"Why would I want to leave America to go to America Junior?" -Homer Simpson

america junior was nice. they know how to recycle in canada. ah...so many trees! canadian rockies were breathtaking.

i think i'd like to be canadian. everyone seemed so friendly, they speak english, environmental conservation actually exists, and they haven't managed to alienate most of the rest of the world yet. seems to me that in order to be truly patriotic in america, you have to be pretty damn cocky and at least a bit stupid. i hate cockiness and stupidity. canada's like the overlooked younger sibling, the slight underdog--and i love siding with the underdog (without living in third-world extremes; sorry, am still a bit prissy).

well, drawbacks would be weather, huge tax rates (and i thought california was bad), and america junior is majorly trailing on one thing: toiletseat covers in public restrooms.

sigh. can't have everything.

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"Either Way" -Guster

you were almost kind
you were almost true
don't let me see that other side of you
you have learned in time
that you must be cruel
i'll have to wait to get the best of you

poison in everything you say
don't you, don't you
wonder what difference does it make
either way

you were almost kind
you were almost true
why give away that other side of you?
happens every time
so it must be true
step on a kid, he'll grow up hating you

poison in everything you say
don't you, don't you
wonder what difference does it make
either way

were you ever kind?
were you always cruel?
who's ever seen that other side of you?
happened every time
so it must be true
where did you learn it's either him or you?

you were almost kind
you were almost true
don't let me see that other side of you
you have learned in time
that you must be cruel
i'll have to wait to get the best of you

poison in everything you say
don't you, don't you
wonder what difference does it make
either way