Hulk angry - Hulk Strike

Hulk angry - Hulk Strike
Originally uploaded by lilylord

Spent a few hours walking the strike line with Ben today on Hollywood Boulevard. It was actually pretty fun...the last time I walked down Hollywood Boulevard it was to protest the war (lot of good that did), this time I was just an observer. Everything was well ordered. Sandrah Oh gave an impassioned speech about using consumer (no Disneyland for the holidays kids) clout to bust the chops of the large mega corporations that are refusing to pay writers anything for internet usage. I totally wish I had a guild that had clout for design. It was cool to see people of the same profession gathered together to stand up for themselves. The larger issues of corporate greed, bullying muscle and greed in the context of the growing wage gap in the US were mentioned. All issues I think about way too much. I know I'm really lucky to live in the US compared to other much more challenging places to live, but LA is a tough city to keep one's head above water - Housing starts at half a million dollars. Municipal transportation is a joke, so hello to expensive gas tank refills every week. And the air quality is - well, sucky. But the people, lot's of 'em - are pretty great. And walking in the crowd today was a nice illustration of that.