Maybe it's because of the recent headlines about Georgie-Boy Clooney's concern for the Sudan (yes, the Sudan, dammit), but I had an extraordinary dream last night that I was in Alaska. Some kind of disaster had happened - I can't recall what - and a group of us was holding out, trying to put things back in order. I remember that in particular we were trying to get an airport reopened for incoming flights to bring relief.
Well anyway, in the dream, all at once we look up and see this weirdly-shaped sea-plane come in. It lands at the airport and a whole bunch of C-, D- and E-list Hollywood actor types get out. (I don't recall anyone in particular, I just knew that this was what they were.)
The next thing I know, I'm on a train heading into the interior with a group of these actors. They've all got various cause-y tee shirts, hats and patches, but they're all also tremendously bored. Some of them are reading scripts, some are trying to organize their next P.R. appearance. One sitting next to me is telling me about his new film project. The train track is more like a roller-coaster than anything else and I'm concerned about it, but none of them pays the slightest attention.
But the craziest part? I distinctly remember thinking, "Wait'll Kathy hears about this one!" I'm sure this is because, as devoted Cake Eater fans know, she's been all over the Darfur issue for a long time now.
Make of this what you will. I can't recall ever having a political dream before.
By the way, no Cheetos were consumed in the creation of this post.
Oh yeah she has. Here's some links to a couple of searches on the goold ol' Cake Eater Chronicles that bring up posts as far back as January '05:
http://blog.mu.nu/cgi/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=141&search=Darfur
http://blog.mu.nu/cgi/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=141&search=Sudan
In fact, I also recall back when she was on Blogspot she started going after this issue in 2004. It was sometime in '02/'03 even, that I believe she first started getting really annoyed when we discovered that a fellow alumnus of ISU was one of the "leaders" of one of the various thug groups operating in Sudan.
Posted by: MRN aka "The Husband" at May 2, 2006 10:26 PMHis name was John Garang, the leader of the SPLA/M (Sudanese People's Liberation Army/Movement)and he'd received his PhD in Economics from ISU. He's dead now---died in a helicopter accident last summer that threatened to throw the entire peace deal (the one between the south and the north, not to be confused with the Darfur action) off track, but, fortuately, didn't.
You're dreaming about me, now, Robbo? That's kind of weird. But not really, every now and again when I have a Wodehouse flavored dream, I think of you, too. ;)
Posted by: Kathy at May 3, 2006 11:35 AMWhat a bunch of meaningless drivel. What used to be a good daily blog has turned into a sack of shit.
Posted by: nonamegiven at May 3, 2006 01:00 PMHey noname---
If you don't like it, you don't have to read it, do you?
Piss off.
Sincerely yours,
The Owner
Posted by: Kathy at May 4, 2006 08:08 AM