Things are coming along well at the infoshop, despite the fact we still haven't paid off Novemeber's rent, let alone December or even beginning to think about January. But we've done well this month, between more people dropping by, kind donations from good, good comrades, fun events, and the dumb luck of my partner having a professor who obsessively buys new books. Some of them were revavent to the infoshop, and the rest we've been selling, for not an insubstantial sum, either. The rest of the folks in the infoshop collective have also been picking up more of the slack lately, so I feel like I'm less on my own.

We are holding off on neighborhood outreach until the Spring so we can take time to develop weekly workshops and such. I'm going to do one on workplace organization and knowing your rights as a way to do the work of the IWW, and hopefully as a way to build the organization locally. The infoshop website is www.behindtherocksinfoshop.8m.net.

I just finished printing the fourth issue of our zine, Demand the Impossible. I feel comfortable distributing it, but I am disappointed on how it turned out. I had certain layout aspirations that for the life of me I have not figured out just yet. I always spend more time on the content than on the look of the thing, which is a mixed blessing. I make an effort to include graphics and improve the overall aesthetic, but it's something I struggle with a little bit. Regardless, I'm very satisfied with the position paper I wrote on the subject of the anti-war movement called "Iraq: What's at Stake, and the Tasks Before Us." No responses just yet, except for one silly one on Infoshop.org. I'll also be posting it on our website soon, http://www.clash.8m.net/.

Finally, the next big thing we're working on is a consulta to bring people from around the northeast (though probably mainly just Connecticut, which is okay) to talk about how we can utilize direct action to stop the war in Iraq, and how anti-authoritarians can carve out some space in the antiwar "movement." This is the culmination of years of bitching on my part, and to a somewhat lesser extent on my comrade's in the collective. It's an exciting time, but I'm beginning to feel the pressure of making sure it goes well. Most of our workshop slots are still unfilled, we're uncertain of how we're going to feed everyone, and as usual I'm somewhat alone on this. That's unfair of me to say perhaps, and maybe untrue, but it's how I'm feeling. Rergardless, it's exciting just based on the response we've gotten so far. Folks from Boston, New York, and all over Connecticut have expressed interest, and I keep seeing the announcement popping up on the internet in places that I didn't post them. Must be a good sign, right? The consulta site is www.stopthewar.gq.nu. It needs a little work, but gives you an idea of what's up.

In the hopes of effectively dealing with all the stress and burn out this sort of stuff incurrs, I'm also entertaining the idea of taking up the guitar again. It's been years since I've played, and I never really learned - just banged out power cords and whatever I stumbled upon. But I have an idea for a project that I'm not going to share just yet. I'd hate for someone else to pick it up, and by the time I learn to play having it already come and gone. But it's an exciting idea, which of course I wouldn't dream of charging money for.

There's a few other things on the horizon, but I think that's enough for now. Overall, I'm doing well, despite money woes and burnout. It's okay, I'm still young.