really. It's a country with a very sad history. Native population wiped out by Spanish settlers, then was a huge slave country (Brazil I think was the only country to have a larger slave population), then the home of the first successful slave rebellion (a militia of slaves beat the hell out of a few thousand of Napoleon's best infantry (with some help from yellow fever)), but Haiti was forced to pay France millions of dollars over the years as reparation to keep their freedom, and as a result, Haiti is now one of the poorest nations in the world. And then Canada/USA/UK help overthrow a democratically-elected ruler, and introduce even more chaos.
Yup.I've got a friend who's half-Haitian. And who has to return to Haiti from time to time.She's filled me in on a lot sad facts.
[هذا هو الحكم]
I think it's a positive thing to be able to cry about things like this. Personally, I can't. Don't know if it's because I'm a evil person (which I sort of am) that doesn't care, or if it's my brain that simply can't grasp the seriousness of it all.Anyhow…no I think that was all I had to say.
A humid New York winter? It will get moldy. Bring some allergy pills. Or purchase some. As a Portlander, I feel it a duty.I apologize for the back long on this comment. I hope my message finds you post-haste.