Professor Lovely brought in a fantastic guest speaker today: Srdja Popovic, founder of Otpor! ("Resistance!") and CANVAS, and a devoted advocate of democratic reform and nonviolent resistance. Mr. Popovic gave a fascinating talk on the dynamics of revolution, nonviolent vs. nonviolent strategies, and what it takes to oust a dictator. Also, he had a great Serbian accent, which made me want to intone, "Is good plan." after each sentence. ("You must attack your enemy where they are weakest." being a fine example.) Later, Iris and I watched the first season finale of The Sopranos, then continued on our Boardwalk spree.
Quotes of the day:
"We should have a trick tangerine peeling league." - Alaric
"It burns my eyes, it doesn't burn in the right places." - Katie
"You had me at 'drenched in butter.'" - Sean
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