can you believe this crap?! from the papers of diana freeburg

worlds most fascinating college graduate

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Dear Diary,
I am in San Francisco, being very independent and cosmopolitan. I think the interview for this job went well, I will keep you posted, but at this point I don't want to jinx it. Yesterday I zoomed around the city on the MUNI and the BART. In total I think I spent like 15 dollars on public transportation for one day. Pricey, if you ask me.
If, and it is looking more like when, I move here, I am going to try and not have a car for as long as possible. I think I'll get a road bike or a moped instead- my lifelong dream. Sometimes I go online and build my own mini cooper and see how much a month I would have to pay for it. Seems doable. but not yet, that would be stupid. Buying a new car out of college goes against everything I stand for, however the idea is deliciously tempting.
I was cruising Golden Gate Park today, and I saw all of these 5 year olds playing in soccer games. It made me so happy. I forgot how when your five, the field is the size of a postage stamp and your jersey is too big and you just chase the ball in a big pack. It was really fun to watch. Today the park was just filled with families and homeless people. It seems ironic that they would want to hang out in the same place. Or is it ironic? I'm not really sure how to use that word, because people can be quite snobby about using that word. "No, Alanis, it's not ironic, it's a coincidence. There's a difference. God, people are so ignorant!"
Love,
Diana

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Dear Diary,
Sometimes i want to smack liberal arts students. Good thing I am graduating in two weeks. There is this boy at my school that wears this t-shirt that says, "Gay? Fine by me." on the front. What I want to know is, what is he trying to accomplish by wearing this shirt? Like homosexuals are going to stop him on the street and say, "Hallelujah thank you so much for supporting my lifestyle! We need more people like you!!" Has no one ever said anything to him suggesting that this liberal and openminded statement on his shirt may in fact be offensive? I have seen him twice now and haven't said anything but I have been fuming about it for days. How about I wear a shirt that takes another marginalized group and openly expresses my support for it? I'm going to make a shirt that says, "Black? fine by me." and see how that goes over with the African American community. The thing is, for this boy to say that being gay is okay with him on the front of his shirt only emphasizes the fact that being gay is not okay with a lot of people. It assumes that he is a bastion of openmindedness surrounded by a sea of discrimination, further perpetuating the idea that gays are a group that should be differentiated from everyone else. A shirt that says "Gay film fesival 1996" or "Elton John is my homeboy" would make the exact same statement he is trying to accomplish- that he appreciates the gay community, without making him look like such a dumbass. what do you think?
Love,
Diana