About the Name Change

I'm distancing myself from the "straightedge" name. Let me tell you why. For a while I've heard of the militant movement with the straightedge label. Tonight I watched a documentary on National Geographic (narrated by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth). Apparently this militant movement has grown over the years as a social-cleansing type movement. I'd known about it, but thought it was relatively uncommon. Turns out it's pretty much evolved into gangs all over the country. Basically, I only ever related to the straightedge ideals of abstaining from drugs and alcohol. I never listened to the "straightedge" music or even contacted another "straightedge". There is a sect of the movement called "posi's" (for positive livestyle) that do peacefully pursue a clean life. However, the posi's have been overtaken by the militant movement in the media. I am esentially a pacifist, so I would never condone any of this activity. Thus, I will no longer identify myself as a straightedge.

"Feeding Milk to Chickens" is something I came up with one day in class that has personal meaning to me, but I'll let you interpret however you'd like.

Here's a picture of a smashed guitar I found on my way to class today.