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21st-Jul-2008 10:24 pm
Guys...have you ever checked out Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's personal blog?

http://www.ahmadinejad.ir/

Actually, it's not such a great blog; he never updates.  But I find this interesting if not a little hilarious...maybe his real entries are friends-only.

Edit: I hacked in there and this is what I found!

Today I got up and I popped open that new Britney Spears album.  As against Western decadence as I am, I must say that “Gimme More” makes for some very beneficial listening to my great and beautiful ears.  I will invite her to Iran and make for her a chadoor and she will see the honor that is done proper muslim women.  I will throw a party at my house and show her my secret collection of happy meal toys, which I keep around only to remind myself of the ruinous machinations of the west which is plagued with frivolousness and corruption, like little tiny plastic parts that break off easily and are not suitable for children below the age of 3.  I am sure she will be pleased also to see that I still have my Addams family collection in complete and pristine condition.  Don't worry Britney, I will tell them to leave you alone.

A big shoutout to all my Hollywood brothers sporting beards.  Look at these handsome examples of Westerners following shariah, and they don’t even know it!



Looking good, Matt.  Myself, I prefer the scruffy, I’m-just-your-average-dictator-who-likes-a-good-pair-of-sweatpants look.

Some of you may have heard that Iran may be developing nuclear energy for use in bombing people, especially hateful Zionists.  Well, let me put it here officially folks: I’m not doing anything with that nuclear power but using it to light up streets so people can walk safely at night, and take care of their plants and stuff.  Except for women, who may be looking to seduce males by roaming around at such hours.  And occasionally, I will use it to power my new all-Iranian made digital camera.  I have a very nice camera made from technology developed solely in Iran.  I have this cool picture of me in the mirror throwing up the peace sign to all my violent western adversaries with this awesome tan I just got but I can’t find it right now.  :(

So yeah, some of you may know that there’s a bill on the books to make polygamy completely A-OK, I mean, without asking your first wife or anything!  Awesome.  Now, naturally I’m stoked for all my brothers who were thinking about dating new people, but this brother is as single as ever.  So if you guys know any nice devout Persian virgins who look good completely covered up, you let me know!  Nobody too talkative please. :)  OK, well, that’s it for now.  I’m off to go watch Project Runway, I mean, uh, pray to the Name of Almighty God, the All-Knowing, the Most Lovingly Compassionate ;).  God willing, there's gonna be some sweet nervous breakdowns this week; living like a corrupt western infidel will do that to you though, that's all I'm sayin'.  Well holler back if you want 2.
22nd-Jul-2008 09:28 am - URALISTICA - Finno-Ugric Social Network
sharkan

We'll be glad to see you in URALISTICA - first social network for Finno-Ugric peoples and everyone who interested in Uralic languages and cultures!
http://uralistica.ning.com/

16th-Jul-2008 12:27 pm - I've uploaded my paper
You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?ybytyebcdj0

Again, the paper is on Prophecy
Please leave comments with all the criticism you can
I'm under a lot of pressure to perform.
The opinion of the man who will be grading this is absolutely critical for a letter to the university I aspire to get into.

Thank you,
John
14th-Jul-2008 10:59 am - My first serious Anthropology
Ahoy there, fellow anthropologists!

I'm just about to enter my second year (at a community college) as an anthropology major. Before the 16th of August I have to have prepared a ten page paper on the cultural impact of prophecy, as a part of an honors contract I signed last spring in my cultural anthropology class.

I've written seven pages, but my professor is off in the field, and cannot offer criticism. I'm really nervous, and I don't know exactly what the academic community expects for this type of work.

It's obviously a bit lengthy to post, but I'd like to know if anyone is interested in criticizing and helping me polish this piece. It feels like I bit off a lot more than I can chew with the topic, but I've signed the contract, and that is set in stone.

So if, in comments, you'd express your willingness to help, I'll gladly send you the .pdf.
If this isn't kosher for this group, please let me know that as well. I deeply appreciate all feedback.

John
9th-Jul-2008 09:57 am - Reading Marx's Capital with David Harvey
monkey with a barcode
Professor David Harvey has been teaching Marx's Capital Volume I for
nearly 40 years. Now, for the first time, his entire course is being
made available online at:

http://davidharvey.org

This free online course consists of 13 video lectures by David Harvey,
sharing his close reading of the text of Marx's Capital, Volume I. You
can watch the videos online, or subscribe to the podcast. The first
four classes are already available, and a new class is being posted
each week.

David Harvey is a Distinguished Professor at the City University of
New York (CUNY) and author of various books, including The Condition
of Postmodernity, The Limits to Capital, and A Brief History of
Neoliberalism.
8th-Jul-2008 01:34 pm - Looking for
Hey all, as a budding Arcaheology student I am slowly narrowing down what focus I would like to enter for Grad School. I have found a great interest in exosomatic symbols/physical adornment and because I have another two months until school begins (and 6 months until field school/any anthropology connection, thank you awkward scheduling times) I would like to begin studying what is being talked about and where in this field. Any books/documentaries/names/schools where I could get a lead would be awesome. :)

So, once again, any lead on information on exosomatic symbols. Any culture because I am just testing the waters. Thanks :)

(Cross posted a couple different places, sorry!)
7th-Jul-2008 02:03 pm - The Roma and itinerant communities
Visible Bulge or Protrusion
I've been reading about the Roma lately, and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for good ethnographies about the Roma and other modern nomadic cultures like the Irish Travellers. I'm particularly interested in the relationship between itinerant communities and the state societies they come in contact with. Thanks in advance for your recommendations!
6th-Jul-2008 01:40 pm - applied archaeology
pinyon grove
I hope that this isn't considered spam, but if it is I'll be glad to delete or have it deleted. Besides teaching anthropology at a community college, I do cultural resource management. I have had the same set of questions rolling around in my head for a while so I thought I'd set up an online survey to see how other practitioners around here feel about these things. Questions about the problems inherent in doing CRM, the future of CRM, etc.

It's a quick and dirty survey. I've never used surveymonkey before so I hope it works reasonably well. If I get any kind of response to the survey, I'll post about it on my LJ eventually.

Here's the link to the survey: Click Here to take survey

Thanks!

*Cross posted in a few anthro/archy places.
4th-Jul-2008 08:31 am - Archaeologists find Washington's Boyhood Home!
So I know historical archaeology is rarely---if ever---discussed here, but I was an archaeology intern at Ferry Farm last summer and I was there when they found a lot of crucial artifacts, so when they finally went public, I was excited! Being the 4th of July, this article is especially appropriate. Here's the article in the NY times:

Washington's Boyhood Home is Found!