I need to wake up.

Whenever I hear or read about AIDS, I get extremely sad. It's a problem that won't seem to go away. Also, it's important to realize that anyone is vulnerable to getting AIDS and it's not because of the stereotypes society has placed on gays and dirty needles. Also, I get reminded of the AIDS blanket as well as works from Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

It's also important to understand that AIDS has existed for a long time and people die all over the world from it. The problem is not only in countries with extreme poverty, which cannot afford the proper medication and it is important to care.

One activist and humanist that I fully adore and support is Oprah Winfrey. It is like the world relies on her to make a difference and to spread the message to others. If you ever get a chance, go watch her 20th Anniversary DVD Collection, it will make you cry!

Someday, if I have the resources to travel, I will try to do some humanitarian work and volunteer my time to those who need it most. It's just like that Melissa Etheridge song, "I Need to Wake Up" featured at the end of the film, An Inconvenient Truth and so far with this semester, that's what I've been trying to do.

I need to wake up. I need others to wake up. But exactly how?

I'm still trying to refine my final project. I feel like there are so many issues I want to address at once and it's a little overwhelming. I'm definitely considering the impact of the two works I had mentioned above.