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I feel terrible- I missed my meeting with D. this morning. I woke up early, ate breakfast, and then made the mistake of lying down in bed again (just for a minute!). I woke up at 11, which is when we're supposed to start. I raced downtown and got to the library at around 11:30, but he wasn't there. I've been feeling a bit nauseous ever since- I don't know if it's from guilt or my breakfast. I'm supposed to go out with Brenda tonight, so I hope I feel better soon.

I've got a backlog of things to write about and magazines to read. I just finished a survey of immigration that appeared in the 2 November issue of The Economist. Fascinating stuff- I wish I understood economics better. Their main argument was that liberalizing immigration policies will do more to help the global economy than liberalizing trade. I certainly agreed with some of their supporting ideas, like that strict immigration policies mean more illegal immigrants and less return to home countries and that immigrants don't affect natives' wages all that much. Poor Vicente Fox- he's got to figure out a way to make U.S.-Mexico relations relate to terrorism, or else he'll never get Bush's ear again.

Speaking of stubborn, pig-headed men, what is with Sharon's policy of besieging Bethlehem to "look for those responsible for the suicide bombing." Um, what about the SUICIDE BOMBER being responsible?? You know, the person who's already dead. And if you want to know what would make someone turn to suicide bombing, how about rethinking the imposition of a situation that gives people no hope, no options, and no freedom to decide their own fate? Oh, and perhaps Israel shouldn't only pay attention to the Palestinians when they act out in violence. Maybe read a few letters and listen to a few speeches. Then maybe the Palestinians will see that nonviolence works, too.

Feeling rather cranky today, in case you couldn't tell.